Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

The Carl Phare designed wooden roller coaster at Vancouver’s Playland Amusement Park was built in 1958 with locally harvested softwood. The coaster offers a retro-ride experience, with minimal restraints – only a lapbar – and a wide open train front. Twisting and turning at 75 km an hour it brings a sense of heritage to a cheap thrill.

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver


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The Bombardier Learjet

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Interior of the Learjet

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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The Staircase House by Cindy Rendely, Toronto

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Coast restaurant, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Supernova by Douglas Coupland

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Talking sticks by Douglas Coupland

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Penguin Pretty Vacant by Douglas Coupland

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Coyote by Douglas Coupland

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Patricide by Douglas Coupland

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Penguin Cumshot by Douglas Coupland

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Matricide Silver Skate by Douglas Coupland

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Matricide Beer by Douglas Coupland

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Drip Maple Syrup
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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Drip Maple Syrup

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Form & Forest by D'Arcy Jones Design
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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Form & Forest by D'Arcy Jones Design

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Form & Forest by D'Arcy Jones Design

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Form & Forest by D'Arcy Jones Design

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Form & Forest by D'Arcy Jones Design

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Form & Forest by D'Arcy Jones Design

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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The Keefer Hotel, Vancouver
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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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The Keefer Hotel, Vancouver

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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The Keefer Hotel, Vancouver

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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The Keefer Hotel, Vancouver

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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The Keefer Hotel, Vancouver

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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The Keefer Hotel, Vancouver

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Laneway House, Toronto, by Kohn Shnier architects
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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Laneway House, Toronto, by Kohn Shnier architects

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Laneway House, Toronto, by Kohn Shnier architects

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Laneway House, Toronto, by Kohn Shnier architects

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Richmond Olympic Oval by Cannon Design

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Territory table and chairs by Samare Design, Montreal

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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R-Mountie bench and throw by Samare design

Fab 40: Wooden Roller Coaster, Vancouver

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