PNE 1958

[mbarrick]

My dad talking to Miss PNE 1958.

For you non-Vancouverites, PNE stands for "Pacific National Exhibition" which began as the Vancouver area's fall harvest fair and evolved into a major agricultural and industrial trade show, and the typical fall-fair carnival rides and sideshow developed into a permanent amusement park called "Playland" that opens in the spring, months before the actual PNE. The PNE grounds were the home of Vancouver's first stadium, Empire Stadium, where Roger Bannister ran the "Miracle Mile" in the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Empire Stadium fell into disuse after BC Place was opened in 1983, and was demolished not much later. The statue of Roger Bannister and John Landy that used to be at the entrance of the stadium has been moved to the main entrance to the PNE grounds.

We used to get free tickets to the PNE at the end of the school year. It's funny, I used to go the PNE and Playland more when I lived on Vancouver Island than since I've actually lived in Vancouver. In the 16 years I've lived here, I've been once. 

Comments

[littlemissrisk.livejournal.com]

I want her dress. :D

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Judging from his body language, it looks like dad was working on getting her out of it.

[sciencequeen.livejournal.com]

That is an excellent picture!!!!

And the PNE now is crazy...it's so expensive. The attractions are not that entertaining, either. It would be cheaper to pay to get into the racetrack, and then you are already on the grounds (at least, that's how I think we used to do it...shit I'd have to ask my mom!) but...err...yeah. Go, but only if you can channel the kid within, and be contempt just watching people go by and eat cotton candy. Or, go with enough stock to get eaten alive by the showmart building (like those little ice cream dots, or get that pink solution that gets out EVERY stain hehe). :P

[seymour-glass.livejournal.com]

when i was younger we used to be more involved in the agricultural side of it as my cousin showed horses...so i spent more time in the barns and at the agricultural shows than i ever did on the rides...though in it's own way it was lots of fun...there were many barns and things to get lost in...

Miss PNE

[(Anonymous)]

That's when women knew how to dress attractively. She's lovely. I grew up in rural Illinois where we had Sauerkraut Queen and Pork Queen (in different towns). Much nicer to be Miss PNE.