2008, 211 13 Avenue SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29195804
Courtesy of Bernie Madamesila/Real Estate Professionals 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.
303 - 1360 COSTIGAN ROAD
Milton (CL Clarke), Ontario MLS® #29195917
Courtesy of ADAM KORZENIEWSKI/RE/MAX EXPERTS
20 ELM ST PVT STREET
Puslinch, Ontario MLS® #29195929
Courtesy of LISA C FOLLOWS/ROYAL LEPAGE FRANK REAL ESTATE
344 FIRST STREET
Midland, Ontario MLS® #29196028
Courtesy of ERIC BEUTLER/Keller Williams Experience Realty
393 SECOND STREET
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #29196030
Courtesy of LORETTA MCINNIS/RE/MAX Four Seasons Realty Limited
1016 - 1100 SHEPPARD AVENUE W
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #29196035
Courtesy of YORDANOS SOLOMON/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
1983 TREETOP WAY
Pickering (Highbush), Ontario MLS® #29196042
Courtesy of SAMAN HABIBI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
17 LAURELWOOD COURT
Guelph (Kortright West), Ontario MLS® #29196054
Courtesy of MICHAEL YAN/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
1208 - 145 COLUMBIA STREET W
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29196059
Courtesy of UZAIR CHAWALA/CENTURY 21 INNOVATIVE REALTY INC.
3205 - 50 O'NEILL ROAD
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29195885
Courtesy of RICKY RISTIC/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
3602 - 38 GANDHI LANE
Markham (Commerce Valley), Ontario MLS® #29195905
Courtesy of SHAWN ZIGELSTEIN/ROYAL LEPAGE YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
2323 - 230 QUEENS QUAY W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29195873
Courtesy of SUNDEEP BAHL/RE/MAX PLUS CITY TEAM INC.
303B - 9600 YONGE STREET
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29195900
Courtesy of STEVE SONG/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
2144 DUBERRY DRIVE E
Pickering (Brock Ridge), Ontario MLS® #29195993
Courtesy of LOUISE GUERTIN MICALLEF/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
1902 - 327 KING STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29195981
Courtesy of ERIN AH REUM LEE/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
4616 6 HIGHWAY
Northern Bruce Peninsula, Ontario MLS® #29195948
Courtesy of JUSTIN HANDLEY/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
712 - 461 GREEN ROAD
Hamilton (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #29195861
Courtesy of KELLEY MILAN/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
13838 CRESCENT ROAD
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29195847
Courtesy of Chris McNeill/RE/MAX Colonial Pacific Realty
3092 MICHELANGELO Road
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29195816
Courtesy of Ariel Kormendy/Century 21 Miller Real Estate Ltd.
147 - 525 WILSON AVENUE
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #29195811
Courtesy of RICHARD ALEXANDER REIS/ROYAL LEPAGE CONNECT REALTY
1245 STEPHENSON Drive Unit# 20
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29195809
Courtesy of Joe Malec/Keller Williams Edge Realty
LOT 9-21 181 Brunello Boulevard|Brunello Estates
Timberlea, Nova Scotia MLS® #29195758
Courtesy of Corinne Zinck/Sutton Group Professional Realty
91 STARFIRE CRESCENT
Hamilton (Fruitland), Ontario MLS® #29195784
Courtesy of MATT SNOWBALL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
2197 DONALD Road
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29195760
Courtesy of Marg Morren/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
1841 MILL STREET
Innisfil (Alcona), Ontario MLS® #29195746
Courtesy of ROSS MAIR/SUTTON GROUP INCENTIVE REALTY INC.
6 ELIZABETH DRIVE
Pelham (Fonthill), Ontario MLS® #29195727
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
60 Hemlock Drive
Westwood Hills, Nova Scotia MLS® #29195708
Courtesy of Ye Na Lim/Royal LePage Atlantic
376 SUNSET BOULEVARD
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #29195710
Courtesy of STEVE SIMON/Royal LePage Locations North
152 MATAWIN LANE
Richmond Hill (Headford Business Park), Ontario MLS® #29195683
Courtesy of TONY CHEN/RE/MAX PARTNERS REALTY INC.
55 POVEY ROAD
Centre Wellington (Fergus), Ontario MLS® #29196047
Courtesy of CHAD MCBAIN/Realty Executives Edge Inc
15 TUNDRA SWAN ROAD
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29195690
Courtesy of ROLAND GROENENBERG/CENTURY 21 MILLENNIUM INC.
129 DUNDAS STREET
Deseronto (Deseronto (Town)), Ontario MLS® #29195664
Courtesy of DAWN MORDEN/EXP REALTY, BROKERAGE
1035 MACEWAN CL SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29195671
Courtesy of Jennifer L. Davis/RE/MAX PREFERRED CHOICE
1007 - 55 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29195777
Courtesy of DAN COOPER/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
2514 16A Street SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29195789
Courtesy of Merritt Wayne Ranseth/RE/MAX Realty Professionals
Sgm-1Por Pelton Mountain Rd Lot Sgm-1Por
Chipman Brook, Nova Scotia MLS® #29195734
Courtesy of Basma Sharaf/Royal LePage Atlantic
521 - 398 AVENUE ROAD
Toronto (Casa Loma), Ontario MLS® #29195979
Courtesy of Spiros Dimitriou/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
702 - 480 FRONT STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29195974
Courtesy of AMAR TAMBER/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
461 CONCESSION 11 E
Trent Hills, Ontario MLS® #29195931
Courtesy of J.J. HUDSON/RE/MAX HALLMARK EASTERN REALTY
1320 ALBERTUS AVENUE
Peterborough (Town Ward 3), Ontario MLS® #29196225
Courtesy of ROGER CURRIER/MINCOM KAWARTHA LAKES REALTY INC.
508 - 39 QUEENS QUAY E
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29196073
Courtesy of LANA GRICHANIK/ROYAL LEPAGE YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
LPH02 - 763 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29196080
Courtesy of ALI HONARMAND/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
331 - 15 RICHARDSON STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29196078
Courtesy of JUXHIN MEZINI/INSIDER CONDOS INC.
922 - 28 EASTERN AVENUE
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29196085
Courtesy of SUNDEEP BAHL/RE/MAX PLUS CITY TEAM 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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