I always find it funny when non-indigenous people assume all indigenous art is ancient. Like, there are still many working and living carvers making totem poles all the time. We still out here
Who are these people who think that? I grew up in Victoria and we learned about all this stuff in elementary school. Besides, there's a guy carving new poles right there in a workshop at Thunderbird Park out in front of the Royal Museum of B.C. Also, they're made of *wood* for fucksake, so obviously they're not going to be "ancient".
I have met some current local native artists, and their work is awesome. I especially love the ones that don't just repeat tradition, as if art is not allowed to evolve.
Being from Hannover Germany, I can totally relate to your story about the Expo86. Hannover was chosen to host the Expo2000 which was a huge deal for people from Hannover, and led to giant infrastructure upgrades and put Hannover on the map for many people. But in the end it didn’t attract that many tourists, and ended up being a very expensive celebration of Hannover for the people of Hannover. Even though the rest of the world doesn’t remember the Expo2000, people from Hannover are still obsessed with it even though it was 18 years ago.
J.J. McCullough Well there is Twipsy the weird looking bird-like mascot that was everywhere. But what has probably lasted the longest is the extension of the Tram network, and the “new” buses and TW2000 trams which were specially designed by modern artists Jasper Morrison and Herbert Lindinger to fit into the 21 century. The fairground was also rebuilt with a new Autobahn connection and modern halls made with curved glass for future fairs. They also added a very nice green space around it which is very popular for biking and picnics in the summer.
Same thing here in Portugal. Expo98 was hosted in Lisbon and it made the whole country proud. We still talk it to this day. It was set in the deteriorated part of the city, and the infrastructure the expo brought transformed it in to the most advanced part of the city, and it still is to this day. It built us the biggest "show room" of the country, hosting sporting events, music events, acting events, etc... It was responsible too for a beautiful oceanarium, a now iconic tower in Lisbon skies, one of the biggest malls of the country, the exposition center for Lisbon, and the biggest casino of the country. Our mascot was a drop of water, with a very happy face, and very iconic. I remember receiving one around 2005 (7 years after the Expo) and still loving it!
He says that the Olympics came and went without leaving a mark, yet there was major infrastructure changes made for the Olympics, such as the Skytrain extension to the airport (huge convenience), a whole section south of False Creek had state-of-the-art apartment complexes built for the Olympic village, which then opened up to the public. A new community centre was built on that site, an old building was gentrified, public art was installed, the sea wall was extended. A whole new cruise ship terminal was built next to Canada Place. The highway from Vancouver to Whistler was widened. And those are just things off the top of my head, someone who doesn't even live in Vancouver.
Those are Very Non-Olympic things which would've happened over time in a Large, Dense City like Vancouver, and just them happening because doesn't mean people associate.
@@JoeBurkeZerk true but the Olympics did provide a catalyst for an injection of money. Lots of things would get built but when you get less dissent from patriotic residents you can more easily spend money on things like that fancy convention centre and that really nice public centre in Richmond and the improved pool in qe park. Sure you can do these things without a big expensive party but generally these things can focus your energies a bit easier. The nice thing is that the Olympics didn’t really leave any huge white elephants. They were overpriced and a stupid party though. Keeping politicians in check spending wise is the hardest part about hosting a big party
He does that in all his videos, but forgets the odd time. It's strange, are we to take these seriously (they're well made, researched, and entertaining) but at the same time a tongue in cheek joke like a South Park parody.
Weird the Vancouver Olympcis was a major turning point in Canadian culture as a whole though the humbleness really evaporated and Canadians became openly proud of this country in a scale not seen before.
At Pub 340, screaming my face off like every other Canadian in the city. That was an amazing day. As a Vancouverite, I'm used to my team losing in the finals.
But they still exist, and they're still pretty cool. I went to both Hanover in 2000 and Aichi in 2005 and both were fantastic. The Canadian pavilions in both were really good too, although the US skipped Hanover.
As someone from Spain I can also relate to both the Olympics and the Expo. I wasn't alive for either of them, but in 1992 we had both at the same time! They were both seen as very good markers of progress for a country that less than 20 years earlier was a a fascist dictatorship and coincided with the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America (also an important event in Spain) First we had the 1992 Sevilla Expo. This was seen as a sligthly less important event than the olympics but still did a lot to modernize the city and gave it a lot of infrastructure, like Spain's first high speed rail line. Then we had the 1992 Barcelona Summer olympics. Unlike the Winter olympics in Vancouver (which as you said are less popular), the summer olympics were extremely popular and one of the most famous olympics in fact. They were the first in a long time without any boycotts (1976, 1980 and 1984 saw large organized boycotts and in 1988 North Korea didn't send athletes to Seoul) and they also did a lot to modernize the city, turning the post industrial areas into the popular and clean Barcelona we all know today.
Huh, well, I'm from Knoxville, TN, and we had a world's fair in 1982. I wasn't alive for it, but my mom was. She said it was very great however opening day was kind of freaky, since the city warned everyone to stay home because of traffic from people from other countries and there was not many people there, mainly because it takes a moderate effort to locate Knoxville on a map. It also was apparently the only American BIE (the organization that hosts and approves world's fairs)-approved World's Fair to break even. (The 64 expo in NYC was not approved by the BIE approved however.) The only reason why anyone remembers or talks about the 82 world's fair is because they either live in Knoxville, or they saw that one episode of the Simpsons where Bart and friends go to Knoxville. And yes, the sunsphere is still up. Even though it looks like a microphone, or a golf tee, or something that I don't want to mention. Interesting note, apparently there's going to be a world's fair in Minnesota, thanks to Trump. Charming.
Seattle hosted a world fair in 1962, and they build a monorail between downtown, and the Seattle center, where the festivities were held. They build the space needle as a more futuristic, 21st century version of the Eiffel Tower, and the top was designed to look like a flying saucer. They also built an arena there (key arena), and a science center (pacific science center), a cool half globe shaped fountain, the museum of pop culture, which is a beautiful metallic colorful reflective building, and more recently the chihuly glass garden. The entire area is now a tourist center. The totem poles are big in Seattle, and Washington, and there is a large pole in pioneer square, near the city hall. It was actually taken from a Tlingit village in Alaska in 1899. There is even speculation that the new hockey team will be named the Seattle totems. There will certainly be a rivalry with the Canucks! The seahawks symbol was also taken from a totem pole as well. The sasquatch is also a symbol of the city, and the former SuperSonics used to have a squatch as a mascot.
The East Van cross is a symbol of the East Van Saints, a gang that existed in the 80's. It's literally painted and marked all over East Van and has been around since the 80's. The City of Van, when they erected that big statue had no clue they were erecting a gang symbol.
Like the steam clock and Thunderbird Totem pole, it's "Government created culture", a uniquely Canadian feature. It's origins as a gang symbol re perfect! 🙂
To correct you, when referring to east van, you actually showed and talked about the downtown eastside. East van is actually a very nice neighbourhood with great parks and neighbourhoods. The DTES is a run down area in the midst of a gentrification, but the two neighbourhoods are quite different
Merlun's Magickal Boxes I was about to write a comment saying the same thing. East Vancouver is huge. Most of it is really wonderful family neighbourhoods. And even in the DTES there is a central area with a lot of addicts but the neighbourhood is safe and beautiful.
As a veteran pest control technician, I can add that the DTES has the highest concentration of rats in all of Canada. Something to be proud of, I guess.
Another fun fact about the expo 86 is that McDonald’s created a McBarge that basically served McDonald’s on water. Now it lays abandon. Look it up it’s pretty interesting
I spent three days there as a young adult that had just returned from a year in Asia. I was having the time of my life, and even performed at one of the pavilions. But I can understand that you were a little kid at the time. I have found similar things in my own experience, having revisited a few amazing places that I didn't appreciate or understand when I was a kid.
OMG Hamilton, Ontario is so embarrassing. I hate telling people I'm from there. Anyway, they got on the "mural" bandwagon and there's one downtown by the railway tracks that basically commemorates a train crash that... wasn't really much of a train crash actually. That's how desperate we/they are! We can even have a cool disaster. We also had this very famous clock of the Teutonic variety, with little knights on horseback that would come out and "duel" on the hour. For generations people would say, "meet me under the clock." So of course, the city fathers... moved it across the street... wtf? It's near the "park" downtown that had all these gorgeous old trees, until someone at City Hall decided, "Hey, you know what we need to be a world class city?? NEW TREES!!" and they cut them all down. In the same "park" we once had Hamilton's other claim to fame: The now defunct "Canadian" magazine declared the underground public washrooms their the "most beautiful" in Canada. So of course they probably got rid of those too. did I mention I got the hell out of there the first chance I got? jezuz. OH and of course we have THE weirdest football chant on the planet: Oskee Wee Wee Whiskey Wa Wa Holy Mackinaw Tigers ... Eat'em RAW!!
Canadian accents definitely have this pronounced "U" sound in words like "out" and "about" - but nobody across the country says it like JJ McCullough where he actually sounds like he is saying "A Boot" - sounds like an American comic trying to make fun of Canadians. (He actually pronounces "out" well in minute 6:35 so that's good). Ok enough with the nitpicking. Good job JJ.
I got a new idea for a CBC show: Symbol Cracker: Understanding the Meaning Behind Some of the Most Beloved Places' Symbols with J.J. McCullough. It should go on for 40 seasons (as most CBC shows do).
Unfortunately, like the steam clock, East Van Cross and thunderbird totem pole, most iconic Canadian symbols are government created and have no real meaning to the country.
Perfect choice!!! Love it. Expo 86 was a huge event for me. It was the year I moved to Vancouver. It was vancouvers big year. Still have the passport...lol
The Expo86, remind me the Expo67 in Montreal. Many people collecting stuff form the Expo 67 in the whole province of Quebec.It's maybe the same in the British Columbia.
I'm from Seattle. I was at Expo 86, and LOVED it! I especially loved the video phone booth, skytrain, hologram, and a small dump truck with caterpillar treads. I bought a silvered wraparound mylar visor with velcro ends and the Expo 86 emblem on it, and a collapsible black sunhat with straps. I still have both, though that visor got thrashed. Great memories!
I don't know if this counts as a "thing", but Ontario towns/cities have a weird tradition of calling dibs on certain things (usually either Canadian or Nature themed). ie: London, Ontario is the Forest City, Brampton is the Flower City, Chatham is the Maple City, etc.
Cool video, but 'East Van' and the Downtown Eastside are two different things. The pic you've chosen is from Hastings and Abbott, which is at the edge of the downtown eastside (just before where the majority of homeless are found). East Van is like Clark, Fraser, Rupert etc etc, which would be 5-20 min drive away from that. I know this is basically pointless but I wanted to comment lol. Your videos are awesome nonetheless.
Totem Poles are also a Seattle thing and Seattle hosted the 62Expo and that’s way the Space Needle was built and yeah world’s fairs still do exist. The last one happened in Astana, Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 in 2017
You really did the 2010 Olympics like that 😭 “A non-event!!” Oh my poor Vancouverite heart. Such amazing memories of that time. We got huge glory as a country! The most gold medals at that olympics. That Canada vs USA hockey final??? Here in Vancouver we also got Olympic Village, The Canada Line on the SkyTrain, the Sea to Sky Highway, and the massive Olympic torch that stands at our waterfront. There are also large Olympic ring monuments and inukshuks at Whistler and Cypress Mountains.
To be honest were you even in Vancouver during the olympics? They never left a legacy? What? A huge skytrain line to Richmond, massive development of infrastructure, a new Vancouver identity, and different community spaces isn't a lasting legacy? East van does not equal downtown eastside by the way. If anything I would consider east van relatively wealthy considering how expensive it is to live within the city limits compared to the surrounding lower mainland. A three block radius of homelessness and drug use doesn't mean all of east van is like that.
deadlikeapixel yeah, I live in east van and it’s pretty great, it’s not really sketchy, there’s just a lot of graffiti that gives a bad impression, and downtown east side is just where a lot of homeless people sit, you’re completely right
I still remember Expo86... It was one of the big deals of my childhood, my family doing a road trip from Calgary to Vancouver to see it. My wife and I are taking a road trip through BC this summer and I'm looking forward to retracing my old steps. Would it be gauche of me to mention to a Vancouverite that Canada Place (and that casino on the waterfront across from Science World) was also an Expo86 building? I also know the Olympic mascot feeling... A couple weeks ago, we went to Value Village and I saw a doll of Heidi, one of the Calgary '88 Winter Olympic mascots. I haven't seen one of those since then. I almost bought it, but then realized that I'd have no use for the thing, just like the person who dumped it off at Value Village.
Im from Portugal. I can't send anything at the moment but I would be happy if you knew that you have fans from around the world(and from Portugal of course). We have a pretty big Portuguese community in some places and I think there are many traditional things there. Keep doing your videos! 😄👏
2025 is Osaka. And expo 70 in Osaka was a huge deal for that city. It was Osaka’s Coming out... 6 years after Japan’s first olympics inn Tokyo... its bitter rival.
Here in Lisbon, Portugal, we had Expo98. Well, I can explain more. In the place of Expo98, next to Vasco da Gama's bridge, it continued to be a place where you could meet your friends, have some snacks, or even a meal. There, you have a lot restaurants to choose and the place is huge. Of course, as you said, it was a big benefit for the infrastructures in there. By the way, we still name the place Expo98, but you could name it Parque das Nações (trans. ''The Nations' Park", something like that).
Another interesting fact about Expo ‘86 was it featured a rather extensive parade of restored Canadian steam locomotives. One of which was CPR 1201, a G5-class steam locomotive built in 1944 and the last series of steam locomotives to be built by Montreal Locomotive Works before switching to diesel locomotive production. It was (and still is) based out of the Canadian Science and Technology Museum here in Ottawa and made the two way, 7000km journey under it’s own power. This is rather impressive considering it was only ever designed to pull small passenger and freight trains in rather flat areas and was never considered to be used in mountainous regions such as the Rockies and Coast mountains.
They do continue the Expos. This year was in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana. It was a huge event for the city. I visited the city, but wasn't aware that the Expo was going on. it was very interesting, but I didn't see many foreigners. Last year's Expo was about renewable Energy.
As far as the Vancouver 2010 Olympic mascots, you forgot one. There were 4 First Nations represented at the games, each represented by a mascot. You showed 3; but there is a fourth: Mukmuk, the lovable Vancouver Island Marmot.
I went to Expo '86! I was like, 9, and it was pretty great. It was the midpoint of a road trip from Minnesota to Vancouver across Canada, and back across the US. The Canada Pavilion was actually the best. What you called Science World had a 360 movie that made my mom motion sick, and in all fairness, I'm sure would make me motion sick if I were to watch it now. The wait for it was at least 90 mins.
Welp, here in Atlanta, we have the World of coca Cola, because we invented it, Centennial Olympic Park and possibly other sites from when we hosted the 96 Olympics (fun fact: the main stadium used was then converted to our baseball team's stadium then to a college football stadium when the braves moved), some underwhelming restaurant called The Varsity, and outside of the city, but still in the area is Stone Mountain, the largest exposed rock or something and reminder that Southerners need to get over the fact that they lost the war. And just like your East Vancouver, our East Atlanta is going from shady neighborhood to gentrified Hipster paradise, especially around Little Five Points.
Every time you talk about Vancouver, I see more and more similarities to Portland and Seattle. Also, I can't send you anything, but you can look up the Reindeer Portland Oregon sign. Even most people in Portland don't know its origin story.
Rhiannon But sometimes things do happen. But tbh I think surrey is more dangerous I mean like the poor parts of surrey. Whenever I go to east van, I just drive out of there quickly.
I've lived in east van my whole life and honestly it's not dangerous at all. Certain small areas are a bit "sketchy" but if you carry yourself right nobody will bug you. It annoys me so much when people think east van is dangerous. If you have ever explored, you would know it's not.
The golf ball / Telus World of Science was the BC Pavilion during Expo 86. The older part of the convention center (the sails) was the Canadian Pavilion.
The D.C. area is known for cherry blossoms (which bloom for a week tops and it’s crazy downtown when they do), the Washington monument, the White House and its Christmas ornaments no one wants around here, the metro map (which every college uses for its orientation symbol), and pandas. I’m sure there’s more but I can’t think of any
Expo86. I attended. Remember it well. Still have my kitsch from it, including a mug. Keep it with my expo62 kitsch, from when I was a kid. During expo86 there was an IMAX theater in the science world building. It was called something else at the time. I still have a paper weight in the shape of that building. I remember attending the PNE in Vancouver one year. Carol Burnett was filming a show there that year.
Sounds like a larger version of my city. Ten or twelve years ago they removed all the traffic lights, installed 4 way stop signs, and put up a big sign that says "historic downtown"
By far, the most recognizable site that we have in Altoona, Pennsylvania is the Horseshoe Curve, a section of railroad tracks that were laid on to the side of mountains and curls around the valley below. Aerial views of that part of the mainline make the tracks kinda look like a horseshoe, hence the name “Horseshoe Curve”. Unlike some of those scams you’ve showcased, the Horseshoe Curve is a real historical landmark that was built and laid by Irish immigrant rail workers in the early 1850’s. Also, at one point in history, Altoona was a very important city in America, it’s where many steam locomotives are built, serviced, maintained, overhauled, etc. Altoona is often called the “Railroad City” because of its past with the railroad, particularly the PRR. This whole city grew, lived, prospered and eventually decayed with the railroad. It was the Pennsy’s big steam locomotive maker outside of Baldwin. The Juniata Shops were a big steam locomotive builder in its heyday. It’s still in operation, now working with diesel electric locomotives, but it’s definitely NOT nearly as big as it once was during the 1920-40’s. We also use to have trolleys that ran from the center of the city to the immediate neighborhoods next to it. It was replaced by buses. And there several other things about the city that were very different in the past. I guess another thing that Altoona is well known for is Lakemont, one of the oldest amusement parks in the United States that is still in operation since 1894. (Until VERY RECENTLY within like, I don’t know, like one or two years ago.) Lakemont is also home to what was the oldest roller coaster in the world that still runs today, Leap the Dips. Unfortunately, outside the Horseshoe Curve, there’s not much else that makes Altoona stand out from most other small American cities, other than its obsession with trains, I should know, I grew up in one of the surrounding area neighborhoods. Although I can say that Trump visited this city during his campaigning.
I live in Alaska and I grew up in the Pacific Northwest region of the USA, and I think we have a lot in common with British Columbia, especially Southeast Alaska. I've been to BC and it's basically the Canadian version of Southeast Alaska.
Very interesting video, JJ. As a nostalgic basketball fan, however, having the Vancouver Grizzlies mentioned, or even their logo shown, would have been very nice. Apart from the reasons that brought them away, they represent one bit of Vancouver that is forgotten or largely ignored. Which brings me to this: if you can gather 3-4 unknown stories, one being the Grizzlies of course, you could make a "Forgotten Vancouver" video. Don't know how feasible it is - just some random Sunday thought!
Expo 86 was actually a big event in the way it affected the city. It was the end of Vancouver as we knew it. Before Expo, Vancouver was relatively unknown and was a beautiful affordable place to live. After Expo, thousands of investors from around the world started buying up property. Property prices went through the roof, nothing was affordable and the city grew to an unmanageable size. Now, I can't even drive on Hastings street without getting sick to my stomach, I used to walk that street in the 80's with no concern at all. I hate Expo. It ruined the city.
I grew up in Vancouver and have lived in Edmonton, Miami, Toronto, and currently live in both Vancouver and LA for work. It amazes my how shockingly similar Vancouver is to Los Angeles. It's nice to have two twin cities that feel at home whichever one you're in. :)
I went to Expo 86, driving out from the American Midwest. I think I still have the same coffee mug. I remember going back to Vancouver years later and marveling at how much the city had changed since the '80s.
Um dood!!! You forgot the cutest of the quartet of 2010 Winter Olympics mascots, MukMuk!!! One lives on my bed also with the special LE Edition Mapleleaf red gloves, since 2010! Also, it was Expo '86, The World EXPOSITION! And in fact it truly was extraordinary! If you find the coffee table book and look through the images, you wouldn't recognize Vancouver for the landmarks which were such a draw at the time, including a now defunct monorail system, a gondola throughout False Creek and Science World now, was then the BC Pavillion which showcased our Province to the rest of planet earth. Expo Ernie--another mascot of this place--also deserves mention.
I'm from Vancouver, WA in the US. When I saw the title of your video, I was sure it didn't mean my town, and I was right. This Vancouver is sort of a suburb or satellite of Portland, OR, across the Columbia River. It's a very pleasant medium sized town, and has been here since before Portland was founded, as there was a Hudson's Bay Company fort here early in the 19th century. But I can't think of a single thing, other than the Fort Vancouver historical site, that is sort of an emblem of the town, so I can't think of anything I could send to you as a souvenir. We're sort of not memorable.
Here where I’m from, our symbol that is most commonly associated with us is a bulldog wearing a red sweater, it is the mascot of a high school here (fun fact: J.G. Quintel, the creator of regular show, lived here and went to that school)
Another one of those tourist attractions are those horses in stanley park, those double decker buses going through downtown, and Robson street. All of us Vancouverites know to stay away from these places
I like to play this game when I visit my parents on Vancouver Island; spot how many back window Vancouver Island stickers are in the wrong orientation. That might be the flagship "souvenir" of Nanaimo, is those godforsaken island stickers.
The first house I lived in, in East Van has been demolished and a new $2.5 "craftsman" style house buillt on the site! East 3rd was and still is a pretty, nice neighborhood
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I always find it funny when non-indigenous people assume all indigenous art is ancient. Like, there are still many working and living carvers making totem poles all the time. We still out here
Who are these people who think that? I grew up in Victoria and we learned about all this stuff in elementary school. Besides, there's a guy carving new poles right there in a workshop at Thunderbird Park out in front of the Royal Museum of B.C. Also, they're made of *wood* for fucksake, so obviously they're not going to be "ancient".
You can literally see people carving totem poles when you go to Granville Island in Vancouver. I don't think that's a common belief here.
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I have met some current local native artists, and their work is awesome. I especially love the ones that don't just repeat tradition, as if art is not allowed to evolve.
@@MRayner59 people outside of BC. I grew up in Ontario, and most of my friends were shocked when they learned that my uncles were artists lmao
Being from Hannover Germany, I can totally relate to your story about the Expo86. Hannover was chosen to host the Expo2000 which was a huge deal for people from Hannover, and led to giant infrastructure upgrades and put Hannover on the map for many people. But in the end it didn’t attract that many tourists, and ended up being a very expensive celebration of Hannover for the people of Hannover. Even though the rest of the world doesn’t remember the Expo2000, people from Hannover are still obsessed with it even though it was 18 years ago.
Tarek Ihaddaden That’s cool! What are some of the iconic things associated with it?
J.J. McCullough Well there is Twipsy the weird looking bird-like mascot that was everywhere. But what has probably lasted the longest is the extension of the Tram network, and the “new” buses and TW2000 trams which were specially designed by modern artists Jasper Morrison and Herbert Lindinger to fit into the 21 century.
The fairground was also rebuilt with a new Autobahn connection and modern halls made with curved glass for future fairs. They also added a very nice green space around it which is very popular for biking and picnics in the summer.
Same thing here in Portugal. Expo98 was hosted in Lisbon and it made the whole country proud. We still talk it to this day. It was set in the deteriorated part of the city, and the infrastructure the expo brought transformed it in to the most advanced part of the city, and it still is to this day. It built us the biggest "show room" of the country, hosting sporting events, music events, acting events, etc... It was responsible too for a beautiful oceanarium, a now iconic tower in Lisbon skies, one of the biggest malls of the country, the exposition center for Lisbon, and the biggest casino of the country. Our mascot was a drop of water, with a very happy face, and very iconic. I remember receiving one around 2005 (7 years after the Expo) and still loving it!
Expo 2016 made Turkey proud, but i could not go to it
I remember the expo in Hannover, I was there and I thought it was fantastic.
He says that the Olympics came and went without leaving a mark, yet there was major infrastructure changes made for the Olympics, such as the Skytrain extension to the airport (huge convenience), a whole section south of False Creek had state-of-the-art apartment complexes built for the Olympic village, which then opened up to the public. A new community centre was built on that site, an old building was gentrified, public art was installed, the sea wall was extended. A whole new cruise ship terminal was built next to Canada Place. The highway from Vancouver to Whistler was widened. And those are just things off the top of my head, someone who doesn't even live in Vancouver.
Those are Very Non-Olympic things which would've happened over time in a Large, Dense City like Vancouver, and just them happening because doesn't mean people associate.
Namless's Media Dump Those are things that should have happened anyway but I don’t know if they would have
@@JoeBurkeZerk true but the Olympics did provide a catalyst for an injection of money. Lots of things would get built but when you get less dissent from patriotic residents you can more easily spend money on things like that fancy convention centre and that really nice public centre in Richmond and the improved pool in qe park. Sure you can do these things without a big expensive party but generally these things can focus your energies a bit easier. The nice thing is that the Olympics didn’t really leave any huge white elephants. They were overpriced and a stupid party though.
Keeping politicians in check spending wise is the hardest part about hosting a big party
I hope he’s from newfound land and not born and raised in Vancouver cause him saying only about in that accent pissed me off
Yes! Thank you!
Dude, let's all just realize that Quatchi is fantabulous. The other 3 mascots of the 2010 Olympics were great too, but Quatchi is the bees' knees.
Oh hey Tim. Didn't expect to see you here
Brent is the GOAT Hey you know, anything Vancouver related is something I dig. :)
timtwoface he was a great goalie.
I've never actually heard anyone say "a boot" instead of "about" in real life.
me neither- and I've lived in Vancouver for over 30 years.
It's fake...he's putting it on.
Me, tto! Guy watches The Simpsons too much.
Ya if anything most people here say it more like "aboat"
He does that in all his videos, but forgets the odd time. It's strange, are we to take these seriously (they're well made, researched, and entertaining) but at the same time a tongue in cheek joke like a South Park parody.
Weird the Vancouver Olympcis was a major turning point in Canadian culture as a whole though the humbleness really evaporated and Canadians became openly proud of this country in a scale not seen before.
Yeah , everyone remembers where they were when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal.
At Pub 340, screaming my face off like every other Canadian in the city. That was an amazing day. As a Vancouverite, I'm used to my team losing in the finals.
@GrahamX If you're used to your team losing, you should also be a Red Sox fan.
That had already happened two decades, a generation beforehand with Expo.
I am usually intensely proud of Vancouver, British Columbia, and Canada as a whole. I can't imagine calling any other place home.
I have lived in Vancouver my entire 50 plus years and have NEVER said or heard anyone say "about" the way this guy does.
Expo 86 was the last world fair in North America
But they still exist, and they're still pretty cool. I went to both Hanover in 2000 and Aichi in 2005 and both were fantastic. The Canadian pavilions in both were really good too, although the US skipped Hanover.
As someone from Spain I can also relate to both the Olympics and the Expo. I wasn't alive for either of them, but in 1992 we had both at the same time! They were both seen as very good markers of progress for a country that less than 20 years earlier was a a fascist dictatorship and coincided with the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America (also an important event in Spain)
First we had the 1992 Sevilla Expo. This was seen as a sligthly less important event than the olympics but still did a lot to modernize the city and gave it a lot of infrastructure, like Spain's first high speed rail line.
Then we had the 1992 Barcelona Summer olympics. Unlike the Winter olympics in Vancouver (which as you said are less popular), the summer olympics were extremely popular and one of the most famous olympics in fact. They were the first in a long time without any boycotts (1976, 1980 and 1984 saw large organized boycotts and in 1988 North Korea didn't send athletes to Seoul) and they also did a lot to modernize the city, turning the post industrial areas into the popular and clean Barcelona we all know today.
Curro era la mascota de la Expo 92 y Cobi la mascota de Barcelona 92 :)
Huh, well, I'm from Knoxville, TN, and we had a world's fair in 1982. I wasn't alive for it, but my mom was. She said it was very great however opening day was kind of freaky, since the city warned everyone to stay home because of traffic from people from other countries and there was not many people there, mainly because it takes a moderate effort to locate Knoxville on a map. It also was apparently the only American BIE (the organization that hosts and approves world's fairs)-approved World's Fair to break even. (The 64 expo in NYC was not approved by the BIE approved however.)
The only reason why anyone remembers or talks about the 82 world's fair is because they either live in Knoxville, or they saw that one episode of the Simpsons where Bart and friends go to Knoxville. And yes, the sunsphere is still up. Even though it looks like a microphone, or a golf tee, or something that I don't want to mention.
Interesting note, apparently there's going to be a world's fair in Minnesota, thanks to Trump. Charming.
Is it really full of wigs??
minnesota? where?
YEAHH MINNESOTA
Yeah under Bush we withdrew from the Worlds Fair Organization but under Trump we have joined again.
What's inside?
An information desk!!!
Canucks fans are also known for burning down things when their team loses the Stanley Cup. Hehe
Rusty Ralston TOO SOON
Rusty Ralston lol
Rusty Ralston two separate Stanley Cup finals, I believe.
To be fair they would’ve rioted weather they won or lost.
There was also a riot over a Guns and Roses concert as well
Seattle hosted a world fair in 1962, and they build a monorail between downtown, and the Seattle center, where the festivities were held. They build the space needle as a more futuristic, 21st century version of the Eiffel Tower, and the top was designed to look like a flying saucer. They also built an arena there (key arena), and a science center (pacific science center), a cool half globe shaped fountain, the museum of pop culture, which is a beautiful metallic colorful reflective building, and more recently the chihuly glass garden. The entire area is now a tourist center.
The totem poles are big in Seattle, and Washington, and there is a large pole in pioneer square, near the city hall. It was actually taken from a Tlingit village in Alaska in 1899. There is even speculation that the new hockey team will be named the Seattle totems. There will certainly be a rivalry with the Canucks! The seahawks symbol was also taken from a totem pole as well. The sasquatch is also a symbol of the city, and the former SuperSonics used to have a squatch as a mascot.
The East Van cross is a symbol of the East Van Saints, a gang that existed in the 80's. It's literally painted and marked all over East Van and has been around since the 80's. The City of Van, when they erected that big statue had no clue they were erecting a gang symbol.
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Like the steam clock and Thunderbird Totem pole, it's "Government created culture", a uniquely Canadian feature. It's origins as a gang symbol re perfect! 🙂
@@mrzee4862 I’ve seen that symbol since the late 80’s, may have been around longer.
To correct you, when referring to east van, you actually showed and talked about the downtown eastside. East van is actually a very nice neighbourhood with great parks and neighbourhoods. The DTES is a run down area in the midst of a gentrification, but the two neighbourhoods are quite different
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I was about to write a comment saying the same thing. East Vancouver is huge. Most of it is really wonderful family neighbourhoods. And even in the DTES there is a central area with a lot of addicts but the neighbourhood is safe and beautiful.
He didn't even mention Commercial Drive. He must resent it.
As a veteran pest control technician, I can add that the DTES has the highest concentration of rats in all of Canada. Something to be proud of, I guess.
Another fun fact about the expo 86 is that McDonald’s created a McBarge that basically served McDonald’s on water. Now it lays abandon. Look it up it’s pretty interesting
I loved the McBarge
I actually went to expo 86 when I was a kid and the only truly memorable thing about it was that I tried McDonald's for the first time
I spent three days there as a young adult that had just returned from a year in Asia. I was having the time of my life, and even performed at one of the pavilions. But I can understand that you were a little kid at the time. I have found similar things in my own experience, having revisited a few amazing places that I didn't appreciate or understand when I was a kid.
OMG Hamilton, Ontario is so embarrassing. I hate telling people I'm from there. Anyway, they got on the "mural" bandwagon and there's one downtown by the railway tracks that basically commemorates a train crash that... wasn't really much of a train crash actually. That's how desperate we/they are! We can even have a cool disaster.
We also had this very famous clock of the Teutonic variety, with little knights on horseback that would come out and "duel" on the hour. For generations people would say, "meet me under the clock." So of course, the city fathers... moved it across the street... wtf?
It's near the "park" downtown that had all these gorgeous old trees, until someone at City Hall decided, "Hey, you know what we need to be a world class city?? NEW TREES!!" and they cut them all down.
In the same "park" we once had Hamilton's other claim to fame: The now defunct "Canadian" magazine declared the underground public washrooms their the "most beautiful" in Canada. So of course they probably got rid of those too. did I mention I got the hell out of there the first chance I got? jezuz.
OH and of course we have THE weirdest football chant on the planet: Oskee Wee Wee Whiskey Wa Wa Holy Mackinaw Tigers ... Eat'em RAW!!
As someone who lives in Van the skytrain bell sound hit home
The 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony was amazing.
Canadian accents definitely have this pronounced "U" sound in words like "out" and "about" - but nobody across the country says it like JJ McCullough where he actually sounds like he is saying "A Boot" - sounds like an American comic trying to make fun of Canadians. (He actually pronounces "out" well in minute 6:35 so that's good). Ok enough with the nitpicking. Good job JJ.
I live in White Van, want some candy?
Andrew the Celt is that a district within Hongcouver?
Got any feet flavored?
One more thing: Pink Floyd played there once and they still frickin' talk about it.
Current New Delhi souvenir is a gas mask.
Inderzit Sidhu LOL
I got a new idea for a CBC show: Symbol Cracker: Understanding the Meaning Behind Some of the Most Beloved Places' Symbols with J.J. McCullough. It should go on for 40 seasons (as most CBC shows do).
Unfortunately, like the steam clock, East Van Cross and thunderbird totem pole, most iconic Canadian symbols are government created and have no real meaning to the country.
Perfect choice!!! Love it. Expo 86 was a huge event for me. It was the year I moved to Vancouver. It was vancouvers big year. Still have the passport...lol
The Expo86, remind me the Expo67 in Montreal. Many people collecting stuff form the Expo 67 in the whole province of Quebec.It's maybe the same in the British Columbia.
I'm from Seattle. I was at Expo 86, and LOVED it! I especially loved the video phone booth, skytrain, hologram, and a small dump truck with caterpillar treads. I bought a silvered wraparound mylar visor with velcro ends and the Expo 86 emblem on it, and a collapsible black sunhat with straps. I still have both, though that visor got thrashed. Great memories!
One of the most iconic things to do as a Canucks fan is to Riot because you lost the cup.
EXPO is actually still a thing. I think last year it was in Astana, Kazakhstan and in 2020 it'll be in Dubai.
I don't know if this counts as a "thing", but Ontario towns/cities have a weird tradition of calling dibs on certain things (usually either Canadian or Nature themed). ie: London, Ontario is the Forest City, Brampton is the Flower City, Chatham is the Maple City, etc.
3:33, then again at 3:39: “Exposition,” not “Expedition” 🤔
Not my city, but my state(South Carolina) loves our flag. You see it everywhere. Also the peachoid is pretty famous aswell.
Cool video, but 'East Van' and the Downtown Eastside are two different things. The pic you've chosen is from Hastings and Abbott, which is at the edge of the downtown eastside (just before where the majority of homeless are found). East Van is like Clark, Fraser, Rupert etc etc, which would be 5-20 min drive away from that. I know this is basically pointless but I wanted to comment lol. Your videos are awesome nonetheless.
idk why your accent always gives me a smile
It would be cool if you did this for every province or their capital
Man, that would take a while!
Totem Poles are also a Seattle thing and Seattle hosted the 62Expo and that’s way the Space Needle was built and yeah world’s fairs still do exist. The last one happened in Astana, Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 in 2017
The second last was in Antalya,Turkey
Here in Houston, our most famous and touristy thing is probably NASA, we don't have much else besides that
The clock chimes every 15 minutes as per clock tradition. It used to run entirely by steam, but now has some electronic assistance.
From an born and raised Vancouverite. He did make the effort, but really hasn't done his research. He's giving his opinions.
R Hineman no doubt eh. West van and north van are separate cities not neighbourhoods of Vancouver. #fail
How many times does this guy say "a boot".
@@GH-jh7dz unless he meant the west end.. but either way, yes, north and west Vancouver are completely different cities from the city of Vancouver.
In Houston, they have a space center called the Lyndon B Johnson Space Center, which was the location of mission control during Apollo 13.
You really did the 2010 Olympics like that 😭 “A non-event!!” Oh my poor Vancouverite heart. Such amazing memories of that time.
We got huge glory as a country! The most gold medals at that olympics. That Canada vs USA hockey final??? Here in Vancouver we also got Olympic Village, The Canada Line on the SkyTrain, the Sea to Sky Highway, and the massive Olympic torch that stands at our waterfront.
There are also large Olympic ring monuments and inukshuks at Whistler and Cypress Mountains.
My literal first memory is visiting the floating McDonald's at Expo '86. I was three, and there couldn't have been a more exciting thing to see!
Lol the one thing about Vancouver is the traffic and it takes about 40m-1h to get to downtown Vancouver from Langley.
Yeah, langley, white rock, richmond, south surrey are much nicer areas
Holy shit another vancoverite!!! I love the skytrain and damn you for playing the bell tone though i was gonna miss the train
To be honest were you even in Vancouver during the olympics? They never left a legacy? What?
A huge skytrain line to Richmond, massive development of infrastructure, a new Vancouver identity, and different community spaces isn't a lasting legacy?
East van does not equal downtown eastside by the way. If anything I would consider east van relatively wealthy considering how expensive it is to live within the city limits compared to the surrounding lower mainland. A three block radius of homelessness and drug use doesn't mean all of east van is like that.
Everyone in that three block radius doesn’t consider anyone else as “east van”
deadlikeapixel yeah, I live in east van and it’s pretty great, it’s not really sketchy, there’s just a lot of graffiti that gives a bad impression, and downtown east side is just where a lot of homeless people sit, you’re completely right
overthehill91 that was happening anyway, things were not cheap in 2009.
J.J is a really good youtuber he needs more subs!
Don't fret, he will get them. The guy is good. I just came across him recently and am bingeing.
I still remember Expo86... It was one of the big deals of my childhood, my family doing a road trip from Calgary to Vancouver to see it. My wife and I are taking a road trip through BC this summer and I'm looking forward to retracing my old steps. Would it be gauche of me to mention to a Vancouverite that Canada Place (and that casino on the waterfront across from Science World) was also an Expo86 building?
I also know the Olympic mascot feeling... A couple weeks ago, we went to Value Village and I saw a doll of Heidi, one of the Calgary '88 Winter Olympic mascots. I haven't seen one of those since then. I almost bought it, but then realized that I'd have no use for the thing, just like the person who dumped it off at Value Village.
How could you forget Muk-Muk, the fourth mascot?
Im from Portugal. I can't send anything at the moment but I would be happy if you knew that you have fans from around the world(and from Portugal of course). We have a pretty big Portuguese community in some places and I think there are many traditional things there. Keep doing your videos! 😄👏
I still have toddler hats from when I visited Expo 86 when I was months old.
The world expos are actually still a thing. Canada might be hosting a new 1 in 2025 (but the chances aren't too big).
2025 is Osaka. And expo 70 in Osaka was a huge deal for that city. It was Osaka’s Coming out... 6 years after Japan’s first olympics inn Tokyo... its bitter rival.
Here in Lisbon, Portugal, we had Expo98.
Well, I can explain more. In the place of Expo98, next to Vasco da Gama's bridge, it continued to be a place where you could meet your friends, have some snacks, or even a meal. There, you have a lot restaurants to choose and the place is huge. Of course, as you said, it was a big benefit for the infrastructures in there. By the way, we still name the place Expo98, but you could name it Parque das Nações (trans. ''The Nations' Park", something like that).
Expo still exists. I believe milan hosted it last year
I live in Canada and I’ve never heard someone say “ a boot” until now
@Icelandic Cubicle he is doing it to pander to American audiences so that it seems more authentic and stereotypical
@@spicoli4217 No he isn't
im a little late but i cannot ever forgive you for forgetting the 4th, and best, mascot of the Vancouver Olypmics; Mukmuk
Another interesting fact about Expo ‘86 was it featured a rather extensive parade of restored Canadian steam locomotives. One of which was CPR 1201, a G5-class steam locomotive built in 1944 and the last series of steam locomotives to be built by Montreal Locomotive Works before switching to diesel locomotive production. It was (and still is) based out of the Canadian Science and Technology Museum here in Ottawa and made the two way, 7000km journey under it’s own power. This is rather impressive considering it was only ever designed to pull small passenger and freight trains in rather flat areas and was never considered to be used in mountainous regions such as the Rockies and Coast mountains.
They do continue the Expos. This year was in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana. It was a huge event for the city. I visited the city, but wasn't aware that the Expo was going on. it was very interesting, but I didn't see many foreigners. Last year's Expo was about renewable Energy.
As far as the Vancouver 2010 Olympic mascots, you forgot one. There were 4 First Nations represented at the games, each represented by a mascot. You showed 3; but there is a fourth: Mukmuk, the lovable Vancouver Island Marmot.
I don't plan on going to the Canucks store in the first place
Katie James they are totally overpriced. But if you’re at a game, and need a Bertuzzi jersey in a pinch, they are there to take your money
I went to Expo '86! I was like, 9, and it was pretty great. It was the midpoint of a road trip from Minnesota to Vancouver across Canada, and back across the US. The Canada Pavilion was actually the best. What you called Science World had a 360 movie that made my mom motion sick, and in all fairness, I'm sure would make me motion sick if I were to watch it now. The wait for it was at least 90 mins.
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Welp, here in Atlanta, we have the World of coca Cola, because we invented it, Centennial Olympic Park and possibly other sites from when we hosted the 96 Olympics (fun fact: the main stadium used was then converted to our baseball team's stadium then to a college football stadium when the braves moved), some underwhelming restaurant called The Varsity, and outside of the city, but still in the area is Stone Mountain, the largest exposed rock or something and reminder that Southerners need to get over the fact that they lost the war. And just like your East Vancouver, our East Atlanta is going from shady neighborhood to gentrified Hipster paradise, especially around Little Five Points.
Atlanta seems like a very cool city to me, I would like to visit someday! I used to have a doll of the 1996 mascot.
That doesn't sound right that the Olympics were in Atlanta.
J.J. flexing with his Champion jumper.
Every time you talk about Vancouver, I see more and more similarities to Portland and Seattle. Also, I can't send you anything, but you can look up the Reindeer Portland Oregon sign. Even most people in Portland don't know its origin story.
There are a lot of similarities. And with Victoria too - in many ways it's a lot like the "Portlandia" of Canada.
Hey J.J, you forgot about the Vancouver Green Men.
Whenever I go to Vancouver, I always get scared of going to east van because I feel like someone is gonna rob me. (I’m from maple ridge)
um hi aha its really not that bad, ive had to walk around at night there and most people are quite kind
Just keep a good lookout and keep walking...as if you have somewhere to go. ~former Ridge kid, now stuck in Surrey.
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Rhiannon But sometimes things do happen. But tbh I think surrey is more dangerous I mean like the poor parts of surrey. Whenever I go to east van, I just drive out of there quickly.
I've lived in east van my whole life and honestly it's not dangerous at all. Certain small areas are a bit "sketchy" but if you carry yourself right nobody will bug you. It annoys me so much when people think east van is dangerous. If you have ever explored, you would know it's not.
Dude I dig the hair
Yup couldn't agree more on "Locals walk past by" is always great to see ALOT of tourists taking picture of the Steamclock
I can’t believe you forgot Mukmuk when talking about the mascots.
You stressed me out with that mug it looked like you were about to throw it across the room
The golf ball / Telus World of Science was the BC Pavilion during Expo 86. The older part of the convention center (the sails) was the Canadian Pavilion.
The D.C. area is known for cherry blossoms (which bloom for a week tops and it’s crazy downtown when they do), the Washington monument, the White House and its Christmas ornaments no one wants around here, the metro map (which every college uses for its orientation symbol), and pandas. I’m sure there’s more but I can’t think of any
Mukmuk: "Am I a joke to you?"
Expo86. I attended. Remember it well. Still have my kitsch from it, including a mug. Keep it with my expo62 kitsch, from when I was a kid.
During expo86 there was an IMAX theater in the science world building. It was called something else at the time. I still have a paper weight in the shape of that building.
I remember attending the PNE in Vancouver one year. Carol Burnett was filming a show there that year.
Can you do facts about Victoria too
OTC Studios I am surprised he didn’t mention the world’s biggest hockey stick
I'm from Brisbane and there always seems to be the same level of nostalgia from when we hosted expo in 1988
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JJ looks great with the haircut/stache shave. Surprising.
Sounds like a larger version of my city. Ten or twelve years ago they removed all the traffic lights, installed 4 way stop signs, and put up a big sign that says "historic downtown"
By far, the most recognizable site that we have in Altoona, Pennsylvania is the Horseshoe Curve, a section of railroad tracks that were laid on to the side of mountains and curls around the valley below. Aerial views of that part of the mainline make the tracks kinda look like a horseshoe, hence the name “Horseshoe Curve”. Unlike some of those scams you’ve showcased, the Horseshoe Curve is a real historical landmark that was built and laid by Irish immigrant rail workers in the early 1850’s.
Also, at one point in history, Altoona was a very important city in America, it’s where many steam locomotives are built, serviced, maintained, overhauled, etc. Altoona is often called the “Railroad City” because of its past with the railroad, particularly the PRR. This whole city grew, lived, prospered and eventually decayed with the railroad. It was the Pennsy’s big steam locomotive maker outside of Baldwin. The Juniata Shops were a big steam locomotive builder in its heyday. It’s still in operation, now working with diesel electric locomotives, but it’s definitely NOT nearly as big as it once was during the 1920-40’s. We also use to have trolleys that ran from the center of the city to the immediate neighborhoods next to it. It was replaced by buses. And there several other things about the city that were very different in the past.
I guess another thing that Altoona is well known for is Lakemont, one of the oldest amusement parks in the United States that is still in operation since 1894. (Until VERY RECENTLY within like, I don’t know, like one or two years ago.) Lakemont is also home to what was the oldest roller coaster in the world that still runs today, Leap the Dips.
Unfortunately, outside the Horseshoe Curve, there’s not much else that makes Altoona stand out from most other small American cities, other than its obsession with trains, I should know, I grew up in one of the surrounding area neighborhoods. Although I can say that Trump visited this city during his campaigning.
I live in Alaska and I grew up in the Pacific Northwest region of the USA, and I think we have a lot in common with British Columbia, especially Southeast Alaska. I've been to BC and it's basically the Canadian version of Southeast Alaska.
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Very interesting video, JJ. As a nostalgic basketball fan, however, having the Vancouver Grizzlies mentioned, or even their logo shown, would have been very nice. Apart from the reasons that brought them away, they represent one bit of Vancouver that is forgotten or largely ignored. Which brings me to this: if you can gather 3-4 unknown stories, one being the Grizzlies of course, you could make a "Forgotten Vancouver" video. Don't know how feasible it is - just some random Sunday thought!
The totem poles in stanley park are mostly replicas of totem poles from a town called Alert Bay Canada, which is about six hours north of Vancouver
The last Expo was in Kazakhstan last year!! Still going somehow.
Expo 86 was actually a big event in the way it affected the city. It was the end of Vancouver as we knew it. Before Expo, Vancouver was relatively unknown and was a beautiful affordable place to live. After Expo, thousands of investors from around the world started buying up property. Property prices went through the roof, nothing was affordable and the city grew to an unmanageable size. Now, I can't even drive on Hastings street without getting sick to my stomach, I used to walk that street in the 80's with no concern at all.
I hate Expo. It ruined the city.
I grew up in Vancouver and have lived in Edmonton, Miami, Toronto, and currently live in both Vancouver and LA for work. It amazes my how shockingly similar Vancouver is to Los Angeles. It's nice to have two twin cities that feel at home whichever one you're in. :)
I went to Expo 86, driving out from the American Midwest. I think I still have the same coffee mug. I remember going back to Vancouver years later and marveling at how much the city had changed since the '80s.
I had all the 2010 stuffies! I called quachi squachi, but I didn't know a kid without 2010 merch.
Um dood!!! You forgot the cutest of the quartet of 2010 Winter Olympics mascots, MukMuk!!! One lives on my bed also with the special LE Edition Mapleleaf red gloves, since 2010! Also, it was Expo '86, The World EXPOSITION! And in fact it truly was extraordinary! If you find the coffee table book and look through the images, you wouldn't recognize Vancouver for the landmarks which were such a draw at the time, including a now defunct monorail system, a gondola throughout False Creek and Science World now, was then the BC Pavillion which showcased our Province to the rest of planet earth. Expo Ernie--another mascot of this place--also deserves mention.
I'm from Vancouver, WA in the US. When I saw the title of your video, I was sure it didn't mean my town, and I was right. This Vancouver is sort of a suburb or satellite of Portland, OR, across the Columbia River. It's a very pleasant medium sized town, and has been here since before Portland was founded, as there was a Hudson's Bay Company fort here early in the 19th century. But I can't think of a single thing, other than the Fort Vancouver historical site, that is sort of an emblem of the town, so I can't think of anything I could send to you as a souvenir. We're sort of not memorable.
Nancy Walpole And yet you guys came first!
Here where I’m from, our symbol that is most commonly associated with us is a bulldog wearing a red sweater, it is the mascot of a high school here (fun fact: J.G. Quintel, the creator of regular show, lived here and went to that school)
Lol im from burnaby, right next to van if anyone knows where that is
It is so weird to see John James in this background lol.
JJ the hypebeast wearing champion
I'm glad someone noticed. I am trying to be cooler.
J.J. McCullough you actually commented on my post, I can't believe it!!!
Another one of those tourist attractions are those horses in stanley park, those double decker buses going through downtown, and Robson street. All of us Vancouverites know to stay away from these places
You won the second greatest hockey game in your history in 2010. This is legacy.
I like to play this game when I visit my parents on Vancouver Island; spot how many back window Vancouver Island stickers are in the wrong orientation. That might be the flagship "souvenir" of Nanaimo, is those godforsaken island stickers.
Hongcouver, Chinada
The first house I lived in, in East Van has been demolished and a new $2.5 "craftsman" style house buillt on the site! East 3rd was and still is a pretty, nice neighborhood