9928 81 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29199942
Courtesy of Mark B. Wilbert/CIR 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.
3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
PRO LIQUOR STORE
Vegreville, Alberta MLS® #30006458
Courtesy of Kuljeet Dhaliwal/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
12 BANBURY COURT
Aurora (Aurora Highlands), Ontario MLS® #30021365
Courtesy of PETER WANG/HOMECOMFORT REALTY INC.
2316 - 85 WOOD STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30021353
Courtesy of MANDY GAO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
71 GEORGE KIRBY STREET
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #30021360
Courtesy of YOQO FANG/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
6 - 12 ST MORITZ WAY
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30021384
Courtesy of SALLY KWOK/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
Address not available.
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30018521
Courtesy of Zenaida S. Knodel/Century 21 Leading
1511 - 33 HELENDALE AVENUE
Toronto (Yonge-Eglinton), Ontario MLS® #30021354
Courtesy of LEONARD YEN/THE KEY MARKET INC.
79 JEWEL HOUSE LANE
Barrie (Innis-Shore), Ontario MLS® #30021366
Courtesy of ALONA BERNADSKI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
18695 CHIEF LAKE POST OFFICE ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30021107
Courtesy of Denise Dykes/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
607 - 3 ELLESMERE STREET
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #30021361
Courtesy of IREM YILDIRIM/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
2802 - 88 HARBOUR STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30021380
Courtesy of JESSICA YIN/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
UNIT 20 - 290 YORKTECH DR. DRIVE
Markham (Buttonville), Ontario MLS® #30021385
Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL REALTY INC.
28 JOHN SMITH STREET
East Gwillimbury (Holland Landing), Ontario MLS® #30021362
Courtesy of MAGGIE NGO/POWER 7 REALTY
7582 BEAZELY ROAD
Deka Lake / Sulphurous / Hathaway Lakes, British Columbia MLS® #30020941
Courtesy of Petra Gentry/REMAX 100
2209 - 55 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30021355
Courtesy of GRACE LO/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
1210 - 17 ANNDALE DRIVE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30021381
Courtesy of QING ZHANG/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
318 - 52 FOREST MANOR ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #30021351
Courtesy of ADIL KHAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1339 PINEGROVE ROAD
Oakville (WO West), Ontario MLS® #30021368
Courtesy of LINDA ZHI/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
140 UNIVERSITY Avenue W Unit# 1-5
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30021387
Courtesy of Li Zhang/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
28 HUNWICKS CRESCENT
Ajax (Northeast Ajax), Ontario MLS® #30021356
Courtesy of SARAH GUAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1025 - 31 TIPPETT ROAD
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #30021382
Courtesy of MATTHEW HE/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
300 DELRAY DRIVE
Markham (Greensborough), Ontario MLS® #30021363
Courtesy of LEON ZHOU/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
15 - 21 ELGIN MILLS ROAD
Richmond Hill (Mill Pond), Ontario MLS® #30021364
Courtesy of QING ZHANG/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
Lot 2 CHIEF LAKE PO ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30021061
Courtesy of Denise Dykes/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
2708 - 426 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
Toronto (University), Ontario MLS® #30021352
Courtesy of CHUN LIANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
23 DONNACONA CRESCENT
Toronto (West Hill), Ontario MLS® #30021357
Courtesy of MAGGIE NGO/POWER 7 REALTY
40 STRATHMERE PLACE
Guelph (Riverside Park), Ontario MLS® #30021369
Courtesy of DOROTHY JANE MACRAE/COLDWELL BANKER ESCARPMENT REALTY
87 NEWCOMBE ROAD N
Hamilton (Dundas), Ontario MLS® #30021371
Courtesy of SLAVICA MUTNJAKOVIC/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
16537 Cabot Trail Road
Chéticamp, Nova Scotia MLS® #30021269
Courtesy of Ian Hamilton/Royal LePage Anchor Realty
131 Gleneagles Terrace
Cochrane, Alberta MLS® #30021276
Courtesy of Terry Plante/Royal LePage Benchmark
1004 - 8 THE ESPLANADE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30021271
Courtesy of JENNIFER SAVAGE/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
MAIN FL - 86 ROCKPORT CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Crosby), Ontario MLS® #30021310
Courtesy of SARA ZHANG/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
821 - 2 EVA ROAD
Toronto (Etobicoke West Mall), Ontario MLS® #30016878
Courtesy of WAHAB ABIODUM BELLO/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
141 GATWICK DRIVE
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #30016880
Courtesy of GLAD HO/SUTTON GROUP - SUMMIT REALTY INC.
1109 - 1 ROWNTREE ROAD
Toronto (Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown), Ontario MLS® #30016885
Courtesy of SUBHASH CHAND/CENTURY 21 RED STAR REALTY INC.
85 KIMBOROUGH HOLLOW
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #30016892
Courtesy of AMANDEEP SINGH PHUL/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
404 - 4850 GLEN ERIN DRIVE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30016897
Courtesy of MUHAMMAD IDREES BUTT/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
49 MILLER DRIVE
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #30016900
Courtesy of JAS GILL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
16 GARROW DRIVE
Hamilton (Gourley), Ontario MLS® #30016912
Courtesy of TOBIAS RICHARD SMULDERS/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
46 SEYMOUR AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30016765
Courtesy of Sam Moussa/RE/MAX HALLMARK SAM MOUSSA REALTY
406 - 1800 WALKERS LINE
Burlington (Palmer), Ontario MLS® #30016772
Courtesy of KARI-ANNE FORSYTHE/Century 21 Miller Real Estate Ltd.
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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