4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
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.
400 5556 50 Avenue
St. Paul Town, Alberta MLS® #29199362
Courtesy of Tyler J. Poirier/Century 21 Poirier Real Estate
28 Milton Road
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29244531
Courtesy of DEBBIE BUDDEN/Keller Williams Platinum Realty
23 Gosse's Lane
Torbay, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29249534
Courtesy of Amanda Roberts/3% Realty East Coast
950 GREENWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Danforth Village-East York), Ontario MLS® #29248778
Courtesy of SUE VINE/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
BSMT - 3048 WORKMAN DRIVE
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29249050
Courtesy of SUNNY BIJLANI/SAVE MAX 365 REALTY
19 TROYER COURT
Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #29249029
Courtesy of JOSEPH FRANCIS DE SOUZA/ROYAL LEPAGE YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
LOWER - 48 LINACRE DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29248920
Courtesy of BEN GHASEMIAN/HOUSESIGMA INC.
705 - 111 BATHURST STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29248913
Courtesy of FRANCESCO JR. LARDI/RE/MAX CONDOS PLUS CORPORATION
603-604 - 5400 PORTAGE ROAD
Niagara Falls (Hospital), Ontario MLS® #29248906
Courtesy of Kara Bishop/EXP REALTY
612 GARAFRAXA STREET N
West Grey, Ontario MLS® #29248987
Courtesy of JACQUIE DINKEL/Royal LePage RCR Realty
3D - 1820 ADELAIDE STREET
London North (North C), Ontario MLS® #29248994
Courtesy of VINI SOOD/THE REALTY FIRM INC.
101 - 4 SPICE WAY
Barrie (Innis-Shore), Ontario MLS® #29249031
Courtesy of FRANK POLSINELLO/EXP REALTY
204 - 825 KENNEDY ROAD
Toronto (Ionview), Ontario MLS® #29249024
Courtesy of SABINE EL GHALI/KELLER WILLIAMS PORTFOLIO REALTY
873 PLAYTER CRESCENT
Newmarket (Armitage), Ontario MLS® #29248970
Courtesy of TANYA MIRZA/MAIN STREET REALTY LTD.
71 TABARET CRESCENT
Oshawa (Windfields), Ontario MLS® #29248918
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
305 - 65 ANNIE CRAIG DRIVE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29248879
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
119 HINEMAN STREET
Kingston (City North of 401), Ontario MLS® #29248951
Courtesy of ARNOLD CAMPBELL/SUTTON GROUP-MASTERS REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
59 MCFARLANE DRIVE
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29249067
Courtesy of CINDY CODY/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
50 GRAND Avenue S Unit# 1604
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29248949
Courtesy of Kathleen Anne Clyson/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
31 Booth Street
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29248944
Courtesy of Christina Byrne/Royal LePage Atlantic (Dartmouth)
9 TARRISON Street
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29248937
Courtesy of Kate McGinnis/Re/Max Escarpment Realty Inc.
425 TAYLOR Crescent
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29249043
Courtesy of Alice C. Chow/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
51 Astour Drive
Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia MLS® #29249233
Courtesy of Tony Zareski/Century 21 Trident Realty Ltd.
370 MARTHA Street Unit# 2405
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29249238
Courtesy of Kayla Curran/Platinum Lion Realty Inc.
134 SIRENTE Drive
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29249240
Courtesy of John Merrill/Century 21 Miller Real Estate Ltd.
3009 - 130 RIVER STREET
Toronto (Regent Park), Ontario MLS® #29249252
Courtesy of TAHERA KABIR/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
2210 - 38 WIDMER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29249257
Courtesy of WEIQUN SITU/CENTURY 21 KING'S QUAY REAL ESTATE INC.
1409 - 8 EGLINTON AVENUE E
Toronto (Yonge-Eglinton), Ontario MLS® #29249271
Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER KA WANG YIP/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
1202 - 18 KENASTON GARDENS
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29249276
Courtesy of DINA SHORAKA/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
4 KITSON DRIVE
Toronto (Cliffcrest), Ontario MLS® #29249295
Courtesy of EDWARD L. CRAIG/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
152 PICKERING STREET
Toronto (East End-Danforth), Ontario MLS® #29249303
Courtesy of DANIEL AUGUSTE LOSIER/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
208 - 11611 YONGE STREET
Richmond Hill (Jefferson), Ontario MLS® #29249315
Courtesy of IGOR LIPAT/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
21 - 260 EAGLE STREET
Newmarket (Central Newmarket), Ontario MLS® #29249322
Courtesy of ALEX ELIEFF/CENTURY 21 B.J. ROTH REALTY LTD.
872 DOMINION AVENUE
Midland, Ontario MLS® #29249339
Courtesy of KEVIN BOUGHEN/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
24 ASHMERE ROAD
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #29249055
Courtesy of STALIN SEKHON/CENTURY 21 LEGACY LTD.
102 - 1995 ROYAL ROAD
Pickering (Village East), Ontario MLS® #29249219
Courtesy of JASON MICHEL/THE NOOK REALTY INC.
7105 - 138 DOWNES STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29249269
Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER KA WANG YIP/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
509 - 70 TEMPERANCE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29249550
Courtesy of REIN WANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
2307 - 5791 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29249548
Courtesy of LYDIA SU/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
41-51 Thicket Road
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29249536
Courtesy of JP Allan/Royal LePage Property Consultants Limited
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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