Remarkable Lives
Cabbagetown's past is best seen in the experience of ordinary people who have lived through its history. In this section we document the lives, accomplishments, and contributions of Cabbagetown’s many unique personalities and pioneers in numerous fields of endeavour, throughout Cabbagetown’s various periods of development. These people have been inspirational and have left legacies, the effects of which stretch well beyond the boundaries of Cabbagetown and Toronto. Come back to this space as we add more stories. If you think you know stories that should be told here, let us know by writing to us through the About/Contacts section of this website.Bailey
Don Bailey,
Novelist, Poet, Storywriter, Television and Film Writer
Basso
Guido Basso,
Renowned Canadian Jazz Musician
Burlie
Alex and Agnew Burlie,
Canadian Boxers
Cole
Pat Cole,
Inspiring Regent Park Community Leader
Cox
Robert W. Cox,
Canadian Scholar and Political Economist
Fraser Gwyn
Sandra Fraser Gwyn,
Award-Winning Journalist and Author
Grosskurth
Phyllis Grosskurth,
Canadian Biographer
Hyndman
Margaret Paton Hyndman,
Pioneer Canadian Lawyer
Koldofsky
Adolph Koldofsky,
Violinist
Kotulsky
Ivaan Kotulsky,
Sculptor, Jeweller, Photographer
Kurtin
Peggy Kurtin,
Heritage Champion
Lumbers
William Lumbers,
Early Toronto Businessman
Mansouri
Lotfi Mansouri,
Opera Pioneer
McConnell
Pam McConnell,
Municipal Politician. Advocate for Social Justice and Poverty Reduction
Mercer
Barbara Mercer,
Author, Poet, Visual Artist
Negin
Louis Negin,
Actor - A Veteran of Stage and Screen
Neilson
Hugh Neilson,
Telephone Pioneer
Janet Hamilton Neilson,
Pioneering Nurse Who Took Care of Tuberculosis Patients
Roberts
Sir Charles G.D. Roberts,
Canada’s Knight of Literature
Robertson
John Ross Robertson,
Newspaper publisher, politician, historian, and philanthropist
Rosen
Harry Rosen,
Canadian Retail Icon, Founder of the Harry Rosen Chain of Menswear
Verner
Aunt Polly,
From County Tyrone to Cabbagetown Grocery Store