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Pacific-Cominco Pavilion
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1 slide photograph.
Exterior view photograph. Canadian Pacific-Cominco Pavilion exterior (lot C-478). The Coninco-Pacific Pavilion featured two separated buildings connected by bridge. The first building housed a 545 seat multiscreened movie amphitheatre and VIP factilities. Films included a segment showing the roles of the sponsoring companies in Canadian life. The second housed the exhibition area themed "Five Plus One" which featured exhibits about the five senses. An expansive landscaped area boasted lagoons and fountains intermingled with outdoor exhibition space. 12-sided circular structure and rectangular structure connected by covered bridge. Structural steel. Baked enamel gavanized steel, sandwich panels and exposed bush hammered concrete. (S: 100' diameter (theatre), 40' x 180' (exhibition building) --- A: 16,700 sq. ft. --- H: 40' (theatre), 25' (exhibition building))
Pavilion depicted: Canadian Pacific-Cominco Pavilion