{"product_id":"9781459700925","title":"Unbuilt Toronto 2: More of the City That Might Have Been","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Winner of the 2012 Heritage Toronto Award of Merit\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eQuill\u0026amp;Quire\u003c\/i\u003e cited \u003ci\u003eUnbuilt Toronto\u003c\/i\u003e as a book filled with \"well-researched, often gripping tales of grand plans,\" while \u003ci\u003eCanadian Architect\u003c\/i\u003e said that it is \"an impressively researched exploration of never-realized architectural and master-planning projects intended for the city.\" Now \u003ci\u003eUnbuilt Toronto 2\u003c\/i\u003e provides an all-new, fascinating return to the \"Toronto that might have been.\"  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  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 \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e wanted?  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With over 150 photographs, maps, and illustrations, \u003ci\u003eUnbuilt Toronto 2\u003c\/i\u003e tracks the origins and fates of some of the city’s most interesting planning, transit, and architectural \"what-ifs.\" \u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135151816944,"sku":"9781459700925","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781459700925_p0.jpg?v=1763872114","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781459700925","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}