3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor 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.
205 STRAWBERRY LANE
King, Ontario MLS® #30465431
Courtesy of DAVID XUE DONG LIU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
UNIT #B - 684 BRONSON AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30465443
Courtesy of Shirley Jiuhong Kang/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
BSMT1 - 206 SUNNY MEADOW BOULEVARD
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30465436
Courtesy of ADEEL BHAYANI/Royal LePage Our Neighbourhood Realty
2816 ROSEWOOD LANE
Oakville (CV Clearview), Ontario MLS® #30465455
Courtesy of SHERLY XAVIER ARUL SAMY/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
137 BANNOCKBURN AVENUE
Toronto (Bedford Park-Nortown), Ontario MLS® #30465448
Courtesy of ANNETTE N. ROSENTHAL/WEISS REALTY LTD.
20 NAVIGATOR ROAD
Penetanguishene, Ontario MLS® #30465549
Courtesy of LESLIE HANSON/ROYAL LEPAGE REALTY PLUS
1247 KALADAR DRIVE
London East (East D), Ontario MLS® #30465525
Courtesy of BALU SHANMUGA/HOMELIFE GALAXY BALU'S REALTY LTD.
2308 - 448 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30465506
Courtesy of OMAR AHMED/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1403 - 2220 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30465582
Courtesy of NGOC-LAN TRUONG/Avenue Group Realty Inc.
30 Sandarac Circle NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30465587
Courtesy of Jamie Giszas/MaxWell Capital Realty
207 - 330 RICHMOND STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30465544
Courtesy of AYSHA AKRAM RIZWAN/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
412 - 120 BROADWAY AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #30465425
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/EXP REALTY
421 - 251 MANITOBA STREET
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30465437
Courtesy of ANDREW PRESTA/RE/MAX EXPERTS
405 - 15 GREENVIEW AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #30465444
Courtesy of JENNY LEE/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
27 CORDGRASS CRESCENT
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30465451
Courtesy of SHAMAIRAH NOUFARO/ROBIN HOOD REALTY LIMITED
1815 - 319 JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30465571
Courtesy of NANCY XIN WANG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
712 - 33 BAY STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30465545
Courtesy of TATIANA USTINA/SKYBOUND REALTY
417 - 55 DUKE STREET W
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30465526
Courtesy of JITENDER KALRA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
5 BRECKEN DRIVE
Georgina (Keswick South), Ontario MLS® #30465499
Courtesy of MICHAEL JAMES HENRY/MAIN STREET REALTY LTD.
1 GREGORY STREET
Brampton (Downtown Brampton), Ontario MLS® #30465438
Courtesy of RUDY LACHHMAN/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
2115 - 27 MCMAHON DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30465445
Courtesy of JENNY LEE/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
244 - 19 APPLEWOOD LANE
Toronto (Etobicoke West Mall), Ontario MLS® #30465452
Courtesy of MOSES LU/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
132 SONG MEADOWAY WAY
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #30465426
Courtesy of HENRY ZHAO/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
2320 Muriel Pl
Sidney, British Columbia MLS® #30465560
Courtesy of Willy Dunford/Coldwell Banker Oceanside Real Estate
1610 - 89 SKYMARK DRIVE
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #30465541
Courtesy of BERTHE RAMANI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
149 TANDALEE CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30465515
Courtesy of Christine Reid/GALE COMPANY REALTY LTD.
51 HAZELTON AVENUE
Hamilton (Sheldon), Ontario MLS® #30465510
Courtesy of ROBIN LU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
710 - 77 SHUTER STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30465490
Courtesy of MAX YAO/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
102 BOAKE TRAIL
Richmond Hill (Bayview Hill), Ontario MLS® #30465546
Courtesy of FRANK HON MAU NG/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
Lot 21-10 Red Stone Lane
New London, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30465558
Courtesy of Darcy Gallant/RE/MAX HARBOURSIDE REALTY
19 EASTGATE CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Bayview Hill), Ontario MLS® #30465434
Courtesy of JOHN LI/ROYAL LEPAGE GOLDEN RIDGE REALTY
323 - 7 SMITH CRESCENT
Toronto (Stonegate-Queensway), Ontario MLS® #30465580
Courtesy of KELLY HEALY/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
3411 - 761 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30465573
Courtesy of OLGA TOUGOUSKINA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
800 SOLARIUM AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30465516
Courtesy of Rory McAlpine/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
122 BESWICK DRIVE
Newmarket (Central Newmarket), Ontario MLS® #30465578
Courtesy of LEO FALKOVSKY/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
51 NETHERWOOD Road
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30465530
Courtesy of RIZ JADAVJI/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
46 DURANGO DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Westbrook), Ontario MLS® #30465523
Courtesy of SUE ZENG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
B2 - 580 HESPELER ROAD
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30465509
Courtesy of EJAZ RANA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
521 - 10 HONEYCRISP CRESCENT
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30465496
Courtesy of COCO DU/RE/MAX ADVANCE REALTY
911 - 4 SPADINA AVENUE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30465489
Courtesy of LINDA Y.S. LAU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
580 HESPELER Road Unit# B2
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30465458
Courtesy of EJAZ A RANA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
3229 - 400 KING STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30465428
Courtesy of FEY YUN/WANTHOME REALTY INC.
1912 - 31 BALES AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30465447
Courtesy of NIGEL WHITE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2344 NORLAND DRIVE
Burlington (Orchard), Ontario MLS® #30465454
Courtesy of CINDY ZHANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
698 COURTNEY VALLEY ROAD
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #30465524
Courtesy of IAN HOANG/FIRST CLASS 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