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
12854 BENS ROAD
Charlie Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29749159
Courtesy of Kimberley Schwarz/Izon Realty
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
5102 50 Ave
St. Paul Town, Alberta MLS® #29795692
Courtesy of Jongsung Baik/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
#BASEMENT - 6 BAILEY CRESCENT
Aurora (Aurora Highlands), Ontario MLS® #29797270
Courtesy of MOHAMMAD NASRKHANI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
3503 - 33 LOMBARD STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29797441
Courtesy of MITHUNA SIVAKUMAR/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
167 - 760 LAWRENCE AVENUE W
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #29797446
Courtesy of MIROSLAV DANKO TCHORNI/SUTTON GROUP OLD MILL REALTY INC.
1742 Albert Ave
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #29797340
Courtesy of Julia Blackburn/RE/MAX Camosun
10 - 3421 RIDGEWAY DRIVE
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29797271
Courtesy of SUZAN AWAD/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
813 UNIT A - 285 DUFFERIN ST STREET
Toronto (South Parkdale), Ontario MLS® #29797353
Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL REALTY INC.
BASEMENT - 1499 HOLLYWELL AVENUE
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29797447
Courtesy of RAZIA NADEEM/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
2050 McCrea ROAD
Bjorkdale Rm No. 426, Saskatchewan MLS® #29797454
Courtesy of Melissa E Spagrud/Century 21 Proven Realty
23 STEIN STREET
Kitimat, British Columbia MLS® #29797056
Courtesy of Graham Pitzel/RE/MAX Coast Mountains - Kitimat
1515 Hilliard STREET E
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29797335
Courtesy of Donald (Don) Cenaiko/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
200 - 415 JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Cabbagetown-South St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #29797359
Courtesy of WILLIAM THOMAS TAJER/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
57 Lagrange Crescent
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #29797354
Courtesy of Rachel McQueen/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
898 HIGHWAY 511
Drummond/North Elmsley, Ontario MLS® #29797378
Courtesy of Stephanie Mols/COLDWELL BANKER FIRST OTTAWA REALTY
3836 BAYCROFT DRIVE
Mississauga (Lisgar), Ontario MLS® #29797450
Courtesy of HARJIT SINGH KHALSA/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
2106 Styles CRESCENT
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29797455
Courtesy of Jennifer Buckingham/Century 21 Dome Realty Inc.
C - 85 JOHN STREET S
Hamilton (Corktown), Ontario MLS® #29797367
Courtesy of Vatsal Desai/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
1204 ONYX TRAIL
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29797273
Courtesy of GAIL SONG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
50 BROOKSIDE ROAD
Richmond Hill (Westbrook), Ontario MLS® #29797350
Courtesy of KELVIN LIU/EXP REALTY
82 Victoria AVE
Blind River, Ontario MLS® #29797355
Courtesy of Danielle Marie Gagnon/Royal LePage® Mid North Realty Blind River
50 BECKWITH ROAD E
Toronto (Eringate-Centennial-West Deane), Ontario MLS® #29797451
Courtesy of MIGUEL ANGE FERNANDEZ MORALES/REAL ESTATE ADVISORS INC.
44 SUNDANCE CRESCENT
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #29797267
Courtesy of SARWAR ZAMAN/REALTY 21 INC.
1010 - 376 HIGHWAY 7 ROAD E
Richmond Hill (Doncrest), Ontario MLS® #29797349
Courtesy of HELEN YUE/ANJIA REALTY
18911 58 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29797370
Courtesy of Tuba Pastutmaz/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
83 South Street
Lockeport, Nova Scotia MLS® #29797375
Courtesy of Heidi Fraser/Engel & Volkers (Liverpool)
#205 5340 199 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29797445
Courtesy of Conor Salisbury/Century 21 All Stars Realty Ltd
5142 23A AV SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29797256
Courtesy of Sukhwinder Randhawa/Sterling Real Estate
2 ORVIETO Court
Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #29796138
Courtesy of Alina Radu/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
1615 Terence Bay Road
Terence Bay, Nova Scotia MLS® #29796140
Courtesy of Jasmine McNair/One Percent Realty East Inc.
2609 RAYMOND STREET
Clarence-Rockland, Ontario MLS® #29796291
Courtesy of Paul Dion/EXIT RESULTS REALTY
67 VALLEYVIEW Road Unit# 46
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29796323
Courtesy of CINDY DACOSTA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC. BROKERAGE-3
27 - 1986 SUMMERFIELDS CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29796354
Courtesy of Ana Ideias/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
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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