Been driving around a lot lately and passing by some places reminded me of this thread. The major cities have been covered so I was thinking about smaller places and suburbs.
We often shit on Milton. They have the housing boom but what are they building of interest? Well the velodrome, but it's not a standout building architecturally. It does stand out in the sense that it's in an open field off of Tremaine but if it were on the other side of the Tremaine where's there's actually developments, it wouldn't really stand out.
City Hall is gorgeous historic building, but the vast majority of Milton people don't hang out in DT Milton (same like Brampton). They hang out in their subdivision and go drive somewhere else.
So the most iconic building is the water tower off the 401 right next to a power centre, which pretty much sums up the perception of Milton. This is perhaps followed closely by the Cineplex Galaxy on the other side of the 401 because what else was there to do in town?
https://mapio.net/pic/p-80966162/
https://www.cineplex.com/Theatre/cin...-milton/Photos
Brampton I'd say doesn't have an iconic building. There's some gorgeous new churches like the Polish one or the Ukranian one and a beautiful Sikh temple, but those are geared towards a certain segment. The new Rose Theatre is nice but doesn't have heritage look like you would expect for an iconic theatre. So by default I'd say it's City Hall, but it's far from memorable.
https://www.masstransitmag.com/bus/a...earson-airport
https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attractio...n_Ontario.html
For Mississauga, upon completion, the Marilyn Towers surpassed City Hall, which I think someone may have mentioned. Of course, the most mentioned building is the mall, Square One. Iconic as a destination for locals but not iconic for its aesthetic.
https://allontario.ca/iconic-marilyn...n-mississauga/
https://torontostoreys.com/mississauga-rent-report/
https://www.retail-insider.com/retai.../square-one-3/
Vaughan to me is toss up between Colossus theatre and Canada's Wonderland (roller coasters and mountain). One you see of the busiest road (Hwy. 7), the other you see off the highway (400).
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7225
https://dailyhive.com/toronto/canada...bs-hiring-2020
For Oakville, no one structure in particular but in general it's the image of a mansion on Lakeshore. Even the most widely known private school, Appleby College, is basically a series of mansions on the lake.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real...ticle30899711/
https://paradise-education.com/count...pleby-college/
Pickering is the nuclear plant.
https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-ne...-alert-2015734