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
5 BEER LANE
Markham (Wismer), Ontario MLS® #30297163
Courtesy of LISA LAI YI FUNG/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
107 - 20 ST GEORGE STREET
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30297132
Courtesy of HAROLD LEE/HomeLife Power Realty Inc
1431 GLASPELL CRESCENT
Oshawa (Pinecrest), Ontario MLS® #30297485
Courtesy of REGAN HUTCHISON/SUTTON GROUP-HERITAGE REALTY INC.
612 Montgomery Close SE
High River, Alberta MLS® #30297389
Courtesy of Gene Yamada/Royal LePage Solutions
306 515 Chatham St
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #30297423
Courtesy of Lucas Hammond/Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island
652 JACOB Lane Unit# A
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30297435
Courtesy of Souparnika Aravindh Babu/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
212 Edgefield Bay
Strathmore, Alberta MLS® #30297365
Courtesy of Meghan Stang/RE/MAX Realty Professionals
32 NORTHEY DRIVE
Toronto (St. Andrew-Windfields), Ontario MLS® #30297322
Courtesy of KAREN MILLAR/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
546 SANDBROOKE Court
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30297081
Courtesy of JENNIFER BROWN/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
75 RIDEAU DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #30297121
Courtesy of FEI LIU/SMART SOLD REALTY
28 BRADFORD COURT
Whitby (Blue Grass Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30297157
Courtesy of BLAKE DERMOTT/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
25 WELLINGTON Street S Unit# 3204
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30297436
Courtesy of ROBERT ALEXANDER MCFEE/CONDO CULTURE INC. - BROKERAGE 2
305 515 Chatham St
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #30297424
Courtesy of Lucas Hammond/Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island
3610 - 100 QUEEN STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30297227
Courtesy of AHNNA KIM/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
3 WALNUT WAY PVT Street
Puslinch, Ontario MLS® #30297520
Courtesy of Angela Konialian/Right at Home Realty
290 CITIPLACE DRIVE N
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30297467
Courtesy of Silvana Sicoli/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
74 HERRIOTT STREET
Carleton Place, Ontario MLS® #30297462
Courtesy of Kevin Cosgrove/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
12 Cantrell Bay SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30297289
Courtesy of Christopher Marshall/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
2711 - 10 YORK STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30297373
Courtesy of RAY KWOK WAI CHEUNG/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
703 - 18 HARBOUR STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30297108
Courtesy of EDMOND TONG/EXP REALTY
1612 - 19 SINGER COURT
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30297110
Courtesy of EDMOND TONG/EXP REALTY
36 KENNETH WOOD CRESCENT
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #30297115
Courtesy of TRACY DAI/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
695 CONCESSION 1 Road S
Cayuga, Ontario MLS® #30297545
Courtesy of Chuck Hogeterp/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
1931 SHERBROOKE STREET W
Cavan Monaghan (Cavan-Monaghan), Ontario MLS® #30297449
Courtesy of Brian Schofield/Realty Guys Inc.
33 RANGELEY DRIVE
Toronto (Rouge), Ontario MLS® #30297242
Courtesy of LORI ROBERTS/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
1812 - 5 MEADOWDALE ROAD
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30297123
Courtesy of JACK LY/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
3 PLAYER DRIVE
Barrie (East Bayfield), Ontario MLS® #30297166
Courtesy of GITEE ZOPYRUS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
153 WILSON Street W Unit# 105
Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #30297546
Courtesy of Mark P. Harris/Sutton Group Innovative Realty Inc.
28 BRENTWOOD DRIVE
St. Catharines (Carlton/Bunting), Ontario MLS® #30297471
Courtesy of ANDREA MCDONALD/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
305 - 22 COSTELLO DRIVE
Carleton Place, Ontario MLS® #30297464
Courtesy of Sarah Vandenbelt/PARADIGM COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE & BROKERAGE INC.
#22 150 EVERITT DR
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #30297440
Courtesy of Ashley E. Tichkowsky/Century 21 All Stars Realty Ltd
130 E CONCESSION 5 Road E
Waterdown, Ontario MLS® #30297179
Courtesy of Joshua Bass-Meldrum U.E./RE/MAX Garden City Realty Inc.
3 JANE NEWLOVER DRIVE
Markham, Ontario MLS® #30297129
Courtesy of HANSEL CHEUNG/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
202 Starling Way
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta MLS® #30297181
Courtesy of Michael V. Scott/Professional Realty Group
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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