{"product_id":"unbuilt-victoria-paperback","title":"Unbuilt Victoria - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDorothy Mindenhall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnbuilt Victoria \u003c\/i\u003ecelebrates the city that is, and laments the city that could have been. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor most people, resident and visitor alike, Victoria, British Columbia, is a time capsule of Victorian and Edwardian buildings. From a modest fur-trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company it grew to be the province's major trading centre. Then the selection of Vancouver as the terminus of the transcontinental railway in the 1880s, followed by a smallpox epidemic that closed the port in the 1890s, resulted in decline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictoria succeeded in reinventing itself as a tourist destination, based on the concept of nostalgia for all things English, stunning scenery, and investment opportunities. In the modernizing boom after the Second World War attempts were made to move the city's built environment into the mainstream, but the prospect of Victoria's becoming like any other North American city did not win public approval.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnbuilt Victoria\u003c\/i\u003e examines some of the architectural plans that were proposed but rejected. That some of them were ever dreamed of will probably amaze, that others never made it might well be a matter of regret.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDorothy Mindenhall is an architectural historian with a particular interest in the Victorian era. She was a contributor to \u003ci\u003eBuilding the West\u003c\/i\u003e, a publication about the architects and architectural environment of early British Columbia, and is involved in various projects for heritage conservation. She lives in Victoria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9 x 9.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51886080426272,"sku":"9781459701748","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9yR-99fWXa9781459701748.webp?v=1781898481","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/unbuilt-victoria-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}