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.
175006A Township Road 260
Rural Wheatland County, Alberta MLS® #30509316
Courtesy of Jad Itani/Century 21 Bravo Realty
48 BARRINGTON CRESCENT
Markham (Milliken Mills West), Ontario MLS® #30509330
Courtesy of RITA ZHU/SMART SOLD REALTY
302 - 3501 GLEN ERIN DRIVE
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30509335
Courtesy of MORRES CHELEBI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
16 Coates Road
Conception Bay South, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30509210
Courtesy of Stephen Porter/Royal LePage Atlantic Homestead
207 - 230 KING STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30509296
Courtesy of JESSY MAHL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
A709 - 770 WHITLOCK AVENUE
Milton (CB Cobban), Ontario MLS® #30509309
Courtesy of RICK BHATTI/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
5604 - 14 YORK STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30509323
Courtesy of SAVANNAH WENG/RE/MAX DASH REALTY
207 Mustang Street
Cochrane, Alberta MLS® #30509506
Courtesy of Roddrick Hofrichter/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
31 LYLE Place Unit# Main
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30509640
Courtesy of William Prokopowicz/Chestnut Park Realty Southwestern Ontario Ltd., Brokerage
No 105 Highway
Iron Mines, Nova Scotia MLS® #30509380
Courtesy of Johannes Dombrowski/iLand Realty Inc.
4 - 139 QUEEN STREET
Mississippi Mills, Ontario MLS® #30509385
Courtesy of Bill Edelson/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
1 - 1286 KENNEDY ROAD
Toronto (Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #30509392
Courtesy of HUSSEIN ALI EL-MNINI/HOMELIFE ELITE SERVICES REALTY INC.
26149 PARK ROAD
Georgina (Virginia), Ontario MLS® #30509397
Courtesy of REBA REZVANIAN/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
MASTER BEDROOM - 127 FREDERICK TISDALE DRIVE
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #30509400
Courtesy of Tyler Chung/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
49 MILLENNIUM PARKWAY S
Belleville (Thurlow Ward), Ontario MLS® #30509412
Courtesy of REBA REZVANIAN/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
744, 110 18A Street NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30509429
Courtesy of Jason D. Hunter/Coldwell Banker Home Smart Real Estate
285 KLONDIKE ROAD
Mississippi Mills, Ontario MLS® #30509436
Courtesy of Melissa Hamilton/INNOVATION REALTY LTD.
6747 6TH LINE
Minto (Harriston), Ontario MLS® #30509448
Courtesy of TERRA ANDERSON/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
Lot 3 New Waterford Highway
New Victoria, Nova Scotia MLS® #30509378
Courtesy of Jim Saunders/RE/MAX Park Place Inc.
49 Valleyfield Road
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #30509479
Courtesy of Ken Sullivan/Exit Realty Metro
176 BIRCH Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30509513
Courtesy of Susan Pauls-Valerio/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
P2 #29 - 1 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (Port Credit), Ontario MLS® #30509621
Courtesy of ALISON CLARE CORDREY/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
2064 ELPHINSTONE STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30509462
Courtesy of John Chung/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
2007 - 5 BUTTERMILL AVENUE
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30509455
Courtesy of NIGEL ZHANG/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
2 - 99 CLOVERLEAF DRIVE
Belleville (Thurlow Ward), Ontario MLS® #30509594
Courtesy of Brian Schofield/Realty Guys Inc.
1103 - 56 ELIZABETH STREET S
Richmond Hill (Mill Pond), Ontario MLS® #30509607
Courtesy of NIRUN SIVANANTHAN/RARE REAL ESTATE
711 - 2 OLD MILL DRIVE
Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #30509619
Courtesy of CHRIS KELOS/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
9 VICTORIA STREET E
Kawartha Lakes (Omemee), Ontario MLS® #30509626
Courtesy of JENNIFER JONES/LPT REALTY
220 STRACHAN STREET
Port Hope, Ontario MLS® #30509722
Courtesy of Craig Byrne/Royal LePage Frank Real Estate
206 - 2 COVE COURT
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #30509739
Courtesy of RAMONA DORRINGTON/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
22 DYSON BOULEVARD
Toronto (Wexford-Maryvale), Ontario MLS® #30509727
Courtesy of REZA HATAM TEHRANI/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
459 JULIA DRIVE
Welland (Coyle Creek), Ontario MLS® #30509753
Courtesy of Inder Gaba/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
LOWER - 53 YORKVIEW DRIVE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30509842
Courtesy of JAY KOWAL/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
1727 - 77 MAITLAND PLACE
Toronto (Cabbagetown-South St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #30509847
Courtesy of TOM SOFIANOPOULOS/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
908 - 1080 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30509859
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
409 - 135 STATION STREET
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #30509873
Courtesy of Ashley Farrell/Century 21 Lanthorn Real Estate Ltd
118 FROST COURT
Milton (FO Ford), Ontario MLS® #30509311
Courtesy of CECILIA SAILIN WANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
5221 MEADOWHILL ROAD
Burlington (Appleby), Ontario MLS® #30509683
Courtesy of ANDREA MCDONALD/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
LOWER - 376 LIPPINCOTT STREET
Toronto (University), Ontario MLS® #30509703
Courtesy of SARA TIAN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1314 - 150 SUDBURY STREET
Toronto (Little Portugal), Ontario MLS® #30509708
Courtesy of KAREN MCDERMOTT/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
7843 OLD SCUGOG ROAD
Clarington, Ontario MLS® #30509715
Courtesy of Tyler Smith/Homesmiths Real Estate Limited
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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