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
430 PHARMACY AVENUE
Toronto (Clairlea-Birchmount), Ontario MLS® #30131816
Courtesy of RYAN SEE/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
PH416 - 300 MANITOBA STREET
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30131823
Courtesy of SONDRA EAST/EXP REALTY
310 - 110 MARINE PARADE DRIVE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30131859
Courtesy of JAVAID A. KHAN/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
3101 - 12 YORK STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30131811
Courtesy of EVAN JIHYUN EOM/RETREND REALTY LTD
492 OLD ORCHARD GROVE
Toronto (Bedford Park-Nortown), Ontario MLS® #30131842
Courtesy of Patrick Posh/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
359 PINE VALLEY Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30132073
Courtesy of RIZ JADAVJI/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
24 LAKE TRAIL WAY
Whitby (Brooklin), Ontario MLS® #30132059
Courtesy of JENNIFER BARTON/TANYA TIERNEY TEAM REALTY INC.
1024 LIDSLEY ROAD
Muskoka Lakes (Wood (Muskoka Lakes)), Ontario MLS® #30132155
Courtesy of SHERVIN REZAEI/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
128 Cranberry Circle SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30131931
Courtesy of Dallas Burton/MaxWell Canyon Creek
#1806 12303 JASPER AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30132340
Courtesy of Oscar Leong/Century 21 All Stars Realty Ltd
19246 CENTREVILLE CREEK ROAD
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #30132319
Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
44 WILKINSON Avenue
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30132333
Courtesy of RAJ VINEPAL/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
3803 - 20 SHORE BREEZE DRIVE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30132213
Courtesy of MOEEN SAMI QURESHI/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
348 FRANK STREET
South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario MLS® #30132220
Courtesy of ALAN ELBARDISY/EXP REALTY
123 - 347 SORAUREN AVENUE
Toronto (Roncesvalles), Ontario MLS® #30132321
Courtesy of KEYAH KAVOOSI/NORTH 2 SOUTH REALTY
2802 - 42 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30131836
Courtesy of PHILIP YUNG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2107 - 10 MARTHA EATON WAY S
Toronto (Brookhaven-Amesbury), Ontario MLS® #30131829
Courtesy of NATASHA DEVI GANGOO/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
12 APPLEBY CRESCENT
Markham (Milliken Mills West), Ontario MLS® #30131850
Courtesy of KEVIN CHAN/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
TH 22 - 75 CURLEW DRIVE
Toronto (Parkwoods-Donalda), Ontario MLS® #30131805
Courtesy of NICOLE SHIN/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
A - 11 ALPACA DRIVE
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #30131812
Courtesy of MEG GHAZNAVI/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
2209 - 20 MEADOWGLEN PLACE
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #30131817
Courtesy of EDRIC WONG/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
144 N ENEMARK ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #30131499
Courtesy of Krystina Klassen/Century 21 Energy Realty(Qsnl)
7 MONACO CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Rouge Woods), Ontario MLS® #30131848
Courtesy of KAREN ZHANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
290 PUCKER STREET
Renfrew, Ontario MLS® #30131982
Courtesy of Margaret Dubeau/Century 21 Valley Realty Inc.
1815 - 155 HILLCREST AVENUE
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30131824
Courtesy of GARRY BASSAN/HOUSESIGMA INC.
38, 2269 2 Avenue
Dunmore, Alberta MLS® #30132182
Courtesy of SHAUNEEN VANDERHAM/RE/MAX MEDALTA REAL ESTATE
116 CONIFER CREEK CIRCLE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30132012
Courtesy of Isabelle Zhao/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
134 HOMESIDE AVENUE
Hamilton (Stoney Creek), Ontario MLS® #30132219
Courtesy of MAXIM MENDES/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
5 - 176 DILTZ ROAD
Haldimand (Dunnville), Ontario MLS® #30132221
Courtesy of MARK JONATHAN RICHARDSON/EXP REALTY
24 MAPLEWOOD DRIVE
Guelph (Dovercliffe Park/Old University), Ontario MLS® #30132098
Courtesy of DONNA DOOUSS/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
29 541 Jim Cram Dr
Ladysmith, British Columbia MLS® #30131999
Courtesy of John Surtees/eXp Realty (NA)
1386 FOREST GLADE ROAD
Oakville (FA Falgarwood), Ontario MLS® #30132322
Courtesy of MICHAEL STEWART/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
1977 CLEARWOOD CRESCENT
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30131433
Courtesy of Aaron Switzer/RE/MAX Core Realty
2313 SECRETO DRIVE
Oshawa (Windfields), Ontario MLS® #30131813
Courtesy of CLIFFORD D'SOUZA/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
61 TROTHEN CIRCLE
Markham (Markham Village), Ontario MLS® #30131820
Courtesy of LEO LIN/RE/MAX ATRIUM 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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