3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
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.
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
271 GREY SILO Road Unit# 34
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30304770
Courtesy of HELEN FIDLER/RE/MAX SOLID GOLD REALTY (II) LTD.
247 ANNANDALE CR
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #30304076
Courtesy of Jeneen L. Marchant/RE/MAX Real Estate
77 BILLINGTON CRESCENT
Toronto (Parkwoods-Donalda), Ontario MLS® #30304045
Courtesy of ZIVKA KICIC/CENTURY 21 REGAL REALTY INC.
136 - 500 OSGOODE DRIVE
London South (South Y), Ontario MLS® #30303910
Courtesy of ALEX PRICE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
226 HEIMAN Street Unit# 1
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30303883
Courtesy of EMANUEL CATANA/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
371 WHEAT BOOM DRIVE
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30303908
Courtesy of TJ WU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
17 EALING DRIVE
Toronto (St. Andrew-Windfields), Ontario MLS® #30303960
Courtesy of KEN CHEN/ANJIA REALTY
(MAIN LEVEL) - 9 PRINCE STREET
St. Catharines (E. Chester), Ontario MLS® #30303977
Courtesy of Rania Riad/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
310 - 75 NORMAN BETHUNE AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Beaver Creek Business Park), Ontario MLS® #30303991
Courtesy of HANA NGUYEN/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
GROUND FLOOR - 118 HILDENBORO SQUARE
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #30303984
Courtesy of ELVA XIAO/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
3313 SUNNINGDALE GARDENS
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #30303996
Courtesy of MIRANDA DREXLER/eXp Realty
24 Autumn Street
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia MLS® #30303915
Courtesy of Leona Lee-Harrison/The Extra Mile Realty
38 MILLOY PLACE
Aurora (Aurora Grove), Ontario MLS® #30303922
Courtesy of MATTHEW CHU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
1608 - 260 MALTA AVENUE
Brampton (Fletcher's Creek South), Ontario MLS® #30303927
Courtesy of JASPINDER SINGH/RE/MAX EXCELLENCE REAL ESTATE
4903 - 38 WIDMER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30303934
Courtesy of ERIC XUE/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
111 BRIARSCROSS BOULEVARD
Toronto (Agincourt North), Ontario MLS® #30303953
Courtesy of JACQUELINE MANITAROS/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
5975 LITTLE FORT 24 HIGHWAY
Lone Butte, British Columbia MLS® #30303763
Courtesy of Sean Dirkson/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
402 - 133 WYNFORD DRIVE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #30303890
Courtesy of JOE CICCIARELLA/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
323 - 68 ABELL STREET
Toronto (Little Portugal), Ontario MLS® #30304019
Courtesy of YAN FU/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
8 DUFFIELD ROAD
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #30304071
Courtesy of JISHA K THOTTAM/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1615 - 89 MONTCLAIR AVENUE
Toronto (Forest Hill South), Ontario MLS® #30304122
Courtesy of DARRIN LUCAS COUROUX/BAYTREE REAL ESTATE INC.
B103 - 14 MCCAUL STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30304127
Courtesy of RODICA ILIESCU/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
154 Sangster BOULEVARD
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30304108
Courtesy of Rob Pederson/Realtyone Real Estate Services Inc.
1082 HAYDONBRIDGE COURT
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #30304165
Courtesy of RAVI HOODA/CENTURY 21 RED STAR REALTY INC.
233 HAWKS RIDGE BV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30304110
Courtesy of Pep Tavano/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
44 Beddington Crescent NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30304088
Courtesy of Stephanie Campbell/Royal LePage Benchmark
#329 17447 98A AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30304274
Courtesy of Gabriela Humeniuk/Mozaic Realty Group
2010 - 33 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30303978
Courtesy of KEN CHEN/ANJIA REALTY
2 - 2 CRAIGHURST AVENUE
Toronto (Lawrence Park North), Ontario MLS® #30303980
Courtesy of JESSICA HARVEY/PSR
238 - 3033 TOWNLINE ROAD
Fort Erie (Black Creek), Ontario MLS® #30303959
Courtesy of Vanessa Wilson/COLDWELL BANKER MOMENTUM REALTY, BROKERAGE
MAIN - 942 SANDCLIFF DRIVE
Oshawa (Pinecrest), Ontario MLS® #30304022
Courtesy of KAMALDEEP SAGAR/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
1806 - 151 VILLAGE GREEN SQUARE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #30304053
Courtesy of WEI LI/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
610 - 2560 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30304065
Courtesy of JAGDEESH KANG/CIRCLE REAL ESTATE
518 - 115 BLUE JAYS WAY
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30304123
Courtesy of DARRIN LUCAS COUROUX/BAYTREE REAL ESTATE INC.
283 HASTINGS STREET
North Middlesex (Parkhill), Ontario MLS® #30304109
Courtesy of ANGIE REEVES/LPT REALTY
B102 - 14 MCCAUL STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30304130
Courtesy of RODICA ILIESCU/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
1208, 10221 Tuscany Boulevard NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30304060
Courtesy of Stacey M. Kelley/Royal LePage Benchmark
205, 15 Everstone Drive SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30304185
Courtesy of Cheryl Talbot/TREC The Real Estate Company
COACH HOUSE - 26 CALLISTO LANE
Richmond Hill (Observatory), Ontario MLS® #30303923
Courtesy of MARTINA WANG/JDL REALTY INC.
1502 - 91 MONTCLAIR AVENUE
Toronto (Forest Hill South), Ontario MLS® #30303935
Courtesy of HELEN XU/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
B101 - 14 MCCAUL STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30304128
Courtesy of RODICA ILIESCU/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
1227 Cedarbrook Way
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #30304820
Courtesy of Tania Delmonico/RE/MAX Camosun
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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