3303 70 Avenue
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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
452 WOODBRIDGE AVENUE
Vaughan (West Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #29512236
Courtesy of JAMES SU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
518 TERRACE WAY
Oakville (SH Sixteen Hollow), Ontario MLS® #29512250
Courtesy of JACKIE DU/HIGHLAND REALTY
42 FLURRY CIRCLE
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #29512243
Courtesy of RAKHEE THAKUR/iCloud Realty Ltd.
NE616 - 9205 YONGE STREET
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #29512267
Courtesy of BEN MADANI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
503 - 399 SPRING GARDEN AVENUE S
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29512229
Courtesy of MARI AMIRI/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
2301 - 135 ANTIBES DRIVE
Toronto (Westminster-Branson), Ontario MLS® #29512231
Courtesy of VICTORIA MAKHNIN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
48 FREEDOM CRESCENT
Quinte West (Sidney Ward), Ontario MLS® #29512255
Courtesy of LUKE ELSON/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2388 POSTMASTER DRIVE
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29512251
Courtesy of CORRADO MALLIA/CITYGATE REALTY INC.
707 JACOB Lane
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29512193
Courtesy of Tamara Schnarr/KELLER WILLIAMS INNOVATION REALTY
121 - 3062 SIXTH LINE
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #29512244
Courtesy of NIRAV GANDHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
40 DONOMORE DRIVE
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29512249
Courtesy of SUNIL SAINI/CENTURY 21 LEGACY LTD.
24 AMULET WAY
Whitby (Rolling Acres), Ontario MLS® #29512232
Courtesy of SAIF ANSARI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
18 QUATTRO AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Jefferson), Ontario MLS® #29512268
Courtesy of LEO CHEN/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
179 CAMPBELL AVENUE
Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #29512237
Courtesy of JULIE PARK/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
PH05 - 36 OLIVE AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29512263
Courtesy of MOHSEN ARBABI MONFARED/VIP BAY REALTY INC.
55 DUNOON DRIVE
Vaughan (Maple), Ontario MLS® #29512270
Courtesy of FUAD ABASOV/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
911 - 26 NORTON AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29512264
Courtesy of ROBERT LU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
130 LYLE DRIVE
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29512233
Courtesy of SHAUN HSU/SUTTON GROUP-ASSOCIATES REALTY INC.
LPH08 - 55 ONEIDA CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #29512238
Courtesy of KATRINA ZHENG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
11 CLOVERHAVEN ROAD
Brampton (Toronto Gore Rural Estate), Ontario MLS® #29512245
Courtesy of PAUL S. KHURANA/HOMELIFE MAPLE LEAF REALTY LTD.
2225 AMBERGLEN COURT
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29512252
Courtesy of ALEXANDER KVITNITSKY/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
137 CHELWOOD DRIVE
Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #29512269
Courtesy of VICTORIA MAKHNIN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
10 - 525 PARKSIDE DR DRIVE
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29512276
Courtesy of HUAN ZHANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1522 DOG CREEK ROAD
Williams Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29512214
Courtesy of Erin Stangoe/RE/MAX Williams Lake Realty
3910 - 55 CHARLES STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29512226
Courtesy of PEGGY CHEUNG/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
33 ALANADALE AVENUE
Markham (Bullock), Ontario MLS® #29512240
Courtesy of NI NA AU YEUNG/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
161 10104 114A AVENUE
Fort St. John, British Columbia MLS® #29512013
Courtesy of Dan Petersen/RE/MAX Action Realty Inc
5203 - 8 INTERCHANGE WAY
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29512241
Courtesy of ANDREW VAN BUSKIRK/RE/MAX URBAN TORONTO TEAM REALTY INC.
178 FREDERICK TISDALE DRIVE
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29512246
Courtesy of MASON CHIU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
214 RIVERPLACE CRESCENT
Milton (OM Old Milton), Ontario MLS® #29512253
Courtesy of MATTHEW EMEK/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
1204 - 20 RICHARDSON STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29512227
Courtesy of BRIAN LUU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
463 ROSSLAND ROAD E
Oshawa (O'Neill), Ontario MLS® #29512234
Courtesy of JOYCE ZHOU/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
11 BORJANA BOULEVARD
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #29512239
Courtesy of SUE ZHANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
53 VICTORIA STREET
Cramahe (Colborne), Ontario MLS® #29512258
Courtesy of MICHAEL WILLIAM MARCH/ROYAL SERVICE REAL ESTATE INC.
9613 151 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29512284
Courtesy of Lesa M. Patermann/MaxWell Challenge Realty
104 CLIFF THOMPSON COURT
Georgina (Sutton & Jackson's Point), Ontario MLS® #29512242
Courtesy of CHARLIE YANG/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
2550 TRAVERSE DRIVE S
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29512259
Courtesy of Brent Bennett/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
85 - 670 HIGHWAY 7 E
Richmond Hill (Beaver Creek Business Park), Ontario MLS® #29512235
Courtesy of JEFFREY LU/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
1104 - 955 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29512228
Courtesy of FAN GAO/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO 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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