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
Lot 1A Pictou Landing Road
Chance Harbour, Nova Scotia MLS® #29253336
Courtesy of Sherry Blinkhorn/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
23 Gosse's Lane
Torbay, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29249534
Courtesy of Amanda Roberts/3% Realty East Coast
157 Elm Street
Fort McMurray, Alberta MLS® #29253335
Courtesy of BRETT CAMPBELL/ROYAL LEPAGE BENCHMARK
3962 4TH AVENUE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29232579
Courtesy of Bob Quinlan/RE/MAX Core Realty
141 Herring Cove Road
Armdale, Nova Scotia MLS® #29251207
Courtesy of Don Chamara/Keller Williams Select Realty
33181 DEWDNEY TRUNK ROAD
Mission, British Columbia MLS® #29251295
Courtesy of Sat Swaich/Real Broker B.C. Ltd.
237 HOOVER CRESCENT
Hamilton (Balfour), Ontario MLS® #29251517
Courtesy of DANIELLE MILLAR/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
220 EMERALD Street N
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29251562
Courtesy of Deanna L. Brown/Royal LePage NRC Realty Inc.
121 - 760 LAWRENCE AVENUE W
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #29251632
Courtesy of JANETTE GILL/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
312 - 1787 ST. CLAIR AVENUE W
Toronto (Weston-Pellam Park), Ontario MLS® #29251637
Courtesy of LARISA MARIE MAGNUS/RARE REAL ESTATE
3 - 649 ONTARIO STREET
Stratford, Ontario MLS® #29251668
Courtesy of Azeta Ghaeinizadeh/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
73 ARKELL STREET
Hamilton (Westdale), Ontario MLS® #29252034
Courtesy of ANDREW JAMES MCLELLAN/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
16681 16 AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29252217
Courtesy of Sheetal Sunderji/Sutton Group-West Coast Realty
1567 Pauline St
Crofton, British Columbia MLS® #29252279
Courtesy of Per Dahlstrom/One Percent Realty Ltd.
107 Rutherford Street
Stellarton, Nova Scotia MLS® #29252301
Courtesy of Kelly Stinson/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
59 MCFARLANE DRIVE
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29249067
Courtesy of CINDY CODY/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
225 Balmoral ST
Thunder Bay, Ontario MLS® #29249093
Courtesy of MELISSA TILBURY/ROYAL LEPAGE LANNON REALTY
4 - 340 PROSPECT POINT ROAD N
Fort Erie (Ridgeway), Ontario MLS® #29249182
Courtesy of Lindsay Allison/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
140 GREENWOOD AVENUE
North Bay (West End), Ontario MLS® #29249207
Courtesy of ERIKA COLWELL/Century 21 Blue Sky Region Realty Inc., Brokerage
102 - 1995 ROYAL ROAD
Pickering (Village East), Ontario MLS® #29249219
Courtesy of JASON MICHEL/THE NOOK REALTY INC.
51 Astour Drive
Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia MLS® #29249233
Courtesy of Tony Zareski/Century 21 Trident Realty Ltd.
370 MARTHA Street Unit# 2405
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29249238
Courtesy of Kayla Curran/Platinum Lion Realty Inc.
134 SIRENTE Drive
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29249240
Courtesy of John Merrill/Century 21 Miller Real Estate Ltd.
3009 - 130 RIVER STREET
Toronto (Regent Park), Ontario MLS® #29249252
Courtesy of TAHERA KABIR/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
2210 - 38 WIDMER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29249257
Courtesy of WEIQUN SITU/CENTURY 21 KING'S QUAY REAL ESTATE INC.
7105 - 138 DOWNES STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29249269
Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER KA WANG YIP/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
306 7694 EVANS ROAD|Sardis West Vedder
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29252363
Courtesy of Amanda Hinks/Royal Lepage Wheeler Cheam
139 WESLEY ROAD
Dutton/Dunwich (Dutton), Ontario MLS® #29252553
Courtesy of LAURA HOGARTH/TEAM GLASSER REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE INC.
19 DELL PARR AVENUE
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #29252820
Courtesy of CHRIS BRITTAIN/Royal LePage Locations North
613 - 138 ST HELENS AVENUE
Toronto (Dufferin Grove), Ontario MLS® #29252844
Courtesy of HONEY CHOI/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
435 HIGHWAY 54
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29252940
Courtesy of Chris Smith/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
406 33886 PINE STREET
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #29252945
Courtesy of Trevor Street/Royal LePage Elite West
16 4253 Dieppe Rd
Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29252971
Courtesy of Christian Ravlic/Keller Williams Ocean Realty VanCentral
79 Spruce Court
Three Fathom Harbour, Nova Scotia MLS® #29253018
Courtesy of Lydia Hayward/RE/MAX Nova (Halifax)
BASEMENT - 239 MCDOUGALL CROSSING
Milton (HA Harrison), Ontario MLS® #29253138
Courtesy of MAROOF BADAR/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY 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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