3303 70 Avenue
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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
1501 - 8 NAHANI WAY
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29591076
Courtesy of MANJIT SINGH/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
398 BENT CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Crosby), Ontario MLS® #29591069
Courtesy of DANIEL YANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
506 - 56 ANDRE DE GRASSE STREET
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29591071
Courtesy of GILBERT YUN SUM SHEK/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
706 - 28 WELLESLEY STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29591060
Courtesy of JIM MO/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
3210 - 8 EGLINTON AVENUE E
Toronto (Yonge-Eglinton), Ontario MLS® #29591058
Courtesy of ROCCO HE/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
4 HOWELL STREET
Brampton (Brampton South), Ontario MLS® #29591077
Courtesy of PARAMJIT SOOR/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
2209 - 2015 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29591059
Courtesy of FANGFANG MA/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
26 ROYWOOD DRIVE
Toronto (Parkwoods-Donalda), Ontario MLS® #29591061
Courtesy of KIRAN RATHOD/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1002 - 15 ALBRIGHT ROAD
Hamilton (Vincent), Ontario MLS® #29591078
Courtesy of VIK TOMAR/HOUSESIGMA INC.
7 LENTHALL AVENUE
Toronto (Malvern), Ontario MLS® #29591066
Courtesy of UROOJ KHAN/HOMELIFE ELITE SERVICES REALTY INC.
34 Redwing Ave
Manitouwadge, Ontario MLS® #29588587
Courtesy of DALE SETT/CENTURY 21 SUPERIOR REALTY INC.
#20 1530 TAMARACK BV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29591097
Courtesy of Jennifer L. Davis/RE/MAX PREFERRED CHOICE
182 S COACH ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29591000
Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
3004 - 89 CHURCH STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29591062
Courtesy of ALI ASHRAFI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
81 BILBERMAR DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Devonsleigh), Ontario MLS® #29591074
Courtesy of WEI LU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
5 - 25 ISHERWOOD AVENUE
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29591079
Courtesy of VISHAL PARMAR/HOMELIFE SILVERCITY REALTY INC.
56 RUSHBROOK Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29591020
Courtesy of Martin Orwinski/eXp Realty, Brokerage
1713 - 292 VERDALE CROSSING
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29591070
Courtesy of JUN WEN SU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
3601 - 448 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29591075
Courtesy of EDWARD XIN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
732 MISHI PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29586147
Courtesy of Paul Rushforth/PAUL RUSHFORTH REAL ESTATE INC.
5 MIGNEAULT AVENUE
Kapuskasing, Ontario MLS® #29586154
Courtesy of Remi Desbiens/RE/MAX CROWN REALTY (1989) INC
17 S-10 Road
Lake George, Nova Scotia MLS® #29586161
Courtesy of Rhonda Morse/Royal LePage Atlantic (New Minas)
56 Greywolf Road N
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #29586166
Courtesy of Whitney Maronda/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE - LETHBRIDGE
57 MAIN STREET W
Hawkesbury, Ontario MLS® #29586173
Courtesy of NATASHA DICAIRE/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
4157 Steede Ave
Port Alberni, British Columbia MLS® #29586180
Courtesy of Dave Ralla/RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty
732 97th STREET
Tisdale, Saskatchewan MLS® #29586192
Courtesy of Henry Friesen/Century 21 Proven Realty
3007 DEWDNEY AVENUE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29586197
Courtesy of Aaron Maki/Century 21 Dome Realty Inc.
402 - 3 PEMBERTON AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29586200
Courtesy of VIJAY MUTHUMANI/ROYAL LEPAGE IGNITE REALTY
3410 - 2221 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29586212
Courtesy of GEN SHIMANUKI/EXP REALTY
48 LAWTON BOULEVARD
Toronto (Yonge-St. Clair), Ontario MLS® #29586217
Courtesy of ANTHONY CHARLES MALECKI/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
20 MCCONKEY Crescent Unit# 67
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29586224
Courtesy of Kate Broddick/Revel Realty Inc
LOWER - 2 EMMELINE CRESCENT
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29586229
Courtesy of EMON BEHJATI/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
7140 34 Avenue NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29586236
Courtesy of Michael Ferianec/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
239 WEBER STREET N
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29585423
Courtesy of J.P. RANDHAWA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
BASEMENT - 113 DELLBROOK CRESCENT
Toronto (Humber Summit), Ontario MLS® #29584925
Courtesy of ANDREW O. ENOFE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1584 CALYPSO STREET
The Nation, Ontario MLS® #29585543
Courtesy of Maggie Tessier/EXIT REALTY MATRIX
204 BASKIN DRIVE E
Arnprior, Ontario MLS® #29585555
Courtesy of Terry Stavenow/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
126 HARRY GAY DRIVE
Clarington (Courtice), Ontario MLS® #29585574
Courtesy of CINDY SGROI/CINDY & CRAIG REAL ESTATE LTD.
271 CROWLAND AVENUE
Welland (Lincoln/Crowland), Ontario MLS® #29585579
Courtesy of Mario Soldo/EXP REALTY
100 Granville Street
Summerside, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29585581
Courtesy of Amirhossein (Gabriel) Rahbari/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
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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