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.
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
121 White Oak DR
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30231903
Courtesy of James Caicco/Century 21 Choice Realty Inc.
590 ALBERT AVENUE N
North Perth (Listowel), Ontario MLS® #30233922
Courtesy of Brian Adams/EXP REALTY
730 FAULKNER CRESCENT
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30233472
Courtesy of Jorden Birks/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
8 DUNRAVEN AVENUE
St. Catharines (Carlton/Bunting), Ontario MLS® #30233888
Courtesy of Abdullah Al-Hassan/EXP REALTY
311 - 35 HOLLYWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30233895
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/EXP REALTY
47 HENDON ROAD
Markham (Milliken Mills East), Ontario MLS® #30233903
Courtesy of JEREMY ANDREW CHEN/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
241 STORMONT TRAIL
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #30233908
Courtesy of CRYSTAL LIANG/REALTY ASSOCIATES INC.
63 MINTERN Avenue Unit# Upper Unit
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30233941
Courtesy of EMANUEL CATANA/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
1910 - 88 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30233890
Courtesy of LEO LIN/RE/MAX ATRIUM HOME REALTY
MAIN - 2231 DANFORTH AVENUE
Toronto (East End-Danforth), Ontario MLS® #30233934
Courtesy of CHAEA PIELS/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY
305 HAZEL STREET
Williams Lake, British Columbia MLS® #30233947
Courtesy of Erin Stangoe/RE/MAX Williams Lake Realty
2517 PINE GLEN ROAD
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #30233916
Courtesy of DEENA RIZWAN/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
678 MURIEL AVENUE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30233473
Courtesy of Michelle Legere/Team Powerhouse Realty
3175 WALLACE CRESCENT
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30233536
Courtesy of Bradly Messum/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
1812 - 35 MARINER TERRACE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30233889
Courtesy of VICTOR ALVAREZ/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
719 - 525 ADELAIDE STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30233891
Courtesy of JUDY CHUN MING LUO/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
5105 - 225 COMMERCE STREET
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30233904
Courtesy of JOY ZHANG/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
93 CRAYFORD DRIVE
Toronto (Steeles), Ontario MLS® #30233935
Courtesy of JING HUANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
LOT 180 PATERSON ROAD
Deka Lake / Sulphurous / Hathaway Lakes, British Columbia MLS® #30233880
Courtesy of Clee Grahn/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
43 VENTNOR PL
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #30233948
Courtesy of Pawandeep Sekhon/Sterling Real Estate
98 ENDLESS CIRCLE
Vaughan (Kleinburg), Ontario MLS® #30233905
Courtesy of CRISTIAN SIWIEC/RE/MAX EXPERTS
515 - 36 FOREST MANOR ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #30233929
Courtesy of KELLY SHEN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
2017 - 585 BLOOR STREET E
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #30233931
Courtesy of LUCY LIU/SMART SOLD REALTY
#112 5404 7 AV SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30233950
Courtesy of . Jatinder Singh/Sterling Real Estate
8 LYNNGROVE WAY
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #30233913
Courtesy of GURDEEP SINGH GURM/RE/MAX EXCELLENCE REAL ESTATE
LOT 6 FRANCESS DRIVE
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #30233374
Courtesy of Krystina Klassen/Century 21 Energy Realty(Qsnl)
617 - 15 QUEENS QUAY E
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30233893
Courtesy of CHUN-YU WANG/SKYLETTE MARKETING REALTY INC.
556 SHERIN DRIVE
Oakville (WO West), Ontario MLS® #30233944
Courtesy of MOHAMMED MANSOOR ATTAR/CENTURY 21 PROPERTY ZONE REALTY INC.
91 HOLMCREST TRAIL
Toronto (Centennial Scarborough), Ontario MLS® #30233898
Courtesy of CATHERINE SUK-KYU SHIN/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
37 CHERRY BUSH ROAD
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #30233901
Courtesy of DARYL KING/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
301 - 35 DENISON AVENUE
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30233932
Courtesy of KING CHEN/HOME ONE REALTY INC.
B408 - 62 BALSAM STREET
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30233921
Courtesy of MIRZA AHMAD/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
B03 - 35 DENISON AVENUE
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30233933
Courtesy of KING CHEN/HOME ONE REALTY INC.
707 - 50 CAMDEN STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30233894
Courtesy of CRISTIAN SIWIEC/RE/MAX EXPERTS
15 HERON PARK PLACE
Toronto (West Hill), Ontario MLS® #30233899
Courtesy of KNOX MENG/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
59 BLOOMGATE CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges), Ontario MLS® #30233902
Courtesy of FRANKY FANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
241 STORMONT TRAIL
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #30233907
Courtesy of CRYSTAL LIANG/REALTY ASSOCIATES INC.
407 - 55 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #30233914
Courtesy of JUN QIN/REAL ONE REALTY 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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Toronto Neighbourhood Guide
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