4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
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.
78 Peddle Drive
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29345907
Courtesy of ROBERT GARDNER/RE/MAX Central Real Estate Ltd. - Grand Falls-Win
340 - 858 DUPONT STREET
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29410144
Courtesy of AMAR TAMBER/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
1723 - 5 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29410137
Courtesy of RENEE PEI/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
17 CHILLICO Drive Unit# UPPER
Guelph, Ontario MLS® #29410098
Courtesy of Navneet Takhtar/RED AND WHITE REALTY INC.
609 MILLBANK DRIVE
London South (South Y), Ontario MLS® #29410132
Courtesy of DENISE ALTAN/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
2303 - 15 GRENVILLE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29410149
Courtesy of NATHAN ZHENG/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
87 SONOMA VALLEY CRESCENT E
Hamilton (Mewburn), Ontario MLS® #29410199
Courtesy of CINDY JANGRA/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
5875 O'MEARA STREET
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29410175
Courtesy of PARDEEP JASSI/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
279 RIVER RIDGE BOULEVARD
Aurora, Ontario MLS® #29410194
Courtesy of JAMES LU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
3111 - 36 OLIVE AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29410202
Courtesy of KENNETH LAM/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1511 - 365 CHURCH STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29410233
Courtesy of GEORGE MA/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
3004 - 197 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29410168
Courtesy of HELEN HU/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
51 corner meadows Villas NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29410187
Courtesy of Ankush Sharma/URBAN-REALTY.ca
11 ALLANGROVE DRIVE
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #29410240
Courtesy of MANJINDER SINGH/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
37 - 162 SETTLERS WAY
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #29410226
Courtesy of JACK VEER/RE/MAX Four Seasons Realty Limited
10 DEVON ROAD
Brampton (Gore Industrial South), Ontario MLS® #29410283
Courtesy of ANTHONY VENDITTI/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
1016 - 180 FRONT STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29410303
Courtesy of Sophie Cai/MEHOME REALTY (ONTARIO) INC.
94 TODHUNTER CRESCENT
Ajax (Northeast Ajax), Ontario MLS® #29410310
Courtesy of JULIE STRAZZERI/REMAX CONNECT REALTY
42 MacDowall CRESCENT
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan MLS® #29410339
Courtesy of Brooke Wozniak/Real Broker SK Ltd.
11323 35A AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29410341
Courtesy of Edward J. Lastiwka/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
10 ANTWERP STREET
St. Catharines (Western Hill), Ontario MLS® #29410264
Courtesy of Christopher Mazzuca/COLDWELL BANKER ADVANTAGE REAL ESTATE INC, BROKERAGE
702 - 1400 THE ESPLANADE N
Pickering (Town Centre), Ontario MLS® #29410269
Courtesy of NIKHIL DESAI/ROYAL LEPAGE TERRA REALTY
37502 Range Road 263
Rural Red Deer County, Alberta MLS® #29410238
Courtesy of Jacqui Fletcher/Royal LePage Network Realty Corp.
34 - 313 CONKLIN ROAD SW
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29410334
Courtesy of ASHER ULLAH/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
24 BACHELOR STREET
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29410327
Courtesy of KUNTAL KHASNOBISH/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
2001 - 66 FOREST MANOR ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29410133
Courtesy of JOE JIA/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
3008 ELSEY ROAD
Chilcotin, British Columbia MLS® #29409674
Courtesy of Matt Cameron/LandQuest Realty Corp. (Interior)
1865 E 7 AVENUE
Prince Rupert, British Columbia MLS® #29409763
Courtesy of Emily Kawaguchi/RE/MAX Coast Mountains (PR)
11 GOLFVIEW BOULEVARD
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #29410203
Courtesy of AMANDA LEACH/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
5547 SIMON FRASER AVENUE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29409915
Courtesy of Elaine Kienzle/RE/MAX Core Realty
608 - 18 ROUGE VALLEY DRIVE W
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29410140
Courtesy of GAVIN PU/SMART SOLD REALTY
354 - 2485 TAUNTON ROAD W
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #29410145
Courtesy of NIKCO SIU KEUNG TSANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2006 37 Street SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29410188
Courtesy of Parth Patel/Greater Calgary Real Estate
1214 Old Port Mouton Road
White Point, Nova Scotia MLS® #29410190
Courtesy of Heidi Fraser/Engel & Volkers (Liverpool)
10 DAVIES CRESCENT
Barrie (Grove East), Ontario MLS® #29410195
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
3804 - 50 CHARLES STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29410169
Courtesy of STEPHEN AU-YEUNG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
43 SIR HENRY COURT
King (King City), Ontario MLS® #29410171
Courtesy of MICHELE ANDREA DENNISTON/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
126 KEMPENFELT TRAIL
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29410176
Courtesy of MANJINDER SINGH/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
7 - 1924 CEDARHOLLOW BOULEVARD
London North (North D), Ontario MLS® #29410296
Courtesy of CLAIRE BRUNO/INITIA REAL ESTATE (ONTARIO) LTD
101B - 195 ST PATRICK STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #29410304
Courtesy of EDWARD FREZZA/TESA REAL ESTATE 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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