The Pacific_National_Exhibition, which is in Hastings+Park, should have been much bigger and better by now, but this is watered down Vancouver. https://www.pne.ca/hastings-park-access , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastings_Park
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pacific-national-exhibition-pne
https://www.pne.ca/about-us/history-legacy
Generations ago, one could take a streetcar to the PNE. Of course it's still possible at the CNE.
https://montecristomagazine.com/community/vancouvers-forgotten-streetcars#gsc.tab=0
https://kumtuks.ca/streetcars-and-metro-vancouver/
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/history/brief-history-of-pne-playland-1935285
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/pne-history-photos-vancouver
https://604now.com/history-pne-vancouver-bc/
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/heres-how-many-people-attended-the-pne-this-year (2024)
https://vancouversun.com/news/pne-draws-nearly-638000-people-the-highest-since-the-pandemic
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/pne-fair-attendance-2024
https://www.chronicallyvintage.com/2014/08/a-vintage-photo-filled-look-at-history.html
https://evelazarus.com/the-pne-then-and-now
https://www.echostories.com/backstory/pne-anniversary-book/
Unfortunatly, it hasn't always been a fun place.
https://hastingspark1942.ca/buildings-overview/
https://hastingspark1942.ca/history/momiji-gardens/
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=PNE
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Hastings+Community+Park+and+Hastings+Park
