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
6043 FRANKS ROAD
Lambton Shores (Kettle Point), Ontario MLS® #29591350
Courtesy of SHELLEY RETHER/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
5 BOATHOUSE ROAD
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29591374
Courtesy of PARM SINGH/SPARK REALTY INC.
#11 1530 TAMARACK BV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29591379
Courtesy of Inayat Garg/Century 21 Quantum Realty
606 - 1333 BLOOR STREET
Mississauga (Applewood), Ontario MLS® #29591254
Courtesy of VASKO NEDANOVSKI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1306 - 448 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29591259
Courtesy of SAHIL SHARMA/EXP REALTY
4905 - 88 SCOTT STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29591278
Courtesy of KITTY CHAN/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
85 MAPLE RIDGE CRESCENT E
Markham (Greensborough), Ontario MLS® #29591127
Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER TACK CHEUNG CHAN/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
116 Greenwood Place
Fort McMurray, Alberta MLS® #29591153
Courtesy of Alecssa Cerbo/ROYAL LEPAGE BENCHMARK
13, 148 Rockyledge View NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29591160
Courtesy of Anil Karmali/MaxWell Capital Realty
179 - 525 NOVO STAR DRIVE
Mississauga (Meadowvale Village), Ontario MLS® #29591261
Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
321 Lot 2010 1 and 2 Highway
Rockley, Nova Scotia MLS® #29591273
Courtesy of Rick Adshade/Starscape Realty Ltd.
1615 - 8 WELLESLEY STREET W
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29591280
Courtesy of LILY LEE/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
92 Hamptons Link NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29591312
Courtesy of Chan Hu/Royal LePage Mission Real Estate
2 - 1308 SHILLINGTON AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29591108
Courtesy of Georgia Carrol/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
201 - 4065 BRICKSTONE MEWS
Mississauga (Creditview), Ontario MLS® #29591141
Courtesy of GERRARD HE/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
3004 - 88 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29591242
Courtesy of DANNY ZHANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
519 DOWNES JACKSON Heights
Milton, Ontario MLS® #29591588
Courtesy of MATILDA NESTOROSKA/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
8112 Bowness Road NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29592377
Courtesy of Chris Richter/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
198 - 135 VILLAGE GREEN SQUARE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29591540
Courtesy of HARRY RAISINGHANI/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
1712 - 3 REAN DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29591595
Courtesy of JEFF JO/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
3231 PINEMEADOW DRIVE
Burlington (Headon), Ontario MLS® #29591418
Courtesy of CHRISTINA SUTHERLAND-YOEST/Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd.
33 GLENWOOD AVENUE
London East (East M), Ontario MLS® #29591507
Courtesy of MARIANO VILLAMONTE/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
146 BEACONSFIELD Drive
Kleinburg, Ontario MLS® #29591514
Courtesy of Rakesh Sharma/SUTTON GROUP REALTY EXPERTS INC
216 MOUNT HOREB ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Ops), Ontario MLS® #29591526
Courtesy of KELLIE RENAUD/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
18 COSSEY LANE
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29591608
Courtesy of SHARON CHUNG/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
62 HERITAGE STREET
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #29591610
Courtesy of IFTIKHAR AHMAD/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
2705 - 30 HARRISON GARDEN BOULEVARD
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29591653
Courtesy of PAUL ACRI/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
81 SILVERSTONE DRIVE
Toronto (Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown), Ontario MLS® #29591677
Courtesy of Kay Bolesa/RE/MAX PRIME PROPERTIES
4635 KETTLE LANE
Enniskillen (Petrolia), Ontario MLS® #29591691
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
136 - 110 FERGUS AVENUE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29591696
Courtesy of SHABBIR AHMED JANMOHAMED/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1004 SECORD PROMENADE NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29591761
Courtesy of Loida Lumanlan/REMAX River City
2811 - 19 GRAND TRUNK CRESCENT S
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29591824
Courtesy of OLGA HANA SOPIELNIKOW/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
5415 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29591944
Courtesy of GIORGIO A CARLONI/TERRA REALTY INC.
144 COUNTRY MEADOW DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29592017
Courtesy of Lisa Fitzpatrick/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
8114 Bowness Road NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29592389
Courtesy of Chris Richter/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
522 BRIGATINE AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29592416
Courtesy of Lisa Fitzpatrick/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM 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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide