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
59 Argyle Street
Sydney, Nova Scotia MLS® #30081369
Courtesy of Desneiges Campbell/RE/MAX Park Place Inc.
12 WILLCHER DRIVE
St. Catharines (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #30081268
Courtesy of Andrew Wiens/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
2810 - 1 FAIRVIEW ROAD E
Mississauga (Mississauga Valleys), Ontario MLS® #30081460
Courtesy of ANTONIO SAADE HOUSH/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
418 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30081453
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
63 - 1401 PLAINS ROAD E
Burlington (Freeman), Ontario MLS® #30081465
Courtesy of JOE CAMASTRA/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
114 Ball COURT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30081491
Courtesy of Kevin Cross/Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate
102 - 70 STEWART STREET
Oakville (CO Central), Ontario MLS® #30081458
Courtesy of JAMIE VIEIRA/CENTURY 21 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD.
26 - 10 SOUTH CREEK DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30081484
Courtesy of VARINDER CHOPRA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
115 ENGLISH Lane
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30081213
Courtesy of Joanne Acri/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
40 ELLENDALE DRIVE
North Bay (Widdifield), Ontario MLS® #30081388
Courtesy of SAMANTHA HAMILTON/Royal LePage Northern Life Realty, Brokerage
37 SERVICEBERRY Lane
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #30081434
Courtesy of Cliff Dawson/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc.
67 CASSELHOLME Crescent
New Dundee, Ontario MLS® #30081478
Courtesy of BEV UHRIG/COLDWELL BANKER PETER BENNINGER REALTY
747 Argyle STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30081492
Courtesy of Caitlyn Shamaya/Realty Executives Diversified Realty
3352 Eskasoni Road
Islandview, Nova Scotia MLS® #30081079
Courtesy of Jim Saunders/RE/MAX Park Place Inc.
2153 OAK BLISS CRESCENT
Oakville (WT West Oak Trails), Ontario MLS® #30081454
Courtesy of ABHISHEK GROVER/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
51 BREITHAUPT Street Unit# 300
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30081480
Courtesy of Keith Schappert/COLDWELL BANKER PETER BENNINGER REALTY
3030 PATRICK Street
Fordwich, Ontario MLS® #30081396
Courtesy of Brady Werth/KEMPSTON & WERTH REALTY LTD.
1003 - 399 SOUTH PARK ROAD
Markham (Commerce Valley), Ontario MLS® #30081423
Courtesy of JOHNNY LAM/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
570 WEST Street Unit# 39
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30081271
Courtesy of Jason Lesky/Pay It Forward Realty
16 Wedgewood Avenue
Timberlea, Nova Scotia MLS® #30081322
Courtesy of Ian Angus/Royal LePage Atlantic
618 Windward Way
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia MLS® #30081341
Courtesy of Karen Hayes/Royal LePage Island Living (QU)
1208 CLINE CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30081175
Courtesy of Maz Karimjee/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
37 New Road
Bonne Bay Pond, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30081342
Courtesy of Cory Reid/RE/MAX Realty Professionals Ltd. - Deer Lake
1333 WEBER Street E Unit# 208
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30081239
Courtesy of DANIEL DA CUNHA/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
158 KING Street N Unit# 2101
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30081330
Courtesy of Lidia Tagliabracci/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
4289 West River East Side Road
Durham, Nova Scotia MLS® #30081323
Courtesy of Fred El-Haddad/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
509 - 4010 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Toronto (Humber Heights), Ontario MLS® #30081328
Courtesy of RICKY RISTIC/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
534 Canyon Cove W
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #30081241
Courtesy of Cindy Guan/Maxwell Devonshire Realty
#82 50 EBONY BV
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #30081486
Courtesy of Marc Lachance/Royal LePage Prestige Realty
466 MISTY CRESCENT
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30081481
Courtesy of Brett Cason/VALERY REAL ESTATE INC.
2075 SOUTH MILLWAY
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30081450
Courtesy of JULIE LI/HIGHLAND REALTY
5010 CORPORATE Drive Unit# 206
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30081474
Courtesy of Caitie Locke/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
3546 ITALIA CRESCENT
Mississauga (Fairview), Ontario MLS® #30081455
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
419 110 Armistice WAY
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30081493
Courtesy of April Townsend/Realty Executives Saskatoon
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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