Cabbagetown?? the photos Ive been able to locate of Cabbagetown In Toronto dont look a lot like any public housing Ive seen In the U.S.
Cabbagetown used to be a poor area a long time ago but it got gentrified and became a yuppie magnet. It got that name because the poor residents at the time used to grow cabbages in their front yards. Toronto community housing is subsidized welfare. No doubt about that. That said while there are now iffy areas in Toronto they are not exactly like US city ghettos. They are seldom extensive and sprawling. Last week I went to some Lexus dealer for an unveiling of a new model. It was a multi story complex and across the street was a similar Mercedes dealership. These were located literally beside another Toronto community housing complex known as Regent Park. I found the side by side odd myself but that is just the way things are in Toronto.