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
1613 GREENBRIAR DRIVE
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #29584723
Courtesy of JAY XU/AVION REALTY INC.
585 COLBORNE Street Unit# 1113
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29584622
Courtesy of Alla Sharma/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
498 8TH AVENUE E
Owen Sound, Ontario MLS® #29584677
Courtesy of HAILEY MACARTHUR/Keller Williams Experience Realty
PH5 - 88 BROADWAY AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29584689
Courtesy of JOELMA ALVES BUECKING/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
515 - 15 RICHARDSON STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29584696
Courtesy of R.J. BOKSH/TFN REALTY INC.
19 LANG ROAD
Markham (Thornlea), Ontario MLS® #29584704
Courtesy of REZA MANAFI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
123 SASSAFRAS CIRCLE
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #29584709
Courtesy of RITA ZHU/SMART SOLD REALTY
77 SUNNYSIDE HILL ROAD
Markham (Cornell), Ontario MLS® #29584716
Courtesy of ANN HE/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
1033 STEMMAN PLACE
Milton (WI Willmott), Ontario MLS® #29584728
Courtesy of WALTER WONG/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
423 THRESHING MILL BOULEVARD
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29584766
Courtesy of DI ZHENG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1113 - 585 COLBORNE STREET E
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29584773
Courtesy of ALLA SHARMA/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
56 WILSON CRESCENT
Centre Wellington (Elora/Salem), Ontario MLS® #29584735
Courtesy of JENNIFER LYNNE HORNE/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
94 KRISTINA CRESCENT
London South (South X), Ontario MLS® #29584678
Courtesy of JOAN BUTLER/SUTTON GROUP PREFERRED REALTY INC.
51 KAMLOOPS DRIVE
Toronto (Pleasant View), Ontario MLS® #29584685
Courtesy of ALINA YANG/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
929 - 15 RICHARDSON STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29584697
Courtesy of R.J. BOKSH/TFN REALTY INC.
603 - 195 BESSERER STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29584700
Courtesy of Eugine Wong/HOME RUN REALTY INC.
706 - 297 OAK WALK DRIVE
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #29584729
Courtesy of SAM WANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
723 - 370 HIGHWAY 7 E
Richmond Hill (Doncrest), Ontario MLS® #29584717
Courtesy of KAM WONG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
92 FRANCIS Street
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29584591
Courtesy of Ann Benstead/KELLER WILLIAMS INNOVATION REALTY
108 HOLLANDVIEW TRAIL
Aurora (Bayview Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29584705
Courtesy of HARRY NAGHAVI/MAIN STREET REALTY LTD.
4123 SHIPP DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29584724
Courtesy of DANIEL YANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
11 DRAKES DRIVE
Hamilton (Stoney Creek), Ontario MLS® #29584736
Courtesy of JAVED NOOR/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1101 - 58 MARINE PARADE DRIVE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29584767
Courtesy of LAWRENCE EDMUND MAK/EXP REALTY
286 PANORAMA CRESCENT
London South (South J), Ontario MLS® #29584681
Courtesy of RAFI HABIBZADAH/NU-VISTA PINNACLE REALTY BROKERAGE INC
907 - 15 QUEENS QUAY E
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29584686
Courtesy of ERIC ZENG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
22 ROCHEFORT DRIVE
Toronto (Flemingdon Park), Ontario MLS® #29584693
Courtesy of ALI KAROVALIA/NEWGEN REALTY EXPERTS
3285 FRONT ROAD S
East Hawkesbury, Ontario MLS® #29584698
Courtesy of Mario Cyr/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
254 ATHABASCA STREET
Oshawa (Donevan), Ontario MLS® #29584701
Courtesy of PETER ZHAO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
154 YORKLAND STREET
Richmond Hill (Devonsleigh), Ontario MLS® #29584706
Courtesy of MICHELLE ZHAO/SMART SOLD REALTY
31 COULTER'S MILL GATE
Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #29584713
Courtesy of KATRINA ZHENG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
59 BLACK WALNUT CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #29584718
Courtesy of JOYI ZHANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
49 FRED SILVESTER ROAD
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29584720
Courtesy of MOEED AHMED/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
1705 - 4065 CONFEDERATION PARKWAY
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29584732
Courtesy of SALLY XING/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
34 MOCCASIN TRAIL
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29584687
Courtesy of JOHNNY CHEN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2902 - 21 CARLTON STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29584694
Courtesy of JACK J. WANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
1081 GERRARD STREET E
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29584702
Courtesy of RITA ZHU/SMART SOLD REALTY
115 GLEN SHIELDS AVENUE
Vaughan (Glen Shields), Ontario MLS® #29584707
Courtesy of NADEEM AHMED/ROCK STAR REAL ESTATE INC.
1717 - 10 HONEYCRISP CRESCENT
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29584714
Courtesy of EDMOND CHONG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
903 - 95 ONEIDA CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #29584719
Courtesy of PAUL XIAO/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
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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