A Vancouver landmark that has delighted fair-goers, thrill-seekers, and roller-coaster enthusiasts for decades celebrated its 65th birthday Wednesday.
And after recent refurbishments, the Pacific Northwest Exhibition (PNE) said its wooden roller-coaster is here to stay for decades to come.
City councilor Sarah Kirby-Yung declared Wednesday “Playland wooden roller-coaster day” on behalf of the City of Vancouver.
She recalled childhood memories of working up the courage to ride the coaster.
“When you go up the tracks it has this clickety-clack sound that modern technology can’t imitate,” said Kirby-Yung. “It’s pure exhilaration.”
A photo taken in the 1950’s shows the wooden rollercoaster in the background of the PNE fair grounds. (Submitted by the PNE)
She said the city wanted to mark
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