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
3214 BRADLEY CREEK ROAD
Forest Grove, British Columbia MLS® #29257765
Courtesy of Shay Mahoney/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
2916 HIGHWAY 7 Unit# 309
Concord, Ontario MLS® #29253380
Courtesy of Nadia Hirmiz/Royal LePage Macro Realty
227 - 1940 IRONSTONE DRIVE
Burlington (Uptown), Ontario MLS® #29253385
Courtesy of SABRINA HUDSON/Rock Star Real Estate Inc., Brokerage
701 - 360 RIDELLE AVENUE
Toronto (Briar Hill-Belgravia), Ontario MLS® #29253431
Courtesy of GEORGE CRISCI/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
322 - 251 NORTHFIELD DRIVE E
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29253436
Courtesy of JAIDEV GAIND/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
44 CLIFFSIDE DRIVE
Toronto (Birchcliffe-Cliffside), Ontario MLS® #29253412
Courtesy of CARRIE MAXWELL/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY
309 - 2916 HIGHWAY 7
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29253486
Courtesy of NADIA HIRMIZ/ROYAL LEPAGE MACRO REALTY
1112 River John Road
Hedgeville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29253703
Courtesy of Tabatha Lane/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
14 Ernest Avenue
Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia MLS® #29253690
Courtesy of Sandra Pike/Royal LePage Atlantic
570 LOLITA Gardens Unit# 402
Mississauga, Ontario MLS® #29253683
Courtesy of Ariel Kormendy/Century 21 Miller Real Estate Ltd.
209 DANZATORE PATH
Oshawa (Windfields), Ontario MLS® #29253777
Courtesy of MATT SYLVESTER/SUTTON GROUP-HERITAGE REALTY INC.
20 - 172 PARKINSON CRESCENT
Orangeville, Ontario MLS® #29253791
Courtesy of RAVINDER PABLA/SUTTON GROUP - SUMMIT REALTY INC.
3020 Dumont WAY
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29253809
Courtesy of Patrick Allingham/Century 21 Dome Realty Inc.
25 Quarter Sections - Rm Souris Valley
Souris Valley Rm No. 7, Saskatchewan MLS® #29253811
Courtesy of Adam Hungle/Sutton Group - Results Realty
1 ACORN CRESCENT
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29253789
Courtesy of RUTH BALLANTYNE/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
168 Simcoe Place SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29253823
Courtesy of Fiona T. Christiaansen/RE/MAX Realty Professionals
322 CITRINE STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29253842
Courtesy of Mathieu Gignac/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
4576 FOURTH AVENUE
Niagara Falls (Cherrywood), Ontario MLS® #29253854
Courtesy of Matt Guthrie/EXP REALTY
600 WHITE ELM Boulevard Unit# 8
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29253897
Courtesy of MATTHEW FIERLING/Flux Realty
34 CLIFF Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29253657
Courtesy of MICHEAL WILLIAM DESORMEAUX/Rock Star Real Estate Inc.
LPH07 - 1030 KING STREET W
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29253861
Courtesy of JUSTIN DANIEL ENGLISH/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
302 2414 CHURCH STREET
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #29254011
Courtesy of Jesse Braun/RE/MAX Truepeak Realty
404 - 32 TANNERY STREET
Mississauga (Streetsville), Ontario MLS® #29253905
Courtesy of NEAL LYONS/ROYAL LEPAGE MEADOWTOWNE REALTY
GPH - 115 DENISON AVENUE
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #29254023
Courtesy of DEANNA CATHERINE PARRELL/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
282 KING ROAD
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29254054
Courtesy of JORDAN HOROWITZ/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
43583 FISCHER Line
Brussels, Ontario MLS® #29254059
Courtesy of Ivan Gascho/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
55 DUKE Street W Unit# 1701
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29254061
Courtesy of BHAGWANT PANDHER/CENTURY 21 RIGHT TIME REAL ESTATE INC.
409 - 20 RICHARDSON STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29254028
Courtesy of SUNDEEP BAHL/RE/MAX PLUS CITY TEAM INC.
PH3 - 151 VILLAGE GREEN SQUARE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29254030
Courtesy of LILY LEE/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
PH5C - 330 HWY 7
Richmond Hill (Doncrest), Ontario MLS® #29254047
Courtesy of SYLVIA SUI-LING WONG/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
511 - 4263 FOURTH AVENUE
Niagara Falls (Downtown), Ontario MLS® #29253760
Courtesy of Lindsey Phieffer/Vintage Real Estate Co. LTD
39 - 1140 FORETS AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29253974
Courtesy of Rachel Gagnon/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
37 THOMPSON AVENUE
Toronto (Stonegate-Queensway), Ontario MLS® #29254080
Courtesy of ASHLEY SHAW/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
204 - 1 POST ROAD
Toronto (Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills), Ontario MLS® #29254186
Courtesy of BARRY COHEN/RE/MAX REALTRON BARRY COHEN HOMES INC.
6 3570 Norwell Dr
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #29254179
Courtesy of Jessica Phillips/Century 21 Harbour Realty Ltd.
148 GRANDVIEW AVENUE
Markham (Grandview), Ontario MLS® #29254206
Courtesy of LISA NADEAN VOGELSBERG/ROYAL LEPAGE CITIZEN REALTY
39 JOCADA COURT
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29254213
Courtesy of ENGIN ONAT/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
5368 TWENTY MILE Road
St. Anns, Ontario MLS® #29254220
Courtesy of Steve Augustine/Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty Elite
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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