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
14 BENNINGTON ROAD
Newmarket (Summerhill Estates), Ontario MLS® #29592853
Courtesy of SUNNY SONG/YOUR HOME SOLD GUARANTEED REALTY SPECIALISTS INC
3508 - 36 LEE CENTRE DRIVE
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #29592980
Courtesy of BILL SONG/EXP REALTY
326 LITTLE AVENUE
Barrie (Painswick North), Ontario MLS® #29593022
Courtesy of MASOOD WAHAB/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
63 RAINBOW VALLEY CRESCENT
Markham (Greensborough), Ontario MLS® #29593072
Courtesy of AMARJIT SINGH DOSANJH/CENTURY 21 INNOVATIVE REALTY INC.
5602 CORTINA CRESCENT
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29593077
Courtesy of DAX WANG/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
202 - 4390 HILLVIEW DRIVE
Lincoln (Beamsville), Ontario MLS® #29593089
Courtesy of ABDELLAH MAJD/REVEL REALTY INC.
58 KING STREET E
Lambton Shores (Forest), Ontario MLS® #29593091
Courtesy of STEPHEN M. MURPHY/CENTURY 21 REGAL REALTY INC.
404, 248B Grosbeak Way
Fort McMurray, Alberta MLS® #29592904
Courtesy of SUZANNE ANDERSON/RE/MAX Connect
51 EASTGROVE SQUARE
East Gwillimbury, Ontario MLS® #29592981
Courtesy of KING CHEN/HOME ONE REALTY INC.
5 - 2303 MARINE DRIVE
Oakville (BR Bronte), Ontario MLS® #29592986
Courtesy of MIKE BRAGG/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
907 - 215 GLENRIDGE AVENUE
St. Catharines (Glendale/Glenridge), Ontario MLS® #29592993
Courtesy of SANJU PATEL/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
F - 1119 STITTSVILLE MAIN STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29592912
Courtesy of Nella Zourntos/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE REALTY INC.
15 GLENVIEW HEIGHTS LANE
King, Ontario MLS® #29593073
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
1965 JANS BOULEVARD
Innisfil (Alcona), Ontario MLS® #29593047
Courtesy of KELLY DARBYSHIRE/ROYAL LEPAGE FIRST CONTACT REALTY
1211 - 188 DORIS AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29593011
Courtesy of GEORGE HE/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
418 BRISTON PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29593388
Courtesy of Courtney Bracken/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
5007 CANIUM COURT
108 Mile Ranch, British Columbia MLS® #29592999
Courtesy of Michelle Lewthwaite/REMAX 100
20111 BATHURST STREET E
East Gwillimbury (Holland Landing), Ontario MLS® #29593074
Courtesy of Alvia Merchant/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
31210 Woodland Way
Rural Rocky View County, Alberta MLS® #29593358
Courtesy of Dani Staicu/Century 21 Bravo Realty
628 - 21 ICEBOAT TERRACE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29593240
Courtesy of WEI LI/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
10 Chappel Drive
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #29593000
Courtesy of Koral Empringham/Royal LePage Network Realty Corp.
5575 SOUTH SUNSET DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29593171
Courtesy of Erica Young/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
37 - 313 CONKLIN ROAD S
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29593056
Courtesy of ASHER ULLAH/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
319 - 2035 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29592851
Courtesy of JESSIE ZHU/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
702 PART 18 FLAT RAPIDS ROAD
McNab/Braeside, Ontario MLS® #29592870
Courtesy of Lindsay Ralph/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE REALTY INC.
35 HYACINTH STREET
Markham (Wismer), Ontario MLS® #29592779
Courtesy of VINCENT JIANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
333 THIMBLEWEED COURT
Milton (Walker), Ontario MLS® #29593082
Courtesy of MARCIA CORDERO/CENTURY 21 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD.
15 UPPER CANADA DRIVE
Erin, Ontario MLS® #29593087
Courtesy of ANN SHANAHAN/CENTURY 21 MILLENNIUM INC.
11 DIETRICH CRESCENT
Lambton Shores (Grand Bend), Ontario MLS® #29592903
Courtesy of Cindy DaCosta/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
702 PART 16 FLAT RAPIDS ROAD
McNab/Braeside, Ontario MLS® #29592871
Courtesy of Lindsay Ralph/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE REALTY INC.
20 HARDING STREET
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29593196
Courtesy of DANISH TAHIR/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
110A HAREWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Cliffcrest), Ontario MLS® #29593071
Courtesy of DEE PAUL/RIGHT AT HOME 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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