most of that set is of Regent Park, not Cabbagetown. only the first 11 shots are really cabbagetown, and even then sort of the edge of the neighbourhood.
most of that set is of Regent Park, not Cabbagetown. only the first 11 shots are really cabbagetown, and even then sort of the edge of the neighbourhood.
This is what I consider Cabbagetown:
photo by me back in september
Yes, it would be nice to have a thread dedicated to the old streets of Cabbagetown if you have shots of it. Definitely one of the treasured parts of old Toronto, and an alcove of peace in the big city. I love those old brick Victorians and there are a few leading up to Parliament street on Carlton that if anyone takes an axe to them, they will have to deal with me...
Thanks for the tour!
I'm presently reading a book on Cabbagetown set during the depression years by Hugh Garner. Pretty decent book. According to wiki, it comprises "the largest continuous area of preserved Victorian housing in all of North America". It also says the name comes from people being so poor, that they grew cabbage in their front yards.
I Copied and Pasted original and current boundaries:
Original Boundaries:
Gerrard Street to the north
Queen Street to the south
Parliament Street to the west
the Don River to the east
Prior to the government housing that replaced much of the original housing beginning in the 1940s, Cabbagetown encompassed the current neighbourhoods of Moss Park, Regent Park, St. Jamestown and Trefann Court.
Current Boundaries broadly defined as:
Gerrard Street to the south (east of Parliament)
Shuter Street to the south (between Sherbourne St. and Parliament St.)
St. James Cemetery to the north (east of Parliament St.)
Wellesley Street East to the north (between Sherbourne St. and Parliament St.)
Sherbourne Street to the west
the Don River to the east.
Love Cabbagetown the housing stock there is beautiful.
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Originally Posted by dewE
According to wiki, it comprises "the largest continuous area of preserved Victorian housing in all of North America"
I think that's probably a myth or specific to Canada; although I would have thought parts of Montreal would have more. Certainly here in the North Eastern USA there are very large areas of preserved Victorian housing in the major cities.
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