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
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
71 HUTTON PLACE
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #30168674
Courtesy of NADIA CAWLEY/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
15 20150 81 AVENUE
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #30168903
Courtesy of Matheus Andrade/Stonehaus Realty Corp.
155 Smallwood Drive
Mount Pearl, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30167265
Courtesy of Kristen Healey/3% Realty East Coast
#72 1005 GRAYDON HILL BV SW SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30167169
Courtesy of Jennifer E. Chan/Zolo Realty
25 SUNRISE Court
Ridgeway, Ontario MLS® #30168441
Courtesy of Krista Toussaint/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
1209 - 5 MEADOWDALE ROAD
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30168698
Courtesy of IRENE SETTINO/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
3612 - 180 FRONT STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30167195
Courtesy of SUKI LIU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
61 REID Drive
Mont Carmel, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30167335
Courtesy of Wayne MacKinnon/ROYAL LEPAGE COUNTRY ESTATES 1985 LTD
1 Discovery Place
Carbonear, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30167450
Courtesy of Laura Coultas/RE/MAX Infinity Realty Inc. - Sheraton Hotel
7 NORWOOD ROAD
Toronto (East End-Danforth), Ontario MLS® #30169160
Courtesy of MELISSA KITAZAKI/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
376 WINONA AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30167741
Courtesy of Sarah Toll/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
3 SHADWELL PLACE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #30167304
Courtesy of IRIS DUNCAN/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
35 HARDGATE CRESCENT
Brampton (Northwest Sandalwood Parkway), Ontario MLS® #30167323
Courtesy of SANDY KENNEDY/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
1703 - 3303 DON MILLS ROAD
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #30167203
Courtesy of DEBI ALLEWAY/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
1311 - 105 GEORGE STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30167208
Courtesy of AFSHIN EKBATANI/EXP REALTY
508 - 1320 MISSISSAUGA VALLEY BOULEVARD
Mississauga (Mississauga Valleys), Ontario MLS® #30167227
Courtesy of ZORAN PETER SPANOVIC/SUTTON GROUP ELITE REALTY INC.
960A THE QUEENSWAY
Toronto (Stonegate-Queensway), Ontario MLS® #30167234
Courtesy of DALLAS CHORLEY/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
6780 WELLINGTON COUNTRY RD 10 ROAD
Mapleton, Ontario MLS® #30167239
Courtesy of GORAN GLIGOROVIC/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
966 DUNDAS STREET E
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #30167094
Courtesy of MICHAEL SUN/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
34 CASABEL DRIVE
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #30167099
Courtesy of MINA FADAVI-ANBIAI/HOMELIFE CLASSIC REALTY INC.
SUITE A 2ND FLOOR - 137 DENISON AVE AVENUE
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30167114
Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL REALTY INC.
24 SNIDER DRIVE
Markham (Raymerville), Ontario MLS® #30167121
Courtesy of JENNY LIAN/SMART SOLD REALTY
172 WILLIAM STREET
Tay (Victoria Harbour), Ontario MLS® #30167602
Courtesy of NOELIA NICOLA SILVA/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
52 - 5672 DORCHESTER ROAD
Niagara Falls (Hospital), Ontario MLS® #30167241
Courtesy of ZIBIN JOHN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
165 Cape Shore Road
Bonavista, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30167392
Courtesy of Dawn Hussey/Royal LePage Atlantic Homestead
1804 - 9201 YONGE STREET
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #30167599
Courtesy of ELLIE ROUSTAEIAN/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
106 Oaklands Crescent
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #30167638
Courtesy of Brian Jenkins/Coldwell Banker OnTrack Realty
263 PLAINS Road W Unit# 5
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30167652
Courtesy of Barbara Beers/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services
1886 EVANS BOULEVARD
London South (South U), Ontario MLS® #30167722
Courtesy of AHMED WAQAS/NU-VISTA PINNACLE REALTY BROKERAGE INC
1233 CROSSCREEK CRESCENT
London East (East A), Ontario MLS® #30167715
Courtesy of JUSTIN VAN ECK/BLUE FOREST REALTY INC.
1221 TULLOCH AVENUE
London South (South U), Ontario MLS® #30167710
Courtesy of ERICA KILLEEN/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
63 RIVER ROAD
Greater Napanee (Greater Napanee), Ontario MLS® #30167708
Courtesy of WADE MITCHELL/EXIT REALTY ACCELERATION REAL ESTATE, BROKERAGE
1228 Garden Gate Dr
Central Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #30167424
Courtesy of Glynis MacLeod/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
Lot 9 Greenfield Road
Greenfield, Nova Scotia MLS® #30167436
Courtesy of Kane Smith/Exit Realty Town & Country
9 LAKEVIEW CIRCLE
St. Thomas, Ontario MLS® #30167443
Courtesy of EARL TAYLOR/COLDWELL BANKER STAR REAL ESTATE
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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