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.
227 HOLLYBERRY TRAIL
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #30409364
Courtesy of KEVIN D. WANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
111 FRED VARLEY DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30409371
Courtesy of SERENA HAN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
4 BISHOP CRESCENT
Markham (Markham Village), Ontario MLS® #30409376
Courtesy of FANNIE IP/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2 POPPYTHORN ROAD
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #30409384
Courtesy of ALEX ABRAMOV/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
2653 HURON ROAD
Wilmot, Ontario MLS® #30409389
Courtesy of MARIA BUSHEY/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
143 ALBERT STREET W
New Tecumseth (Alliston), Ontario MLS® #30409372
Courtesy of JERRY FRAGOMENI/EXP REALTY
1207 - 33 SINGER COURT
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30409396
Courtesy of JULIA LIN/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
1460 HIGHLAND Road W Unit# 7H
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30409404
Courtesy of ZORAN STOJAKOVIC/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
508 - 652 PRINCESS STREET
Kingston (Central City East), Ontario MLS® #30409409
Courtesy of DONNA S. LEE/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
1711 - 125 REDPATH AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #30409366
Courtesy of HANNAH HAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2479 BON ECHO DRIVE
Oakville (JC Joshua Creek), Ontario MLS® #30409405
Courtesy of RAMNEET GADI/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
36 JADE CRESCENT
Vaughan (West Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #30409373
Courtesy of CRISTIAN SIWIEC/RE/MAX EXPERTS
50 GARDENVALE ROAD
Toronto (Stonegate-Queensway), Ontario MLS® #30409385
Courtesy of RICHARD DILELLA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
20 ZIRCON COURT
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #30409362
Courtesy of AYDIN OSKOUEI/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
531 CARRVILLE ROAD
Richmond Hill (South Richvale), Ontario MLS® #30409374
Courtesy of SUE ZHANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
98 THORNHILL RAVINES CRESCENT
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #30409379
Courtesy of MICHAEL ZHU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
603 - 225 WEBB DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30409381
Courtesy of GURU SAINI/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
MAIN - 25 PAR AVENUE
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #30409398
Courtesy of MOOSA PATEL/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
UPPER - 3843 DENSBURY DRIVE
Mississauga (Lisgar), Ontario MLS® #30409382
Courtesy of OMAR AHMED/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
BASEMENT - 25 PAR AVENUE
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #30409399
Courtesy of MOOSA PATEL/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
521 CHIEFTAN CIRCLE
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #30409407
Courtesy of JIN WANG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
81 OLD COLONY ROAD
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox), Ontario MLS® #30409375
Courtesy of ABBAS SHIVRAJ/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
11 FARMINGTON ROAD
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #30409402
Courtesy of WESLEY LIN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
230 - 131 HONEYCRISP CRESCENT
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30403811
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
897 BRADSHAW CRESCENT
London North (North M), Ontario MLS® #30403830
Courtesy of RAYMOND JOSEPHIAN/MODERN SOLUTION REALTY INC.
102 COURT Drive
Paris, Ontario MLS® #30404232
Courtesy of Shelly Gracey/Re/Max Escarpment Realty Inc.
159 PALMER Avenue
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30404600
Courtesy of TANIS SCHRADER/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
22934 62 HIGHWAY S
Limerick, Ontario MLS® #30404996
Courtesy of Cheryl Easton/Century 21 Granite Realty Group Inc.
43 TOPHAM CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Westbrook), Ontario MLS® #30403804
Courtesy of SAM MOHSENI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1223 - 525 ADELAIDE STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30403784
Courtesy of STAN NEVOLOVICH/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
30 HARLEY AVENUE
Toronto (Bedford Park-Nortown), Ontario MLS® #30403777
Courtesy of RICHARD MARIANI/HAZELTON REAL ESTATE INC.
2 - 3299 SIXTH LINE
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #30404105
Courtesy of AMAN DHALIWAL/SAVE MAX REAL ESTATE INC.
410 - 660 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Toronto (Forest Hill North), Ontario MLS® #30404073
Courtesy of ANDREA MONIZ/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
404 - 181 BEDFORD ROAD
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #30404066
Courtesy of KING CHEN/HOME ONE REALTY INC.
79 HOFFMAN Street
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30404059
Courtesy of DAVID MCINTYRE/Mcintyre Real Estate Services Inc.
48 DAUNTLESS Street
ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30404016
Courtesy of Chantelle English/3% Realty East Coast
471 DUNDAS STREET
London East (East K), Ontario MLS® #30404011
Courtesy of JIE DAN/SUTTON - JIE DAN REALTY BROKERAGE
161 Albro Lake Road
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #30403986
Courtesy of Chantele Joordens/Exit Realty Metro
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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