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
PRO LIQUOR STORE
Vegreville, Alberta MLS® #30006458
Courtesy of Kuljeet Dhaliwal/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
179 WENDOVER Drive Unit# Lower Unit
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30103618
Courtesy of Adrian Kiani KhalKhal/Right at Home Realty
18 SEEDLAND CRESCENT
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30104053
Courtesy of PREET BRAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
4210 - 609 SHERBOURNE STREET
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #30103651
Courtesy of ALEX HU/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
34 SUNSET LANE
Horton, Ontario MLS® #30104262
Courtesy of Will Vincent/RE/MAX METRO-CITY REALTY LTD. (RENFREW)
BSMT - 4 SINGLETREE ROAD
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #30104609
Courtesy of MIKE ARORA/REBEST REALTY INC.
102 222 Saskatchewan CRESCENT E
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30104616
Courtesy of Sheri Willick Realty P.C. Inc./Coldwell Banker Signature
00 EAST ROAD
Lake of Bays (Mclean), Ontario MLS® #30104173
Courtesy of ELAINE ARBUCKLE/Royal LePage Lakes Of Muskoka Realty
21 FARRELL AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30104642
Courtesy of MAHDIEH PAKNEJAD/HOMELIFE/CIMERMAN REAL ESTATE LIMITED
1410 - 83 BOROUGH DRIVE
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #30104661
Courtesy of JAWAD BUTT/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
485 COCHRANE ROAD
Hamilton (Rosedale), Ontario MLS® #30104673
Courtesy of PAUL MAKARENKO/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
1204 - 1328 BIRCHMOUNT ROAD
Toronto (Wexford-Maryvale), Ontario MLS® #30104717
Courtesy of JASMEN HARUNIAN/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
52 LORNE Avenue
Burford, Ontario MLS® #30104736
Courtesy of Lauren Harrington/Re/Max Escarpment Realty Inc.
104 EVERINGHAM CIRCLE
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30104748
Courtesy of RAJ SIDHU/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
ROOM 1 - 19 GATSBY SQUARE
Brampton (Northgate), Ontario MLS® #30104755
Courtesy of ANNIE NGUYEN/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
1101 - 55 DUKE STREET W
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30104767
Courtesy of MIKAEEL DEWJI/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
136 CEDAR STREET N
Timmins (TNE - Central), Ontario MLS® #30104628
Courtesy of Marc Leroux/REALTY NETWORKS INC.
5343 ANNAHAM CRESCENT
108 Mile Ranch, British Columbia MLS® #30104630
Courtesy of Jenni Guimond/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
105 Lang Place
Okotoks, Alberta MLS® #30104678
Courtesy of Stacy Laskowski/RE/MAX Landan Real Estate
2 - 134 SIMCOE STREET S
Oshawa (Central), Ontario MLS® #30104685
Courtesy of Linda Porritt/Century 21 Infinity Realty Inc.
93 CHALONE CRESCENT
Vaughan (Sonoma Heights), Ontario MLS® #30104731
Courtesy of MAURIZIO FILIPPETTI/INTERCITY REALTY INC.
Mcgills Island Road
Middle Ohio, Nova Scotia MLS® #30104476
Courtesy of John Foss/Keller Williams Select Realty (Shelburne)
#95 50 MCLAUGHLIN DR
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30104623
Courtesy of Heather-Anne S. Scott/RE/MAX PREFERRED CHOICE
72 - 2070 MEADOWGATE BOULEVARD
London South (South U), Ontario MLS® #30104471
Courtesy of JUDY ZHANG/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
728454 21ST SIDE ROAD
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #30104488
Courtesy of LORETTA MCINNIS/RE/MAX Four Seasons Realty Limited
Block 2 Lot 10 Country Lane Estates
Rural Lesser Slave River No. 124, M.D. of, Alberta MLS® #30104495
Courtesy of Chris Sundberg/eXp Realty
1802 - 49 EAST LIBERTY STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #30104503
Courtesy of CHRISTINE DEANNA SIMPSON/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
Block 4 Lot 6 Country Lane Estates
Rural Lesser Slave River No. 124, M.D. of, Alberta MLS® #30104508
Courtesy of Chris Sundberg/eXp Realty
#204 309 CLAREVIEW STATION DR NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30104515
Courtesy of Amina Sai/MaxWell Challenge Realty
517 - 4673 JANE STREET
Toronto (Black Creek), Ontario MLS® #30104527
Courtesy of PARAG MUKUNDRAY MODI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
Block 3 Lot 6 Country Lane Estates
Rural Lesser Slave River No. 124, M.D. of, Alberta MLS® #30104534
Courtesy of Chris Sundberg/eXp Realty
789 Panatella Boulevard NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30104553
Courtesy of Annie Liu/Homecare Realty Ltd.
828 FOSS ROAD
Pelham (Fenwick), Ontario MLS® #30104560
Courtesy of Rob Moulton/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
LOWER - 104 GORDON ROWE CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Observatory), Ontario MLS® #30104584
Courtesy of MASOUD AHANGAR/UNITED REALTY OF CANADA
150 COLBORNE Street Unit# 204
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30104591
Courtesy of Ajay Shah/HOMELIFE MIRACLE REALTY LTD
17305 10TH CONCESSION
King (Schomberg), Ontario MLS® #30104522
Courtesy of DAVID G. CHEN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1271 RAMSAY CON 3A ROAD
Mississippi Mills, Ontario MLS® #30104558
Courtesy of D. Clark Munro/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
646 - 75 BILLES HEIGHTS
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30104565
Courtesy of ERIC XUE/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
62 EDDY CRESCENT
Pembroke, Ontario MLS® #30103719
Courtesy of Nik Lubimiv/RE/MAX PEMBROKE REALTY LTD.
101 - 3261A LAKESHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (Long Branch), Ontario MLS® #30103896
Courtesy of MARIA GRACE COLUCCI/RE/MAX EXPERTS
1608 - 65 EAST LIBERTY STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #30103997
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/EXP REALTY
BASEMENT APARTMENT - 2387 KENTUCKY DERBY WAY
Oshawa (Windfields), Ontario MLS® #30103733
Courtesy of Zahir Al-Mamun/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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