We'll Show the World Expo 88 – Brisbane's Almighty Struggle for a Little Bit of Cred by Jackie Ryan
English | April 26th, 2018 | ISBN: 0702260894, 070225990X, 9780702259906 | 321 Pages | True PDF | 2.80 MB
How did one long and expensive party change a city forever? World Expo 88 was the largest, longest, and loudest of Australia's bicentennial events. A shiny 1980s amalgam of cultural precinct, shopping mall, theme park, travelogue, and rock concert, Expo 88 is commonly credited as the catalyst for Brisbane's 'coming of age'. So how did an elaborate and expensive party change a city forever?