1208 - 5858 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29195633
Courtesy of JEFFREY LU/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO 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.
73 JANESVILLE ROAD
Vaughan (Uplands), Ontario MLS® #29195638
Courtesy of CINDY PARK/MEHOME REALTY (ONTARIO) INC.
1712 - 3 CONCORD CITYPLACE WAY
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29195634
Courtesy of JASON XUE/MEHOME REALTY (ONTARIO) INC.
1505 - 3071 TRAFALGAR ROAD
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29195641
Courtesy of SYED ALI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1502 - 65 BROADWAY AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29195635
Courtesy of HONG ZHANG/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
36 TALBOT STREET
Toronto (Weston-Pellam Park), Ontario MLS® #29195642
Courtesy of KAVITA SINGH/EXP REALTY
531 AMBLESIDE DRIVE
London North (North A), Ontario MLS® #29195631
Courtesy of MICHAEL PHAM/BLUE FOREST REALTY INC.
479 DORNBIERER CRESCENT
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29195409
Courtesy of Mike Hurrell/Maxsave Real Estate Services
64 PEPPERTREE LANE
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29194820
Courtesy of SRI KATHIRAVELU/RE/MAX EXPERTS
10143 PINERY BLUFFS ROAD
Lambton Shores (Grand Bend), Ontario MLS® #29194851
Courtesy of VAL PETROV/TEAM GLASSER REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE INC.
33 HARROW LANE
St. Thomas, Ontario MLS® #29194926
Courtesy of MARIAN WATERHOUSE/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
6 8808 96A STREET
Fort St. John, British Columbia MLS® #29195082
Courtesy of Kevin Pearson/Century 21 Energy Realty
2705 - 126 SIMCOE STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29195094
Courtesy of JASON YAM/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
1323 5TH AVENUE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29195157
Courtesy of Don Kehler/Team Powerhouse Realty
1422 34909 OLD YALE ROAD
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #29195366
Courtesy of Lee-ann Thiessen/Coldwell Banker Executives Realty
74 - 1330 TROWBRIDGE DRIVE E
Oshawa (Centennial), Ontario MLS® #29195378
Courtesy of ASMA KHANUM/CENTURY 21 INNOVATIVE REALTY INC.
332 - 18 UPTOWN DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29195380
Courtesy of MICHELLE LEUNG/RE/MAX REALTRON MICH LEUNG REALTY INC.
113/115B 1376 Lynburne Pl
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #29195385
Courtesy of Andrena Koch-Schulte/Royal LePage-Comox Valley (CV)
UPPER - 102 BONAVENTURE DRIVE
London East (East I), Ontario MLS® #29195429
Courtesy of Kim Butler/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
7420 116 ST STREET
Delta, British Columbia MLS® #29195436
Courtesy of Hardeep Tiwana/Coldwell Banker Universe Realty
6273 Seablush Cres
Duncan, British Columbia MLS® #29195450
Courtesy of Cheryl Barnes/Macdonald Realty
11 OVERHOLT Drive Unit# Lower
Thorold, Ontario MLS® #29193997
Courtesy of Zita Maben/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
4712 - 15 FORT YORK BOULEVARD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29194010
Courtesy of ALDO TINO UDOVICIC/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
70 THULE STREET
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #29194034
Courtesy of SHAN PERINPANATHAN/ROYAL LEPAGE IGNITE REALTY
628 MELROSE STREET
Kingston (East Gardiners Rd), Ontario MLS® #29194166
Courtesy of BRANDON GRANT/SUTTON GROUP-MASTERS REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
752 Central Avenue
Greenwood, Nova Scotia MLS® #29194522
Courtesy of Lorna Fulton/RE/MAX Banner Real Estate
519 - 212 KING STREET E
Hamilton (Beasley), Ontario MLS® #29194584
Courtesy of MANISH BHUTANI/EXP REALTY
2 Southview Crescent
South Dildo, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29193649
Courtesy of Megan George/eXp Realty
420 - 457 PLAINS ROAD W
Burlington (LaSalle), Ontario MLS® #29193656
Courtesy of TIM SMYTH/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc
109 Mallard Grove SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29193663
Courtesy of Sean de Guzman/Century 21 Bravo Realty
1709 - 30 MEADOWGLEN PLACE
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #29193668
Courtesy of KHUSH MULTANI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1 VICTORIA Street S Unit# 506
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29193670
Courtesy of Elaine Bauer/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
25 WELLINGTON Street S Unit# 1701
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29193675
Courtesy of ROBERT ALEXANDER MCFEE/CONDO CULTURE INC. - BROKERAGE 2
5 Butt's Avenue
Carbonear, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29193682
Courtesy of Regan O'Rourke/Royal LePage Property Consultants Limited
419 - 118 KING STREET E
Hamilton (Beasley), Ontario MLS® #29193702
Courtesy of SANAD NABUT/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
320 Highway
D'Escousse, Nova Scotia MLS® #29193714
Courtesy of Robert Wambolt/Harvey Realties Limited (St.Peters)
206 20065 85 AVENUE
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #29193721
Courtesy of Amar Dhaliwal/Sutton Group-West Coast Realty (Abbotsford)
1802 - 101 ERSKINE AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant East), Ontario MLS® #29193733
Courtesy of CALVIN XU/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
29 LOVE CRESCENT
Toronto (East End-Danforth), Ontario MLS® #29193740
Courtesy of ARTHUR LABBANCZ/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
1117 Cloke Rd
Ladysmith, British Columbia MLS® #29193745
Courtesy of Todd Gallant/Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty LD
603 - 5180 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29193586
Courtesy of NINA SUN/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
10173 HUNTINGTON ROAD
Vaughan (Kleinburg), Ontario MLS® #29193598
Courtesy of INNA PAK/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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