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Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy
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In the 50s, the City teamed up with some of the Toronto's biggest architecture firm and they came up with the proposal below. In December 1955, citizens voted against it. In 1956, council decided to hold an international competition.
http://spacing.ca/toronto/2016/06/17...nded-st-clair/
I'd say Toronto dodged a bullet. Not that the proposal was terrible, but it was extremely mediocre. What came of the competition, Revell's design, truly is a unique icon.
EDIT: here's a
link to the City of Toronto website, showing the other competition entries. One looks a lot like Boston's City Hall. A lot of square or rectangular boxes and one that looks... Asian? Best design won, hands down!