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.
2371 Creighton Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #30005179
Courtesy of Ethan Michaels/Red Door Realty
130 1779 CLEARBROOK ROAD
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #30006881
Courtesy of Gurjeet Gill/Coldwell Banker Universe Realty
305 - 32 CHURCH STREET
King (Schomberg), Ontario MLS® #30004537
Courtesy of DANNY ABLAKAN/HOUSESIGMA INC.
17 CASSELL LANE
Rideau Lakes, Ontario MLS® #30007118
Courtesy of Curtis Sernoskie/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
559 MAIN STREET
North Grenville, Ontario MLS® #30007106
Courtesy of Betty Ann Hinch/DETAILS REALTY INC.
7322, 1802 Mahogany Boulevard SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30005819
Courtesy of Justin Havre/eXp Realty
4622 52 Avenue
Bentley, Alberta MLS® #30006526
Courtesy of Karen Dorval/Red Key Realty & Property Management
218 Barrows STREET
Maryfield, Saskatchewan MLS® #30004669
Courtesy of Kimberly Setrum/Royal LePage Martin Liberty (Sask) Realty
UPPER - 18 SALONICA ROAD
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #30004587
Courtesy of Agam Ahuja/SAVE MAX REAL ESTATE INC.
104 LAKESHORE ROAD E
Mississauga (Port Credit), Ontario MLS® #30004599
Courtesy of SACHIT GURTTITA/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
86 - 129 VICTORIA ROAD N
Guelph (Grange Road), Ontario MLS® #30004020
Courtesy of JIM BOWMAN/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc
154 LUSCOMBE Street
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30004905
Courtesy of Brad Stevenett/Century 21 Miller Real Estate Ltd.
1601 - 101 SUBWAY CRESCENT
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30005299
Courtesy of PREDRAG ULJAREVIC/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
38 FIRE ROUTE 104A
Trent Lakes, Ontario MLS® #30005112
Courtesy of CHRIS STEPANIANS/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
4542 AVENUE ROAD
London South (South ZZ), Ontario MLS® #30005117
Courtesy of CLIFF C. REGO/CORCORAN HORIZON REALTY
616 - 4727 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #30004462
Courtesy of KELLY XIE/CENTURY 21 KING'S QUAY REAL ESTATE INC.
208 - 682 CHURCHILL AVENUE N
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30006691
Courtesy of Maz Karimjee/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
3826 WELLAND STREET
Niagara Falls (Chippawa), Ontario MLS® #30004513
Courtesy of Angelo D'Onofrio/STICKS & BRICKS REALTY LTD.
LOWER LEVEL - 21 AVON CRESCENT
Vaughan (East Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #30007240
Courtesy of STEPHEN BIANCHI/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
APT2 - 552A SHEPPARD AVENUE W
Toronto (Bathurst Manor), Ontario MLS® #30004950
Courtesy of HAMID BARZEGAR KHASELOUIE/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
711 - 177 LINUS ROAD
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #30004962
Courtesy of KALPESH SHAH/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
2411 SAW WHET BOULEVARD
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #30004234
Courtesy of SHASHANK SAINI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
301 - 363 SORAUREN AVENUE
Toronto (Roncesvalles), Ontario MLS® #30004241
Courtesy of SARA ROWSHANBIN/CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED
6243 Tayler Crt
Central Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #30004892
Courtesy of Lindsay Casey/RE/MAX Camosun
83 Country Road
Corner Brook, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30004880
Courtesy of Sandra Elms/RE/MAX Realty Professionals Ltd. - Corner Brook
8227 86 AVENUE
Fort St. John, British Columbia MLS® #30005162
Courtesy of Leah French/Century 21 Energy Realty
801, 77 Spruce Place SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30006007
Courtesy of Roger Ledene/RE/MAX Complete Realty
1720 - 251 JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30004979
Courtesy of PETER LY/SoldWell Realty
300 KEATS Way Unit# 207
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30004176
Courtesy of Austin Ye/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC
66 JANE STREET
Kawartha Lakes (Bobcaygeon), Ontario MLS® #30004931
Courtesy of Sherry Wilson/Royal LePage Frank Real Estate
2015 - 4055 PARKSIDE VILLAGE DRIVE
Mississauga (Creditview), Ontario MLS® #30004804
Courtesy of TIM HUANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
12 Granite Place
Conception Bay South, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30004311
Courtesy of Dillon Haley/3% Realty East Coast
298 DOUGLAS AVENUE
Oakville (OO Old Oakville), Ontario MLS® #30004239
Courtesy of DANIEL FISHERMAN/NORTH 2 SOUTH REALTY
554 WOOLWICH STREET
Guelph (Exhibition Park), Ontario MLS® #30004385
Courtesy of ALLISON CHAN/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
16 202 Mckague CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30006153
Courtesy of Susan Ramos/Realty ONE Group Dynamic
2046 GAGNE PLACE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30007707
Courtesy of Shauna Lynch/RE/MAX Core Realty
26 PARKLAND COURT
Aurora (Aurora Heights), Ontario MLS® #30007233
Courtesy of RYAN CAVILL/REVEL REALTY INC.
LOWER - 212 GLEBEMOUNT AVENUE
Toronto (Danforth Village-East York), Ontario MLS® #30004760
Courtesy of BRANDON MATTHEW HORN/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
3190 MORRISON ROAD
Valemount, British Columbia MLS® #30005371
Courtesy of Tamara Cinnamon/Royal LePage Downtown Realty
55 ADA STREET
London South (South I), Ontario MLS® #30003995
Courtesy of BIJOY VELLANICKAL/RE/MAX CENTRE CITY REALTY INC.
311 YOUNGSTOWN AVENUE
Mississauga (Rathwood), Ontario MLS® #30003609
Courtesy of JESSICA YIN/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
1104 - 5280 LAKESHORE ROAD
Burlington (Appleby), Ontario MLS® #30004619
Courtesy of NICK GEWARGES/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
2185 Coldwater Drive
Kamloops, British Columbia MLS® #30008255
Courtesy of Harry Arora/Stonehaus Realty Corp
32 HANSON DRIVE
St. Catharines (Bunting/Linwell), Ontario MLS® #30006146
Courtesy of Daniel Bones/RE/MAX HENDRIKS TEAM REALTY
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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