4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
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.
78 Peddle Drive
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29345907
Courtesy of ROBERT GARDNER/RE/MAX Central Real Estate Ltd. - Grand Falls-Win
108 MYRTLE STREET
St. Thomas, Ontario MLS® #29414444
Courtesy of AMY MORGAN/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
2153 MANOR HILL DRIVE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29413338
Courtesy of SARAH ANNE FASULLO/ROYAL LEPAGE/J & D DIVISION
2110 CLEAVER Avenue Unit# 242
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29413744
Courtesy of Thomas Pobojewski/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
11 LITTLE AVENUE
Toronto (Weston), Ontario MLS® #29413782
Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER HAND/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
48 - 49 CEDARWOODS CRESCENT
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29413814
Courtesy of RAYO IRANI/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
188 PARKDALE AVENUE N
Hamilton (McQuesten), Ontario MLS® #29413821
Courtesy of ALEXANDER T EVANS/PROPERTY.CA INC.
51 JOHNSTON STREET
Guelph (St. Patrick's Ward), Ontario MLS® #29413249
Courtesy of CHRISTINE HASS/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
9433 MENZIES STREET|Chilliwack Proper East
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29414386
Courtesy of Guri Virk/Sutton Premier Realty
612 - 550 NORTH SERVICE ROAD N
Grimsby (Grimsby Beach), Ontario MLS® #29414393
Courtesy of PATRICIA ANNE RENDE/ROYAL LEPAGE BURLOAK REAL ESTATE SERVICES
807 - 73 ARTHUR STREET
Guelph (St. Patrick's Ward), Ontario MLS® #29414398
Courtesy of TODD SHANE NOWENSKY/Royal LePage Security Real Estate
401 MELROSE AVENUE
Toronto (Bedford Park-Nortown), Ontario MLS® #29413965
Courtesy of SAM CUDA/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
30 RUFFET DRIVE
Barrie (Edgehill Drive), Ontario MLS® #29414069
Courtesy of AMANDA HAYASHI/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
2203 - 2 ANNDALE DRIVE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29412993
Courtesy of PETER L.M. SO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
LOT 17 QUEENS LINE
West Elgin (Rodney), Ontario MLS® #29414730
Courtesy of KLAUD CZESLAWSKI/BLUE FOREST REALTY INC.
LOT 16 QUEENS LINE
West Elgin (Rodney), Ontario MLS® #29414728
Courtesy of KLAUD CZESLAWSKI/BLUE FOREST REALTY INC.
2005 - 5 NORTHTOWN WAY
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29412900
Courtesy of MARIJA MARY-ANN SEMEN/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
LOT 9 QUEENS LINE
West Elgin (Rodney), Ontario MLS® #29414735
Courtesy of KLAUD CZESLAWSKI/BLUE FOREST REALTY INC.
Acreage Greys Road
Hopefield, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29415480
Courtesy of Darcy Johnston/RE/MAX CHARLOTTETOWN REALTY
201 - 15 MCMURRICH STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29414792
Courtesy of KARIM MAREDIA/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
127 CARLING TERRACE
North Huron (Wingham), Ontario MLS® #29412936
Courtesy of SAM MCGILL/Royal LePage Heartland Realty
20 928 Bearwood Lane
Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29414665
Courtesy of Jay Herrick/RE/MAX Camosun
14878 BUENA VISTA AVENUE
White Rock, British Columbia MLS® #29415466
Courtesy of Elaine Zhou/Macdonald Realty (Surrey/152)
506 4720 Uplands Dr
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #29414300
Courtesy of Luke Bouma/REMAX Professionals (NA)
42 KEMPTON AVENUE
Belleville (Thurlow Ward), Ontario MLS® #29414242
Courtesy of Amanda Dunlop/RE/MAX QUINTE LTD.
31 Huron AVE
Blind River, Ontario MLS® #29414278
Courtesy of Tiffany Rogers/Century 21 Choice Realty Inc.
25 WELLINGTON Street S Unit# 410
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29413857
Courtesy of ROBERT ALEXANDER MCFEE/CONDO CULTURE INC. - BROKERAGE 2
7596 VIMY RIDGE ROAD
Hamilton Township, Ontario MLS® #29413807
Courtesy of BRETT PERREAULT/REMAX CONNECT REALTY
203 Hillcrest PLACE
Lac Pelletier Rm No. 107, Saskatchewan MLS® #29413802
Courtesy of Shannon Runcie/eXp Realty
1914 Arthur STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29413799
Courtesy of Kathy Feszczyn/Royal LePage Next Level
2003 STYLES CRESCENT
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29413794
Courtesy of Natasha Blaisdell/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
MAIN - 101 SIMMONS BOULEVARD
Brampton (Madoc), Ontario MLS® #29413787
Courtesy of NATHALIE TOUSSAINT/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
10 - 1570 REEVES GATE
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #29413770
Courtesy of SUNNY BHOGAL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1616 - 451 THE WEST MALL
Toronto (Etobicoke West Mall), Ontario MLS® #29413768
Courtesy of DIYANA NONCHEVA/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
2020 - 125 GEORGE APPLETON WAY
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29413763
Courtesy of ANDREW DOUMONT/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
147 Bell Crescent
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29413749
Courtesy of Kris Fournier/RE/MAX CHARLOTTETOWN REALTY
711 - 31 TIPPETT ROAD
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #29413679
Courtesy of BESSIE NIU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
6122 BURDETTE DRIVE E
Niagara Falls (Cherrywood), Ontario MLS® #29413629
Courtesy of Shawn Delaat/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
489 FRED STREET
North Dundas, Ontario MLS® #29413617
Courtesy of Michael D. Smith/RED MOOSE REALTY INC.
52 WHITCOMB CRESCENT
Smiths Falls, Ontario MLS® #29413612
Courtesy of Diana Delisle/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
8766 DANFORTH ROAD W
Hamilton Township, Ontario MLS® #29413573
Courtesy of ERIN CAMPBELL/HOMESMITHS REAL ESTATE LTD.
1015 - 118 KING STREET E
Hamilton (Beasley), Ontario MLS® #29413523
Courtesy of ANNA HOLLINGER/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
4878 STAMFORD STREET
Niagara Falls (Cherrywood), Ontario MLS® #29413903
Courtesy of Tino Giancola/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC 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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