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.
3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
PRO LIQUOR STORE
Vegreville, Alberta MLS® #30006458
Courtesy of Kuljeet Dhaliwal/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
32 NILES COURT
Brampton (Westgate), Ontario MLS® #30023917
Courtesy of ARNAV KAUSHAL/ACCSELL REALTY INC.
3896 DENSBURY DRIVE
Mississauga (Lisgar), Ontario MLS® #30023880
Courtesy of BELINDA MARIE LELLI/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
291 WOODLEY ACRES
Milton (WI Willmott), Ontario MLS® #30023881
Courtesy of DALIA HANNOUDI-SARSAM/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
404 18 Gilbert Drive
East Royalty, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30023801
Courtesy of Bingyi Pan/NORTHERN LIGHTS REALTY LTD.
2 - 2961 LAKESHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (New Toronto), Ontario MLS® #30023919
Courtesy of KEVIN MATTHEW BEER/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
2311 - 1 KING STREET W
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30023863
Courtesy of JAMES LI/SMART SOLD REALTY
607 - 761 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30023856
Courtesy of MICHAEL SHEN/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
144 HIGHLAND AVENUE
St. Catharines (Old Glenridge), Ontario MLS® #30023852
Courtesy of Jordan Clark/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
7 ANDREWS AVENUE
Toronto (Trinity-Bellwoods), Ontario MLS® #30023853
Courtesy of VOLODYMYR POHORETSKYY/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
95 ALLEN STREET
Tillsonburg, Ontario MLS® #30023891
Courtesy of STAN ADAMS/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
4505 - 8 WATER WALK DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30022868
Courtesy of PUI YEE SHIRLEY CHENG/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
1003 - 10 HONEYCRISP CRESCENT
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30022870
Courtesy of EDWARD XIN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2259 HIGHCROFT ROAD
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #30022875
Courtesy of ALEX NEZAMINIA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
91 WOLFE TRAIL
Tiny, Ontario MLS® #30023001
Courtesy of SCOTT K.T. ASTAPHAN/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
1811 - 5162 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30023049
Courtesy of JULIA VERLINT/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
23 CHEMIN VENETTE ROAD
Chéticamp, Nova Scotia MLS® #30023378
Courtesy of Gilles Belliveau/Red Door Realty
(LOWER) - 1292 GODWICK DRIVE
Mississauga (Meadowvale Village), Ontario MLS® #30023400
Courtesy of DANIAL ARIF/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
38 SOUTHSHORE CRESCENT
Hamilton (Stoney Creek), Ontario MLS® #30023405
Courtesy of NOSHEEN BASHIR/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
BASEMENT - 34 RAVENSCROFT CIRCLE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30023506
Courtesy of JOE CHU/SKYLETTE MARKETING REALTY INC.
7279 PARKSIDE ROAD
Niagara Falls (Forestview), Ontario MLS® #30023563
Courtesy of SHERIE SUKRAM/KING REALTY INC.
80 Gordons Point Road
West Green Harbour, Nova Scotia MLS® #30023645
Courtesy of John Foss/Keller Williams Select Realty (Shelburne)
622 Glacial Shores WAY
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30023657
Courtesy of Shawn Johnson/RE/MAX Saskatoon
1810 15TH Avenue
Invermere, British Columbia MLS® #30023671
Courtesy of Megan Arn/Royal LePage Rockies West
2707 - 2033 KENNEDY ROAD
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #30023121
Courtesy of GEORGE MA/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
215 - 10 ESPLANADE LANE
Grimsby (Grimsby Beach), Ontario MLS® #30023133
Courtesy of TERRY ROGERS/ROYAL LEPAGE BURLOAK REAL ESTATE SERVICES
649 Douglas CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30023140
Courtesy of Rowena Gambito/Realty ONE Group Dynamic
1328 CAWTHRA ROAD
Mississauga (Mineola), Ontario MLS® #30023260
Courtesy of AVTAR SINGH JANDU/KIGO REALTY INC.
3245 CAMBOURNE CRESCENT
Mississauga (Meadowvale), Ontario MLS® #30023265
Courtesy of CHERRY YANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
#112 340 WINDERMERE RD NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30023272
Courtesy of Joseph Yisak/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
22 BENTON ROAD
Toronto (Brookhaven-Amesbury), Ontario MLS® #30023289
Courtesy of NELSON OLUWOLE AKINKUGBE/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
1202 - 2495 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30023347
Courtesy of BISHOY TAWADROS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
UPPER - 5634 DRUMMOND ROAD
Niagara Falls (Hospital), Ontario MLS® #30023765
Courtesy of Joseph Carlisle/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
707 - 38 MONTE KWINTER COURT
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #30023727
Courtesy of JING LIN LI/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
6001 90A Street
Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #30023796
Courtesy of Jason Meashaw/Sutton Group Grande Prairie Professionals
1103 - 609 SHERBOURNE STREET
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #30023312
Courtesy of MARIJA MARY-ANN SEMEN/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS 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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