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
5 JARDIN HILL COURT
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #30149554
Courtesy of BONNIE BO LI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
42 GLENGARRY ROAD
Orangeville, Ontario MLS® #30149573
Courtesy of JENNIFER LYNNE HORNE/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
15 LANG LANE
East Luther Grand Valley, Ontario MLS® #30149605
Courtesy of SABRINA CORREIA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
2366 DEVON ROAD
Oakville (FD Ford), Ontario MLS® #30149597
Courtesy of DANIEL GUO/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
248 BRIDLEWREATH Street
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30149496
Courtesy of EMANUEL CATANA/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
628 - 68 ESTHER SHINER BOULEVARD
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30149559
Courtesy of STEPHY LIU/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
632 - 8 BEVERLEY GLEN BOULEVARD
Vaughan (Beverley Glen), Ontario MLS® #30149566
Courtesy of HELEN ZHANG/POWERLAND REALTY
25 CHALMERS CRESCENT
Ajax (Central), Ontario MLS® #30149561
Courtesy of ARIFUR RAHMAN SHOHEL/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
1039 SNIDERS BAY ROAD
Gravenhurst (Muskoka (S)), Ontario MLS® #30149574
Courtesy of MARIA ZARETCHNEV/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
#213 5005 165 AV NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30149219
Courtesy of . Joga Singh/Nationwide Realty Corp
609 MORTIMER AVENUE
Toronto (Danforth Village-East York), Ontario MLS® #30149562
Courtesy of CINDY SUN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
#104 10221 111 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30149613
Courtesy of Lacey J. Hewitt/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
35 EUGENE STREET
Hamilton (Kentley), Ontario MLS® #30149550
Courtesy of YATHARTH SABHARWAL/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
302 BROOKSIDE ROAD
Richmond Hill (Westbrook), Ontario MLS® #30149567
Courtesy of BOBBY GAN/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
1607 - 395 SQUARE ONE DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30149598
Courtesy of ALI SALARIAN/RE/MAX SUCCESS REALTY
11 COLEMAN COURT
Thorold (Confederation Heights), Ontario MLS® #30149606
Courtesy of DANIEL GUO/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
2076 GLENFOREST CRESCENT
Oakville (FD Ford), Ontario MLS® #30149620
Courtesy of PETER HE/Re/Max Hallmark Realty Ltd.
6025 Tweedsmuir Cres
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30149618
Courtesy of Jamie Odgers/REMAX Professionals (NA)
BSMT - 3 APPLEAIRE CRESCENT
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30149570
Courtesy of ANGELA CARTY/RE/MAX EXPERTS
130 Crystal Springs Drive
Rural Wetaskiwin County, Alberta MLS® #30149277
Courtesy of Christine F. McFarland/MaxWell Progressive
137 - 3 EVERSON DRIVE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30149556
Courtesy of DASHA SMIRNOVA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
129 - 102 GROVEWOOD COMMON
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #30149599
Courtesy of KEN QI/HIGHLAND REALTY
28 BATES COURT
Barrie (Painswick North), Ontario MLS® #30149568
Courtesy of NIRAV GANDHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
5803 - 11 YORKVILLE AVENUE
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #30149582
Courtesy of RAYMOND TAM/Avenue Group Realty Inc.
1711 - 8 HILLCREST AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30149587
Courtesy of ALICE POON/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
43 Gerald Pl
Parksville, British Columbia MLS® #30149619
Courtesy of John Milroy/RE/MAX First Realty (PK)
202 - 25 AGNES STREET
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30149569
Courtesy of Hari Shukla/EXP REALTY
1807 TATTERSALL WAY
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30149571
Courtesy of RUBEN FURTADO/ROCK STAR REAL ESTATE INC.
3307 - 190 BOROUGH DRIVE
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #30149590
Courtesy of LARRY SIU-KWO LAU/JDL REALTY INC.
14711 82 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30149610
Courtesy of Janice L. Kosak/MaxWell Challenge Realty
707 - 50 CAMDEN STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30149557
Courtesy of CRISTIAN SIWIEC/RE/MAX EXPERTS
2467 FOOT STREET
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30149622
Courtesy of Lisa ONeill/Team Powerhouse Realty
14 - 1310 GULLEDEN DRIVE
Mississauga (Applewood), Ontario MLS® #30149572
Courtesy of BELINDA MARIE LELLI/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
7943 SOUTHRIDGE AVENUE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30149053
Courtesy of Aaron Switzer/RE/MAX Core Realty
3708 - 19 BATHURST STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30149558
Courtesy of LARRY SIU-KWO LAU/JDL REALTY INC.
#MAIN - 734 YARFIELD CRESCENT
Newmarket (Glenway Estates), Ontario MLS® #30149596
Courtesy of HUSSAIN MANDVIWALA/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
63 MELODY LANE
East Luther Grand Valley, Ontario MLS® #30149604
Courtesy of SABRINA CORREIA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE 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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