4011 - 11 WELLESLEY STREET W
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29185595
Courtesy of NANCY XIN WANG/AIMHOME REALTY 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.
161 - BSMT 475 BRAMALEA ROAD
Brampton (Southgate), Ontario MLS® #29185660
Courtesy of ANDREW O. ENOFE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
32A CROSSLEY DRIVE
Port Hope, Ontario MLS® #29185691
Courtesy of MD SAIDUR RAHMAN/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
68 PROCTOR AVENUE
Markham (Grandview), Ontario MLS® #29186050
Courtesy of PETER XU/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
3207 - 395 SQUARE ONE DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29186120
Courtesy of MOHAMMAD AMAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
LANEWAY - 451 MONTROSE AVENUE
Toronto (Palmerston-Little Italy), Ontario MLS® #29185611
Courtesy of RILEY BOYKO/RARE REAL ESTATE
225 - 101 SHOREVIEW PLACE
Hamilton (Stoney Creek), Ontario MLS® #29185635
Courtesy of BRUNO CALDARELLI/KEY REALTY CONNECTIONS INC.
4810 - 88 QUEEN STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29185685
Courtesy of PETER AHN/CENTRAL HOME REALTY INC.
4108 - 1 CONCORD CITYPLACE WAY
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29185697
Courtesy of CHERRY CHEN/ANJIA REALTY
787 INNISFIL BEACH ROAD
Innisfil (Alcona), Ontario MLS® #29185700
Courtesy of MISTY GREER/CENTURY 21 B.J. ROTH REALTY LTD.
186 MOUNTAINBERRY ROAD
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29186025
Courtesy of GURPAL SINGH JOSAN/SAVE MAX REAL ESTATE INC.
909 - 35 BALES AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29186049
Courtesy of RICK WOOYEONG KIM/RETREND REALTY LTD
1873 Towne Centre BV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29186051
Courtesy of Darlene A. Reid/MORE Real Estate
6 - 45 BIRCHMOUNT ROAD S
Toronto (Birchcliffe-Cliffside), Ontario MLS® #29185597
Courtesy of JILL KALKAN/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
28 SEAHORSE COMMON
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29185600
Courtesy of KULDEEP SINGH GILL/RE/MAX PRESIDENT REALTY
6 Evanspark Manor NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29185631
Courtesy of Bright Ewhubare/TREC The Real Estate Company
34 GRAND Street
Port Dover, Ontario MLS® #29185655
Courtesy of ROD FESS/RE/MAX ERIE SHORES REALTY INC. BROKERAGE
#27 West Bay Estates
Sandy Beach, Saskatchewan MLS® #29185679
Courtesy of Julie Block/eXp Realty (Lloyd)
202 - 666 ST. CLAIR AVENUE W
Toronto (Humewood-Cedarvale), Ontario MLS® #29185686
Courtesy of JOYCE WONG/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
316-318 FRONT STREET
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #29185693
Courtesy of MARY ROMBIS/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
MAIN FLOOR - 1959 DALHOUSIE CRESCENT
Oshawa (Samac), Ontario MLS® #29185698
Courtesy of SAURABH BEDI/CENTURY 21 TITANS REALTY INC.
11530 77 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29185713
Courtesy of Curtis J. Leibel/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
MAIN - 1 AYLESFORD DRIVE
Toronto (Birchcliffe-Cliffside), Ontario MLS® #29185718
Courtesy of MD RAYHAN CHOWDHURY/RE/MAX ACE REALTY INC.
12020 WOODBINE AVENUE
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario MLS® #29185720
Courtesy of JOHN GIDEON/HOUSESIGMA INC.
809 - 2191 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29186021
Courtesy of YOUNG YE/WANTHOME REALTY INC.
10 KINGBIRD COMMON
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29186026
Courtesy of KIEN UNG MIRANDA/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
821 WALSH COURT
Newmarket (Summerhill Estates), Ontario MLS® #29185598
Courtesy of TAYLOR YANG/CENTURY 21 THE ONE REALTY
118 E AVENUE S
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29185618
Courtesy of Jennifer McArthur/Realty Executives Saskatoon
410A - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29185651
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
5259 MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE E
Markham (Berczy), Ontario MLS® #29185656
Courtesy of LISA PIKYUK LEUNG/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
409, 2800 13 Avenue SE
Medicine Hat, Alberta MLS® #29185670
Courtesy of DAN YONKMAN/RIVER STREET REAL ESTATE
4610 - 8 WATER WALK DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29185699
Courtesy of ANDY LI/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
201 RITSON ROAD S
Oshawa (Central), Ontario MLS® #29185719
Courtesy of DAVE NICHOLAS JOHNSON/LPT REALTY
BSMT - 973 BLACK CHERRY DRIVE
Oshawa (Taunton), Ontario MLS® #29186022
Courtesy of SAVEED RAZA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
412 88 Avenue SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29185947
Courtesy of Jessica Bruse/RE/MAX iRealty Innovations
14 KINGBIRD COMMON
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29186010
Courtesy of KIEN UNG MIRANDA/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
1516 - 7 LORRAINE DRIVE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29185683
Courtesy of MOHAMED SAHBAN ALI/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
B - 574 CHAPMAN MILLS DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29185695
Courtesy of Bimal Vyas/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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