Cabbagetown, Toronto
Neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cabbagetown is a neighbourhood in central Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Administratively, it is defined as part of the Cabbagetown-South St. Jamestown neighbourhood.[1] It largely features semi-detached Victorian houses and is recognized as "the largest continuous area of preserved Victorian housing in all of North America", according to the Cabbagetown Preservation Association.
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Cabbagetown | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Coordinates: 43.6664°N 79.3629°W / 43.6664; -79.3629 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
City | Toronto |
Government | |
• Type | Ward 13 of Toronto City Council |
• City councillor | Chris Moise |
Cabbagetown's name derives from the Irish immigrants who moved to the neighbourhood beginning in the late 1840s, said to have been so poor that they grew cabbage in their front yards.[2] Canadian writer Hugh Garner's novel, Cabbagetown, depicted life in the neighbourhood during the Great Depression.