LOWER - 121 STARGELL CRESCENT
Markham (Raymerville), Ontario MLS® #29137837
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/UNION CAPITAL 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.
92 Morris DRIVE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29137926
Courtesy of Lloyd McLean/Coldwell Banker Signature
PH11 - 55 ANN O'REILLY ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29137832
Courtesy of JEFFREY LU/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
61 BRAESIDE ROAD
Toronto (Lawrence Park North), Ontario MLS® #29137995
Courtesy of BELINDA MARIE LELLI/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
BSMT - 80 FIELDVIEW CRESCENT
Markham (Milliken Mills West), Ontario MLS® #29138001
Courtesy of CINDY QIAN/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
44 VILLAGE COURT
Brampton (Brampton East), Ontario MLS® #29137844
Courtesy of MARIO HERMENEGILDO/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
310 - 18 HOLMES AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29138145
Courtesy of ROY CADO/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
442 Vancouver AVENUE S
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29138152
Courtesy of Barry M Chilliak/Barry Chilliak Realty Inc.
K 394 Craig St
Parksville, British Columbia MLS® #29138138
Courtesy of Melissa Tracey/Royal LePage Parksville-Qualicum Beach Realty (PK)
1804 GORE Road
Flamborough, Ontario MLS® #29138126
Courtesy of DAVE FOREMAN/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
93 BARR CRESCENT
Aurora, Ontario MLS® #29138171
Courtesy of VINCENT BONGARD/KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CENTRES
1989 OTTAWA Street S Unit# 23G
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29138227
Courtesy of Anup Singh/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC
606 - 2245 EGLINTON AVENUE E
Toronto (Ionview), Ontario MLS® #29138289
Courtesy of RYAN A DE CASTRO/RE/MAX PRIME PROPERTIES - UNIQUE GROUP
3006 - 15 GREENVIEW AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29138260
Courtesy of ROBIN SMULDERS/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
23 113 Simpson Road
Braeshore, Nova Scotia MLS® #29138431
Courtesy of Lauren Daley/Royal LePage Atlantic(Stellarton)
1509 - 1050 EASTERN AVENUE
Toronto (The Beaches), Ontario MLS® #29138474
Courtesy of MARINA ANTON JOSEPH/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
310 Iles Way
Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia MLS® #29138486
Courtesy of Kimberly Goodwin/RE/MAX Dawson Creek Realty
9 - 518 LISGAR STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29138099
Courtesy of Scott Arial/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
3002 ALBERT STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29138619
Courtesy of Natasha Blaisdell/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
3 2531 PARK DRIVE
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #29138599
Courtesy of Sat Swaich/Real Broker B.C. Ltd.
3480 UPPER MIDDLE Road Unit# 123
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29138380
Courtesy of Karen Paul/Keller Williams Edge Realty
506 - 161 LINDSAY STREET
North Bay (Widdifield), Ontario MLS® #29138013
Courtesy of TUCKER ROY/RE/MAX CROWN REALTY (1989) INC
149, 66 Glamis Green SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29137933
Courtesy of Elizabeth Nolasco/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
1547 IRWIN STREET
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29138847
Courtesy of Shannon Horrigan/RE/MAX Core Realty
120 - 1330 JALNA BOULEVARD
London South (South X), Ontario MLS® #29138823
Courtesy of MINNA NGUYEN/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
34 DELLA STREET
Georgina (Virginia), Ontario MLS® #29137838
Courtesy of RAYMOND PAU/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
608 - 500 DUPONT STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29137833
Courtesy of SANDRA YOU CHIN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
65 WORTHINGTON AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox), Ontario MLS® #29138165
Courtesy of REZA HATAM TEHRANI/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
4406 - 8 EGLINTON AVENUE E
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29138146
Courtesy of JIN HAN/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
153 Alder St S
Campbell River, British Columbia MLS® #29138139
Courtesy of Aaron Kuehl/Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island North
197 DUNSMORE LANE
Barrie (Georgian Drive), Ontario MLS® #29138064
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
624 FARWELL CRESCENT
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29138331
Courtesy of DRAGA CORONA/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
1804 GORE Road
Flamborough, Ontario MLS® #29138127
Courtesy of DAVE FOREMAN/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
101 1540 Dallas Rd
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #29138374
Courtesy of Tracy Keenan-Whyte/Macdonald Realty Victoria
31 ST LAWRENCE DRIVE
St. Catharines (Bunting/Linwell), Ontario MLS® #29137989
Courtesy of CAROL LOTZ/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
6515 THORLEY ROAD
Hixon, British Columbia MLS® #29137629
Courtesy of Cara McLeod/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
3 - 35 DERVOCK CRESCENT
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29138273
Courtesy of HELEN YANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
55 VALLEY MILLS ROAD
East Gwillimbury (Mt Albert), Ontario MLS® #29138297
Courtesy of DARRELL MORRISON/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
115 Padget CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29138780
Courtesy of Lacey Cossette/Realty Executives Saskatoon
412, 5 Saddlestone Way NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29138172
Courtesy of Brandy Hegseth/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
3178 STORNOWAY CIRCLE
Oakville (BC Bronte Creek), Ontario MLS® #29138571
Courtesy of MASSIMO FARINA/JDF REALTY LTD.
509 - 3121 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #29138154
Courtesy of OBED JEAN-JACQUES/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY 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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