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
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
1488 GORSE STREET
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30263400
Courtesy of Jesse Parker/RE/MAX Core Realty
203 - 3384 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (Long Branch), Ontario MLS® #30263866
Courtesy of AMIR SEYED H AARABI HASHEMI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
31 CAVALRY TRAIL
Markham (Buttonville), Ontario MLS® #30263854
Courtesy of GAVIN GAO/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
102 RIDGE ROAD W
Grimsby (Grimsby Escarpment), Ontario MLS® #30264927
Courtesy of LYNN FEE/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
259 Henry Avenue
Fall River, Nova Scotia MLS® #30265747
Courtesy of Conner Sherwood/Exit Real Estate Professionals
30 Bernice Drive
West Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia MLS® #30265824
Courtesy of Rick Clarke/Century 21 Trident Realty Ltd.
732-734 Queen ST
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30265754
Courtesy of Jamie Coccimiglio/Exit Realty True North
5180 BUNTON Crescent
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30264561
Courtesy of Danny Latincic/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
12, 14, 16 Hillsborough Street
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30264573
Courtesy of Cheryl Burns/PROVINCIAL REALTY
#304 10135 116 st NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30264578
Courtesy of Chris K. Karampelas/MaxWell Polaris
926 Hall STREET
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan MLS® #30264585
Courtesy of Doris Lautamus/Global Direct Realty Inc.
155 NORA STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30264282
Courtesy of Nick J. Kyte/COLDWELL BANKER FIRST OTTAWA REALTY
701 MARIA STREET
Whitby (Downtown Whitby), Ontario MLS® #30264415
Courtesy of Gina Ting Zheng/Century 21 Infinity Realty Inc.
611 Pioneer Cres
Parksville, British Columbia MLS® #30264249
Courtesy of Melanie Peake/Royal LePage Island Living (PK)
N405 - 120 BAYVIEW AVENUE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30264460
Courtesy of ALEX ZHVANETSKIY/RE/MAX CONDOS PLUS CORPORATION
811 - 68 ABELL STREET
Toronto (Little Portugal), Ontario MLS® #30264307
Courtesy of XERXES BHARUCHA/RE/MAX KEY2 REAL ESTATE
8 CLOSS SQUARE
Aurora (Aurora Village), Ontario MLS® #30263892
Courtesy of MATTHEW HE/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1912 - 15 FORT YORK BOULEVARD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30264004
Courtesy of SIMON JOSEPH CAMBER/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
279 Aberdeen Drive
Fall River, Nova Scotia MLS® #30264162
Courtesy of Sarah Schlender/The Agency Real Estate Brokerage
96 TIMBER CREEK CRESCENT
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30264143
Courtesy of AARON BROOKS/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
71 THOMAS STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30264287
Courtesy of Christopher Lacharity/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
467 HANSEN ROAD N
Brampton (Madoc), Ontario MLS® #30264364
Courtesy of RUPINDER RUPINDER/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
14 RAMSGATE COURT
Brampton (Snelgrove), Ontario MLS® #30264371
Courtesy of EVELYN LOPES/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
98 ANDERSON CRESCENT
Tay (Victoria Harbour), Ontario MLS® #30264496
Courtesy of SHELBY GREENLAW/Keller Williams Experience Realty
42 ABBOTSBURY DRIVE
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #30264516
Courtesy of KASH AUJLA/RE/MAX CHAMPIONS REALTY INC.
302 - 25 GEORGE STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30264693
Courtesy of TRACY AN/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
1515 DUSTY DRIVE
Pickering (Duffin Heights), Ontario MLS® #30264737
Courtesy of ASAD RAZA/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
140 LUNDY'S LANE
Newmarket (Huron Heights-Leslie Valley), Ontario MLS® #30264807
Courtesy of MICHELLE HAICK/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
72 PEARL STREET
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30264934
Courtesy of ROB AVERY/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
87 STEEPLERIDGE STREET
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30264042
Courtesy of Tina Torok/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
15 WILLOWBROOK DRIVE
Welland (West Welland), Ontario MLS® #30264112
Courtesy of Rosie Araujo/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
1269 BIRCHWOOD DRIVE
London South (South K), Ontario MLS® #30264105
Courtesy of RYAN KELLY/OAK AND KEY REAL ESTATE
867 Julie Drive
Kingston, Nova Scotia MLS® #30265305
Courtesy of Alesia Bitar/Royal LePage Atlantic (Greenwood)
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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