as somewhat of an ex-vancouverite, still with local friends and family, i watch and mull it all over from afar...
and all this olympic fuss reminds me of the similar debate, lofty promises, and scandalous budget overruns of expo 86
my belief is that 20 years from now, all current argument will seem equally remote, and the longterm impact on the region will be comparable
the same true of los angeles's 1984 olympics... no one i know has any idea where that olympic village was even located, never mind any future benefits... the only thing i can even barely point to is how a few years ago there used to be some badly disintegrating murals of marilyn monroe and james dean fading along some freeway embankments that were relics of an olympic city beautification effort...
oh and i think hollywood cleaned up hollywood blvd.
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Why do you think the Olympics are a good thing for Vancouver? Or if not, why not?
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Date: 2010-02-11 04:01 pm (UTC)and all this olympic fuss reminds me of the similar debate, lofty promises, and scandalous budget overruns of expo 86
my belief is that 20 years from now, all current argument will seem equally remote, and the longterm impact on the region will be comparable
the same true of los angeles's 1984 olympics... no one i know has any idea where that olympic village was even located, never mind any future benefits... the only thing i can even barely point to is how a few years ago there used to be some badly disintegrating murals of marilyn monroe and james dean fading along some freeway embankments that were relics of an olympic city beautification effort...
oh and i think hollywood cleaned up hollywood blvd.