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
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
2 - 1898 RUSSELL ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30207333
Courtesy of Gary Shane/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
162 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD
Georgina (Keswick South), Ontario MLS® #30207345
Courtesy of JEFFREY LU/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
331 - 895 MAPLE AVENUE
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #30207352
Courtesy of RUBEN FURTADO/ROCK STAR REAL ESTATE INC.
1305 BROCKMOUNT PLACE
Brockville, Ontario MLS® #30207364
Courtesy of Debra Lynn Currier/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY
92 PEARCEY CRESCENT
Barrie (West Bayfield), Ontario MLS® #30207376
Courtesy of SAM MOHSENI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2241 ADIRONDAK TRAIL
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #30207369
Courtesy of ELISA HOWE/Century 21 Miller Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage
229 Talus Avenue
Bedford, Nova Scotia MLS® #30207256
Courtesy of Michelle Robertson/RE/MAX Nova (Halifax)
MAIN FLOOR - 45 PRINCE STREET
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #30207340
Courtesy of BAUN KA HING TSANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1 - 80 ELLESMERE ROAD
Toronto (Wexford-Maryvale), Ontario MLS® #30207341
Courtesy of JUSTIN SEO/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
1504 - 150 FAIRVIEW MALL DRIVE
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #30207339
Courtesy of MEI DING/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
523 CALEDONIA ROAD
Toronto (Caledonia-Fairbank), Ontario MLS® #30207353
Courtesy of ANTONIO RICO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
BSMNT - 287 WILDBERRY CRESCENT
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #30207346
Courtesy of ELIF KIRBIYIK/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
14835B Riverbend Road NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30207358
Courtesy of Kai Cui/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
5848-5860 FERRY STREET
Niagara Falls (Dorchester), Ontario MLS® #30207360
Courtesy of IAN CARRILLO/EXP REALTY
1603 - 100 QUEEN STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30207365
Courtesy of YU LIU/REAL LAND REALTY INC.
723 - 9700 NINTH LINE
Markham (Greensborough), Ontario MLS® #30207372
Courtesy of ISAAC HSIEH/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
10612-205 St
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30204999
Courtesy of Dixie Gushue/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
50 - 27 PROUDBANK MILLWAY
Toronto (St. Andrew-Windfields), Ontario MLS® #30207366
Courtesy of DAVID HUANG/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
31 CORINTHIAN BOULEVARD
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #30207342
Courtesy of MARIA GUADAGNOLO/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
5848-5850 FERRY STREET
Niagara Falls (Dorchester), Ontario MLS® #30207361
Courtesy of IAN CARRILLO/EXP REALTY
604 LUMBERTON CRESCENT
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #30207378
Courtesy of PATRICK MATHEW/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
LOWER LEVEL - 92 CADILLAC AVENUE S
Oshawa (Central), Ontario MLS® #30207343
Courtesy of BAUN KA HING TSANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
24 MIDLAND Drive Unit# 503B
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30207331
Courtesy of Lidia Tagliabracci/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
36 COUNTRY HEIGHTS DRIVE
Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #30207348
Courtesy of JACK J. WANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
5856-5860 FERRY STREET
Niagara Falls (Dorchester), Ontario MLS® #30207362
Courtesy of IAN CARRILLO/EXP REALTY
3307 - 125 PETER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30207367
Courtesy of JOY ZHANG/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
43 TOPHAM CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Westbrook), Ontario MLS® #30207374
Courtesy of SAM MOHSENI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
237 RIDGECREST ROAD
Markham (Berczy), Ontario MLS® #30207350
Courtesy of HELEN YANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
55 GREEN VALLEY Drive Unit# 708
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30207301
Courtesy of Lidia Tagliabracci/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
35 SIDE LAUNCH WAY
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #30207375
Courtesy of HEATHER GARNER/Royal LePage Locations North
2 8474 BUNCE ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30207022
Courtesy of Jessica Dykes/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
2802 - 5180 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30207337
Courtesy of JESSIE LIANG/AVION REALTY INC.
1501 - 21 MEADOWDALE ROAD
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30207349
Courtesy of CANDY XIE/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1 - 7481 WOODBINE AVENUE
Markham (Milliken Mills West), Ontario MLS® #30203090
Courtesy of Shaw Hasyj/SHAW REALTY GROUP INC.
673 SPRING VALLEY DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30203103
Courtesy of Jason Pilon/RE/MAX HALLMARK PILON GROUP REALTY
975 STRASBURG Road Unit# 21B
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30203482
Courtesy of WANDA IRELAND/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
228 LONGBOAT Run W
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30203507
Courtesy of Adrian McStravick/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
UNIT # MAIN FLOOR - 11 URSULA AVENUE
St. Catharines (Burleigh Hill), Ontario MLS® #30202756
Courtesy of Trish Postman/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
130 BRANTWOOD PARK Road Unit# upper
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30202908
Courtesy of Andrea Stanbridge/Re/Max Twin City 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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