4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
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.
78 Peddle Drive
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29345907
Courtesy of ROBERT GARDNER/RE/MAX Central Real Estate Ltd. - Grand Falls-Win
65275 Range Rd 114A
Lac La Biche County, Alberta MLS® #29326202
Courtesy of Derek C. Claffey/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
5815 97 St NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29336017
Courtesy of Tanner Wormald/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
2711 ROBERTA ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29347551
Courtesy of Jasper Croy/Century 21 Energy Realty(Qsnl)
4 - 112 CALEDONIA PARK ROAD
Toronto (Corso Italia-Davenport), Ontario MLS® #29348100
Courtesy of TREVIS LEGALL/THE NOOK REALTY INC.
15 - 175 ALEXMUIR BOULEVARD
Toronto (Agincourt North), Ontario MLS® #29349139
Courtesy of PUNCH SOCKALINGAM/CENTURY 21 INNOVATIVE REALTY INC.
67 WINNERS CIRCLE
Toronto (The Beaches), Ontario MLS® #29349146
Courtesy of RANEEN DHADLI/THE MARKET REAL ESTATE INC.
2221 - 181 VILLAGE GREEN SQUARE
Toronto (Agincourt North), Ontario MLS® #29349158
Courtesy of DAN WONG/CONDOWONG REAL ESTATE INC.
1413 - 1050 EASTERN AVENUE
Toronto (Greenwood-Coxwell), Ontario MLS® #29349153
Courtesy of FRANCESCO JR. LARDI/RE/MAX CONDOS PLUS CORPORATION
43440 Range Road 113
Rural Flagstaff County, Alberta MLS® #29349160
Courtesy of Loni Bergum/CIR Realty
202 SUTHERLAND AVENUE
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #29349165
Courtesy of HARDEEP SINGHA/ROYAL LEPAGE PLATINUM REALTY
64 HENRY BAUER AVENUE
Markham (Berczy), Ontario MLS® #29349177
Courtesy of WILSON CHO/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
1537 PRENTICE ROAD
Innisfil, Ontario MLS® #29349545
Courtesy of LUIGINA FRANCELLA/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
771 TRACEYS HILL ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Emily), Ontario MLS® #29348566
Courtesy of KATHRYN ALMEIDA/Royal LePage Our Neighbourhood Realty
1221 LAURAND STREET
Innisfil (Alcona), Ontario MLS® #29349172
Courtesy of TAL SIVAK/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
1988 ROYAL ROAD
Pickering (Village East), Ontario MLS® #29349141
Courtesy of OLAITAN NURUDEEN OWONIYI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
126 GRANDVIEW Drive
Conestogo, Ontario MLS® #29349292
Courtesy of ALEXANDER MITYUK/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
2382 WICKERSON ROAD
London South (South K), Ontario MLS® #29348763
Courtesy of BHUPINDER SINGH/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
301 12083 92A AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29349350
Courtesy of Robin Alexander/Nationwide Realty Corp.
1277 TOWNLINE ROAD N
Clarington, Ontario MLS® #29349526
Courtesy of TATANYA MARTINE TIERNEY/TANYA TIERNEY TEAM REALTY INC.
1204 ARGREEN ROAD
Mississauga (Mineola), Ontario MLS® #29349893
Courtesy of FISHER YU/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
404 3315 148 STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29350345
Courtesy of Jeremy Kalenuik/Engel & Volkers Vancouver (Branch)
1607 - 2900 HIGHWAY 7
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29348376
Courtesy of TOM CLARKE STOREY/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
77 Heritage Lake Boulevard
Heritage Pointe, Alberta MLS® #29349932
Courtesy of Ginger Andrews/eXp Realty
1/2 - 1015 PAPE AVENUE
Toronto (Danforth Village-East York), Ontario MLS® #29348181
Courtesy of LATIF MERALI/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
39 16511 WATSON DRIVE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29348369
Courtesy of Alex Shi/Sutton Premier Realty
306 - 1120 BRIAR HILL AVENUE
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #29348390
Courtesy of GIOVANNI MURGA/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
177 PLEASANT Avenue Unit# UPPER
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29348287
Courtesy of Ryan Schinker/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
20 SPINLAND STREET
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #29348686
Courtesy of MOHITA SINGH/HOMELIFE MAPLE LEAF REALTY LTD.
17 REDFERN STREET
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29348706
Courtesy of GURMINDER SINGH GILL/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
149, 66 Glamis Green SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29348434
Courtesy of Elizabeth Nolasco/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
23 HURON STREET W
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #29348559
Courtesy of TOM GRIGGS/Royal LePage Locations North
51 VERDI ROAD
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29348667
Courtesy of MOE ASGARIAN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
1399 CHRISEDEN DRIVE
Mississauga (Lorne Park), Ontario MLS® #29348496
Courtesy of SABRINA TU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
A1506 - 9763 MARKHAM ROAD
Markham (Greensborough), Ontario MLS® #29348294
Courtesy of NEIL MODI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
#205 10130 114 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29348244
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
#4 Highway
Barra Head, Nova Scotia MLS® #29348744
Courtesy of Robert Wambolt/Harvey Realties Limited (St.Peters)
114 FORESTWALK STREET
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29348725
Courtesy of NAYAN PATEL/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
501 - 4700 HIGHWAY 7 ROAD S
Vaughan (East Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #29348477
Courtesy of LOU RAKOVALIS/RE/MAX EXPERTS
9 MARIA STREET
Springwater (Elmvale), Ontario MLS® #29351209
Courtesy of CURTIS GODDARD/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
172 TIMES ROAD
Toronto (Briar Hill-Belgravia), Ontario MLS® #29350768
Courtesy of MARIANA MCCRANEY/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
29 TAMWORTH TERRACE
Barrie, Ontario MLS® #29350890
Courtesy of USHA PARMAR/ROYAL LEPAGE TERRA REALTY
139 Smith STREET N
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29350958
Courtesy of Ben Taylor/Century 21 Dome Realty Inc.
45 PARKSIDE Drive
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29351040
Courtesy of Kyle Dinsmore/Re/Max Twin City 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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide