Toronto Tourism Visitor Guide 2008 - (Page 19) Neighbourhoods Heart of tHe City east. FIND Wood. Featured on the Queer as Folk TV series, Woody’s is an iconic cocktail spot. IDEAS The gay community extends well beyond the borders of the Village. In Toronto, local shops, restaurants and nightclubs embrace the gay lifestyle and celebrate openly all year long. LOVE Halloweek. Frivolity reigns supreme as the Village parties in costume for seven haunting nights in October. Cabbagetown map F-4; www.oldcabbagetown.com eastbound. IDEAS The name “Cabbagetown” originated in the mid-19th century, when Irish immigrants living in the area planted unusually large cabbage patches on their front lawns. DISCOVER The Necropolis, Toronto’s oldest cemetery. One of the many moss-covered tombstones is that of William Lyon Mackenzie. LOVE Victorian homes. In September, the Cabbagetown Festival offers tours to several innovatively refurbished local brownstones. DETAILS Formerly a workingclass enclave, Cabbagetown is now a gracious cluster of lovely parks and renovated Victorian homes with iron fences and manicured gardens. Parliament, the main street, is not so much charming as it is eclectic — a hodgepodge of restaurants, cafés and boutiques. LOCATE Parliament St., from Wellesley St. East to Dundas St. East. TTC College subway station, then Carlton streetcar The Danforth/ Greektown map FF-4; www.greektown toronto.com DETAILS Walking on Danforth Avenue gives you a clear sense of Toronto’s rich Greek heritage. This neighbourhood is constantly abuzz with crowded sidewalks and streetfront patios. The Danforth is filled with colourful fruit and vegetable stands, bakeries, butcher and pastry shops. There is also strong Hockey Hall of Fame, 2:45 p.m. 19 www.torontotourism.com http://www.oldcabbagetown.com http://www.greektowntoronto.com http://www.greektowntoronto.com http://www.torontotourism.com
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