I have cousins with the surname Lamb. One of their ancestors, Daniel Lamb, donated the land for the Riverdale Zoo which is mentioned in this video. Also, my father was a property manager for the housing authority at Regent Park when I was a kid. I remember going to staff Children.s Christmas parties there when I was a kid. Thanks for the memories.
One of my favourite 'hoods in all of Toronto, very walkable, pristine, full of gorgeous brick homes with beautiful front yards, and unfortunately totally unaffordable.
Great video:) Both my maternal (Polish & Ukranian) and paternal (Irish) grandparents grew up poor in cabbagetown. I lived nearby for a couple of years recently, and being able to walk in what felt like their footsteps was a really special feeling. Sadly totally untouchable to live in the neighbourhood itself lol. My grandma's house on gifford street was torn down to build the school (spruce?), and she donated a lot of old family photos to the little museum at riverdale farm. I'm always itching to learn more, so thank you for this❤
Thanks for this. My Father grew up in and around Cabbagetown in the 40's and 50's. A true street urchin of his time. My mother's family opened a street mission on the corner of Parliament and Richmond (back then called Duchess St.). That's were my parents met, got married, and moved on out to Scarborough. Thanks again for the videos!
This was cool to see a blast from the past. I lived in Regent Park as a child of immigrant parents. Poor people were there, men with missing limbs etc. Haven't heard the name Cabbagetown in ages, left there ages ago. Thank you for this one.👍🏼
Hey Morgan! Have you done a Corktown specific episode yet? I've been reading the Carolina R. Lemos book, and thought to swing you the question. Keep up the awesomeness.
Before gentrification, I was told by a long time resident that under the asphalt on the street was cobblestone. This is when all the poor renters were forced to move out as rent and home sales increased. ‘69-‘72.
