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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
1101 - 100 DALHOUSIE STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29893822
Courtesy of ELLA WANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2 WESTMOUNT Road
Guelph, Ontario MLS® #29893736
Courtesy of Jimmy Joseph/LifeStyle International Realty Inc.
1-19 (no 3/13), 4940 49 Street
Rocky Mountain House, Alberta MLS® #29891844
Courtesy of Penny Kander/Realty Executives Alberta Elite
4405 Moonlight Lane
Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29890524
Courtesy of Dean Robertson/RE/MAX Camosun
2204 - 6 SONIC WAY NE
Toronto (Flemingdon Park), Ontario MLS® #29891755
Courtesy of MUMTAZ JADAVJI SUNDERJI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
A11 - 3101 KENNEDY ROAD
Toronto (Milliken), Ontario MLS® #29887331
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
210 - 38 GANDHI LANE
Markham (Commerce Valley), Ontario MLS® #29887362
Courtesy of MARY FENG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
303 627 Brookside Rd
Colwood, British Columbia MLS® #29887487
Courtesy of Adam Gibson/Pemberton Holmes Ltd. - Oak Bay
752 GORHAM ROAD
Fort Erie (Ridgeway), Ontario MLS® #29887665
Courtesy of Robert Lalonde/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
33 GROVELAND CRESCENT
Brampton (Northgate), Ontario MLS® #29888959
Courtesy of NICK PACHAS/HOMELIFE/RESPONSE REALTY INC.
#108 17832 78 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29889060
Courtesy of Kathryn Beaumont/Sterling Real Estate
4 4850 207 STREET
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #29889091
Courtesy of Paul Hague/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
1016 Hunterdale Place NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29893376
Courtesy of Robert P. Jansons/Coldwell Banker Mountain Central
54 2070 Amelia Ave
Sidney, British Columbia MLS® #29892936
Courtesy of Paul Whitney/Pemberton Holmes Ltd.
84 Ranchero Rise NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29892481
Courtesy of Nettie T. Hendricks/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
1996 Galore Crescent
Kamloops, British Columbia MLS® #29892962
Courtesy of Carmen Rice/Royal LePage Westwin Realty
7 WOOD THRUSH AVENUE
Markham (Legacy), Ontario MLS® #29893167
Courtesy of KENNY BRIENZA/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
590 NORTH SERVICE Road Unit# 67
Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #29893439
Courtesy of Tammy Trowers/Right at Home Realty
53 McKenzie Drive
Rural Red Deer County, Alberta MLS® #29893458
Courtesy of Stephan Trudel/Royal LePage Network Realty Corp.
1316 Bayside Avenue SW
Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #29893472
Courtesy of Maria Cristofaro/Royal LePage Benchmark
9341 Trailcreek Dr
Sidney, British Columbia MLS® #29893600
Courtesy of Craig Toker/Royal LePage Coast Capital - Chatterton
1127 4TH Street
Castlegar, British Columbia MLS® #29893643
Courtesy of Dan Beekman/2 Percent Realty Kootenay Inc.
14508 78 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29893662
Courtesy of Bill Reid/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
35 GROVE STREET E
Barrie (Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29893667
Courtesy of IVY KANA/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
1348 STEPHENS BAY ROAD
Bracebridge (Muskoka (N)), Ontario MLS® #29893674
Courtesy of CARLY JORDANA MANDEL/UPPERSIDE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
1709 - 75 QUEENS WHARF ROAD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29893693
Courtesy of XIAONING YI/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
BASEMENT - 56 MCCALLUM DRIVE
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29893698
Courtesy of BEHROOZ NOURMOHAMMADI SHARABI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
910 - 365 PRINCE OF WALES DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29893706
Courtesy of CECILIA SAILIN WANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
403 7445 120 STREET
Delta, British Columbia MLS® #29890113
Courtesy of Stephanie Wong/Luxmore Realty
85 WILSON Street Unit# 3
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29890156
Courtesy of Mirella Adelina Agro/Royal LePage State Realty 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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