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.
17. Right road
Here's how the sports, community and education centre looks for real now. Photo: Right road
18. The Inn crowd
How the new £18m Holiday Inn hotel, in Keel Square, Sunderland, is expected to look when it is completed in late 2021. Around 130 jobs are expected to be created. Photo: Other 3rd Party
19. New Seaburn hotel
The 42-bedroom hotel with restaurant will occupy part of the former Pullman Lodge site on the seafront and is expected to provide 40 jobs after winning planning approval in October 2019. Photo: Other 3rd Party
20. Brought to Keel
How an artist visualised the £11.8m development of the city centre's Keel Square would look. Photo: Submitted