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
958 RIVER PARK ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29618147
Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
68 SAWLEY DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Woods-Steeles), Ontario MLS® #29618642
Courtesy of PING HE/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
105 AURORA HEIGHTS DRIVE
Aurora (Aurora Heights), Ontario MLS® #29618659
Courtesy of Victor Yang/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
S-213 - 330 PHILLIP STREET
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29618673
Courtesy of RAY LEI/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
539 - 31 TIPPETT ROAD
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #29618685
Courtesy of DAVID HUANG/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
205 - 81 TOWNSGATE DRIVE
Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #29618700
Courtesy of KATERINA ATAPINA/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
3BR LOWER LEVEL - 1540 MANORBROOK COURT
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29618705
Courtesy of MOHAMMED SHEECE DALVI/ROYAL LEPAGE PLATINUM REALTY
243 GREY SILO Road Unit# 60
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29618566
Courtesy of Ryan Shi/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
3617 WHITELAW BAY BA NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29618390
Courtesy of Troy Paquette/RIGHT Real Estate
105 ( BASEMENT ) AURORA HEIGHTS DRIVE
Aurora (Aurora Heights), Ontario MLS® #29618698
Courtesy of Victor Yang/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
3 - 730 CEDAR STREET
Oshawa (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #29618636
Courtesy of GEORGE ZOIS/ISLAND HERITAGE REALTY INC.
3002 - 30 NELSON STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29618643
Courtesy of TJ WU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
9 BLACKSHIRE CIRCLE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29618648
Courtesy of Parva Sanaei/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
77 BALMORAL AVENUE
Welland (Lincoln/Crowland), Ontario MLS® #29618650
Courtesy of Jordan Clark/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
33 HURON WOODS DRIVE
Oro-Medonte (Sugarbush), Ontario MLS® #29618662
Courtesy of ALI ASHRAFI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
731 KNOX AVENUE
Hamilton (Parkview), Ontario MLS® #29618674
Courtesy of LJUBISA CEHA/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
155 HUNGERFORD Road
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29618581
Courtesy of Lincoln Farrell/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
1557 MIDLAND AVENUE
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29618649
Courtesy of MOHAMMED SAKIL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
5 SAMUEL AVENUE
Pelham (Fonthill), Ontario MLS® #29618651
Courtesy of Parveen Chhabra/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
263 SARAH CLINE DRIVE
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #29618663
Courtesy of LI ZOU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1374 TANSLEY DRIVE
Oakville (WO West), Ontario MLS® #29618670
Courtesy of ASIYA PARMAR/iCloud Realty Ltd.
143 COLBORNE STREET W
Orillia, Ontario MLS® #29618702
Courtesy of MORRES CHELEBI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
HWY 4 Highway
Red Islands, Nova Scotia MLS® #29618164
Courtesy of Jenessa MacInnis/RE/MAX Park Place Inc.
86 PETTITT DRIVE
Guelph (Grange Road), Ontario MLS® #29618638
Courtesy of KUVER MAGHERA/Coldwell Banker Neumann Real Estate
6536 CROPP STREET
Niagara Falls (Morrison), Ontario MLS® #29618652
Courtesy of Rick Cardamone/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
321 MONTGOMERY BOULEVARD
Orangeville, Ontario MLS® #29618664
Courtesy of SABRINA CORREIA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
LOWER - 5 WHISTLING HILLS DRIVE
Toronto (Milliken), Ontario MLS® #29618688
Courtesy of BENJAMIN YU/UNION CAPITAL REALTY
1533 WINWORD ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29618146
Courtesy of Scott Klassen/Century 21 Energy Realty(Qsnl)
902 - 3181 BAYVIEW AVENUE
Toronto (Bayview Woods-Steeles), Ontario MLS® #29618641
Courtesy of JOCELYN WU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
505 LONDON ROAD
Newmarket (Bristol-London), Ontario MLS® #29618653
Courtesy of RYAN GOZLI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1326 ROXBOROUGH CRESCENT
Burlington (Palmer), Ontario MLS® #29618665
Courtesy of Thomas Lee/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
703 - 10 CAPREOL COURT
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29618684
Courtesy of CINDY ZHANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
865 VICKI DRIVE
Pickering (West Shore), Ontario MLS® #29618689
Courtesy of UTAYAN PONNUTHURAI/HOMELIFE/CHAMPIONS REALTY INC.
922 BEST CIRCLE
Newmarket (Stonehaven-Wyndham), Ontario MLS® #29618696
Courtesy of ESTHER ZHENG/EVERLAND REALTY INC.
2608 - 3975 GRAND PARK DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29618704
Courtesy of JACKIE DU/HIGHLAND REALTY
2704 - 295 ADELAIDE STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29618639
Courtesy of CINDY SU/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
29 ROWATSON ROAD
Toronto (Guildwood), Ontario MLS® #29618691
Courtesy of LINDA HUNG/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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide