Vancouver - the World in a City circa 1986

Some commentary left by viewers shown below...

Vancouver British Columbia in 2023...

an out of control rental market... 

"It is interesting to see how Vancouver was portrayed in this early 80s promotional film.  The production values are "interesting" .. some video commentary:

@larryjohnstone6260

4 years ago

We lived in coquitlam from 67 to 81,everyone had their own home. Rarely saw anyone who wasn't living well.the average persons wages matched the cost of things more realistically.parents bought our home with two other buildings on an acre of land for $13,000 in 67',and my dad made about $9,000 a year plus benefits as a fitter in the union.that place now would be at least $750,000,he would be lucky to make $90,000 now.a pick up could cost you 90 now.having lived now and then,sorry guys,but the basics in life were much better back then.

@alcampbell7396

7 years ago

It's amazing how much of what Vancouver was 30 years ago is now sadly gone. Expo truly was a game changer.

"We invited the world, and they never left." - Bud Luxford

@smallstudiodesign

2 years ago

I worked for EXPO’86 Site Planning & Design. M proud of our work and I’m proud of all the magnificent positive changes & all the newcomers who made Vancouver become a cosmopolitan multicultural society rather than  backward provincial branch office-town with limited employment opportunities. Vancouver is way more dynamic now then it ever was.

@foskco87

5 years ago

Back when an average British Columbian could actually live in Vancouver and own a home. Now Vancouver has lost its charm and is becoming nothing more than a playground for the rich. Chasing its own born and raised community out and replacing them with indifferent real estate tycoons, business folk, and wealthy foreigners. What used to be about owning a home and raising a family in a nice city and being part of the soul and community is now all about buying and selling properties and playing the market and trying to make your quick profit. Buying up property and making it sit empty to try and push the demand and prices up across the city for your own financial gain. Meanwhile the people who care about this city are gradually squeezed out.