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
12854 BENS ROAD
Charlie Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29749159
Courtesy of Kimberley Schwarz/Izon Realty
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
4205 KEELE STREET
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #29788818
Courtesy of MICHAEL ZHENG/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
3808 - 181 DUNDAS STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29788786
Courtesy of AMY PING/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
72 MARGARET GRAHAM CRESCENT
East Gwillimbury (Mt Albert), Ontario MLS® #29788801
Courtesy of KELVIN LI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
137 NATIONAL Drive
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29789183
Courtesy of Claudio Ciofani/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
Lot 18 Eagles View Lane
Malpeque, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29789188
Courtesy of Steven Barrett/CENTURY 21 NORTHUMBERLAND REALTY
129 Big Springs Drive SE
Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #29789171
Courtesy of Ellysa Wladyko/Royal LePage Benchmark
357 MAIN Street E Unit# Main Floor
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29789190
Courtesy of Michael Di Berardo/Royal LePage Macro Realty
67 CHILD DRIVE
Aurora (Aurora Highlands), Ontario MLS® #29788755
Courtesy of NISSAN PEISAHOV/UPPERSIDE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
206 - 10 FLAVELLE TRAIL
Vaughan (Steeles West Industrial), Ontario MLS® #29788806
Courtesy of BITA ZARGHAMI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
1703 72 Seapoint Road
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29789013
Courtesy of Andrew Stephens/Exit Realty Metro
27 KORDA GATE
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #29789056
Courtesy of ANDREA LOPES/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
1009 - 30 GIBBS ROAD
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29789070
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
205 - 466 SPEERS ROAD
Oakville (QE Queen Elizabeth), Ontario MLS® #29788837
Courtesy of JOHN MCLEOD/Realty Executives Plus Ltd., Brokerage
46 BIRCHCLIFF Avenue
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29788868
Courtesy of Danielle Bouchard/COLDWELL BANKER PETER BENNINGER REALTY
73 GARTHDALE COURT
Toronto (Bathurst Manor), Ontario MLS® #29788907
Courtesy of INNA PARFENOVA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
6 LA PINTA STREET
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #29788921
Courtesy of GARY CIRILLO/REALTY EXECUTIVES PRIORITY ONE LIMITED
1207 - 310 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29788945
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
215 V AVENUE N
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29788971
Courtesy of Scott Ziegler/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
96 JAMES STREET W
Cobourg, Ontario MLS® #29789087
Courtesy of KIMBERLEY SPENCER/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
10616 104 Avenue
Fairview, Alberta MLS® #29789208
Courtesy of Jason Meashaw/Sutton Group Grande Prairie Professionals
301 - 1540 PICKERING PARKWAY
Pickering (Town Centre), Ontario MLS® #29789210
Courtesy of Brandon Walker/Re/Max All-Stars Realty Inc.
7 Harlequin Crescent
Mount Pearl, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29789222
Courtesy of Craig Walker/RE/MAX Realty Specialists
202 ROSEMARY GARDENS
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29789227
Courtesy of Carsten Sachse/OTTAWA PROPERTY SHOP REALTY INC.
3776 BUCKSHOT LAKE ROAD
Addington Highlands (Addington Highlands), Ontario MLS® #29789234
Courtesy of Stephanie Mols/COLDWELL BANKER FIRST OTTAWA REALTY
LOT MACLEAN Road
Milo, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29789291
Courtesy of Mary Jo Stolk/EXIT Realty PEI
24 - 3083 CAWTHRA ROAD
Mississauga (Applewood), Ontario MLS® #29789304
Courtesy of RON AMENDOLA/Elevate Real Estate
403 - 230 TITANIUM PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29789239
Courtesy of Jason Pilon/RE/MAX HALLMARK PILON GROUP REALTY
17 Pineview Crescent Crescent
Stellarton, Nova Scotia MLS® #29788894
Courtesy of Robert Burrows/Turning Point Real Estate Limited
1 - 1589 THE QUEENSWAY
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29788933
Courtesy of FLORA LIU/Advent Realty Inc
94 WELLINGTON STREET
Welland (Lincoln/Crowland), Ontario MLS® #29789006
Courtesy of Lana Marconi/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
SUITE A , 2ND FLOOR - 15 WILDFLOWER WAY
Toronto (West Hill), Ontario MLS® #29789051
Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL 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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide