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
25 SUTCLIFF LANE
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #30161743
Courtesy of BORISS DRUJANS/EXP REALTY
32 Wall Street
Cape George Estates, Nova Scotia MLS® #30161748
Courtesy of Everett Vass/Cape Breton Realty
903 - 33 CLEGG ROAD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30161700
Courtesy of RENA ZHOU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1605 - 95 MCMAHON DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30161515
Courtesy of JULIA XU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1107 - 30 NELSON STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30161490
Courtesy of IRVING XIA/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1015 Lake ST
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30161488
Courtesy of James Caicco/Century 21 Choice Realty Inc.
2405 - 5180 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30161457
Courtesy of BILL ZHIHONG GUO/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
688 PRINCE ROAD E
Madawaska Valley, Ontario MLS® #30161414
Courtesy of Pamela Ogelsby/QUEENSWOOD NATIONAL REAL ESTATE LTD
1303 - 10 FLAVELLE TRAIL
Vaughan (Steeles West Industrial), Ontario MLS® #30161433
Courtesy of ARSLAN SHAHID/ROYAL LEPAGE PINNACLE REAL ESTATE
2407 - 50 BRIAN HARRISON WAY
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #30161604
Courtesy of DAVID XIE/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
104 - 310 MILL STREET S
Brampton (Brampton South), Ontario MLS® #30161560
Courtesy of KARANVIR GANDHI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1389 NATIONAL COMMON COURT
Burlington (Tyandaga), Ontario MLS® #30161673
Courtesy of ALAN BARBER/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
2 AITKEN CIRCLE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30161546
Courtesy of Yifei Lin/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
104 - 310 MILL STREET S
Brampton (Brampton South), Ontario MLS® #30161541
Courtesy of KARANVIR GANDHI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1109A - 9608 YONGE STREET
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #30161394
Courtesy of RYAN LIAN/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
1108 - 474 CALDARI ROAD
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #30161407
Courtesy of RAYMOND TAM/Avenue Group Realty Inc.
3502 - 501 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30161402
Courtesy of JOHN YE/JDL REALTY INC.
46 EASTMAN DRIVE
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #30161589
Courtesy of PARVEEN ARORA/RE/MAX OPTIMUM REALTY
Township Rd 284
Rural Rocky View County, Alberta MLS® #30161837
Courtesy of David A. Swanson/CIR Realty
1902 - 370 MARTHA STREET
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #30161767
Courtesy of YAHYA AL-ARABI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
4023 McPhail AVENUE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30161774
Courtesy of Jenna Selinger/Realty Executives Diversified Realty
22 Dewberry Road
High Level, Alberta MLS® #30161786
Courtesy of Eva Krahn-Richmond/RE/MAX Grande Prairie
368 - 65 ATTMAR DRIVE
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #30161818
Courtesy of YEMI FOLORUNSHO/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
16635 30 AV SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30161825
Courtesy of Louise M. James/Royal LePage Prestige Realty
UNIT A BSMT - 110 ROBINSON ST STREET
Markham (Bullock), Ontario MLS® #30161553
Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL REALTY INC.
7635 ANAKA DRIVE
Mississauga (Malton), Ontario MLS® #30161705
Courtesy of POOJA RATTAN/HOMELIFE SILVERCITY REALTY INC.
189 Sitka Drive
Fort McMurray, Alberta MLS® #30161717
Courtesy of Alecssa Cerbo/ROYAL LEPAGE BENCHMARK
504 - 340 DIXON ROAD
Toronto (Kingsview Village-The Westway), Ontario MLS® #30161820
Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER BORKOWSKI/GET SOLD REALTY INC.
TH10 - 5858 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #30161863
Courtesy of MAHNOUSH POUR-SHAHNAZARI/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
WALKOUT - 49 COG HILL DRIVE
Vaughan (Glen Shields), Ontario MLS® #30161870
Courtesy of VICTORIA MAKHNIN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
#2001 10149 SASKATCHEWAN DR NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30161875
Courtesy of Ciaran D. O'Neill/Century 21 All Stars Realty Ltd
D - 64 TIPPERARY PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30161832
Courtesy of Crystal Cao/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
Lot 2 DL11991 HORSEFLY-QUESNEL LAKE ROAD
Horsefly, British Columbia MLS® #30161882
Courtesy of Victor Khong/Horsefly Realty
677 Frederick Street
Pincher Creek, Alberta MLS® #30161899
Courtesy of Marilyn Handford/Grassroots Realty Group
331 - 161 ROEHAMPTON AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #30161914
Courtesy of IGOR VERIC/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
925 - 9000 JANE STREET
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #30161919
Courtesy of FAHEEM NAJAM/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
BSMT - 53 BELFRY DRIVE
Newmarket (Huron Heights-Leslie Valley), Ontario MLS® #30161921
Courtesy of ALENA BASIEVA/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
402, 700 Carmichael Lane
Hinton, Alberta MLS® #30161926
Courtesy of COLTON BOUTIN/RE/MAX 2000 REALTY
525 Beacon Hill Drive
Fort McMurray, Alberta MLS® #30161750
Courtesy of Alecssa Cerbo/ROYAL LEPAGE BENCHMARK
1329 - 230 SIMCOE STREET
Toronto (University), Ontario MLS® #30161940
Courtesy of BECK CAO/BAY STREET GROUP 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
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