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
28 Milton Road
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29244531
Courtesy of DEBBIE BUDDEN/Keller Williams Platinum Realty
9413 118 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29273031
Courtesy of Conor J. Clarke/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
4112 4108 Calgary Trl NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29273032
Courtesy of Julie Lam/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
5616 94A Street
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29268471
Courtesy of Edward W. Stenger/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
23 BLUEJAY COURT
Brockton, Ontario MLS® #29278275
Courtesy of MIKE HENNESSY/Wilfred McIntee & Co Limited
924 - 500 DORIS AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29278282
Courtesy of PATRICIA S. H. ONG/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
760 GUILDWOOD BOULEVARD
London North (North M), Ontario MLS® #29278302
Courtesy of MAY YU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
2091 - 100 MORNELLE COURT
Toronto (Morningside), Ontario MLS® #29278338
Courtesy of JAMES LI/SMART SOLD REALTY
167 MARKLAND STREET
Markham (Cachet), Ontario MLS® #29278352
Courtesy of SALLY KWOK/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
143 300 Phelps Ave
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #29278364
Courtesy of Brock Webber/Pemberton Holmes Ltd. - Oak Bay
86 ERBSVILLE Court Unit# 13
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29278376
Courtesy of Alexandra Bunker/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
37 MCNAUGHTON ROAD
Welland (Lincoln/Crowland), Ontario MLS® #29278388
Courtesy of Carly Corinthos/A.G. ROBINS & COMPANY LTD, BROKERAGE
1616 - 5233 DUNDAS STREET W
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29278415
Courtesy of NEHA DEOL/UB REALTY INC.
#220 400 Palisades WY
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #29278441
Courtesy of Tara L. Nessler/MaxWell Challenge Realty
211 - 540 CAMBRIDGE STREET S
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29278453
Courtesy of Leo Alvarenga/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
15825 100 Street
Rural Grande Prairie No. 1, County of, Alberta MLS® #29278472
Courtesy of Morgan MacLean/Grassroots Realty Group Ltd.
584 Sackville Drive
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29278484
Courtesy of Li Yu/Sutton Group Professional Realty
542 BORBRIDGE AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29278383
Courtesy of Raymond Chin/COLDWELL BANKER FIRST OTTAWA REALTY
553 HARMONY ROAD S
Oshawa (Donevan), Ontario MLS® #29278403
Courtesy of DYLAN TACKOOR/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
840 MAGNOLIA AVENUE
Newmarket (Huron Heights-Leslie Valley), Ontario MLS® #29278408
Courtesy of DARRIN MALTAIS/KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CENTRES
204 - 20 ORCHID PLACE DRIVE
Toronto (Malvern), Ontario MLS® #29278504
Courtesy of DARYL KING/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
100 DESROCHES TRAIL
Tiny, Ontario MLS® #29278509
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
Rosette Road
New Albany, Nova Scotia MLS® #29278496
Courtesy of Shauna Denton/Exit Realty Town & Country
204 - 3 MICHAEL POWER PLACE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29278422
Courtesy of BEN SCHOLES/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY
1 - 116 NOTCH HILL ROAD
Kingston (Central City West), Ontario MLS® #29278491
Courtesy of STEVE VAN WYNSBERGHE/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
188 BROADWAY STREET
Kincardine, Ontario MLS® #29278489
Courtesy of EIAN FARRELL/RE/MAX Land Exchange Ltd.
180 GORDON Street Unit# 4
Guelph, Ontario MLS® #29278542
Courtesy of Jacquie Bunker/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
203 11 Cooperage Pl
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #29278573
Courtesy of Glynis MacLeod/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
144 GOLF LINKS Drive
Baden, Ontario MLS® #29278580
Courtesy of KIM ADEMA TOPP/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
S1310 - 8 OLYMPIC GARDEN DRIVE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29278585
Courtesy of ASHLEY IM/RE/MAX REALTRON SMART CHOICE TEAM
307 - 2 NEWHOLM ROAD
Toronto (Stonegate-Queensway), Ontario MLS® #29278612
Courtesy of RYAN CONWAY/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
19 SILLERY Drive
Valley, Nova Scotia MLS® #29278530
Courtesy of Chris Joudrey/RE/MAX Fairlane Realty
36 GREENBELT CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29278600
Courtesy of LILY LI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
429 ADELAIDE STREET
Wellington North (Arthur), Ontario MLS® #29278903
Courtesy of KUNAL BRAHMBHATT/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
807 - 1037 THE QUEENSWAY
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29278890
Courtesy of VAHID HOMATASH/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
188 FIFTH STREET
Toronto (New Toronto), Ontario MLS® #29278888
Courtesy of RENEE PROULX/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
40 - 5031 EAST MILL ROAD
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29278883
Courtesy of JACKIE PEIFER/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
424 CLENDENAN AVENUE
Toronto (Junction Area), Ontario MLS® #29278876
Courtesy of LUISA PICCIRILLI/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
A - 53 REGENT ROAD
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29278871
Courtesy of BESSA LIKA/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
453 GINGER DOWNS
Mississauga (Mississauga Valleys), Ontario MLS® #29278869
Courtesy of SHALINI SHARMA/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
366 DOAK LANE
Newmarket (Gorham-College Manor), Ontario MLS® #29278857
Courtesy of STANLEY CHOI/RIGHT AT HOME 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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