With the autumn 2020 detailed drawings showcasing homes, offices and bridges as part of Sunderland City Council’s Riverside Sunderland Masterplan, we thought it was an opportunity to look back at a host of other visions of the city’s future to see how accurate – or not – they have so far turned out to be.
13. Here's one we made earlier
An artist's impression 1970-style of how the A19 Hylton Bridge would eventually look. Top draw? Photo: Sunderland Echo
14. All mod cons
How the proposed A19 Sunderland ground was envisaged back in 1992. Photo: SE
15. Ground view
How the club's eventual Stadium of Light home looked shortly after it opened in the summer of 1997. Photo: JPIMedia
16. Lighting the way
Back to the future and here's how one artist predicted the Beacon of Light would look next door to Sunderland's Stadium of Light back in 2015. Photo: Submitted