712 - 410 QUEENS QUAY W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29176400
Courtesy of MASON CHIU/RIGHT AT HOME 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.
46 WINTERMUTE BOULEVARD
Toronto (Steeles), Ontario MLS® #29176405
Courtesy of GUANG YANG/REAL LAND REALTY INC.
47 MAHONEY AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Dennis), Ontario MLS® #29176424
Courtesy of ELMA AMATO/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
109 - 62 DIXFIELD DRIVE
Toronto (Eringate-Centennial-West Deane), Ontario MLS® #29176429
Courtesy of MARCO OTTINO/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
2081 WINTER AVENUE
Houston, British Columbia MLS® #29175941
Courtesy of Ron Lapadat/RE/MAX Bulkley Valley
1612 - 11 ST JOSEPH STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29176401
Courtesy of NORA HAO/SMART SOLD REALTY
249 KENSINGTON CRESCENT
Oshawa (Centennial), Ontario MLS® #29176406
Courtesy of BEHNAZ MONSEF/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
1445 RYAN PLACE
Mississauga (Erindale), Ontario MLS® #29176425
Courtesy of QIANG WANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
601 W 2ND AVENUE
Prince Rupert, British Columbia MLS® #29176368
Courtesy of Mike Morse/RE/MAX Coast Mountains (PR)
86 SNIVELY STREET
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox), Ontario MLS® #29176421
Courtesy of JAMES LIN/EASTIDE REALTY
#BASEMENT - 61 SUNDIAL CRESCENT
Toronto (Victoria Village), Ontario MLS® #29176399
Courtesy of ADEM OZBEK/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
506 - 399 SPRING GARDEN AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29176402
Courtesy of NORA HAO/SMART SOLD REALTY
124 - 1 OLD MILL DRIVE
Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #29176426
Courtesy of JING CAO/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
#408 10179 105 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29176433
Courtesy of Lesa M. Patermann/MaxWell Challenge Realty
69 ISLAND BAY DRIVE W
Kawartha Lakes (Bobcaygeon), Ontario MLS® #29176388
Courtesy of ALAN DALQUEN/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
90 GOLDSBORO ROAD
Toronto (Humber Summit), Ontario MLS® #29176408
Courtesy of BOBBY DHALIWAL/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
1807 - 575 BLOOR STREET E
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #29176415
Courtesy of DAN YAU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
B901 - 99 SOUTH TOWN CENTRE BOULEVARD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29176422
Courtesy of TOMY JIAN/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
104 - 62 DIXFIELD DRIVE
Toronto (Eringate-Centennial-West Deane), Ontario MLS® #29176427
Courtesy of MARCO OTTINO/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
241 FOREST HILL ROAD
Toronto (Forest Hill South), Ontario MLS® #29176404
Courtesy of REZA KARBASSI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
189 KINGSVIEW BOULEVARD
Toronto (Kingsview Village-The Westway), Ontario MLS® #29176409
Courtesy of HADI CHOUDRY/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
UPPER - 75 HILLCREST ROAD
Port Colborne (Main Street), Ontario MLS® #29176396
Courtesy of Kaylee Luo/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
105 - 62 DIXFIELD DRIVE
Toronto (Eringate-Centennial-West Deane), Ontario MLS® #29176428
Courtesy of MARCO OTTINO/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
551 1st STREET E
Lafleche, Saskatchewan MLS® #29176335
Courtesy of Gayland Panko/Royal LePage Next Level
435 - 1614 CHARLES STREET
Whitby (Port Whitby), Ontario MLS® #29176359
Courtesy of RONALD HUANG/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
9076 WOODBINE AVE
Markham (Buttonville), Ontario MLS® #29176361
Courtesy of MELINDA WU/RE/MAX ATRIUM HOME REALTY
2509 - 1 BLOOR STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29174839
Courtesy of TRACY JIA/RE/MAX CONDOS PLUS CORPORATION
5611 KOOTOOK PL SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29176366
Courtesy of Alexsis Watkis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
819 - 4055 PARKSIDE VILLAGE DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29176378
Courtesy of LIA LI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
17 WHITE OWL CRESCENT
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29176412
Courtesy of SHERINE ISHAK/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
#MAIN - 16 MELODY ROAD
Toronto (Humberlea-Pelmo Park), Ontario MLS® #29176342
Courtesy of M. ADNAN SYED/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
3110 - 3939 DUKE OF YORK BOULEVARD
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29176347
Courtesy of MUHAMMAD HAMZA KHAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
916 - 35 BASTION STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29176373
Courtesy of HELEN HUANG/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
1208 - 108 PETER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29176417
Courtesy of NOAH ZHANG/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
1205 - 8 SCOLLARD STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29173350
Courtesy of JOE PALAWAN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
902 - 12 ROCKFORD ROAD
Toronto (Westminster-Branson), Ontario MLS® #29173449
Courtesy of ARLYN FORTIN/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
0000 NANGOR TRAIL
Whitewater Region, Ontario MLS® #29173639
Courtesy of Ryan Pattinson/ROYAL LEPAGE EDMONDS & ASSOCIATES
3223 - 585 BLOOR STREET E
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #29173970
Courtesy of MICHAEL MA/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
177 FINCH AVENUE E
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29173982
Courtesy of ELAINE WANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
9 PARKVIEW HEIGHTS
Quinte West (Trenton Ward), Ontario MLS® #29173379
Courtesy of MICHAEL COWAN/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY
138 AVIRON CRESCENT
Welland (Dain City), Ontario MLS® #29173420
Courtesy of VANZUL MONGA/HOUSESIGMA INC.
17116 121 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29173374
Courtesy of Brady Micheal Gonek/MaxWell Challenge Realty
3411 - 4130 PARKSIDE VILLAGE DRIVE
Mississauga (Creditview), Ontario MLS® #29173608
Courtesy of ANUP DESAI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
218 - 1555 KINGSTON ROAD
Pickering (Town Centre), Ontario MLS® #29173987
Courtesy of GEORGIA JEFFERS/ZOLO REALTY
BASEMENT - 18 RAILWAY STREET
Vaughan (Maple), Ontario MLS® #29173999
Courtesy of JOE ROSSI/ROYAL LEPAGE YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
49 CALICO CRESCENT
Markham (Cachet), Ontario MLS® #29174000
Courtesy of TINA SHEA/CENTURY 21 KING'S QUAY REAL ESTATE 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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