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
M/FLR - 78 WOODYCREST AVENUE
Toronto (Danforth Village-East York), Ontario MLS® #30080239
Courtesy of PATRICIA S. H. ONG/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
35 MOONSTONE Common
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30080424
Courtesy of ELIAS JIRYIS/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.
46 Bannerman Close
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #30080429
Courtesy of Cindy Price/Realty Executives Alberta Elite
131, 300 Marina Drive
Chestermere, Alberta MLS® #30080431
Courtesy of Michelle L. Eldjarnson/RE/MAX Key
10813 98th Avenue
Grande Cache, Alberta MLS® #30080436
Courtesy of Jennifer Antypowich/Grassroots Realty Group Ltd.
98 GREENBURY CL
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30080448
Courtesy of Carson K. Beier/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
461 TEMAGAMI CRESCENT
Mississauga (Lorne Park), Ontario MLS® #30080501
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
426 ORANGE WALK CRESCENT
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #30080506
Courtesy of SUNDEEP BABBAR/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
35 MOONSTONE COMMON
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30080513
Courtesy of ELIAS JIRYIS/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
2506 - 33 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30080746
Courtesy of JANE ZHANG/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
3806 - 955 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30080234
Courtesy of LUKE ZHOU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
LOWER LEVEL - 235 BERNARD AVENUE
London East (East B), Ontario MLS® #30080253
Courtesy of JACK J. WANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
2802 - 42 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30080265
Courtesy of PHILIP YUNG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
ROOMS - 22 MAFFEY CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Westbrook), Ontario MLS® #30080272
Courtesy of MANDY GAO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
7208 99A Street
Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #30080304
Courtesy of Casey Boyne/RE/MAX Grande Prairie
2706 - 15 LOWER JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30080330
Courtesy of JOE WANG/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
237 RHODES AVENUE
Toronto (Greenwood-Coxwell), Ontario MLS® #30080335
Courtesy of MARY POPAT/WOODSVIEW REALTY INC.
4 LESLIE STREET
Brampton (Northwood Park), Ontario MLS® #30080342
Courtesy of ARMIN SAGGU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
24 KING PITT ROAD
Kingston (Kingston East (Incl CFB Kingston)), Ontario MLS® #30080347
Courtesy of Violet Derbyshire/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
706 - 121 TRUDELLE STREET
Toronto (Eglinton East), Ontario MLS® #30080354
Courtesy of FATEMA KHATUN/CENTURY 21 INNOVATIVE REALTY INC.
369 KWAPIS BOULEVARD
Newmarket (Woodland Hill), Ontario MLS® #30080361
Courtesy of DAVOOD MALEK-MAHMOOD/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
39 SUSSEXDALE DRIVE
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30080366
Courtesy of JAGJIT SINGH/HOMELIFE MAPLE LEAF REALTY LTD.
103 - 1 FORSYTH STREET
Marmora and Lake (Marmora Ward), Ontario MLS® #30080373
Courtesy of ZHIFEI ROSS LIU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
3606 MCBEAN STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30080378
Courtesy of Sean Jensen/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
43 BEAUMARIS CRESCENT
Whitby (Brooklin), Ontario MLS® #30080380
Courtesy of PERRY SUN/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
#307 1003 GAULT BV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30080392
Courtesy of Carrine M. Kowalchuk/MaxWell Challenge Realty
504 - 400 KING STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30080400
Courtesy of TIFFANY V. WILLIAMS/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
1913 - 36 OLIVE AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30080405
Courtesy of SYLVIA LUONG/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
2307 WUTHERING HEIGHTS WAY
Oakville (BC Bronte Creek), Ontario MLS® #30080417
Courtesy of JAFAR HUSSAIN/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
48 PORCELAIN WAY
Whitby (Rolling Acres), Ontario MLS® #30080336
Courtesy of JAY RAHEJA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
29 BRANCHTON Road
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30080343
Courtesy of RIZ JADAVJI/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
5-6 - 4100 ALBION ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30080348
Courtesy of Anthony Bassile/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
318 SUMACH STREET
Toronto (Cabbagetown-South St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #30080350
Courtesy of DAVID ANDERSON OEY/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
1008 - 70 ABSOLUTE AVENUE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30080367
Courtesy of JANICE ZHANG/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
40 COVINGTON CRESCENT
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #30080381
Courtesy of DOLORES TRENTADUE/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
#316 10518 113 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30080393
Courtesy of Carrine M. Kowalchuk/MaxWell Challenge Realty
717 OXBOW PARK DRIVE
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #30080398
Courtesy of DEBBIE WILLIAMSON/RE/MAX By The Bay Brokerage
6 GOLD BOTTOM CRESCENT
Brampton (Toronto Gore Rural Estate), Ontario MLS® #30080413
Courtesy of DOMENICO CARERE/INTERCITY 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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