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
204 - 60 BAYCLIFFE CRESCENT
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29499597
Courtesy of KYLE MARTIN JOSEPH SHEWCHUK/CENTURY 21 MILLENNIUM INC.
5 Louise CRESCENT
Katepwa Beach, Saskatchewan MLS® #29499662
Courtesy of Virginia Horsman/Indian Head Realty Corp.
134 3640 Propeller Pl
Colwood, British Columbia MLS® #29499693
Courtesy of Sandra Windebank/DFH Real Estate Ltd.
16 BASSETT CRESCENT
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #29499460
Courtesy of TAMANDEEP KAUR/RE/MAX PRESIDENT REALTY
632 CANDLESTICK CIRCLE
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29499458
Courtesy of RUMA PARUTHI/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
200 JAMIESON Parkway Unit# 115
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29499326
Courtesy of KEN SCOTT/RE/MAX K.L.S. REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
947 BOOTH AVENUE
Innisfil (Alcona), Ontario MLS® #29499648
Courtesy of KARA DANIELS/RE/MAX PRIME PROPERTIES
1123 NU-NE LANE
Algonquin Highlands (Stanhope), Ontario MLS® #29499605
Courtesy of KRISTIN BISHOP/CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED
3002 - 510 CURRAN PLACE S
Mississauga (Creditview), Ontario MLS® #29499600
Courtesy of GURMAIL DHILLON/ROYAL LEPAGE FLOWER CITY REALTY
65 LIAM STREET
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #29499516
Courtesy of STEVE EVANS/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
911B - 9600 YONGE STREET
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29499496
Courtesy of HIRBOD CHEHRAZI/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
4937 PARK AVENUE
Terrace, British Columbia MLS® #29499174
Courtesy of Dawn Monsen/RE/MAX Coast Mountains
N 4212 Castle ROAD
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29499763
Courtesy of Matthew (Matt) Sawyer/2 Percent Realty Refined Inc.
147 IAN ORMSTON DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29499768
Courtesy of SANJAY NANDA/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
1719 VALENTINE GARDENS
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #29499756
Courtesy of BASKARAN SINNADURAI/RE/MAX ACE REALTY INC.
627W - 268 BUCHANAN DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29499744
Courtesy of MICHAEL HO/CONDOWONG REAL ESTATE INC.
38 LEE (BASEMENT) AVENUE
Markham (Milliken Mills East), Ontario MLS® #29499749
Courtesy of NANCY XIN WANG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
1910 - 38 IANNUZZI STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29499352
Courtesy of ILENE HOANG/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
4314 RAINBOW DRIVE
Canim Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29499009
Courtesy of Jason Ferguson/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
#203 10225 114 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29499345
Courtesy of Michael J. Grue/Century 21 Masters
1011 - 38 WIDMER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29499357
Courtesy of GARY CHAN/CENTURY 21 REGAL REALTY INC.
15 CHARM PLACE
Thorold (Rolling Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29499369
Courtesy of MIRZA AHMAD/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1125, 60 Panatella Street NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29499472
Courtesy of Rogelio R. Calalo/CIR Realty
102 - 20 BENNETT STREET
Carleton Place, Ontario MLS® #29499477
Courtesy of Frances Ebbrell/REMAX BOARDWALK REALTY
505 - 218 QUEENS QUAY W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29499629
Courtesy of AMANDA BRIGGS/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
517 - 15 MERCER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29499631
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
1 - 603 WELLAND AVENUE
St. Catharines (Carlton/Bunting), Ontario MLS® #29499718
Courtesy of TERRY COX/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
641 Olympia Ridge
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #29499720
Courtesy of Maurice Connor/Royal LePage Coast Capital - Chatterton
282 SCOTTSDALE DRIVE
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29499636
Courtesy of RAJ KANTHASAMY/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
1009 HWY 7
Kawartha Lakes (Oakwood), Ontario MLS® #29499890
Courtesy of JUSTIN DRAPER/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
360 2nd AVENUE E
Englefeld, Saskatchewan MLS® #29500313
Courtesy of Dawson Braitenbach/Centra Realty Group Inc.
605 - 10 GRAPHOPHONE GROVE N
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29500363
Courtesy of SAMUEL CHEN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
125 Seagreen Manor
Chestermere, Alberta MLS® #29499857
Courtesy of Emily Mucciacito/MaxWell Capital 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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