3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
Cabbagetown
Cabbagetown
Preserving Victorian Housing Architechture
Featured Cabbagetown Listings
Featured Cabbagetown Listings
Cabbagetown is home to many artists, musicians, journalists, writers, lawyers, management consultants, and many other professionals.
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
16 ROSANNE CIRC
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #30347723
Courtesy of JENNY CALALANG/HOMELIFE EXCELSIOR REALTY INC.
#1 - 151 GLEDHILL AVENUE
Toronto (Woodbine-Lumsden), Ontario MLS® #30347711
Courtesy of ALEX LEE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
693 BARNES CRESCENT
Oshawa (Northglen), Ontario MLS® #30347709
Courtesy of NASIR MANJI/REALTY EXECUTIVES PLUS LTD
341 REXFORD DRIVE
Hamilton (Randall), Ontario MLS® #30347735
Courtesy of MOHAMMED AL-OGAIDI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
MAIN - 191 PLEASANT AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #30347742
Courtesy of LAWRENCE LIANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1408 - 470 FRONT STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30347704
Courtesy of WINNIE LUI/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
D - 2400 MUNN'S AVENUE
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #30347728
Courtesy of KEN SUI/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
537 TERRACE WAY
Oakville (SH Sixteen Hollow), Ontario MLS® #30347759
Courtesy of CINDY ZHANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
247 SHIRLEY DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Rouge Woods), Ontario MLS® #30347716
Courtesy of NORA HAO/SMART SOLD REALTY
136 Templehill Drive NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30348086
Courtesy of Kelli Rodriguez/Century 21 Bravo Realty
178 FLOWING CREEK CIRCLE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30348175
Courtesy of Crystal Cao/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
44 EDENBRIDGE DRIVE
Essa (Angus), Ontario MLS® #30348182
Courtesy of LORI KOOCH/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
109 2829 Arbutus Rd
Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #30348187
Courtesy of Laura Godbeer/RE/MAX Camosun
12 AZALEA COURT
Toronto (Humbermede), Ontario MLS® #30348194
Courtesy of AMRITA PATWARI TRIKHA/REALTY ONE GROUP FLAGSHIP
1818 Ottawa STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30347920
Courtesy of Daisy Huynh/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
61 MARLIN COURT
Newmarket (Bristol-London), Ontario MLS® #30348416
Courtesy of KASH ALAVI-MEHR/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
803 - 7191 YONGE STREET
Markham (Grandview), Ontario MLS® #30348428
Courtesy of KAM NOVIN/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
28 INTERLACKEN WAY
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30348430
Courtesy of HANA NGUYEN/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
3217 - 195 COMMERCE STREET
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30348442
Courtesy of ANTONIO SAADE HOUSH/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
314 - 2900 HWY 7
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #30348435
Courtesy of WENDY GIAMMARINO/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
308 - 555 WILLIAM GRAHAM DRIVE
Aurora, Ontario MLS® #30348454
Courtesy of KAREN ANNE DIXON/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
4617 CONCESSION ROAD 2 SUNNIDALE
Clearview (New Lowell), Ontario MLS® #30348466
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
25 BERKHOUT TERRACE
Pelham (Fonthill), Ontario MLS® #30348480
Courtesy of Shannon Beattie/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
57 HUMBER COLLEGE BOULEVARD
Toronto (West Humber-Clairville), Ontario MLS® #30348492
Courtesy of VASCO DOS SANTOS/HOMELIFE/CIMERMAN REAL ESTATE LIMITED
405 - 1 BELVEDERE COURT
Brampton (Downtown Brampton), Ontario MLS® #30348500
Courtesy of ERIN KILLEEN/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
#3 - 2863 DUNDAS STREET W
Toronto (Junction Area), Ontario MLS® #30348517
Courtesy of EVAN TONG/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
53 PEACOCK BOULEVARD
Port Hope, Ontario MLS® #30348543
Courtesy of Kev Balian/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
15 - 310 CHRISTOPHER DRIVE
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30348555
Courtesy of JOHN CAMARA/CENTURY 21 REGAL REALTY INC.
178 GRAHAM STREET
West Elgin (West Lorne), Ontario MLS® #30348562
Courtesy of SAL ZAPPULLA/RE/MAX HALLMARK YORK GROUP REALTY LTD.
14 RIDGEWOOD Court
Woodstock, Ontario MLS® #30348579
Courtesy of Ryan Campbell/Real Broker Ontario Ltd
200 EDGEMERE ROAD
Huntsville (Stephenson), Ontario MLS® #30348137
Courtesy of MELISSA BRADBURY/Peryle Keye Real Estate Brokerage
80 Livingstone Road
River Ryan, Nova Scotia MLS® #30348226
Courtesy of Natasha Sinclair/RE/MAX Park Place Inc.
22 ATTO DRIVE
Guelph (Victoria North), Ontario MLS® #30348404
Courtesy of CASEY STROYAN/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
1965 BRUCE ROAD 20 ROAD
Kincardine, Ontario MLS® #30348396
Courtesy of SAM MCGILL/Royal LePage Heartland Realty
1700 ST CLAIR AVENUE W
Toronto (Weston-Pellam Park), Ontario MLS® #30348512
Courtesy of DANA RADOJEVIC/CENTURY 21 REGAL REALTY INC.
118 WARWOOD ROAD
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30348505
Courtesy of ANDRIA DAMETTO/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
345 NELSON Street
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30348581
Courtesy of Terry Summerhays/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
191 HAROLD STREET
Smiths Falls, Ontario MLS® #30347780
Courtesy of GABRIEL LEE/Right At Home Realty, Brokerage
619 FOX HOLLOW COURT
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #30347778
Courtesy of Jen Thomson/Century 21 Heritage House Ltd Brokerage
273 Highway 1
Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia MLS® #30347797
Courtesy of Rhonda Parsons/Keller Williams Select Realty
Toronto Cabbagetown Community
Toronto Cabbagetown Community
Cabbagetown is a neighbourhood in central Toronto. It largely features semi-detached Victorian houses and is recognized as "the largest continuous area of preserved Victorian housing in all of North America".
HISTORY
Cabbagetown's history began in the 1840's when thousands of Irish immigrants settled there after fleeing the potato famine in their homeland. To help put food on the table these first Cabbagetown residents grew cabbages on their front lawns, which is how this district came to be known as Cabbagetown.
The area grew up in the 1840s around the Winchester Street Bridge, which before the construction of the Prince Edward Viaduct was the main northern bridge over the Don River. This was near the site where Castle Frank Brook flowed in the Don River. By the bridge the Don Vale Tavern and Fox's Inn were established to cater to travelers. In 1850 the Toronto Necropolis was established in the area as the city's main cemetery.
In the late 19th century the area was absorbed into the city of Toronto. It became home to the working class Irish inhabitants who were employed in the industries along the lake shore to the south in Corktown. Brick Victorian style houses were built throughout the area.
After the war the area became increasingly impoverished. A large number of poorer residents moved in, many resorting to share one house among multiple families. The nineteenth century brick houses began deteriorating, and as landlords saw less value in the neighbourhood, they were not maintained. It became known as one of Toronto's largest slums and much of the original Cabbagetown was razed in the late 1940s to make room for the Regent Park housing project.
The construction of new housing projects was halted in the 1970s. A bylaw was approved in the 1970s to ban any building higher than four storeys, in reaction to the high density high rises being built in neighbouring St. James Town.
Cabbagetown was gentrified by affluent professionals, beginning in the 1970s. Many residents restored small Victorian row houses and became community activists.
Vestiges of a 1960s, counter-culture ambiance remain at vintage clothing stores, health food stores and a gestalt therapy clinic. A Victorian farm, once the site of a zoo, is located adjacent to Riverdale Park West, where a weekly farmer's market is held. A short distance away is the Cabbagetown Youth Centre, home of the Cabbagetown Boxing Club, a reminder of an earlier, and rougher, past.
FESTIVALS
The (Annual) Cabbagetown Festival is held on the second weekend in September each year. Various individual events during the week lead up to the two-day Festival on the weekend. The highlight of the Festival is a parade on Saturday morning, which usually starts at 10:00 a.m.
The first Sunday in May sees the annual Forsythia festival organized by the Cabbagetown Residents Association. The festival includes a parade from Riverdale Park West to Wellesley Park, where games and family entertainment are held.
CABBAGETOWN REAL ESTATE
The neighbourhood is home to many artists, musicians, journalists and writers. Other residents include professors, doctors and social workers, many affiliated with the nearby University of Toronto. Proximity to the financial district and downtown core have also made the area popular with other professionals such as lawyers, management consultants and those in financial services.
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Toronto Neighbourhood Guide
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