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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
1212 - 36 OLIVE AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29932605
Courtesy of SHARA JAZAERI ARAB/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
33 HURON WOODS DRIVE
Oro-Medonte (Sugarbush), Ontario MLS® #29932612
Courtesy of ALI ASHRAFI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
4292 QUESNEL-HIXON ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29932561
Courtesy of April Cameron/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
344 - 1575 LAKESHORE ROAD W
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #29932617
Courtesy of JAMIE ALVES/SUTTON GROUP ELITE REALTY INC.
5033 AGAR AVENUE
Terrace, British Columbia MLS® #29932295
Courtesy of David Tooms/RE/MAX Coast Mountains
772 MCGUIRE STREET
Petawawa, Ontario MLS® #29932598
Courtesy of Jesse Rodi/SIGNATURE TEAM REALTY LTD.
379 HOLLY Street
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29932613
Courtesy of Rebecca Liu/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
B2-A2&4 - 888 DUNDAS STREET E
Mississauga (Dixie), Ontario MLS® #29932618
Courtesy of KEVIN ZHANG/SKYLETTE MARKETING REALTY INC.
4207 - 8 EGLINTON AVENUE E
Toronto (Mount Pleasant East), Ontario MLS® #29932602
Courtesy of EDWARD XIN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1805 - 327 KING STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29932603
Courtesy of VICTOR SING/HOMELIFE EXCELSIOR REALTY INC.
303 - 330 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29932615
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/EXP REALTY
1271 CRUMLIN SIDE ROAD
London East (East J), Ontario MLS® #29932622
Courtesy of MELANIE GORMLEY/PLATINUM KEY REALTY INC.
27 STORNOWAY CRESCENT
Markham (Royal Orchard), Ontario MLS® #29932608
Courtesy of CRYSTAL ZHOU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
17083 WARDEN AVENUE
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario MLS® #29932610
Courtesy of A.J. DALY/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
3201 - 395 BLOOR STREET E
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #29932604
Courtesy of KEVIN ZHANG/SKYLETTE MARKETING REALTY INC.
363 GOLF COURSE ROAD
Woolwich, Ontario MLS® #29928452
Courtesy of MIRANDA O'SULLIVAN/CHESTNUT PARK REALTY(SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO) LTD
16401 COUNTY RD 2
South Stormont, Ontario MLS® #29928255
Courtesy of TERENCE (TERRY) LANDON/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS LTD.
79 PORT UNION ROAD
Toronto (Rouge), Ontario MLS® #29928320
Courtesy of SHEHMEER AHMAD/VALERY REAL ESTATE INC.
16 GODDARD STREET
Toronto (Bathurst Manor), Ontario MLS® #29928072
Courtesy of DAVID STAR/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
170 Silver Lode Lane Unit# 510
Silver Star, British Columbia MLS® #29928661
Courtesy of Luke Cook/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
10 SISSON LANE
Clarington (Newcastle), Ontario MLS® #29928685
Courtesy of Natasha Murdoch/The Nook Realty Inc.
2140 TURNBERRY Road Unit# 3
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29928700
Courtesy of Michael Griffith/Coldwell Banker-Burnhill Realty
144 CAMPBELL Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29928705
Courtesy of Ryan Urban/Keller Williams Edge Realty
80 AMBROSIA TERRACE
Quinte West (Murray Ward), Ontario MLS® #29928724
Courtesy of Kyle Weir/Royal Lepage Proalliance Realty
4090 PELMO PARK DRIVE E
Port Hope, Ontario MLS® #29928729
Courtesy of JONATHAN TROUSDALE/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
42 WALDRON STREET
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29928731
Courtesy of LISA MARIE GIRARD/SPECTRUM REALTY SERVICES INC.
196 GUILDWOOD DRIVE
Hamilton (Gurnett), Ontario MLS® #29928736
Courtesy of ANIL VERMA/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
1003 PONTIAC DRIVE
Minden Hills (Minden), Ontario MLS® #29928755
Courtesy of ANDY CAMPBELL/Century 21 Granite Realty Group Inc.
57 1985 Valley Oak Dr
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #29930476
Courtesy of Jason Burrows/Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)
9 GEDDINGTON CRESCENT
Markham (Box Grove), Ontario MLS® #29930488
Courtesy of PAGEERATHAN ARIYAPUTHIRAN/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
5 BEARINGS AVENUE
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29930490
Courtesy of DARYL KING/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
161 AMULET CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Rouge Woods), Ontario MLS® #29930495
Courtesy of SUE J. PARK/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
41 DURHAM AVENUE
Barrie, Ontario MLS® #29930503
Courtesy of Ashish Gupta/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
11015 102 STREET
Fort St. John, British Columbia MLS® #29930508
Courtesy of Robin DeRose/Century 21 Energy Realty
304, 8 Hemlock Crescent SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29930510
Courtesy of Godwin Osaghae/D Gees Realty Inc.
1768 Victoria Avenue
Windermere, British Columbia MLS® #29930515
Courtesy of Max Powers/RE/MAX Invermere
4625 DUNDAS STREET W
Toronto (Kingsway South), Ontario MLS® #29930522
Courtesy of IAN MICHAEL LUZ/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
14 MENDOZA DRIVE
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #29930527
Courtesy of RAJ PURI/NEWGEN REALTY EXPERTS
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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