721 - 20 MINOWAN MIIKAN LANE
Toronto (Little Portugal), Ontario MLS® #29149952
Courtesy of MICHAEL G. LI/LE SOLD REALTY BROKERAGE 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.
2804 - 88 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29149957
Courtesy of LANA JI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
4B PIERCE COURT
Springwater (Midhurst), Ontario MLS® #29149964
Courtesy of SUMANT SARIN/ROYAL LEPAGE FIRST CONTACT REALTY
3814 Castle ROAD
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29149969
Courtesy of Peter Fourlas/Coldwell Banker Local Realty
615 - 4 SPICE WAY
Barrie, Ontario MLS® #29149938
Courtesy of ALESSANDRO LEGGIERI/LEGGIERI REALTY INC.
1126 ROSELAWN AVENUE
Toronto (Briar Hill-Belgravia), Ontario MLS® #29149945
Courtesy of TOM PILEGGI/EXP REALTY
1905 - 55 COOPER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29149926
Courtesy of MORI REZAEI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
UPPER - 283 DAVISVILLE AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant East), Ontario MLS® #29150081
Courtesy of KATE LEIGH YOUNG/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
397 - 45 ICY NOTE PATH
Oshawa (Windfields), Ontario MLS® #29150106
Courtesy of GITHA VIJO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
4 - 561 PRINCESS AVENUE
London East (East F), Ontario MLS® #29150005
Courtesy of SCOTT RUMAS/SUTTON GROUP PREFERRED REALTY INC.
710 - 95 MCMAHON DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29150012
Courtesy of AMIR RAHI/VIP BAY REALTY INC.
808 - 85 QUEENS WHARF ROAD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29150017
Courtesy of Wilson Lee/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
LPH1-15 - 7161 YONGE STREET
Markham (Thornhill), Ontario MLS® #29150029
Courtesy of MOLLY YANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1107 - 1 ROYAL ORCHARD BOULEVARD
Markham (Royal Orchard), Ontario MLS® #29150031
Courtesy of JORDAN ATANASOVSKI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
203 - 487 QUEEN STREET
Newmarket (Central Newmarket), Ontario MLS® #29150036
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
28 SOLDIER STREET
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29150043
Courtesy of MOOSA PATEL/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
111 Hidden Creek Cove NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29150050
Courtesy of Brad Crapun/Royal LePage Benchmark
109 HERBERT AVENUE
Grey Highlands, Ontario MLS® #29150055
Courtesy of JUSTIN MCCLINTOCK/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
10 SPRUCE AVENUE
Puslinch, Ontario MLS® #29150067
Courtesy of SABRINA ESSERY/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
1109 - 85 QUEENS WHARF ROAD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29150079
Courtesy of MARK CHO-CHU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1201 - 17 ZORRA STREET
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29150118
Courtesy of JERZY ADAM NOWAK/iCloud Realty Ltd.
2208 1015 Patrick CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29150120
Courtesy of Charmaine Morris/Coldwell Banker Signature
68 DUNKIRK DRIVE
St. Thomas, Ontario MLS® #29150137
Courtesy of JENEEN TOTH/SHOWCASE EAST ELGIN REALTY INC
LOWER - 7386 SPLENDOUR DRIVE
Niagara Falls (Brown), Ontario MLS® #29150144
Courtesy of Jesse Mason/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
115 HARPER CRESCENT
Centre Wellington (Fergus), Ontario MLS® #29150093
Courtesy of JACQUELINE GEERLINGS/MV Real Estate Brokerage
Lot 5 Highway 3
Hebbville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29150358
Courtesy of Jordan Greige/EXIT Realty Inter Lake
4301 Green Poplar LANE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29149976
Courtesy of Ahmadreza (Sam) Nezamloo/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
13 - 104 KENHAR DRIVE
Toronto (Humber Summit), Ontario MLS® #29150295
Courtesy of JASON NOTSCH-KUPCHO/ROYAL LEPAGE YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
196 NELSON STREET W
Oakville (BR Bronte), Ontario MLS® #29150290
Courtesy of RITESH JHAMB/HOMELIFE/PARAMOUNT REALTY
2521 ATHENA PATH
Pickering, Ontario MLS® #29150257
Courtesy of SALEEM AKHTAR/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
72 ST. PATRICK STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #29150411
Courtesy of JOSEPHINE KIBALIAN/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
165 PHILLIPS STREET
Kingston (West of Sir John A. Blvd), Ontario MLS® #29150221
Courtesy of DANNY MURRAY/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
PT 2-00 HERRON MILLS ROAD
Lanark Highlands, Ontario MLS® #29150233
Courtesy of Stephanie Mols/COLDWELL BANKER FIRST OTTAWA REALTY
0 HWY 62 HIGHWAY
Madoc, Ontario MLS® #29150322
Courtesy of MAT REYNOLDS/KELLER WILLIAMS COMMUNITY REAL ESTATE
1108 - 35 TOWERING HEIGHTS BOULEVARD
St. Catharines (Glendale/Glenridge), Ontario MLS® #29150341
Courtesy of Donna Park/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
9773 Highway 8
Caledonia, Nova Scotia MLS® #29150346
Courtesy of Tina Williamson/Royal Lepage Atlantic (Mahone Bay)
9 KESTREL Court Unit# Upper
Barrie, Ontario MLS® #29150377
Courtesy of Peggy Hill/RE/MAX Hallmark Peggy Hill Group Realty Brokerage
1503 - 7 LORRAINE DRIVE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29150404
Courtesy of ALEX TROKOZ/PROPERTY.CA INC.
329 - 5 HANNA AVENUE
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29150409
Courtesy of JORDAN RASBERRY/PROPERTY.CA INC.
1114 QUEEN STREET E
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29150416
Courtesy of RYAN EARL/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
340 325 Keevil CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29150423
Courtesy of Bernard Normand/Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate
LOWER - 529 CRAWFORD STREET
Toronto (Palmerston-Little Italy), Ontario MLS® #29150175
Courtesy of ARDJAN OSMANI/HOUSESIGMA 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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