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.
78 Peddle Drive
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29345907
Courtesy of ROBERT GARDNER/RE/MAX Central Real Estate Ltd. - Grand Falls-Win
312 Martin Crossing Way NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29401530
Courtesy of Benjamin A. Sweet/Real Broker
1106, 11 Chaparral Ridge Drive SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29402545
Courtesy of Andrea Wilton-Clark/CIR Realty
94 Brantford Crescent NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29402463
Courtesy of Danny Wai/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)
1 FRIARS LANE
Toronto (Princess-Rosethorn), Ontario MLS® #29401256
Courtesy of BOGDAN PETRI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
202, 2022 Canyon Meadows Drive SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29404419
Courtesy of John Reinbolt/2% Realty
434 - 165 LEGION ROAD N
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29401895
Courtesy of JOYCE WONG/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
26 CULLEN DRIVE
St. Catharines (Glendale/Glenridge), Ontario MLS® #29401302
Courtesy of Anmol Vig/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
1107 - 75 EMMETT AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Dennis), Ontario MLS® #29402230
Courtesy of ARNAV KAUSHAL/ACCSELL REALTY INC.
2201 - 32 DAVENPORT ROAD
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29401314
Courtesy of NIKKI GOODMAN/HAZELTON REAL ESTATE INC.
9 MACGREGOR BEACH ROAD
Kincardine, Ontario MLS® #29402019
Courtesy of DAVID PATTERSON/RE/MAX Land Exchange Ltd.
157 ALBERT STREET
Central Huron (Clinton), Ontario MLS® #29402021
Courtesy of LAURA HERMAN/Coldwell Banker All Points-Festival City Realty
734 MERKLEY DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29402069
Courtesy of Stephane Lalonde/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
303 BRYARTON STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29402071
Courtesy of Nicholas Fundytus/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
624 GENEVA CRESCENT
Russell, Ontario MLS® #29402076
Courtesy of Sarah Percival/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
LOWER - 355 DRAPER'S STREET
Welland (Prince Charles), Ontario MLS® #29402108
Courtesy of Melissa Ashby/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
2655 Ravenslea Gardens SE
Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #29402110
Courtesy of Ryan Wood/Grassroots Realty Group
1107, 100 Banister Drive
Okotoks, Alberta MLS® #29402115
Courtesy of Jordan Cullum/Royal LePage Mission Real Estate
204 - 2 SOUTH FRONT STREET
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #29402127
Courtesy of Stew Garnham/CENTURY 21 LANTHORN REAL ESTATE LTD.
7 Coral Heights
Carbonear, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29402141
Courtesy of Kelsey Brown/eXp Realty
604 - 159 WELLESLEY STREET E
Toronto (Cabbagetown-South St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #29402146
Courtesy of NAMIT LAKHANI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
171 SLOANE AVENUE
Toronto (Victoria Village), Ontario MLS® #29402153
Courtesy of ADIL ESMAIL/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
1502 - 88 BLUE JAYS WAY
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29402158
Courtesy of SARVY BARGHGIR/PRESTIGE WORLD REALTY INC.
20 HOMEWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29402160
Courtesy of JAY SHARIFI/HOUSESIGMA INC.
19 SUNDERLAND CRESCENT
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #29402172
Courtesy of JOHN JIN/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
928 CENTRE STREET N
Whitby (Williamsburg), Ontario MLS® #29402177
Courtesy of DARREN E. MARTEL/Royal LePage Frank Real Estate
257 BENSON AVENUE
Toronto (Wychwood), Ontario MLS® #29401629
Courtesy of JOSIE STERN/SUTTON GROUP-ASSOCIATES REALTY INC.
522 - 1 SHAW STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29401631
Courtesy of CONRAD GUY ZURINI/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
416 - 560 FRONT STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29401636
Courtesy of BRIT HOPE/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC.
606 - 1010 SANDY BEACH ROAD
Pickering (Bay Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29401648
Courtesy of SOHAIL SHAH/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
76 REGATTA CRESCENT
Whitby (Port Whitby), Ontario MLS® #29401650
Courtesy of STEPHEN TAR/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
67 WILLOWS LANE
Ajax (Central West), Ontario MLS® #29401655
Courtesy of TATYANA POYLOVA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
105 JAMES PARROTT AVENUE
Markham (Wismer), Ontario MLS® #29401667
Courtesy of KIT NG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
90 ANDREW PARK
Vaughan (West Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #29401674
Courtesy of GIOVANNA JO-ANN FOLINO/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
BSMTB, 5051 50 Street
Camrose, Alberta MLS® #29401681
Courtesy of Lisa Rohr/RE/MAX Real Estate (Edmonton) Ltd.
4396 PENETANGUISHENE ROAD
Springwater (Hillsdale), Ontario MLS® #29401686
Courtesy of MAURO BUCCI/YOUR HOME SOLD GUARANTEED REALTY SPECIALISTS INC
2702 HARDY CRESCENT
Oakville (CV Clearview), Ontario MLS® #29401693
Courtesy of RAKESH CHANDER BABBER/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
461 COPELAND COURT
Oakville (MO Morrison), Ontario MLS® #29401701
Courtesy of Peter J Brown/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
524 - 259 THE KINGSWAY
Toronto (Edenbridge-Humber Valley), Ontario MLS® #29401706
Courtesy of AMAR TAMBER/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
742 Trent CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29401718
Courtesy of Nicole Bosker/Boyes Group 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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