Big yellow slide at Edmonton EXPO demolished after 49 years
‘This is certainly the end of an era,’ said Arlindo Gomes with Explore Edmonton. ‘It’s been part of the K-Days experience for so many visitors.’
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‘This is certainly the end of an era,’ said Arlindo Gomes with Explore Edmonton. ‘It’s been part of the K-Days experience for so many visitors.’
Demolition crews took Edmonton's EXPO grounds at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday morning to tear down the Kiwanis slide, simply known as the big yellow slide.
The Kiwanis slide, commonly known as the big yellow slide, opened in 1974 but hasn't been in use since 2019 due to structural problems, Explore Edmonton said.
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