Canada was 100 years old and celebrated by building centennial parks across the country
school children were surprised to receive new brass medallions in plastic sleeves
... this old one above is damaged
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there were occasional sightings of green hair and see-through blouses,
granny glasses, Beatle caps, and local mod bands playing pop-up
'happenings' on the street click image to enlarge
'happenings' on the street click image to enlarge
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cans eliminated the need for separate can openers
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mod pens were big with younger students, although teachers
had mostly tucked-in shirts and short haircuts
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In 1967 people were talking about "I Am Curious (yellow)"
Wikipedia: One of the main reasons that it was a box office smash was that it was the first film with sexual
acts performed onscreen that was not confined to the porn theaters on 42nd Street, New York City.
Millions of people who had never seen a pornographic film flocked to safe neighborhood theaters to see what
it was all about. Another reason was that it became popular among "stars" to be seen going to this movie,
and that made the general public even more interested. News of Johnny Carson seeing the film legitimized
going to see it.[citation needed] The film ushered in a wave of nudity and sex never before shown to
the general public, and it was the first shot in the war that was to begin in pushing the limits of films for
the general public.
Wikipedia: One of the main reasons that it was a box office smash was that it was the first film with sexual
acts performed onscreen that was not confined to the porn theaters on 42nd Street, New York City.
Millions of people who had never seen a pornographic film flocked to safe neighborhood theaters to see what
it was all about. Another reason was that it became popular among "stars" to be seen going to this movie,
and that made the general public even more interested. News of Johnny Carson seeing the film legitimized
going to see it.[citation needed] The film ushered in a wave of nudity and sex never before shown to
the general public, and it was the first shot in the war that was to begin in pushing the limits of films for
the general public.
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a 1967 Thunderbird had style, and now all cars seem to
look like the same rounded sport-shoe on wheels see full size
look like the same rounded sport-shoe on wheels see full size
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guys wore polka dots in 1967 click twice
youth fashion in 1967 was 'mod', a wild colorful style that existed for a short time before the hippies took it away
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1967 brutalist architecture in Canada was characterized by exposed concrete
and blunt imposing design ... there's still lots of it around today click twice
and blunt imposing design ... there's still lots of it around today click twice
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and environment (en-VI-ron-ment) asked us to consider new concepts
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... it was fantastic exhausting over-stimulation represented by 62 nations
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part of the Canadian pavilion was an inverted pyramid with vast inner space
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and electronically generated sounds ... people walked around the edges,
and it represented a big open country click twice
most incredible was a 360 degree cinema in which Canadian Mounted Police in uniform charged at the audience, riding past and away ... the Circle-Vision 360° film was produced by Disney
Circle-Vision 360° at Expo '67 click twice
Circle-Vision 360° at Expo '67 click twice
"Man and Color" an adventure in color motion and sound,
housed Kaleidoscope
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"Kaleidoscope" had animated colors in a multi-mirrored
room, and the visual effect extended to infinity
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housed Kaleidoscope
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the Iranian pavilion click twice
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'Spirograph', a geometric drawing toy click twice
Spirograph was popular in 1967 click twice
Spirograph click twice
Canada consumed culture from England and the USA,
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but also produced it's own
1967 Yorkville in Toronto click twice
'Canadia' was an elaborate miniature attraction near Niagara Falls
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Canadia, 1967
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Click the guitar to hear songs by your Moot Point host
. . . and click the ugly ducks to see funny cartoons by CLUTCH NEEDY
