3303 70 Avenue
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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
8737 83 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29634213
Courtesy of Marina Thauvette/The Agency North Central Alberta
197 QUEEN STREET
Trent Hills (Campbellford), Ontario MLS® #29634136
Courtesy of KAREN HUI/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
902 - 22 OLIVE AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29633777
Courtesy of MICHAEL G. LI/LE SOLD REALTY BROKERAGE INC.
403 - 1 ROXBOROUGH STREET W
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29634484
Courtesy of PAUL JOHNSTON/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
74 FORESTA DRIVE
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #29634523
Courtesy of FADI ISKANDER/ROYAL LEPAGE PREMIUM ONE REALTY
431 DAVISVILLE AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant East), Ontario MLS® #29634491
Courtesy of FRANK PRENDERGAST/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
1806 - 28 TED ROGERS WAY
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29634489
Courtesy of ROSITA CHAN-GEDDIS/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
32 Blue Heron Crescent
North Rustico, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29634092
Courtesy of Christine McAleer/COLDWELL BANKER/PARKER REALTY HUNTER RIVER
9 WINCREST DRIVE
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29634504
Courtesy of PAUL CHIASSON/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
78 HARLEY AVENUE
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29633227
Courtesy of CHRISTINE MONCKTON/Royal Lepage Real Estate Associates
133 BENADIR AVENUE
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #29632990
Courtesy of SAM NAIEL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
30 DUNNING AVENUE
Aurora (Aurora Village), Ontario MLS® #29633549
Courtesy of JANE HISLOP/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
313 KLEINBURG SUMMIT WAY
Vaughan (Kleinburg), Ontario MLS® #29634080
Courtesy of FRANK VELLA/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
19808 75A AVENUE
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #29633929
Courtesy of Bulent Taslicay/Team 3000 Realty Ltd.
110 1303 Richardson ROAD
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29634326
Courtesy of Jan Conrad/Realty Executives Saskatoon
38 CARRIAGE HOUSE COURT
Richmond Hill (Jefferson), Ontario MLS® #29634864
Courtesy of MELISSA TETLEY/MAIN STREET REALTY LTD.
1976 RIVER ROAD W
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29634888
Courtesy of CURTIS GODDARD/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
245 SHAGBARK Court
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29633450
Courtesy of RACHEL PAQUETTE/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
30 HEARST CIRCLE
Toronto (Brookhaven-Amesbury), Ontario MLS® #29634105
Courtesy of THOMAS LIU/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
1604 - 50 BRIAN HARRISON WAY
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29634802
Courtesy of ZACK ZENG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
75 WINNIFRED STREET N
Smiths Falls, Ontario MLS® #29633171
Courtesy of Mark Stegeman/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
40 Stan Pearson Road
Stanley Bridge, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29633878
Courtesy of Christine McAleer/COLDWELL BANKER/PARKER REALTY HUNTER RIVER
22 BAKER HILL BOULEVARD
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29634078
Courtesy of LESLIE RUDOLPH BENCZIK/RE/MAX ALL-STARS BENCZIK KAVANAGH TEAM
1008 - 18 WATER WALK DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29634275
Courtesy of JASON MOK/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
211, 25 Prestwick Drive SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29634509
Courtesy of David Lofthaug/Bode Platform Inc.
148 GUTHRIE CRESCENT
Whitby (Lynde Creek), Ontario MLS® #29634799
Courtesy of MICHAEL TODD HEAD/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
12 - 4200 KINGSTON ROAD
Toronto (West Hill), Ontario MLS® #29634807
Courtesy of ARIFUR RAHMAN SHOHEL/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
1567 SCARLETT TRAIL E
Pickering, Ontario MLS® #29634814
Courtesy of SUJANA SEEVARATNAM/RE/MAX COMMUNITY REALTY INC.
204 19528 FRASER HIGHWAY
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29635538
Courtesy of Sangyoung Suh/Evergreen West Realty
208 BEVERLY STREET
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29633316
Courtesy of PAT KAKAR/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
202 - 2466 ST CLAIR AVENUE W
Toronto (Rockcliffe-Smythe), Ontario MLS® #29633311
Courtesy of LISA GAO/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
16 CARRIAGE HOUSE COURT
Richmond Hill (Jefferson), Ontario MLS® #29632976
Courtesy of JESSICA YIN/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
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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