metroland
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It would be awesome if this nabe had more cobbled streets and maybe some some old fashioned lamp posts.
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Cabbagetown
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flar
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Which street is in this image? I absolutely love the row and old cobblestone, I wish more streets still retained their red brick paving.
That's the extreme eastern end of Carlton St. The Necropolis is across the street from that row of houses.
egotrippin
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I've definitely got to do some more Cabbagetown exploring. Thanks for clarifying! I've suddenly got a desire to find and photograph all of Toronto's streets that are paved with cobblestones, such a simple thing transforms a streetscape so much.
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allabootmatt
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Wow. Thanks for these. Very nicely done.
When I was in TO earlier in the month I went for a proverbial 'walk in the snow' around Cabbagetown, sustained by an excellent coffee from Jet Fuel. It was jaw-dropping. I think you could make a case that Cabbagetown in summer or snow might be the most beautiful residential neighbourhood in the world. I know of nothing as nice in London or Paris, and I think it easily competes with the likes of Georgetown or Back Bay for sheer architectural pleasure.
That said, one of the problems of Cabbagetown--like so much in Toronto--is the interstitial spaces. Both the residential streets and Parliament/Carlton would benefit so, so much from the kind of streetscaping that's standard in neighbourhoods like this elsewhere: decent tree boxes, nice sidewalks and paving, buried wires, etc. etc.
I know I say this a lot, but the missed opportunities for this kind of stuff in Toronto are staggering. We have been convinced over and over that ours is an ugly city, and it's simply not. It can be tremendously beautiful, and that beauty demands much better attention to the details.
When I was in TO earlier in the month I went for a proverbial 'walk in the snow' around Cabbagetown, sustained by an excellent coffee from Jet Fuel. It was jaw-dropping. I think you could make a case that Cabbagetown in summer or snow might be the most beautiful residential neighbourhood in the world. I know of nothing as nice in London or Paris, and I think it easily competes with the likes of Georgetown or Back Bay for sheer architectural pleasure.
That said, one of the problems of Cabbagetown--like so much in Toronto--is the interstitial spaces. Both the residential streets and Parliament/Carlton would benefit so, so much from the kind of streetscaping that's standard in neighbourhoods like this elsewhere: decent tree boxes, nice sidewalks and paving, buried wires, etc. etc.
I know I say this a lot, but the missed opportunities for this kind of stuff in Toronto are staggering. We have been convinced over and over that ours is an ugly city, and it's simply not. It can be tremendously beautiful, and that beauty demands much better attention to the details.
3Dementia
Senior Member
Actually the park and Riverdale Farm are across the street from here... the Necropolis, cemetery et al are one big block north of Carlton (eastern end of Winchester).
Brandon716
Senior Member
Definately one of the best neighborhoods in the city. Gorgeous pics!
flar
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Ahh, I wasn't sure if that was a separate park or all part of the same grounds.