3303 70 Avenue
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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
3206 - 448 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29530012
Courtesy of DANNY ZHANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1511 - 60 HONEYCRISP CRESCENT
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29530000
Courtesy of JOE TU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
#312 40 ALPINE PL
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29530017
Courtesy of Johnny A. Marano/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
23 ACADIAN HEIGHTS W
Brampton (Fletcher's Creek South), Ontario MLS® #29530175
Courtesy of SURJIT KHAROD/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1208 - 1 JARVIS STREET
Hamilton (Beasley), Ontario MLS® #29530013
Courtesy of SAM VERMA/FUTURE GROUP REALTY SERVICES LTD.
2 - 260 FINCH AVENUE E
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29529996
Courtesy of SUNNY ZHANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
125 BIGHORN CRESCENT
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29530176
Courtesy of IQBAL SINGH KACHHYARA/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
115 MARY STREET
Orillia, Ontario MLS® #29530171
Courtesy of HARLEY COOPER/SUTTON GROUP INCENTIVE REALTY INC.
418 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29530082
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
415 SHOREWAY DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29530145
Courtesy of Joanne Gauthier/EQUITY ONE REAL ESTATE INC.
BSMT - 4260 WAKEFIELD CRESCENT
Mississauga (Creditview), Ontario MLS® #29530002
Courtesy of HUNG TAT TERRY CHAN/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
2708 - 5180 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29530007
Courtesy of SUKI LIU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
403 120 Jensen Ave W
Parksville, British Columbia MLS® #29530204
Courtesy of Sherry Bernes/RE/MAX Anchor Realty (QU)
395 6th AVENUE SE
Swift Current, Saskatchewan MLS® #29530064
Courtesy of Erin Fuchs/Royal LePage Formula 1
39 MEADOWLAND DRIVE
Brampton (Brampton East), Ontario MLS® #29530177
Courtesy of MANOJ JOSHI/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
4713 46 Street
Sylvan Lake, Alberta MLS® #29530139
Courtesy of Tammy Polley/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
6 West Aarsby Road
Cochrane, Alberta MLS® #29530083
Courtesy of Cheryl Bottomley/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
2095 SANDSTONE CRESCENT
Petawawa, Ontario MLS® #29530077
Courtesy of Chrissie McMillan/RE/MAX PEMBROKE REALTY LTD.
519 YORKSHIRE Drive
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29530015
Courtesy of SHARON MARY DANIEL/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
11116 52 ST NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29530166
Courtesy of Dana M. Bradley/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
102 802 Heritage CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29530104
Courtesy of Jan Conrad/Realty Executives Saskatoon
LOWER 2 BARKER COURT
Markham (Sherwood-Amberglen), Ontario MLS® #29530197
Courtesy of CECILIA HU/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
281 MAIN STREET N
Brampton (Downtown Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29530200
Courtesy of PAWANPREET JOHAL/RE/MAX PRESIDENT REALTY
3 MANNINGTON COURT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29530039
Courtesy of KELLY HARRIGAN/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
510 - 4080 LIVING ARTS DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29530178
Courtesy of SUDHIR PRADHAN/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
8 - 2472 POST ROAD
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #29530011
Courtesy of MICHELLE GUIRGIS/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
1 - 421 NUGGET AVENUE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29530009
Courtesy of Muhammad Naqvi/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
18 EMILY CARR STREET
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29530028
Courtesy of HELEN YANG/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
3241 B LINE ROAD
Laurentian Valley, Ontario MLS® #29530078
Courtesy of Jessica Waiting/CENTURY 21 ASPIRE REALTY LTD.
1902A - 30 UPPER MALL WAY
Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #29530148
Courtesy of BRANDON LAI/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
7 YELLOW AVENS BOULEVARD
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29530181
Courtesy of RAKESH CHANDER BABBER/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
H 207 - 275 LARCH STREET
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29530206
Courtesy of REHAN AHMED RAZZAQ/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
163 PIKE CREEK Drive
Cayuga, Ontario MLS® #29528699
Courtesy of Nicholas Kazan/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
5316 Poplar Avenue
Blackfalds, Alberta MLS® #29529022
Courtesy of Ed Katchur/Maxwell Real Estate Solutions Ltd.
1209 - 18 UPTOWN DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29529072
Courtesy of EDDIE W. K. CHEUNG/CENTURY 21 KING'S QUAY REAL ESTATE INC.
4020 MAIN STREET
Niagara Falls (Chippawa), Ontario MLS® #29529976
Courtesy of Aneta Fleming/REALTY EXECUTIVES PLUS LTD, BROKERAGE
120 AKINS DR
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29528632
Courtesy of Nick D. Dennis/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
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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