Expo 67's strange remains still exude magic across Canada's landscape

Expo 67 may have openeda half century agotoday, but it's2017 that seems kind of old by comparison.

The art and architectural legacyof Montreal's 1967 International and Universal Exhibition few, but impressive litter Canada's landscape like the ruins of a fantastical future to which we somehow, somewhere lost the thread.

Found as far away as Newfoundland, Expo 67's remnants continue to exude some of the weird, wondrous magic of that Summer of Love in Montreal, when anything and everything seemed possible.

Here are a few:

Buckminster Fuller's U.S. Pavilion, Montreal

Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome served as the U.S. Pavilion and encapsulated Expo 67's revolutionary vision of a world made better andmore livable through design and technology.

Habitat 67, Montreal

Designed for Expo 67 by McGill-trained architect Moshe Safdie, Habitat 67 is now one of Montreal's more exclusive addresses. Safdierefutes the popular(and not a little ironic) notionthat Habitat was conceived as a model for social housing. In 2012, the architect toldThe Walrus magazine"when we built the building, we didn't say low income, middle income, whatever. We said, 'a new model for urban living.' As a concept, I was not differentiating in my mind the idea of low and middle income as having different needs."

Yugoslavian Pavilion, Grand Bank, Nfld.

The Yugoslavian Pavilion from Expo 67 is now the Provincial Seamen's Museum in Grand Bank, Nfld. The building was purchased for $1 after Expo 67 andits seven triangle-shaped modulesare now re-imagined as the "sails of a schooner," according to the the museum's website.

Pavilion of France, Montreal

The French Pavilion from Expo 67 is now home to the Montreal Casino. According to the original Expo 67 description of the pavilion, it featured "aluminum sun-breaker strips, providing an attractive sculpture effect" and "a steel arrow." There was also talk of France loaning the Eiffel Tower to Montreal for Expo 67, but that didn't happen.

Czechoslovakian Pavilion, Grand Falls, Nfld.

This postcard shows the Czechoslovakian Pavilion as it was at Expo 67. After the world's fair, the pavilion was gifted to the people of Gander, Nfld., to thank them fortheir rescue efforts after a Czech airliner crashed on take-off from Gander Airport on Sept. 5, 1967, killing 37 people. Today it'sknown as Gordon Pinsent Centre for the Arts.

Alex Calder'sMan, Three Disks,Montreal

Createdby Alexander Calder, this abstract sculpture was a gift from the International Nickel Company for Expo 67. It still stands at the old site of Expo 67, now called Parc Jean-Drapeau.

Mario Armengol's The Family of Man,Calgary

Mario Armengol's sculptureThe Family of Manwas moved to Calgary, Alta., after playing a prominent role atthe British Pavilion duringExpo 67. The sculpture now stands on the grounds of the Calgary Board of Education.

Jeunesses Musicales of Canada Pavilion, Mont Orford, Que.

Sponsored by members of the Portland Cement Association, the accordion-like cement panelledbuildingwas dismantled after Expo 67 and rebuilt in Mont Orford, Que., where it serves as part of the Orford Musiccampus.

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