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
7177 NATH ROAD
Sheridan Lake, British Columbia MLS® #30078850
Courtesy of Adam Dirkson/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
Lot 5 FAESSLER ROAD
Bridge Lake, British Columbia MLS® #30078851
Courtesy of Adam Dirkson/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
3861 HILLCREST ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #30078934
Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
#205 10140 151 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30078871
Courtesy of Joseph Yisak/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
6247 AALTON ROAD
Horse Lake, British Columbia MLS® #30078872
Courtesy of Adam Dirkson/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
15 JAYLIN Crescent
Port Dover, Ontario MLS® #30075139
Courtesy of Rod Fess/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
155 VICTORIA AVENUE N
Hamilton (Landsdale), Ontario MLS® #30075158
Courtesy of LILY ZHANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
#33 445 BRINTNELL BV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30075160
Courtesy of Taylor J. Hack/REMAX River City
302B 3355 Green Poppy STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30075172
Courtesy of Myles Schick/eXp Realty
2667 HANDFORD LANE
Greater Madawaska, Ontario MLS® #30075209
Courtesy of Will Vincent/RE/MAX METRO-CITY REALTY LTD. (RENFREW)
1331 ALLOWAY CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30075216
Courtesy of Daniel E Oakes/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
172 DIIORIO CIRCLE
Hamilton (Ancaster), Ontario MLS® #30075228
Courtesy of CATHY BOYTOS/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc., Brokerage
82 Merrimac Drive
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #30075235
Courtesy of Alison Hassan/Keller Williams Select Realty
153-155 Maki Lake RD
Gorham, Ontario MLS® #30075242
Courtesy of SUSAN PASCOE/SIGNATURE NORTH REALTY INC.
697 FERNDALE Avenue
Fort Erie, Ontario MLS® #30074408
Courtesy of Joe Cosentino/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
27 PERRY Lane
Union Corner, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30074410
Courtesy of Anthony Sant/EXIT Realty PEI
11 CHESTERFIELD DRIVE
Loyalist (Amherstview), Ontario MLS® #30074441
Courtesy of KIM PURCELL/SUTTON GROUP-MASTERS REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
9994 EDWARD STREET
Lambton Shores (Port Franks), Ontario MLS® #30074446
Courtesy of GARRETT PEDLAR/RE/MAX BLUEWATER REALTY INC.
PCL 11012 HOUGH LAKE ROAD
Englehart (Central Timiskaming), Ontario MLS® #30074453
Courtesy of Mandy Bailey/HUFF REALTY LTD
2729 Victory Road
Victory, Nova Scotia MLS® #30074472
Courtesy of Brent Goertzen/Exit Realty Town & Country
895 MAPLE Avenue Unit# 116
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30074547
Courtesy of Kaylin Rivers/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
61 CONACHER DRIVE
Kingston (Rideau), Ontario MLS® #30074573
Courtesy of LAUREL AMEY/RE/MAX RISE EXECUTIVES, BROKERAGE
Lot 104 Minnow Lane
Lake Egmont, Nova Scotia MLS® #30074585
Courtesy of Randy Beal/Sutton Group Professional Realty
8 PARR STREET
Toronto (Little Portugal), Ontario MLS® #30074612
Courtesy of VINA GORGEES/RE/MAX EXPERTS
5 PASSMORE Court
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30074650
Courtesy of James Larouche/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
416 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30074655
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
418 Crystal CRESCENT
Warman, Saskatchewan MLS® #30075343
Courtesy of Edward Ramsey/Choice Realty Systems
4821 James Hill ROAD
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30075355
Courtesy of Shayla Ackerman/Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate
8 - 6780 FORMENTERA AVENUE
Mississauga (Meadowvale), Ontario MLS® #30075374
Courtesy of RAMMY RATOL/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
318 DUFFERIN STREET
Toronto (South Parkdale), Ontario MLS® #30075379
Courtesy of ROBERT GRIN/FINE HOMES REALESTATE INC.
1007 - 810 SCOLLARD COURT
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #30075381
Courtesy of LYNDA COWAN/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
B - 541 CHAMBERLAIN ROAD
Burlington (Shoreacres), Ontario MLS® #30075386
Courtesy of WALEED AHMAD KHAN/CENTURY 21 INNOVATIVE REALTY INC.
6942 LUNDYS Lane
Niagara Falls, Ontario MLS® #30075393
Courtesy of Rob Golfi/RE/MAX Escarpment Golfi Realty Inc.
801 OJIBWAY ROAD
Shelburne, Ontario MLS® #30075398
Courtesy of JESSICA MENARD/CENTURY 21 MILLENNIUM INC.
7 SPRUCE STREET
Asphodel-Norwood (Norwood), Ontario MLS® #30075401
Courtesy of DAN PLOWMAN/DAN PLOWMAN TEAM REALTY INC.
LOWER UNIT - 5866 VALLEY WAY
Niagara Falls (Cherrywood), Ontario MLS® #30075406
Courtesy of ENSI PIRHOSSEINLOU/ZOWN REALTY INC.
1062 CANNON STREET E
Hamilton (Hill Park), Ontario MLS® #30075413
Courtesy of MATTHEW ADEH/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
1025 PARSONS POINT LANE
Frontenac (Frontenac South), Ontario MLS® #30075449
Courtesy of CHRIS LAWSON/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
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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