Unbuilt Toronto 2: More of the City That Might Have Been (The City That Might Have Been, 2)

__Quill & Quire__ cited __Unbuilt Toronto__ as a book filled with "well-researched, often gripping tales of grand plans," while __Canadian Architect__ said that it is "an impressively researched exploration of never-realized architectural and master-planning projects intended for the city." Now __Unbuilt Toronto 2__ provides an all-new, fascinating return to the "Toronto that might have been." Discover the scrapyard statue planned for University Avenue, the flapper-era "CN Tower" that led to a decade of litigation, and an electric light-rail transit network proposed in 1915. What would Toronto look like today if it had hosted the Olympics in 1996 or 1976? And what was the downtown expressway that Frederick Gardiner __really__ wanted? With over 150 photographs, maps, and illustrations, __Unbuilt Toronto 2__ tracks the origins and fates of some of the city’s most interesting planning, transit, and architectural "what-ifs." Discover the scrapyard statue planned for University Avenue, the flapper-era'CN Tower'that led to a decade of litigation, and an electric light-rail transit network proposed in 1915. Winner of the 2012 Heritage Toronto Award of Merit Quill & Quire cited Unbuilt Toronto as a book filled with'well-researched, often gripping tales of grand plans,'while Canadian Architect said that it is'an impressively researched exploration of never-realized architectural and master-planning projects intended for the city.'Now Unbuilt Toronto 2 provides an all-new, fascinating return to the'Toronto that might have been.'Discover the scrapyard statue planned for University Avenue, the flapper-era'CN Tower'that led to a decade of litigation, and an electric light-rail transit network proposed in 1915. What would Toronto look like today if it had hosted the Olympics in 1996 or 1976? And what was the downtown expressway that Frederick Gardiner really wanted? With over 150 photographs, maps, and illustrations, Unbuilt Toronto 2 tracks the origins and fates of some of the city's most interesting planning, transit, and architectural'what-ifs.'

Quill & Quire cited Unbuilt Toronto as a book filled with "well-researched, often gripping tales of grand plans," while Canadian Architect said that it is "an impressively researched exploration of never-realized architectural and master-planning projects intended for the city." Now Unbuilt Toronto 2 provides an all-new, fascinating return to the "Toronto that might have been."

Discover the scrapyard statue planned for University Avenue, the flapper-era "CN Tower" that led to a decade of litigation, and an electric light-rail transit network proposed in 1915. What would Toronto look like today if it had hosted the Olympics in 1996 or 1976? And what was the downtown expressway that Frederick Gardiner really wanted?

With over 150 photographs, maps, and illustrations, Unbuilt Toronto 2 tracks the origins and fates of some of the citys most interesting planning, transit, and architectural "what-ifs."