4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
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.
400 5556 50 Avenue
St. Paul Town, Alberta MLS® #29199362
Courtesy of Tyler J. Poirier/Century 21 Poirier Real Estate
1802 7785 SOUTHRIDGE AVENUE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29238096
Courtesy of Aaron Switzer/RE/MAX Core Realty
LPH17 - 36 LISGAR STREET
Toronto (Little Portugal), Ontario MLS® #29238255
Courtesy of JING YUAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2404 - 710 HUMBERWOOD BOULEVARD
Toronto (West Humber-Clairville), Ontario MLS® #29238274
Courtesy of AMANDEEP SINGH PHUL/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
25 PRINCE CRESCENT
Brampton (Northwest Sandalwood Parkway), Ontario MLS® #29238286
Courtesy of SHAN THAVAYOGAM/EXP REALTY
718 - 251 MASONRY WAY
Mississauga (Port Credit), Ontario MLS® #29238344
Courtesy of ROCKY SEKHON/RE/MAX PARAMOUNT REALTY
20 - 301 GLENROY GILBERT DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29238647
Courtesy of Pierre Acouri/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
44 Green Street
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia MLS® #29238729
Courtesy of Kelly Stinson/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
1702 - 710 HUMBERWOOD BOULEVARD
Toronto (West Humber-Clairville), Ontario MLS® #29238628
Courtesy of ANITA SADA/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
201 Magnolia Terrace SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29238267
Courtesy of Emin Ozkan/RE/MAX Complete Realty
1303 - 395 BLOOR STREET E
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #29238256
Courtesy of ANNIE TSE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
512 - 50 ANN O'REILLY ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29238268
Courtesy of ECHO YIN/JDL REALTY INC.
1508 - 1070 SHEPPARD AVENUE W
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #29238275
Courtesy of NICK PASCHOS/RE/MAX EXPERTS
1507 - 27 MCMAHON DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29238282
Courtesy of MARY FENG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
250 N Service ROAD W
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan MLS® #29238220
Courtesy of Gayland Panko/Royal LePage Next Level
BASEMENT - 446 PETITTE TRAIL COURT
Milton (CL Clarke), Ontario MLS® #29238218
Courtesy of FARHANA ZAKIR/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
17808 76 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29238345
Courtesy of Indra De la Cruz Acuna/RE/MAX River City
1902A - 30 UPPER MALL WAY
Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #29238340
Courtesy of BRANDON LAI/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
74 HALL AVENUE
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #29238371
Courtesy of PREM RAGUNATHAN/HOMELIFE DISTRICT REALTY
214 KARL ROSE TRAIL
Newmarket (Woodland Hill), Ontario MLS® #29238270
Courtesy of RICHARD HAN/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
613 - 1638 BLOOR STREET W
Toronto (High Park North), Ontario MLS® #29238770
Courtesy of Roxanne Todish/THE NOOK REALTY INC.
221 - 755 OMEGA DRIVE
Pickering (Woodlands), Ontario MLS® #29238655
Courtesy of MICHAEL PETRANT/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
4010 - 1926 LAKESHORE BOULEVARD
Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #29238219
Courtesy of SAURABH BEDI/CENTURY 21 TITANS REALTY INC.
3909 - 3 GLOUCESTER STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29238283
Courtesy of GRACE GAO/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
94 DONALD FICHT CRESCENT
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29238303
Courtesy of BALWINDER SINGH SAINI/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
328 Silverado Plains Circle SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29238644
Courtesy of Lana Secchi/Renzo Real Estate Inc.
3, 2212 Paliswood Road SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29238467
Courtesy of Heather Cleveland/Royal LePage Solutions
15 NORTHWOODS VG NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29238309
Courtesy of Megan Athanasopoulos/RE/MAX Excellence
902 - 2212 LAKESHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29238304
Courtesy of VIVIAN YUAN/ZOLO REALTY
4112 - 17 BATHURST STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29238296
Courtesy of LEON LI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
555 Summer Crescent
Rural Ponoka County, Alberta MLS® #29238640
Courtesy of Lana Wright/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
111 Dovertree Place SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29238695
Courtesy of Nic DiPasquale/Grassroots Realty Group
408, 723 57 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29238537
Courtesy of Daniel J. Salloum/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
2120 18 Avenue
Delburne, Alberta MLS® #29238861
Courtesy of Pat MacDonell/Royal LePage Network Realty Corp.
6611 54 Avenue
Camrose, Alberta MLS® #29238330
Courtesy of Marilou Yampolsky/Coldwell Banker OnTrack Realty
204 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29238285
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
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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