4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
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.
65275 Range Rd 114A
Lac La Biche County, Alberta MLS® #29326202
Courtesy of Derek C. Claffey/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
3329 VERNON POWELL DRIVE
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #29338632
Courtesy of CRISTINA OSORIO/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
199 STRATHNAIRN AVENUE
Toronto (Beechborough-Greenbrook), Ontario MLS® #29338651
Courtesy of NELSON ANTONIO CAMPOS/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
103 102 1st AVENUE
Caronport, Saskatchewan MLS® #29338649
Courtesy of Rick Miron/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
BASEMENT - 421 BROWNDALE CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Crosby), Ontario MLS® #29338644
Courtesy of KATE KAO/CENTURY 21 THE ONE REALTY
497 Chappelle DR SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29338656
Courtesy of Patrick E. Gonzalez/Royal Lepage Summit Realty
1222 - 386 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29338638
Courtesy of HELEN YANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
21 KIRKDALE CRESCENT
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29338640
Courtesy of HUA CHEN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2373 E KING Street E Unit# 26
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29338633
Courtesy of Maria Quintero/EXP REALTY OF CANADA INC
43 GENOA DRIVE
Hamilton (Ryckmans), Ontario MLS® #29338634
Courtesy of CARLO L SILVESTRI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
2207 - 18 SOMMERSET WAY
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29338639
Courtesy of LAWRENCE EDMUND MAK/EXP REALTY
718 - 39 ONEIDA CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #29338646
Courtesy of ANDREW XIAO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
69 GARDENBROOKE TRAIL
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #29338653
Courtesy of ANIL MARWARI/EXP REALTY
#136 River Heights Lane
Rural Sturgeon County, Alberta MLS® #29338658
Courtesy of Kelly L. Grant/MaxWell Polaris
1550 16TH AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Beaver Creek Business Park), Ontario MLS® #29338647
Courtesy of ALEX SIPIDIAS/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
408 - 34 NORMAN STREET
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29338654
Courtesy of RYAN GROVE/KELLER WILLIAMS INNOVATION REALTY
ONE BEDROOM IN BASEMENT - 8 QUEENSGATE COURT
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29338642
Courtesy of SALLY XING/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
PH1904 - 2155 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29338630
Courtesy of Sunjin Jeon/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
39 Chancellor Street
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29338585
Courtesy of Danny Shum/NORTHERN LIGHTS REALTY LTD.
34 - 1016 OAKCROSSING GATE
London North (North M), Ontario MLS® #29338636
Courtesy of Satnam Chatha/Bridge Realty
61 PRIMULA CRESCENT
Toronto (Humber Summit), Ontario MLS® #29338631
Courtesy of BOBBY DHALIWAL/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
209 100 Chaparral BOULEVARD
Martensville, Saskatchewan MLS® #29338648
Courtesy of Joshua Cook/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
84 - 190 HARDING BOULEVARD
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29338643
Courtesy of ANITA DAI/SMART SOLD REALTY
4723 44 ST
Rural Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta MLS® #29338586
Courtesy of Leann F. Knysh/Century 21 Masters
313 - 2135 AVENUE ROAD
Toronto (Bedford Park-Nortown), Ontario MLS® #29338579
Courtesy of BRUNO L COSTABILE/LOKATIONS REALTY INC.
41 BRUCEWOOD CRESCENT
Toronto (Englemount-Lawrence), Ontario MLS® #29338581
Courtesy of XUANZHE YANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
109, 1080A Cougar Creek Drive
Canmore, Alberta MLS® #29338024
Courtesy of DAN SPARKS/Century 21 Nordic Realty
32 MAYO AVENUE
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29338031
Courtesy of RAVI SINGH GODARA/ELIXIR REAL ESTATE INC.
11 Muirfield Close
Lyalta, Alberta MLS® #29338062
Courtesy of Heather Dougall/Royal LePage Benchmark
303 - 33 WALLACE STREET
Vaughan (West Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #29338113
Courtesy of HORST CARL RICHTER/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
255 ALBION ROAD
Toronto (Elms-Old Rexdale), Ontario MLS® #29338182
Courtesy of ANDREW MAHESH FERNANDO/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
62 Linkside BV
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #29338187
Courtesy of Arlie E. Jespersen/Century 21 Leading
3104 - 70 ANNIE CRAIG DRIVE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29338214
Courtesy of ANTHONY DAVID CAMPEA/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
39 CONNOLLY ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #29338233
Courtesy of KAJAN KASIPPILLAI/RE/MAX ACE REALTY INC.
158 HOLLYWOOD HILL CIRCLE
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #29338245
Courtesy of RAJROOP AHLAWAT/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
12 - 7360 SANDY RIDGE COMMON
Niagara Falls (Oldfield), Ontario MLS® #29338252
Courtesy of MANVEER SODHI/ROYAL LEPAGE FLOWER CITY REALTY
4502 - 5 BUTTERMILL AVENUE
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29338264
Courtesy of BRIAN LIU/HOMELIFE/CIMERMAN REAL ESTATE LIMITED
30 NIGHTFALL COURT
Vaughan (Kleinburg), Ontario MLS® #29337773
Courtesy of ROLAND KOGAN/RE/MAX REALTRON REALTY INC.
447 WENTWORTH STREET N
Hamilton (Industrial Sector), Ontario MLS® #29337831
Courtesy of BRITTNEY KOOY/RE/MAX HALLMARK ALLIANCE REALTY
419 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29337848
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS 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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