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
1212 - 36 OLIVE AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29932605
Courtesy of SHARA JAZAERI ARAB/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
33 HURON WOODS DRIVE
Oro-Medonte (Sugarbush), Ontario MLS® #29932612
Courtesy of ALI ASHRAFI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
4292 QUESNEL-HIXON ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29932561
Courtesy of April Cameron/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
3711 Centre B Street NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29932977
Courtesy of Elaine Choy/Century 21 Bravo Realty
3371 Billhirst Pl
Colwood, British Columbia MLS® #29932807
Courtesy of May Chamberland/Pemberton Holmes Ltd.
1803 - 6 EVA ROAD
Toronto (Etobicoke West Mall), Ontario MLS® #29933108
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
12 DANDARA GATE
Vaughan (Steeles West Industrial), Ontario MLS® #29933090
Courtesy of Syed Janood/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
344 - 1575 LAKESHORE ROAD W
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #29932617
Courtesy of JAMIE ALVES/SUTTON GROUP ELITE REALTY INC.
1989 OTTAWA Street S Unit# 10
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29932965
Courtesy of Roy Li/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC
822 - 15 NORTHTOWN WAY
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29932833
Courtesy of DANIEL XIAO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
Lot 2 MacDougall Road
Morell East, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29932984
Courtesy of Jillian Larivee/NORTHERN LIGHTS REALTY LTD.
72 WINDWARD DRIVE
Grimsby (Grimsby Beach), Ontario MLS® #29932819
Courtesy of DHEERAJ GAWRI/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
3456 REXWAY DRIVE
Burlington (Roseland), Ontario MLS® #29933393
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
29 OLEANDER CRESCENT
Brampton (Heart Lake East), Ontario MLS® #29933211
Courtesy of SAVIE WANDER/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
220 41 Avenue NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29933521
Courtesy of Robert P. Jansons/Coldwell Banker Mountain Central
560 BLYTHWOOD Road
North York, Ontario MLS® #29932821
Courtesy of Scott Alexander Bruinsma/MCINTYRE REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC.
5033 AGAR AVENUE
Terrace, British Columbia MLS® #29932295
Courtesy of David Tooms/RE/MAX Coast Mountains
772 MCGUIRE STREET
Petawawa, Ontario MLS® #29932598
Courtesy of Jesse Rodi/SIGNATURE TEAM REALTY LTD.
379 HOLLY Street
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29932613
Courtesy of Rebecca Liu/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
B2-A2&4 - 888 DUNDAS STREET E
Mississauga (Dixie), Ontario MLS® #29932618
Courtesy of KEVIN ZHANG/SKYLETTE MARKETING REALTY INC.
21 WEST TREE Drive
Breslau, Ontario MLS® #29932846
Courtesy of MICHAEL ROSS ROTH/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
4108 - 501 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29932803
Courtesy of SARAH ZHENG/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
42 AUGUST AVENUE
Toronto (Oakridge), Ontario MLS® #29932841
Courtesy of PAUL PABLA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
203 - 69 LEBOVIC AVENUE
Toronto (Clairlea-Birchmount), Ontario MLS® #29932834
Courtesy of WALLY ISLAM/HOMELIFE SILVERCITY REALTY INC.
31 FOX RUN LANE
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #29932992
Courtesy of MERILYN MCCART/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
1022 PALACE ROAD
Greater Napanee (Greater Napanee), Ontario MLS® #29932961
Courtesy of Robin Millette/Royal Service Real Estate Inc.
204 SHEPPARD AVENUE W
Toronto (Lansing-Westgate), Ontario MLS® #29932980
Courtesy of YI HONG/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
32030 Kodiak Springs Road
Rural Rocky View County, Alberta MLS® #29932978
Courtesy of Puma S. Banwait/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
Lot-3 Dunn Road
Morell East, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29932985
Courtesy of Jillian Larivee/NORTHERN LIGHTS REALTY LTD.
48 HARMONY ROAD
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #29933091
Courtesy of MAHMOUD MIRABADI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
963 BURROWS CR NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29933046
Courtesy of Phyllis M. Nichyporuk/REMAX River City
65 BRISTLEWOOD CRESCENT
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #29933089
Courtesy of CHRISTINA GERODIMOU/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
4618 48 Street
Sylvan Lake, Alberta MLS® #29933084
Courtesy of Jody Schmaltz/Royal LePage Network Realty Corp.
303 - 1 QUAIL CRESCENT
Barrie (Ardagh), Ontario MLS® #29933034
Courtesy of MEAGHAN PATTERSON/RE/MAX CROSSTOWN REALTY INC.
W5 - 657 THUNDER BRIDGE ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Ops), Ontario MLS® #29932997
Courtesy of JASON TSAY/MASTER'S TRUST 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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