John Lyle’s original vision for the north-western entrance to the City of Hamilton.
Reminded me of John Lyle’s plan for Federal Avenue in downtown Toronto, linking City Hall to the north to his Union Station to the south. Civic building on a monumental scale – interesting to imagine how it would have changed both the historic development and the overall character of Toronto.
For more information on John Lyle, Coach House Books has just published a new book on his work titled A Progressive Traditionalist.
(top image from Architecture Hamilton, via myhamilton.ca, lower image altered from an original found at dreams of grandeur)
