9928 81 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29199942
Courtesy of Mark B. Wilbert/CIR Realty
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.
3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
PRO LIQUOR STORE
Vegreville, Alberta MLS® #30006458
Courtesy of Kuljeet Dhaliwal/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
179 WENDOVER Drive Unit# Lower Unit
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30103618
Courtesy of Adrian Kiani KhalKhal/Right at Home Realty
4210 - 609 SHERBOURNE STREET
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #30103651
Courtesy of ALEX HU/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
10 STANCROFT DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Westbrook), Ontario MLS® #30103668
Courtesy of JING HUANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
209 - 1030 KING STREET W
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #30103656
Courtesy of MELI COLUCCI/TAILOR MADE REAL ESTATE INC.
933 GLENBOURNE COURT
Oshawa (Pinecrest), Ontario MLS® #30103663
Courtesy of GADY LIU/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
517 - 1 UPTOWN DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30103670
Courtesy of RICO WONG/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
837 QUEENSBRIDGE DRIVE
Mississauga (Creditview), Ontario MLS® #30103682
Courtesy of JULIET QIN/SMART SOLD REALTY
BSMT - 40 BREWSLAND CRESCENT
Markham (Thornlea), Ontario MLS® #30103699
Courtesy of YIN YAO/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
36 OLIVER'S MILL ROAD
Springwater (Minesing), Ontario MLS® #30103702
Courtesy of TINGTING QIU/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
#64 3221 119 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30103904
Courtesy of Teresa Koziel/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
62 EDDY CRESCENT
Pembroke, Ontario MLS® #30103719
Courtesy of Nik Lubimiv/RE/MAX PEMBROKE REALTY LTD.
103 - 208 SILVERCREEK PARKWAY N
Guelph (Junction/Onward Willow), Ontario MLS® #30103858
Courtesy of ZABRINA STEFFLER/LifeStyle International Realty Inc
1805 - 2191 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #30103652
Courtesy of STEVEN KU/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
517 - 1 UPTOWN DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30103671
Courtesy of RICO WONG/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
1679 LAKEWOOD RD NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30103715
Courtesy of Yin Yu/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
LOWER - 10 BLACKWELL AVENUE
Toronto (Malvern), Ontario MLS® #30103664
Courtesy of SUMAIYA SADIQ/ZOLO REALTY
205 - 208 SILVERCREEK PARKWAY N
Guelph (Junction/Onward Willow), Ontario MLS® #30103859
Courtesy of ZABRINA STEFFLER/LifeStyle International Realty Inc
E-02 - 400 SCOTT STREET
St. Catharines (Carlton/Bunting), Ontario MLS® #30103900
Courtesy of STEVE CHOI/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
M08 - 350 WELLINGTON STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30103696
Courtesy of CHRISTALYN ARULNANGAI SANGARY/RE/MAX METROPOLIS REALTY
2384 PARKGLEN AVENUE
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #30103704
Courtesy of SOFIA WU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1806 - 77 MUTUAL STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30103658
Courtesy of TINA LI/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
3264 MEADOWGATE BOULEVARD
London South (South U), Ontario MLS® #30103684
Courtesy of ABHISHEK GUPTA/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
4078 MCKINLEY DRIVE
Lac La Hache, British Columbia MLS® #30103420
Courtesy of Deanna Guimond/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
165 EAST & WEST Line
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario MLS® #30103901
Courtesy of Jessie MacDonald/Revel Realty Inc.
209846 26 HIGHWAY
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #30103898
Courtesy of ROBERTO MANCA/CENTURY 21 B.J. ROTH REALTY LTD.
1604 - 1 MARKET STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30103654
Courtesy of J.K. SEO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
329 - 21 ICEBOAT TERRACE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30103659
Courtesy of DING LI/JDL REALTY INC.
2590 AMBERCROFT TRAIL
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30103678
Courtesy of CHENGHAO ZHAO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
295 PARK ROAD S
Grimsby (Grimsby Escarpment), Ontario MLS® #30103685
Courtesy of JAI MESSION/THE AGENCY
2505 STEVENSVILLE ROAD
Fort Erie (Stevensville), Ontario MLS® #30103692
Courtesy of Lisa Boyd/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
1010 - 60 BRIAN HARRISON WAY
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #30103697
Courtesy of JANET TENG/ANJIA REALTY
160 WILLIAM DUNCAN ROAD
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #30103705
Courtesy of HUAN WANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
8245 BRIDGE LAKE NORTH ROAD
Bridge Lake, British Columbia MLS® #30103457
Courtesy of Matt Giroday/REMAX 100
851 QUEENSTON Road Unit# 202
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30103902
Courtesy of John Diliberto/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
110 ABERDEEN COURT
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #30103774
Courtesy of LILIANA MIHAELA GROVU/EXP REALTY
22 RIESLING DRIVE
Niagara-on-the-Lake (Virgil), Ontario MLS® #30103650
Courtesy of Jordan Clark/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
2008 - 190 BOROUGH DRIVE
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #30103662
Courtesy of LAURA ZHANG/EXP REALTY
19 - 41 COULTER STREET
Barrie (Sunnidale), Ontario MLS® #30103674
Courtesy of ARVINDER THETHI/KINGSWAY REAL ESTATE
49 RAYNE AVENUE
Oakville (CP College Park), Ontario MLS® #30103679
Courtesy of MUSTAFA YAGCI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
82 MAJOR STREET
Toronto (University), Ontario MLS® #30103693
Courtesy of DRITA BRUCI/HOUSSPRO DL REALTY
1291 PICARD AVENUE
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #30103554
Courtesy of Stacey Bowden/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
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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