Those of us who observe the many plans for Toronto that keep getting deferred need to be reminded that as Derek Hayes' Historical Atlas of Toronto shows us Toronto once had grand plans for the downtown area. We were going to build Vimy Circle which would have rivaled some of the grand centres of major cities of the world. Passchendaele Rd, Cambrai Avenue and St. Julien Place would have been routes that we would have travelled and recognized. Unfortunately the economic downturn of 1929 put all these plans to an end and Hayes books reminds us of what could have been.(This entry was about to be posted earlier in the week and was actually finished, the publish post button was about to be hit and a transformer blew and so did the power! I am back now.)
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