Toronto's waterfront

Description

These items were featured in the Dreaming Big: Toronto's waterfront 1852 to tomorrow exhibit at the TD Gallery in the Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge St.). This show was presented, in partnership with Waterfront Toronto, from August 9 to Oct 19, 2014.

Date

August 9 to Oct 19, 2014

Contributor

Rights

Coverage

Harbour (Toronto, Ont.)

Items in the Toronto's waterfront Collection

Design ideas for the Gardiner
The Gardiner Expressway is transformed into a grand boulevard with improved north-south connections.

Design ideas for the Gardiner
Civic spaces, housing, schools, galleries, markets and a botanical garden weave over, under and through the Gardiner Expressway.

Design ideas for the Gardiner
The spaces between the Gardiner Expressway take on a new life, reimagined as places for people rather than as obstacles to the waterfront.

Design ideas for the Gardiner
In this proposed design, the area between the Gardiner and the rail corridor becomes the site of a linear park with cultural interventions like an outdoor cinema.

Design ideas for the Gardiner
The proposed design would replace the Gardiner Expressway with a tunnel that creates new parks and public spaces.