5556 50 Avenue
St. Paul Town, Alberta MLS® #29199362
Courtesy of Tyler J. Poirier/Century 21 Poirier 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.
Lot 6-23 Highway 325
West Clifford, Nova Scotia MLS® #29205398
Courtesy of Chad Oickle/EXIT Realty Inter Lake
Lot 4-23 Highway 325
West Clifford, Nova Scotia MLS® #29205401
Courtesy of Chad Oickle/EXIT Realty Inter Lake
338 Katz AVENUE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29205413
Courtesy of Jessica Nakrayko/Coldwell Banker Signature
2 - 2252 QUEEN STREET E
Toronto (The Beaches), Ontario MLS® #29205425
Courtesy of AMIR SOLTANI/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
408 - 3200 WILLIAM COLTSON AVENUE
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29205432
Courtesy of CARLO GUZMAN/BONNATERA REALTY
4 FULLER COURT
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29205437
Courtesy of Joanne Acri/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
2519 - 135 LOWER SHERBOURNE STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29205482
Courtesy of NANCY OSKOOI/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
614 - 760 SHEPPARD AVENUE W
Toronto (Bathurst Manor), Ontario MLS® #29205487
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
2 - 141 SYDENHAM WELLS
Barrie (Georgian Drive), Ontario MLS® #29205499
Courtesy of PEGGY HILL/RE/MAX HALLMARK PEGGY HILL GROUP REALTY
239 AUBURN Drive Unit# 611
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29205502
Courtesy of DEBI THOMPSON/RED AND WHITE REALTY INC.
61 PRIMROSE AVENUE
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29205507
Courtesy of TYLER POPE/HOUSESIGMA INC.
318 209B Cree PLACE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29205519
Courtesy of Alvin Peters/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
491 GREEN ROAD
Hamilton (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #29205521
Courtesy of ANDREW SPRINGSTEAD/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
1309 - 225 SUMACH STREET W
Toronto (Regent Park), Ontario MLS® #29205610
Courtesy of SUSHMA KHINVASARA/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
4603 - 4015 THE EXCHANGE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29205639
Courtesy of BHAVIK VYAS/NEWGEN REALTY EXPERTS
8 - 70 LITTLE CREEK ROAD
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29205641
Courtesy of LIA LI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
14 SABLE DRIVE
Hamilton (Meadowlands), Ontario MLS® #29205646
Courtesy of SANAD NABUT/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
414 - 1890 VALLEY FARM ROAD
Pickering (Town Centre), Ontario MLS® #29205615
Courtesy of SUNDEEP BAHL/RE/MAX PLUS CITY TEAM INC.
2166 10TH SIDE ROAD
Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario MLS® #29205622
Courtesy of JESSICA CHRISTINA ALMEIDA/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
2303 - 36 ZORRA STREET
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29205634
Courtesy of SERGIO MENEZES/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
12 HOLBORN Drive Unit# E33
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29205557
Courtesy of KURTIS REITZEL/KELLER WILLIAMS INNOVATION REALTY
2903 - 159 DUNDAS STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29205608
Courtesy of JASON WANG/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
6928 134 STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29205595
Courtesy of Sinu Varghese/eXp Realty of Canada, Inc.
401 - 1421 COSTIGAN ROAD
Milton (CL Clarke), Ontario MLS® #29206310
Courtesy of KAVNEET SAINI/KINGSWAY REAL ESTATE
85 ROYAL OAK CRESCENT
Loyalist (Bath), Ontario MLS® #29206322
Courtesy of SHAMYLA HAMEED/ROYAL CANADIAN REALTY
2103 - 35 BALES AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29206081
Courtesy of Enas Awad/Enas Awad
1462 GLENGARRY AVENUE
London North (North H), Ontario MLS® #29205689
Courtesy of SAGHEER CHATTHA/RE/MAX CENTRE CITY REALTY INC.
7802 PICCADILLY ROAD
Frontenac (Frontenac Centre), Ontario MLS® #29205576
Courtesy of JO-ANNE DAVIES/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY
5139 48 Street
Innisfail, Alberta MLS® #29206005
Courtesy of Penny Kander/Realty Executives Alberta Elite
243 APPLEBY Line
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29205503
Courtesy of Tanya Rocca/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services
3 - 1238 ST CLAIR AVENUE W
Toronto (Corso Italia-Davenport), Ontario MLS® #29205515
Courtesy of FLORICA FLOREANU/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
UNIT 2 - 18 PLEASANT AVENUE
Hamilton (Dundas), Ontario MLS® #29205522
Courtesy of HEATHER BARTLETT/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC.
679 SANDY BAY ROAD
Tiny, Ontario MLS® #29205440
Courtesy of JULIA APBLETT/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
4103 - 65 BREMNER BOULEVARD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29205483
Courtesy of KEN YEUNG/CENTURY 21 KENNECT REALTY
2108 - 1455 CELEBRATION DRIVE
Pickering (Bay Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29205490
Courtesy of ASHISH GROVER/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
1235 OLD RIVER ROAD
Mississauga (Mineola), Ontario MLS® #29205508
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
607A - 9763 MARKHAM ROAD
Markham (Greensborough), Ontario MLS® #29205426
Courtesy of GEORGE CHAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
422 - 1900 SIMCOE STREET N
Oshawa (Samac), Ontario MLS® #29205546
Courtesy of SUMANAN KARNALINGAM/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
LOWER - 99 FRED COOK DRIVE
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #29205553
Courtesy of CURTIS GODDARD/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
2825 16A AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29205560
Courtesy of Kenan Kuduzovic/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
46 S FRANKLIN Street S Unit# Upper
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29205558
Courtesy of Mike Wolde-Michael/EXP REALTY
204 - 68 MERTON STREET
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29205596
Courtesy of ALAN ZHANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1922 - 25 THE ESPLANADE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29205604
Courtesy of MICHAEL J. EISNER/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
907 - 770 BAY STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29205609
Courtesy of SUZANNE PRESTON/HOMELIFE BROADWAY REALTY INC.
BSMT - 304 BALLARD STREET
Oshawa (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #29205616
Courtesy of AYANNA PEAZER/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
MAIN - 99 FRED COOK DRIVE
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #29205623
Courtesy of CURTIS GODDARD/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY 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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