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.
3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
2929 ARVIDA CIRCLE
Mississauga (Meadowvale), Ontario MLS® #30133533
Courtesy of MIKE ELSEY/Royal LePage Real Estate Associates
2668 KAINS ROAD
London South (South B), Ontario MLS® #30133540
Courtesy of AMEEL AGHA/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
1908 - 15 DAVID SALOMON DRIVE
Toronto (Flemingdon Park), Ontario MLS® #30133564
Courtesy of DONNA GAO/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
20 FRANK KELLY DRIVE
East Gwillimbury (Holland Landing), Ontario MLS® #30133569
Courtesy of DAVID LO/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
1001 - 60 SOUTH TOWN CENTRE BOULEVARD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30133571
Courtesy of DAVID LO/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
285 BROADACRE DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30133583
Courtesy of AUSTIN YE/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
73 Homestead Boulevard NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30133588
Courtesy of Govindam Gupta/First Place Realty
LOWER - 431 ARLINGTON AVENUE
Toronto (Humewood-Cedarvale), Ontario MLS® #30133622
Courtesy of JACOB BERKENBLIT/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
913 (ROOM 2) - 30 TRETTI WAY
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #30133627
Courtesy of ISAAC HSIEH/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
11 JACKSON COURT W
Welland (N. Welland), Ontario MLS® #30133660
Courtesy of ARVINDER THETHI/KINGSWAY REAL ESTATE
309 DOVER Avenue
Port Dover, Ontario MLS® #30133723
Courtesy of Matt Devos/RE/MAX Erie Shores Realty Inc. Brokerage
313 2101 Heseltine ROAD
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30133742
Courtesy of Aaron Alarcon/Realty Hub Brokerage
406 River Avenue
Cochrane, Alberta MLS® #30134062
Courtesy of Derk D. Patton/Greater Calgary Real Estate
2 - 359 DOMINION AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30134303
Courtesy of Pierre Acouri/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
PH3705 - 50 BRIAN HARRISON WAY
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #30133413
Courtesy of VICTOR SING/HOMELIFE EXCELSIOR REALTY INC.
407 - 57 ST JOSEPH STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30133420
Courtesy of JUN DU/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
F - 1516 BEAVERPOND DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30133437
Courtesy of Monica Flores/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
1538 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Toronto (Briar Hill-Belgravia), Ontario MLS® #30133444
Courtesy of SUKHPAL SINGH GUJJAR/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1 - 332 SHAKESPEARE STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30133449
Courtesy of Loucas Reklitis/REMAX BOARDWALK REALTY
52 CHARLBROOK AVENUE
Barrie (Cundles East), Ontario MLS® #30133456
Courtesy of PHILIP GAMES/RED HOUSE REALTY
7 CORTLAND TERRACE
St. Thomas, Ontario MLS® #30133463
Courtesy of TED DALAL/INITIA REAL ESTATE (ONTARIO) LTD
87 ELVASTON DRIVE
Toronto (Victoria Village), Ontario MLS® #30133470
Courtesy of VIVEK KRISHNA/KING REALTY INC.
208, 30 Cranfield Link SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30133475
Courtesy of Sheri-Lee Presenger/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
2003 Signal Hill Green SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30133519
Courtesy of Olivia C. Ohuegbe/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
1005 - 858 COMMISSIONERS ROAD E
London South (South H), Ontario MLS® #30133406
Courtesy of ROSE REZAEI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
76 BIG DIPPER STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30133552
Courtesy of Karan Sharma/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
370 FRASER LAKE
Carlow/Mayo (Carlow Ward), Ontario MLS® #30133487
Courtesy of AMANDA HOOLIHAN/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
261 HOTCHKISS STREET
Gravenhurst (Muskoka (S)), Ontario MLS® #30133482
Courtesy of HUGH NICHOLS/Re/Max Professionals North
305 - 2 AUGUSTA AVENUE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30133596
Courtesy of TOM HE/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
285 BROADACRE Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30133572
Courtesy of Austin Ye/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC
3106 - 75 QUEENS WHARF ROAD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30133558
Courtesy of CELINE WAN/ENGEL & VOLKERS OAKVILLE
511 - 95 MCMAHON DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30133560
Courtesy of VICTOR FOO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
289 LIVINGSTON ROAD
Toronto (Guildwood), Ontario MLS® #30133565
Courtesy of ALAUDDIN KAZAL/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
489 STRASBURG ROAD
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30133584
Courtesy of ROHIT TIRUVALLURU/THE CANADIAN HOME REALTY INC.
16 Cranberry Green SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30133611
Courtesy of Tania Grassi/Century 21 Bravo Realty
907 - 6 SONIC WAY
Toronto (Flemingdon Park), Ontario MLS® #30133628
Courtesy of LENA TENNYSON/HOMELIFE/CIMERMAN REAL ESTATE LIMITED
102 HUNTINGTON CRESCENT
Clarington (Courtice), Ontario MLS® #30133630
Courtesy of BASSEM ELDABH/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
34 VANTAGE LOOP
Newmarket (Woodland Hill), Ontario MLS® #30133635
Courtesy of MICHAEL LA/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
94 BENHURST CRESCENT
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #30133647
Courtesy of VINEET CHISTI/RE/MAX GOLD 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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