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
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
83 SHELBURNE AVENUE
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #30211702
Courtesy of DINARA VLASOV/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
7150 DOUGLAS CRESCENT
Niagara Falls (Arad/Fallsview), Ontario MLS® #30212058
Courtesy of RAJ RAJYAGURU/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
203 53 Glen Stewart Drive
Stratford, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30212060
Courtesy of James Solitario/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
11900 5 SIDE ROAD
Halton Hills (Rural Halton Hills), Ontario MLS® #30212053
Courtesy of PARVEEN ARORA/RE/MAX OPTIMUM REALTY
599 DONEGAL STREET
Peterborough (Town Ward 3), Ontario MLS® #30212039
Courtesy of Frank Rosso/RE/MAX HALLMARK EASTERN REALTY
104 Butts Street
Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia MLS® #30211764
Courtesy of Stuart Murgatroyd/Roger Burns Real Estate Ltd.
7 YELANDS ROAD
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #30211966
Courtesy of JAIDEV GAIND/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
139 CASTILIAN BV
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #30212065
Courtesy of Christine Tetreault/One Percent Realty
4702 - 55 CHARLES STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30211682
Courtesy of JIE SHI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
2 PETER MILLER STREET N
Aurora, Ontario MLS® #30211687
Courtesy of NIKKI SHAHEBRAHIM/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
1901 - 15 ELLERSLIE AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30211699
Courtesy of Theresa Lee/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
125 Laurier RD
Elliot Lake, Ontario MLS® #30211846
Courtesy of Peter Lendak/Re/Max Sault Ste. Marie Realty Inc.
84 EWEN Road
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30212337
Courtesy of Alison Kitson/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
14 Coulee View SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30212445
Courtesy of Zeenat Taghvai/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)
202002 80 Street W
Rural Foothills County, Alberta MLS® #30211978
Courtesy of Chas Zemluk/CIR Realty
61 Monarch Boulevard
Rural Rocky View County, Alberta MLS® #30212034
Courtesy of Jessica D. Holmstrom/CIR Realty
2107 - 1 UPTOWN DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30211688
Courtesy of LIHONG ZHANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
150 HILLSIDE LAKE ROAD
North Bay (Airport), Ontario MLS® #30211695
Courtesy of TOM HE/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
1 PICKWICK PLACE
London East (East D), Ontario MLS® #30211676
Courtesy of HARRY LAMB/SUTTON GROUP PREFERRED REALTY INC.
2444 FAIRGROUNDS ROAD
Ramara, Ontario MLS® #30211962
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
1420 OAKMONT COMMON
Burlington (Tyandaga), Ontario MLS® #30211967
Courtesy of PARVEEN ARORA/RE/MAX OPTIMUM REALTY
2185 Louisbourg Highway Highway
Mira Road, Nova Scotia MLS® #30211931
Courtesy of Nathaniel Fuller/3% Realty Nova Scotia
363 SENTINEL ROAD
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #30212054
Courtesy of HIEP NGUYEN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
5 BLACKSMITH TRAIL W
East Gwillimbury (Sharon), Ontario MLS® #30212136
Courtesy of MIN LIN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
39 STOYELL DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Jefferson), Ontario MLS® #30211830
Courtesy of CHRIS METZLER/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
20 CEDARCREST STREET
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #30211912
Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
2512 19 Street NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30212030
Courtesy of Leslie Dianne Schmeiler/RE/MAX Realty Professionals
957 WINNINGTON AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30212408
Courtesy of James Dean/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
242, 4037 42 Street NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30212573
Courtesy of Karen L. Gonzales/Stonemere Real Estate Solutions
167 Fairways Close NW
Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #30212073
Courtesy of Dione J. Irwin/The Real Estate District
13065 HIGHWAY 27 AVENUE
King (Nobleton), Ontario MLS® #30212009
Courtesy of ANTON JEEVA ARULAPPU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
3061 WILLIAM CUTMORE BOULEVARD
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30211691
Courtesy of MANSOOR WAHID KHAN/ZOLO REALTY
525 NEW DUNDEE Road Unit# 516
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30211704
Courtesy of Jeewan Sidhu/HOMELIFE MIRACLE REALTY LTD.
9 BLACKSHIRE CIRCLE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30211677
Courtesy of Parva Sanaei/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
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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