Expo 67 opened in Montreal 40 years ago today. It attracted 50 million visitors at a time when Canada's population was 20 million and had the third highest attendance of any fair in history.

I was 17 years old that summer and working at a summer job to finance my second year at university. Nearly every day after work my girlfriend and I would head out to the exposition by bus and subway, a trip of about one hour, and stay 'till closing which was midnight if my memory serves me well, then head home to catch a few hours sleep before doing the same again the next day. Ah! the resilience of youth.

My memories are of a magical time and place; the wondrous geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller, one marvel among a myriad of architectural gems all designed to reflect their national origins and the modernism that was a reflection of the 60's. The first 360 degree movie where the audience, which was standing, would all lean in unison when a speeding ambulance made a sudden sharp turn. Discovering new international foods served up at various country's kiosks and being served beer for the first time in my life. Riding on a futuristic elevated monorail that pased right through the US pavilion where you saw a space capsule still covered with the soot from reentry. People watching and meeting people from all over the world was an inexpensive pastime, the fashions of the day making it easy on the eyes.

I got to see the world premiere of "Don't Look Back" the documentary of Bob Dylan's tour of England, the broadway play "Hellzapoppin'" with Soupy Sales who shook my hand, and loads of music and dance from all over the world, it seemed that there was music and dance around every corner.

That summer of 1967, the summer of love, was full of joyful exuberace and innocence, a time when the future seemed unbounded and we felt like we were riding a wave to a new society. It was one of the most memorable summers of my life.

Does anyone else have memories to share?