3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
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.
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
206 - 400 ADELAIDE STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30363116
Courtesy of LINDA ING-GILBERT/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
17083 WARDEN AVENUE
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario MLS® #30363123
Courtesy of A.J. DALY/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2107 - 22 HANOVER ROAD
Brampton (Queen Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30363111
Courtesy of EBTEHAL WAHDAN/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
PT LT 8 QUEENS LINE
West Elgin, Ontario MLS® #30363363
Courtesy of JENNIFER HENDERSON/JUST FARMS REALTY
108 TEMPERANCE Street E
Waterford, Ontario MLS® #30363159
Courtesy of Krista Kitchen/Coldwell Banker Momentum Realty
4 - 6029 OLD SCUGOG ROAD
Clarington, Ontario MLS® #30363351
Courtesy of Linda Porritt/Century 21 Infinity Realty Inc.
94 DAWN Crescent
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30363445
Courtesy of MATTHEW DAVEY/ROYAL LEPAGE CROWN REALTY SERVICES
3631 CAMBRIAN ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30363717
Courtesy of Josh West/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
466 Brookside Road
Upper Brookside, Nova Scotia MLS® #30363700
Courtesy of Samantha Johnson/Keller Williams Select Realty (Truro)
467 TEMPLEMEAD DRIVE
Hamilton (Templemead), Ontario MLS® #30363433
Courtesy of MITCHELL PERLIC/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
88 CARMICHAEL AVENUE
Toronto (Bedford Park-Nortown), Ontario MLS® #30363522
Courtesy of JEN LASCHINGER/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
18 Northcliffe Lane
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #30363452
Courtesy of Denise MacDonell/Red Door Realty
5763 Highway 3
East Jordan, Nova Scotia MLS® #30363457
Courtesy of Kristopher Snarby/EXIT Realty Inter Lake (Liverpool)
94 Water's Edge Lane
Cornwall, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30365319
Courtesy of John-Anthony Langdale/ROYAL LEPAGE PRINCE EDWARD REALTY
172 SILAS BOULEVARD
Georgina (Keswick North), Ontario MLS® #30363558
Courtesy of ALEX NEZAMINIA/iCloud Realty Ltd.
12 - 5266 GENERAL RD ROAD
Mississauga (Northeast), Ontario MLS® #30363584
Courtesy of SEAN KIM/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
462 CORONATION BOULEVARD
Loyalist (Amherstview), Ontario MLS® #30363692
Courtesy of KRISHAN NATHAN/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
18 MULLIN DRIVE
Guelph (Victoria North), Ontario MLS® #30364676
Courtesy of IRVIN JOHAL/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
8000 NIXON ROAD|Eastern Hillsides
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #30365523
Courtesy of Chuck Pearce/Homelife Advantage Realty Ltd.
1203 - 200 ROBERT SPECK PARKWAY
Mississauga (Rathwood), Ontario MLS® #30364741
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
32 CALEDON STREET
Caledon (Alton), Ontario MLS® #30364746
Courtesy of MANVEER SINGH DHINDSA/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
332 Winnipeg ST
White River, Ontario MLS® #30364361
Courtesy of Lee Bryar/Century 21 Choice Realty Inc.
314 SECOND AVENUE
Prince Edward County (Wellington Ward), Ontario MLS® #30364378
Courtesy of Brad Jenkins/Century 21 Lanthorn Real Estate Ltd.
1380 WINDRUSH DRIVE
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #30363421
Courtesy of PUJA UPPAL/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
8036 MARIONVILLE ROAD
North Dundas, Ontario MLS® #30363368
Courtesy of Walker Baldwin/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
200 - 83 KING STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30365198
Courtesy of HELEN YE/AREA REALTY INC.
10 BRUCE Street
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30365477
Courtesy of Ruben Malave Rodriguez/Platinum Lion Realty Inc.
MAIN - 57 MCELROY ROAD
Hamilton (Balfour), Ontario MLS® #30365509
Courtesy of MAREYAM GHATREH-SAMANI/PROPERTY.CA INC.
1 - 11 BOUSTEAD AVENUE
Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #30364758
Courtesy of MEGHAN MCEVOY/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
1093 SOUTH LAKE ROAD
Minden Hills (Snowdon), Ontario MLS® #30364830
Courtesy of BRYAN JUSTIN JASKOLKA/CMI REAL ESTATE INC.
109 PEACHWOOD Crescent
Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #30365028
Courtesy of Denis Ibrahimagic/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
119 GOWLAND Drive
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30365299
Courtesy of Arshad Hayat/Royal LePage Macro 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