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The History of Olympic Bids
Location: Whistler Town Center, Whistler, British Columbia

 
This image shows more development added during Phase One construction.
19 of 52 		Village Square where the pharmacy, Moguls coffee shop and Armcharm Books are located.
20 of 52 		Image showing Municipal Hall with the Fire Station in the background.
21 of 52 		The first community ice rink, located outside a school parking lot, was created in 1979.
22 of 52 		Image of Whistler town centre under construction in 1981.
23 of 52 		Whistler's Medical Clinic was originally located in a temporary portable.
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Blackcomb Mountain opens.
25 of 52 		Image of Blackcomb Mountain, which officially opened for skiing in 1980.
26 of 52 		Additions to the village continued through the 1980s and 1990s.
27 of 52 		Image of Whistler's Racquet and Golf Resort with Blackcomb Mountain in the background.
28 of 52 		Street entertainers thrilling a crowd in Village Square during one of Whistler's summer festivals.
29 of 52 		A view of the village during the summer with Whistler Mountain in the background.
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Visitors wandering along the Whistler Village Stroll in the snowy twilight.
31 of 52 		Crowds gathering in Whistler's Village Square to hear who would host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
32 of 52 		People gather to watch the Olympic Bid decision live from Prague, Czechoslovakia.
33 of 52 		Spirits were high as a massive Canadian flag was passed from hand to hand over the crowd.
34 of 52 		Crowds listened as the IOC president announced that Vancouver would host the 2010 Olympic Games.
35 of 52 		Olympic 2010 banners
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