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
612 - 425 FRONT STREET E
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29626429
Courtesy of GILBERT WANG/HOMELIVING EMPIRE REALTY INC.
49 HILLSDALE AVENUE W
Toronto (Yonge-Eglinton), Ontario MLS® #29626431
Courtesy of MARIO TOLJA/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
914 - 5 GLAMORGAN AVENUE
Toronto (Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #29626436
Courtesy of ANTONINA DOHOT/RE/MAX EXCEL TITAN
UPPER - 171 BRITANNIA AVENUE
Hamilton (Crown Point), Ontario MLS® #29626450
Courtesy of MARISSA KERR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
2402 - 60 FREDERICK STREET
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29626455
Courtesy of NIRESH THARMARADINAM/ROYAL LEPAGE FLOWER CITY REALTY
258 GORE STREET
Mississippi Mills, Ontario MLS® #29626462
Courtesy of Lori Ingram/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE REALTY INC.
TH01 - 16 GREENBRIAR ROAD
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29626467
Courtesy of REBECCA LIU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
295 CHOKECHERRY CRESCENT Crescent
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29626568
Courtesy of Austin Ye/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC
79 SADDLESMITH CIRCLE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29626575
Courtesy of Ross Lecky/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
177839 GREY 18 ROAD
Georgian Bluffs, Ontario MLS® #29626582
Courtesy of RON DOWNS/Royal LePage RCR Realty
B1311 - 715 DAVIS DRIVE
Newmarket (Huron Heights-Leslie Valley), Ontario MLS® #29626513
Courtesy of TATIANA TSINMAN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
124 DAYLILY Lane
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29626544
Courtesy of Betsy Wang/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
#38 27118 Hwy 18
Rural Westlock County, Alberta MLS® #29626551
Courtesy of Jeff Parsons/Sunnyside Realty Ltd
2601 - 159 WELLESLEY STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29626347
Courtesy of ROCKY KANG/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
1506 - 60 COLBORNE STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29626397
Courtesy of VLADLEN KASHPAR/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
180 CHATFIELD DRIVE
Ajax (Central West), Ontario MLS® #29626400
Courtesy of MAUREEN BORG/Royal LePage Frank Real Estate
6 EARLINGTON AVENUE
Toronto (Kingsway South), Ontario MLS® #29626412
Courtesy of CHRISTINE DEANNA SIMPSON/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
2603 - 50 CHARLES STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29626037
Courtesy of PETER MOAZZANI/CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED
24 TEASEL WAY
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29626044
Courtesy of RONALD HUANG/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
582 ABBOTTSFIELD RD NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29626138
Courtesy of Jeneen L. Marchant/RE/MAX Real Estate
BASEMENT - 1556 DELLBROOK AVENUE
Pickering (Brock Ridge), Ontario MLS® #29626152
Courtesy of BRANDON NARSINGH/RE/MAX COMMUNITY REALTY INC.
#407 45 INGLEWOOD DR
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29626051
Courtesy of Sharon Y. Gregresh/Century 21 Masters
37 NIAGARA Street
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29626316
Courtesy of ANDY GESCHI/RE/MAX SOLID GOLD REALTY (II) LTD.
505 - 1007 THE QUEENSWAY WAY
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29626378
Courtesy of MATTHEW GLOWACKI/EXP REALTY
345 HOLLYBERRY TRAIL
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #29626171
Courtesy of CHUNLIE JI/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
301 - 7030 WOODBINE AVENUE
Markham (Milliken Mills West), Ontario MLS® #29626176
Courtesy of RAYMOND XU/EASTIDE REALTY
1719 VALENTINE GARDENS
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #29626203
Courtesy of BASKARAN SINNADURAI/RE/MAX ACE REALTY INC.
BASEMENT - 62 BELVIDERE AVENUE
Toronto (Oakwood Village), Ontario MLS® #29626234
Courtesy of MUXIA HAO/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
1028 MITCHELL ROAD
Lanark Highlands, Ontario MLS® #29626258
Courtesy of Jason Coleman/COLDWELL BANKER HERITAGE WAY REALTY INC.
77 COOK DRIVE
King (Pottageville), Ontario MLS® #29626099
Courtesy of Dan Mancini/THE NOOK REALTY INC.
13 YATELY STREET
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29626284
Courtesy of MOHAMMAD WASIM/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
191 WESSENGER DRIVE
Barrie (Holly), Ontario MLS® #29626241
Courtesy of FRANK DE FRANCO/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
203 - 1 VICTORIA STREET S
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29626253
Courtesy of THIEN NGUYEN/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
271 MEMORIAL PARK DRIVE
Welland (Lincoln/Crowland), Ontario MLS® #29626260
Courtesy of Megan Sneider/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC 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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