3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
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.
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
5975 LITTLE FORT 24 HIGHWAY
Lone Butte, British Columbia MLS® #30303763
Courtesy of Sean Dirkson/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
226 HEIMAN Street Unit# 1
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30303883
Courtesy of EMANUEL CATANA/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
136 - 500 OSGOODE DRIVE
London South (South Y), Ontario MLS® #30303910
Courtesy of ALEX PRICE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
402 - 133 WYNFORD DRIVE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #30303890
Courtesy of JOE CICCIARELLA/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
371 WHEAT BOOM DRIVE
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30303908
Courtesy of TJ WU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
89 BLUE SKY Trail
Waterdown, Ontario MLS® #30303872
Courtesy of Joanne Ardron/One Percent Realty Ltd.
621 - 75 NORMAN BETHUNE AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Beaver Creek Business Park), Ontario MLS® #30303891
Courtesy of POLLY KO/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
12 CHARNWOOD PLACE
Markham (Aileen-Willowbrook), Ontario MLS® #30303905
Courtesy of CARRIE ZHOU/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
89 BLUE SKY TRAIL
Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #30303897
Courtesy of JOANNE ARDRON/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
226 HEIMAN Street Unit# 3
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30303892
Courtesy of EMANUEL CATANA/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
323 SWEET GALE Street
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30303893
Courtesy of Rebecca Liu/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
40-03 - 2420 BARONWOOD DRIVE
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #30303907
Courtesy of JAYME BERNARD/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
4203 - 448 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30303894
Courtesy of JOE TU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1662 MIDLAND AVENUE
Toronto (Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #30303902
Courtesy of KA SANG CHAU/HOMELIFE BROADWAY REALTY INC.
1 BURLEY Lane
Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #30302450
Courtesy of Matthew David Demarchi/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
1907 - 18 HOLMES AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30302493
Courtesy of DAVID LO/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
808 - 319 JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30302518
Courtesy of FEY YUN/WANTHOME REALTY INC.
1103 - 330 RED MAPLE ROAD
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #30302520
Courtesy of FUAD ABASOV/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
7358 106 Street
Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #30302614
Courtesy of Casey Boyne/RE/MAX Grande Prairie
2008 - 50 TOWN CENTRE COURT
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #30302551
Courtesy of BRIAN ZHANG/EXP REALTY
2505 - 28 FREELAND STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30302549
Courtesy of BOBBY GAN/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
216 BEECHFIELD ROAD
Oakville (FD Ford), Ontario MLS® #30302563
Courtesy of LEI RAYMOND CAO/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1807 - 215 QUEEN STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30302599
Courtesy of GABRIELA FIUMARA/RE/MAX CONDOS PLUS CORPORATION
1226 - 77 MAITLAND PLACE
Toronto (Cabbagetown-South St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #30302645
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
12 ATLANTIC AVENUE
Markham (Markville), Ontario MLS® #30302652
Courtesy of EDWARD CHI/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
504 PLEASANT BAY Court
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30302657
Courtesy of Rob Mansour/RED AND WHITE REALTY INC.
1007 - 330 RICHMOND STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30302671
Courtesy of OSAMA ALGHUSSEIN/RE/MAX SUCCESS REALTY
143 RIDGE ROAD
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30302683
Courtesy of MARY M. MONTGOMERY/ROYAL LEPAGE REALTY PLUS
418 CONCESSION 13 ROAD E
Tiny, Ontario MLS® #30302715
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
3027 CORAL DRIVE
Mississauga (Malton), Ontario MLS® #30302727
Courtesy of DAVE MERAT/ROYAL LEPAGE FLOWER CITY REALTY
0 CALABOGIE ROAD
Greater Madawaska, Ontario MLS® #30302695
Courtesy of Vincent Johnston/Century 21 Valley Realty Inc.
2510 - 295 ADELAIDE STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30302708
Courtesy of TAHIR RAMZI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
1195 Parkdale Creek Gdns
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #30302811
Courtesy of Teja Reddy/eXp Realty
725002 Range Road 52
Rural Grande Prairie No. 1, County of, Alberta MLS® #30302885
Courtesy of Jason Meashaw/Sutton Group Grande Prairie Professionals
4728 MICHENER ROAD
Fort Erie (Point Abino), Ontario MLS® #30302897
Courtesy of Grant Little/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
10621 BEAUMARIS RD NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30302924
Courtesy of Jennifer DiPietra/RE/MAX Real Estate
1909 - 771 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #30302986
Courtesy of YOON CHOI/REMAX YC REALTY
707 - 36 OLIVE AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30302981
Courtesy of VITO CARNOVALE/RE/MAX EXPERTS
2031 JOCHEM ROAD
Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, Ontario MLS® #30302950
Courtesy of Francine Menard/INNOVATION REALTY LTD.
14 DRAYCOTT AVENUE
Ajax (Northeast Ajax), Ontario MLS® #30302998
Courtesy of ZAHID SARKAR/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
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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