9928 81 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29199942
Courtesy of Mark B. Wilbert/CIR 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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
27 JACOB DETWEILLER DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29868261
Courtesy of MOHIT MAMTANI/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
706 - 461 GREEN ROAD
Hamilton (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #29868259
Courtesy of MARK GEORGE NAKHLA/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
115 BEECHBOROUGH CRESCENT
East Gwillimbury (Sharon), Ontario MLS® #29868254
Courtesy of ROBIN LU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
92 HILTZ AVENUE
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29868247
Courtesy of LINDA ING-GILBERT/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
208E - 8868 YONGE STREET
Richmond Hill (South Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29868297
Courtesy of KAM MIRZA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
LOWER - 46 EMERSON AVENUE
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29868300
Courtesy of JUDY CHUN MING LUO/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
322 PIONEER AVENUE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29868026
Courtesy of Jessica Dykes/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
2202 - 87 PETER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29868242
Courtesy of KNOX MENG/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
42 ONEIDA ROAD
London East (East D), Ontario MLS® #29868266
Courtesy of TONY TANG/STREETCITY REALTY INC.
397 PARKVALE Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29868191
Courtesy of MARTY FRASER/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD., BROKERAGE
1173 CRAVEN ROAD
Toronto (Greenwood-Coxwell), Ontario MLS® #29868250
Courtesy of SONYA LAM/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
126 TRINNELL BOULEVARD
Toronto (Clairlea-Birchmount), Ontario MLS® #29868248
Courtesy of IRA KALEMI/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
1775A DANFORTH AVENUE
Toronto (Woodbine Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29868286
Courtesy of LUKE FRASER/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
PH1027 - 55 STEWART STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29868243
Courtesy of PHILIP YUNG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
B - 493 PARLIAMENT STREET
Toronto (Cabbagetown-South St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #29868236
Courtesy of LUKE FRASER/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
136 SHAUGHNESSY CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29868267
Courtesy of Haleh Majidian/KELLER WILLIAMS ICON REALTY
2351 NORTH BAPTISTE LAKE ROAD
Hastings Highlands (Herschel Ward), Ontario MLS® #29868263
Courtesy of WENDY SHANKS/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
271 PARKWOOD AVENUE
Georgina (Keswick South), Ontario MLS® #29868251
Courtesy of KATIE FARIVAR/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
81 HEASLIP TERRACE
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #29868249
Courtesy of PHILIP YUNG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
8 RIVERSIDE CRESCENT
Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #29868256
Courtesy of KYLE YAMAMURA/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC.
436 - 555 WILLIAM GRAHAM DRIVE
Aurora, Ontario MLS® #29868294
Courtesy of ENZO BUONO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
BASEMENT - 1219 GRAHAM CLAPP AVENUE
Oshawa (Taunton), Ontario MLS® #29868287
Courtesy of Sajid Uddin Ahmed/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
25 CREEKSIDE TERRACE
Centre Wellington (Fergus), Ontario MLS® #29868232
Courtesy of LAURIE ADAMS/M1 Real Estate Brokerage Ltd
902 - 3181 BAYVIEW AVENUE
Toronto (Bayview Woods-Steeles), Ontario MLS® #29868237
Courtesy of JOCELYN WU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
2606 - 55 ANN O'REILLY ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29868244
Courtesy of JANNIE LAM/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
19 - 140 MOCHA PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29868268
Courtesy of Anthony Ianni/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
41 ADEL DRIVE E
St. Catharines (Carlton/Bunting), Ontario MLS® #29868270
Courtesy of Waylon Tweedy/COLDWELL BANKER ADVANTAGE REAL ESTATE INC, BROKERAGE
1805 - 55 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29868233
Courtesy of MARTIN WU/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
710 YORK AVENUE N
North Perth (Listowel), Ontario MLS® #29868264
Courtesy of Mike Rintoul/VALERY REAL ESTATE INC.
5611 - 8 INTERCHANGE WAY
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29868252
Courtesy of JIAFAN WANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
284 WOODFIELD ROAD
Toronto (Greenwood-Coxwell), Ontario MLS® #29868245
Courtesy of DANNY CHEN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1230 - 25 ADRA GRADO WAY
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29868240
Courtesy of JOE HO/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
1701A - 28 FREELAND STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29868238
Courtesy of HENRY ZHAO/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
MAIN - 1219 GRAHAM CLAPP AVENUE
Oshawa (Taunton), Ontario MLS® #29868288
Courtesy of Sajid Uddin Ahmed/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
38 SPRINGFAIR AVENUE
Aurora (Aurora Village), Ontario MLS® #29868295
Courtesy of JIE CHEN/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
5782 MOULAND STREET
Niagara Falls (Hospital), Ontario MLS® #29868269
Courtesy of Annie Liu/Wisdomax Realty LTD
64 PEDWELL STREET
Clarington (Newcastle), Ontario MLS® #29868246
Courtesy of ARTHUR CHOW/SUTTON GROUP-HERITAGE REALTY INC.
2107 - 10 MARTHA EATON WAY S
Toronto (Brookhaven-Amesbury), Ontario MLS® #29868258
Courtesy of NATASHA DEVI GANGOO/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
54 HIGHLAND PARK BOULEVARD
Markham (Grandview), Ontario MLS® #29868291
Courtesy of MAXX ARZHANGI/RE/MAX HALLMARK MAXX & AFI GROUP REALTY
57 WHITBURN CRESCENT
Vaughan (Maple), Ontario MLS® #29868296
Courtesy of ELLY NAJM-ABADI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
475 GRINDSTONE Trail
Oakville, Ontario MLS® #29868227
Courtesy of Rebecca Liu/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
418 - 106 DOVERCOURT ROAD
Toronto (Little Portugal), Ontario MLS® #29868241
Courtesy of ENZO BUONO/RIGHT AT HOME 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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Toronto Neighbourhood Guide
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