wild goose chase
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I know that sometimes we talk about being like other cities or aspiring to have attributes of other cities, especially those in North America and Europe. Because Toronto grew later than other cities, it seems like mostly we are not the trendsetters and often copied things from other places. Even things like our artwork, like the Moose in the City during the Mel Lastman years had inspiration from Chicago's Cows on Parade, a project idea which in turn had its start in Switzerland.
What examples of features, ideas or projects (be they infrastructure, architectural, artistic, or other cultural) can someone point to and say that it was our city that first set a trend that spread to other cities later?
What examples of features, ideas or projects (be they infrastructure, architectural, artistic, or other cultural) can someone point to and say that it was our city that first set a trend that spread to other cities later?