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.
200 330 CIRCLE Drive
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29326197
Courtesy of Guy Pelletier/Century 21 Reward Realty
65275 Range Rd 114A
Lac La Biche County, Alberta MLS® #29326202
Courtesy of Derek C. Claffey/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
28 Milton Road
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29244531
Courtesy of DEBBIE BUDDEN/Keller Williams Platinum Realty
569 KERRY STREET
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29326810
Courtesy of Aaron Switzer/RE/MAX Core Realty
1809 - 36 OLIVE AVE AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29327041
Courtesy of BILL LIN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
701 - 25 TIMES AVE AVENUE
Markham (Commerce Valley), Ontario MLS® #29327046
Courtesy of LIN YUAN/JDL REALTY INC.
4 - 4030 PARKSIDE VILLAGE DRIVE
Mississauga (Creditview), Ontario MLS® #29327053
Courtesy of JULIA XU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
9278 NORTH NECHAKO ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29326811
Courtesy of Norman Ferris/RE/MAX Core Realty
2505 - 8 CUMBERLAND STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29327035
Courtesy of SHELLEY LU/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
PH09 - 350 RED MAPLE ROAD
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #29327047
Courtesy of MOSTAFA RAJABIAN/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
15 COBDEN Court Unit# 14
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29326987
Courtesy of Amy Sheffar/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
15 ROWLEY STREET
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29327048
Courtesy of RAIN ZHANG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
2806 - 70 ANNIE CRAIG DRIVE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29327055
Courtesy of BILL LIN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1414 - 10 NORTHTOWN WAY
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29327036
Courtesy of AMIR RAHI/VIP BAY REALTY INC.
8 - 78 TANIA CRESCENT
Vaughan (Maple), Ontario MLS® #29327044
Courtesy of JON BROCK/KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CENTRES
928 BLACKWOODS AVENUE
Innisfil (Alcona), Ontario MLS® #29327049
Courtesy of ANGELA MONTANO/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
2908 - 70 ANNIE CRAIG DRIVE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29327051
Courtesy of MICHAEL CHEN/MEHOME REALTY (ONTARIO) INC.
1590 Chapman WY SW SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29326434
Courtesy of Terrance J. De Villa/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
505 - 29 QUEENS QUAY E
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29327040
Courtesy of NICK XU/RE/MAX HALLMARK YORK GROUP REALTY LTD.
907 - 12 LAURELCREST STREET
Brampton (Queen Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29327052
Courtesy of BORIS DIMOVSKI/BASK REALTY INC.
505 - 29 QUEENS QUAY E
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29327038
Courtesy of NICK XU/RE/MAX HALLMARK YORK GROUP REALTY LTD.
86 OCEAN RIDGE DRIVE
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29326959
Courtesy of NARESH SHARMA/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
377 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD E
Mississauga (Rathwood), Ontario MLS® #29326954
Courtesy of JOSEPH YANG/ELITE CAPITAL REALTY INC.
2 - 371 PERCY BOOM ROAD
Trent Hills, Ontario MLS® #29326815
Courtesy of NICOLE LESLIE STYLES/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
5 - 53 WOODSTREAM BOULEVARD
Vaughan (Vaughan Grove), Ontario MLS® #29326827
Courtesy of ADAM WILSON/CENTURY 21 FINE LIVING REALTY INC.
2213 - 7 BISHOP AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29326822
Courtesy of LUIS CHOW/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
46 WELLINGTON ROAD 19
Centre Wellington (Belwood), Ontario MLS® #29321930
Courtesy of JIM BOWMAN/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc
33 SHARPE CRESCENT
New Tecumseth (Tottenham), Ontario MLS® #29321954
Courtesy of GIANCARLO MALANCA/ENGEL & VOLKERS OAKVILLE
2211 - 3900 CONFEDERATION PARKWAY
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29321959
Courtesy of SYED SALMAN LAIQ/EXP REALTY
637 ARMSTRONG ROAD
Shelburne, Ontario MLS® #29321966
Courtesy of SANDEEP SOHAL/RE/MAX PRESIDENT REALTY
505 - 50 WELLESLEY STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29321992
Courtesy of LISA MAH/EXP REALTY
1110 - 49 EAST LIBERTY STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29321997
Courtesy of GILBERT YUN SUM SHEK/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
9 BRECKONWOOD CRESCENT
Markham (Aileen-Willowbrook), Ontario MLS® #29322027
Courtesy of ERIC LIAO/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
2 - 2 GOLFVIEW DRIVE
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #29322243
Courtesy of JENNA DAVIS/Bosley Real Estate Ltd.
249 BAY Street N
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29322248
Courtesy of Evan Boyle/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
955 ZELLER Crescent
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29322250
Courtesy of DUSTIN FORRESTER/ROYAL LEPAGE CROWN REALTY SERVICES INC.
793 Lahave Street
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia MLS® #29322255
Courtesy of Susan Hennessey/Royal LePage Atlantic (Greenwood)
35 AGINCOURT CRESCENT
St. Catharines (Rykert/Vansickle), Ontario MLS® #29322274
Courtesy of Jordan Maletta/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
1808 - 38 IANNUZZI STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29322286
Courtesy of JEFFREY STARR/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
LOWER - 40 WAYWELL STREET
Whitby (Pringle Creek), Ontario MLS® #29322293
Courtesy of PRISKA DIETRICH/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
MAIN - 40 WAYWELL STREET
Whitby (Pringle Creek), Ontario MLS® #29322298
Courtesy of PRISKA DIETRICH/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
143 ELGIN Street N Unit# 84
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29322301
Courtesy of Cheryl Vansickle/Century 21 Heritage House Ltd
707 - 260 DAVIS DRIVE
Newmarket (Central Newmarket), Ontario MLS® #29322313
Courtesy of KIM HARRIS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
3079 TRAFALGAR Road Unit# 1202
Oakville, Ontario MLS® #29322318
Courtesy of Brad Miller/Century 21 Miller Real Estate Ltd.
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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