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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
12854 BENS ROAD
Charlie Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29749159
Courtesy of Kimberley Schwarz/Izon Realty
18 Range Road 271
Calahoo, Alberta MLS® #29803390
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
18 Range Road 271
Calahoo, Alberta MLS® #29803391
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
1 EDENRIDGE Drive
Townsend, Ontario MLS® #29804119
Courtesy of Trevor Barr/Royal LePage Trius Realty Brokerage
22933 HAGERTY ROAD
Newbury, Ontario MLS® #29804208
Courtesy of FADY FADDOUL/OAK AND KEY REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE, INC.
2107 - 68 ESTHER SHINER BOULEVARD
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29804222
Courtesy of ROSE LAM/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
1512 - 18 HARRISON GARDEN BOULEVARD
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29804227
Courtesy of KAMRAN ANVARI-HAMEDANI/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
17 WAGNER CRESCENT
Essa (Angus), Ontario MLS® #29804241
Courtesy of BOBBY DHALIWAL/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
20 HEGGIE ROAD
Brampton (Madoc), Ontario MLS® #29804253
Courtesy of VICTOR XU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2261 EAGLE CREEK ROAD
Canim Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29804049
Courtesy of Shay Mahoney/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
230 Veltkamp LANE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29804493
Courtesy of Scott Ziegler/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
Lot 4 Cribbage Lane
Cumberland, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29804621
Courtesy of Mark Corney/ELITE REAL ESTATE ADVISORS INC.
118 WARWOOD ROAD
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29804739
Courtesy of ANDRIA DAMETTO/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
5171 SEVERN PINES CRESCENT
Severn, Ontario MLS® #29804722
Courtesy of BRIAN CASSIDY/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
17 - 520 SILKEN LAUMANN DRIVE
Newmarket (Stonehaven-Wyndham), Ontario MLS® #29804715
Courtesy of HOSSEIN NIKOUEINEJAD/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
8 7401 Central Saanich Rd
Central Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29804671
Courtesy of Laura Godbeer/RE/MAX Camosun
510 - 251 MASONRY WAY
Mississauga (Port Credit), Ontario MLS® #29804513
Courtesy of LEI RAYMOND CAO/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
10 HOLLYHEDGE COURT
Brampton (Central Park), Ontario MLS® #29804619
Courtesy of AMAN DHALIWAL/NEWGEN REALTY EXPERTS
8513 102A Avenue
Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #29804638
Courtesy of Garth Vion/Grassroots Realty Group Ltd.
1702 - 385 WINSTON ROAD
Grimsby (Grimsby Beach), Ontario MLS® #29804626
Courtesy of ANTONET MURRAY/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
43 ONTARIO Street
Paris, Ontario MLS® #29804746
Courtesy of Allyson VanderHarst/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
144 BOON AVENUE
Toronto (Corso Italia-Davenport), Ontario MLS® #29804734
Courtesy of SABRINA KAUFMAN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
229 SUPERIOR DRIVE
Loyalist (Amherstview), Ontario MLS® #29804645
Courtesy of NATALIE BLASKO/SUTTON GROUP-MASTERS REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
139 OLD RIVER ROAD
Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Ontario MLS® #29804211
Courtesy of Fariba Amjadi/HOUSESIGMA INC
411 - 8 DOVERCOURT ROAD
Toronto (Little Portugal), Ontario MLS® #29804223
Courtesy of GEN SHIMANUKI/EXP REALTY
10 SALT DRIVE
Ajax (South East), Ontario MLS® #29804235
Courtesy of GEMMA PASCUAL/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
10 - 2060 MEADOWGATE BOULEVARD
London South (South U), Ontario MLS® #29804259
Courtesy of RAJEEV CHERIAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2060 MEADOWGATE Boulevard
London, Ontario MLS® #29804139
Courtesy of Rajeev Cherian/Right at Home Realty
235 SAGINAW Parkway Unit# 74
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29804122
Courtesy of Scott Shea/RED AND WHITE REALTY INC.
10 REDBUD Crescent
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #29804261
Courtesy of EMANUEL CATANA/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
45 BURLEY Lane
Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #29804610
Courtesy of Matthew Adeh/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
401 - 85 ONEIDA CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #29804711
Courtesy of MARINA GAVRYLYUK/SUTTON GROUP - SUMMIT REALTY INC.
24 Nicholson Road
Brudenell, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29804728
Courtesy of Chrystal MacDonald/COLDWELL BANKER/PARKER REALTY MONTAGUE
No 316 Highway
Cross Roads Country Harbour, Nova Scotia MLS® #29804571
Courtesy of Shauna Tompkins/Re/Max Park Place Inc. (Antigonish)
27 - 162 SETTLERS WAY
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #29804595
Courtesy of JANET PIOTROWSKI/Royal LePage Locations North
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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