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.
212 455 Sitkum Rd
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #30447561
Courtesy of Molly Marland/Royal LePage Coast Capital - Chatterton
69 CROATIA AVENUE
Timmins (SCH - Main Area), Ontario MLS® #30447737
Courtesy of Pam Mavrinac/REVEL REALTY INC.
205 55504 Range 13 RD
Rural Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta MLS® #30447819
Courtesy of Ronald N. Manson/RE/MAX Professionals
141 CATHARINE Street S Unit# 1004
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30447701
Courtesy of Craig R. Bush/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
2453 BAINTREE CRESCENT
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #30447989
Courtesy of AUDREY ASHWORTH/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
2 (MAIN) - 878 GLENCAIRN AVENUE
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #30447996
Courtesy of PAUL CHO/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
14 GAIL GROVE
Toronto (Humbermede), Ontario MLS® #30448007
Courtesy of JORDAN LAVINE/VANGUARD REALTY BROKERAGE CORP.
54 TANOAK DRIVE
London North (North E), Ontario MLS® #30448019
Courtesy of ASHWANI CHAUDHERY/TRIMAXX REALTY LTD.
1104 PERIWINKLE CRESCENT
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #30448026
Courtesy of MAZHAR KAIF/CAPITAL HILL REALTY INC.
49 Point Aconi Road
Point Aconi, Nova Scotia MLS® #30447744
Courtesy of Eric Young/3% Realty Nova Scotia
343 PONTYPOOL ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Manvers), Ontario MLS® #30447895
Courtesy of DAN PLOWMAN/DAN PLOWMAN TEAM REALTY INC.
687 Parkside Drive
Coaldale, Alberta MLS® #30447890
Courtesy of KIMBERLY TAMS/Real Estate Centre - Coaldale
67 SMITH DRIVE
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #30448002
Courtesy of MATTHEW VIOLO/Royal LePage Real Estate Associates
1273 ROCKCRESS Drive
Kamloops, British Columbia MLS® #30448069
Courtesy of Jerri Van/Royal LePage Westwin Realty
6 - 32 CURZON STREET
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #30447186
Courtesy of KUN XU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
377 BERRYHILL PLACE
London North (North B), Ontario MLS® #30447213
Courtesy of SHAMAIRAH NOUFARO/ROBIN HOOD REALTY LIMITED
812 - 240 VILLAGEWALK BOULEVARD
London North (North R), Ontario MLS® #30447395
Courtesy of HARRY ZHAO/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
4404 UNITY ROAD
Kingston (City North of 401), Ontario MLS® #30447143
Courtesy of JASON CLARKE/LPT REALTY, BROKERAGE
12 - 8 MISEFERI CRESCENT
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30447073
Courtesy of Joe Pisciuneri/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
42687 WATER TOWER LINE
Central Elgin, Ontario MLS® #30447150
Courtesy of RYAN FEATHERSTONE/CALL IT CLOSED INTERNATIONAL BROKERAGE
403 - 63 ST CLAIR AVENUE W
Toronto (Yonge-St. Clair), Ontario MLS® #30448432
Courtesy of DAVID SPEEDIE/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
2797 ST CLAIR AVENUE E
Toronto (O'Connor-Parkview), Ontario MLS® #30447270
Courtesy of ROBIN MILLAR/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
UPPER - 3414 LEE AVENUE
Severn (West Shore), Ontario MLS® #30447275
Courtesy of JULIA VLADIMIRSKY/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
416A - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30447282
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
42 - 3020 CEDARGLEN GATE
Mississauga (Erindale), Ontario MLS® #30447287
Courtesy of JIM BEH/TFN REALTY INC.
1280 New Cumberland Road
Lake Centre, Nova Scotia MLS® #30447314
Courtesy of Katie Iyoupe/EXIT Realty Inter Lake
1586 GETA CIRCLE
Pickering (Village East), Ontario MLS® #30447631
Courtesy of SADIA ALAM/RE/MAX ACE REALTY INC.
179 Key Avenue
Summerside, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30447698
Courtesy of Ron Barrett/CENTURY 21 NORTHUMBERLAND REALTY
1080 Henleaze AVENUE
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan MLS® #30447713
Courtesy of Nick Lamb/RE/MAX Of Moose Jaw
11 BARTON Street
Cayuga, Ontario MLS® #30447706
Courtesy of Peter R. Hogeterp/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
304 2930 Arens ROAD E
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30447910
Courtesy of Jonathan Claggett/Century 21 Dome Realty Inc.
931 4th AVENUE N
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30447585
Courtesy of AJ ((Arin John)) Morrison/Coldwell Banker Signature
6308 Engel DRIVE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30447580
Courtesy of David Guy/Realtyone Real Estate Services Inc.
Lot 13 Maple Drive Drive
Lower Ohio, Nova Scotia MLS® #30447085
Courtesy of Corey Huskilson/Royal Lepage Atlantic (Mahone Bay)
#1 4029 ORCHARDS DR SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30448999
Courtesy of Charity L. Sagert/Century 21 Masters
164 - 51 TROTT BOULEVARD
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #30448778
Courtesy of AMANDA CARMICHAEL/RE/MAX Four Seasons Realty Limited
91 - 371 BRONTE STREET S
Milton (OM Old Milton), Ontario MLS® #30447207
Courtesy of DINA ELGHANDOUR/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
163 GLENMOUNT PARK ROAD
Toronto (East End-Danforth), Ontario MLS® #30446913
Courtesy of GREGORY PARKER/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
79 CAMERON CRESCENT
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30447911
Courtesy of Katie Pystchula/Century 21 Dome Realty Inc.
20 KIRK STREET
St. Catharines (Western Hill), Ontario MLS® #30447048
Courtesy of BRANDY SCHROEDER/EXP REALTY
709 - 250 LAWRENCE AVENUE W
Toronto (Lawrence Park North), Ontario MLS® #30447942
Courtesy of NILOO BOROUMAND/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
614 - 1200 DON MILLS ROAD
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #30446906
Courtesy of RICHARD TAO/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
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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