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.
48 BRULE STREET
Penetanguishene, Ontario MLS® #29964557
Courtesy of CARRIE STILES/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY
5137 CRABAPPLE LINK LI SW SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29964564
Courtesy of Pankaj Gupta/Nationwide Realty Corp
139 MARINA VILLAGE DRIVE
Georgian Bay (Baxter), Ontario MLS® #29964569
Courtesy of CATHY KORPI/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
729 GRAND BANKS Drive
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29964583
Courtesy of YING SUSAN JIANG/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
122 RIDGEMONT DRIVE
Beckwith, Ontario MLS® #29964545
Courtesy of Ahmad Hage Hassan/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
156 MUTUAL Street N
Ingersoll, Ontario MLS® #29965012
Courtesy of Adam DeGroote/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
2235 GRENVILLE Drive
Oakville, Ontario MLS® #29964886
Courtesy of ROSIE VITTORIO/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
53 BERGEN ROAD
Toronto (Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #29964754
Courtesy of JUN DU/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
27 CROSSINGS Way
Hannon, Ontario MLS® #29965098
Courtesy of Alexandra Borondy/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
4067 FALLINGBROOK ROAD
London South (South V), Ontario MLS® #29965106
Courtesy of RENEE LAUREN ROMBOUGH/THRIVE REALTY GROUP INC.
49 LAURELWOOD CRESCENT
Toronto (Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview), Ontario MLS® #29965113
Courtesy of MARTIN ECKERT/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
15 BURLINGTON STREET
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29965372
Courtesy of MATT SHAPIRO/BSPOKE REALTY INC.
506 - 1150 PARKWEST PLACE
Mississauga (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #29965358
Courtesy of AMAN CHECHI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
210 McKinnon Drive
Carseland, Alberta MLS® #29965435
Courtesy of Viki Fairbairn/Royal LePage Benchmark
11 - 1 CRANE WALKER ROAD
The Archipelago (Archipelago South), Ontario MLS® #29964893
Courtesy of MICHELLE PIRIE/Royal LePage Team Advantage Realty
304 114 Regency Park Drive
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #29965377
Courtesy of Lee Coley/Century 21 Trident Realty Ltd.
37 RIESLING STREET
Grimsby (Grimsby East), Ontario MLS® #29965889
Courtesy of RAYO IRANI/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
111 CARNEGIE STREET
Ingersoll (Ingersoll - North), Ontario MLS® #29964906
Courtesy of Holly McIntyre/The Realty Firm Inc.
8 - 7 MONK STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29965524
Courtesy of Joseph Azzi/COLDWELL BANKER SARAZEN REALTY
15668 82A AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29965238
Courtesy of Kewal (K.S.) Athwal/Team 3000 Realty Ltd.
24 WILEY AVENUE
Toronto (Danforth Village-East York), Ontario MLS® #29965308
Courtesy of LUCIO CIOFFI/ROYAL LEPAGE SUPREME REALTY
609 EARL STREET
Kingston (Central City East), Ontario MLS® #29965480
Courtesy of DANIELLE AMBROSE/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
620 OAK STREET
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #29965341
Courtesy of IAN LEE HOCKING/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY
151 Saddlehorn Close NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29965651
Courtesy of Aman Virk/Century 21 Bravo Realty
70 JARROW ROAD
St. Catharines (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #29965118
Courtesy of AUSTIN FALK/EXP REALTY
168 GILLIES CORNERS SIDE ROAD
Beckwith, Ontario MLS® #29964546
Courtesy of Kevin John/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
2001 - 255 VILLAGE GREEN SQUARE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29964553
Courtesy of Michael Chau/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
37 - 152 CONCESSION ROAD 11 ROAD W
Trent Hills (Hastings), Ontario MLS® #29964565
Courtesy of Victoria Nufrio/REALTY ONE GROUP REVEAL
229 ROY DRIVE
Clearview (Stayner), Ontario MLS® #29964558
Courtesy of KONAAL BHARDWAJ/HOMELIFE MAPLE LEAF REALTY LTD.
124 PIKE CREEK Drive
Cayuga, Ontario MLS® #29964971
Courtesy of Heather Atkinson/Keller Williams Complete Realty
2 3439 Trumpeter St
Colwood, British Columbia MLS® #29965025
Courtesy of Mark Roozendaal/RE/MAX Camosun
262 DUNDAS Street E Unit# 315
Waterdown, Ontario MLS® #29964832
Courtesy of Paulo Alexandre Ribeiro/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
301 - 825 CHURCH STREET
Toronto (Rosedale-Moore Park), Ontario MLS® #29964902
Courtesy of MARINA MOYSEEVA/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
135 GLAD PARK AVENUE
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29964938
Courtesy of DOLORES TRENTADUE/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
100 MILLSIDE Drive Unit# 1202
Milton, Ontario MLS® #29965479
Courtesy of Sandy Hatzis/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
26 MARKS ROAD
Springwater (Centre Vespra), Ontario MLS® #29965513
Courtesy of IRENA ELINA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
55 SAN REMO TERRACE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29964560
Courtesy of GEORGIA KOTIADIS-CARNEVALE/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
239 DRUMMOND DRIVE
Vaughan (Maple), Ontario MLS® #29965330
Courtesy of ANDREW DOUMONT/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
2808 - 170 FORT YORK BOULEVARD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29965582
Courtesy of MONA SADAT SHIRAZI/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
73 JEFFERSON ROAD
Brampton (Northgate), Ontario MLS® #29965671
Courtesy of NOEL STOYLES/ROYAL LEPAGE MEADOWTOWNE REALTY
51 - 1250 MISSISSAUGA VALLEY BOULEVARD
Mississauga (Mississauga Valleys), Ontario MLS® #29965676
Courtesy of LINDA MAC/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
51 Straddock Crescent SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29965722
Courtesy of Peyman Valim/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
113 DAGENHAM STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29965417
Courtesy of Yograj Singh/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
61 ABITIBI AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29965462
Courtesy of RONIT BARZILAY/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
#G14 - 375 SEA RAY AVENUE
Innisfil, Ontario MLS® #29964678
Courtesy of Jennifer Syer/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
215 - 1165 JOURNEYMAN LANE
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #29965866
Courtesy of JUSTIN JOSEPH ZERAFA/RE/MAX WEST 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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