Awards

• Short-listed for Hamilton Literary Awards, the Kerry Schooley Award 2017 (Canada)

Overview

Finalist for a 2017 Hamilton Literary Award, the Kerry Schooley Award Unbuilt Hamilton presents the Ambitious City at its most ambitious, exploring the origins and fates of unrealized building, planning, and transportation proposals from the early nineteenth century to the early twenty-first. Marvel at the sweeping vista down Hamilton’s own version of the Champs-Élysées as you enjoy a concert in the escarpment amphitheatre. Drive up the Gage Avenue tunnel, or ride down the Ottawa Street incline railway. Take in the sites at the King’s Forest Zoo, see the stars in the planetarium, or catch a game at Commonwealth Stadium before returning to your island home in Bay Shore Village. Featuring more than 150 illustrations, plans, and photographs, Unbuilt Hamilton gives life to the Hamilton that might have been.

Full Product Details

Author:   Mark Osbaldeston
Publisher:   Dundurn Group Ltd
Imprint:   Dundurn Group Ltd
Volume:   5
Dimensions:   Width: 22.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.767kg
ISBN:  

9781459732995

ISBN 10:   1459732995
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   17 November 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Ambitious City Master Plans 1. George Hamilton Plan 2. Romulus/Westdale 3. Noulan Cauchon City Plan 4. Waterfront Proposals 5. E.G. Faludi City Plan 6. Civic Square Civic, Church, and Corporate 7. Hamilton Waterworks/Wentworth County Jail 8. Gore Bank 9. Christ’s Church Cathedral/Christ the King Chapel/St. John the Baptist Church 10. St. Patrick’s Church/James Street Baptist Church 11. Hamilton General Hospital/Juravinski Hospital 12. City Halls 13. Connaught Tower Arts, Learning, and Leisure 14. Hamilton Club 15. Central Library 16. McMaster University Buildings 17. City Hall Art 18. McMaster University Medical Centre 19. Mohawk College Tower 20. Sesquicentennial Sculpture Transportation 21. Tye-Cauchon Railway Report 22. Ottawa Street Incline/Mountain Tunnels and Highways 23. Train Stations 24. Northwest Entrance 25. East-West Expressway/North-End Perimeter Road 26. Elevated Transit Parks and Recreation 27. War Memorial and Civic Auditoriums 28. Sam Lawrence Park Waterfall 29. King’s Forest Zoo 30. Arenas and Stadiums 31. Gore Park Revitalization Epilogue: Hamilton in 2003 Acknowledgements Sources Image Credits Index

Reviews

Rich with illustrations, the book tells the story of the journey taken from conception to realization, or in a number of cases, non-realization ... The book is written in a reader-friendly style, but is nonetheless meticulously researched. - Bay Observer A pleasure to read. - Spacing

Rich with illustrations, the book tells the story of the journey taken from conception to realization, or in a number of cases, non-realization … The book is written in a reader-friendly style, but is nonetheless meticulously researched. * Bay Observer * A pleasure to read. * Spacing *

Rich with illustrations, the book tells the story of the journey taken from conception to realization, or in a number of cases, non-realization ... The book is written in a reader-friendly style, but is nonetheless meticulously researched. - Bay Observer

Rich with illustrations, the book tells the story of the journey taken from conception to realization, or in a number of cases, non-realization The book is written in a reader-friendly style, but is nonetheless meticulously researched. - Bay Observer

Author Information

A Hamilton native, Mark Osbaldeston has written and spoken extensively on architectural and planning history. His first book, Unbuilt Toronto, was the basis for an exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum and was a finalist for the Toronto Book Awards and the Speaker’s Book Award. It also received a Heritage Toronto Award of Merit, as did its sequel, Unbuilt Toronto 2.

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