Sometimes really big ambitions don’t pan out, in boom times and not

From TBS to the Centennial Olympic Games and the Beltline’s city-altering loop, Atlanta has a reputation for going big—and sometimes falling on its face.

Construction cranes once again stud the skyline from downtown to Sandy Springs and far beyond, but that’s no reason to lose sight of what could have been. If realized, these projects below (like still-ticking No2 Opus Place and other big ideas today) would have put a little more NYC in ATL, visually speaking.

Presented in no particular order, mapped below are 11 of the most noteworthy high-rise proposals that could have reshaped the Atlanta skyline we know today.