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
LOWER LEVEL - 235 BERNARD AVENUE
London East (East B), Ontario MLS® #30080253
Courtesy of JACK J. WANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
46 Bannerman Close
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #30080429
Courtesy of Cindy Price/Realty Executives Alberta Elite
461 TEMAGAMI CRESCENT
Mississauga (Lorne Park), Ontario MLS® #30080501
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
426 ORANGE WALK CRESCENT
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #30080506
Courtesy of SUNDEEP BABBAR/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
35 MOONSTONE COMMON
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30080513
Courtesy of ELIAS JIRYIS/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
4 LESLIE STREET
Brampton (Northwood Park), Ontario MLS® #30080342
Courtesy of ARMIN SAGGU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
103 - 1 FORSYTH STREET
Marmora and Lake (Marmora Ward), Ontario MLS® #30080373
Courtesy of ZHIFEI ROSS LIU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
#307 1003 GAULT BV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30080392
Courtesy of Carrine M. Kowalchuk/MaxWell Challenge Realty
39 SUSSEXDALE DRIVE
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30080366
Courtesy of JAGJIT SINGH/HOMELIFE MAPLE LEAF REALTY LTD.
1913 - 36 OLIVE AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30080405
Courtesy of SYLVIA LUONG/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
98 GREENBURY CL
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30080448
Courtesy of Carson K. Beier/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
3496 Weidle Way SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30080254
Courtesy of Jeneath Motil/Coldwell Banker Mountain Central
40 COVINGTON CRESCENT
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #30080381
Courtesy of DOLORES TRENTADUE/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
#316 10518 113 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30080393
Courtesy of Carrine M. Kowalchuk/MaxWell Challenge Realty
6 GOLD BOTTOM CRESCENT
Brampton (Toronto Gore Rural Estate), Ontario MLS® #30080413
Courtesy of DOMENICO CARERE/INTERCITY REALTY INC.
238 RONDEAU ROAD
Temiskaming Shores (New Liskeard), Ontario MLS® #30080259
Courtesy of Louise Ames/CENTURY 21 TEMISKAMING PLUS BROKERAGE
1008 - 70 ABSOLUTE AVENUE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30080367
Courtesy of JANICE ZHANG/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
603 BOYD LANE
Milton (Walker), Ontario MLS® #30080502
Courtesy of MAY MENG ZHANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1843 Highway 4 Highway
Reserve Mines, Nova Scotia MLS® #30080514
Courtesy of Debbie Campbell/Royal LePage Anchor Realty
29 BRANCHTON Road
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30080343
Courtesy of RIZ JADAVJI/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
5-6 - 4100 ALBION ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30080348
Courtesy of Anthony Bassile/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
4882 ROSEBUSH ROAD
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #30080243
Courtesy of SHELLEY ZHANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
2298 Munn Rd
Highlands, British Columbia MLS® #30080325
Courtesy of Laurie Appleton/Team 3000 Realty Ltd
882 KETTLERIDGE STREET
London North (North M), Ontario MLS® #30080279
Courtesy of JASON SUN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
215 - 3351 CAWTHRA ROAD
Mississauga (Applewood), Ontario MLS® #30080382
Courtesy of MARIA GOMES/ROYAL LEPAGE REALTY PLUS
110 - 216 OAK PARK BOULEVARD
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #30080503
Courtesy of FAREED ALI/RE/MAX FIND PROPERTIES
4727 Stellarton Trafalgar Road
Hopewell, Nova Scotia MLS® #30080286
Courtesy of Lori Macdonald/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
5206 - 3900 CONFEDERATION PARKWAY
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30080440
Courtesy of SALLY XING/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
929 - 35 PARLIAMENT STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30080539
Courtesy of PREETI KHANNA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
2361 SILVERWOOD DRIVE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30080244
Courtesy of EMILY GUO/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
3302 - 3883 QUARTZ ROAD
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30080383
Courtesy of JANICE ZHANG/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
518 10 Street N
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #30080390
Courtesy of JIM SAUNDERS/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE - LETHBRIDGE
BSMT - 8 HARLEQUIN COURT
Richmond Hill (Rouge Woods), Ontario MLS® #30080338
Courtesy of LILY REN/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
242 BUTTERCUP Court
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30080256
Courtesy of YING SUSAN JIANG/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
2234 BENNINGTON GATE
Oakville (FD Ford), Ontario MLS® #30080275
Courtesy of LEI RAYMOND CAO/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
MAIN - 71 EBERLY WOODS DRIVE
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #30080441
Courtesy of ANKITKUMAR RAJESHBHAI PATEL/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
2402 - 4130 PARKSIDE VILLAGE DRIVE
Mississauga (Creditview), Ontario MLS® #30080504
Courtesy of XIN MA/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
228 SPECKLED ALDER ROW
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30080509
Courtesy of MOHAMMED SOMANI/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS 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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