3303 70 Avenue
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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
41 ELSA VINE WAY
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29548185
Courtesy of TINA LI/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
908 - 219 DUNDAS STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29548192
Courtesy of FANGFANG MA/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
28 GREYHOUND DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Woods-Steeles), Ontario MLS® #29548197
Courtesy of JEFFERY WU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
(LOWER LEVEL 1) - 65 PARK CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox), Ontario MLS® #29548205
Courtesy of NOUR GOLESTANI/KINGSWAY REAL ESTATE
BASEMENT - 7372 SAINT BARBARA BOULEVARD
Mississauga (Meadowvale), Ontario MLS® #29548217
Courtesy of HARLEEN KHURANA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
567 LAKE DRIVE E
Georgina (Historic Lakeshore Communities), Ontario MLS® #29548212
Courtesy of ANDREW EASTMAN/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
1315 - 57 ST JOSEPH STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29548193
Courtesy of KARMEN F CABRAL/HOUSESIGMA INC.
833 - 68 CORPORATE DRIVE
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #29548201
Courtesy of TEJ THAKOR/ROYAL LEPAGE TERRA REALTY
(LOWER LEVEL 2) - 65 PARK CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox), Ontario MLS® #29548206
Courtesy of NOUR GOLESTANI/KINGSWAY REAL ESTATE
1380 QUEEN STREET W
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #29548220
Courtesy of KAITLAN KLEIN/CENTURY 21 MILLENNIUM INC.
1008 - 525 ADELAIDE STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29548186
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/UNION CAPITAL REALTY
TH 104 - 2908 HIGHWAY 7
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29548213
Courtesy of GLORIA AMANDA LUOMA/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
2107 - 22 HANOVER ROAD
Brampton (Queen Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29548218
Courtesy of EBTEHAL WAHDAN/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
606 - 308 JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29548187
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/UNION CAPITAL REALTY
519 - 2511 LAKESHORE ROAD W
Oakville (BR Bronte), Ontario MLS® #29548219
Courtesy of LUISA VOLKERS/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
7 DUPLEX CRESCENT
Toronto (Yonge-Eglinton), Ontario MLS® #29548194
Courtesy of BELINDA MARIE LELLI/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
4 COPPERSTONE CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Rouge Woods), Ontario MLS® #29548214
Courtesy of JEREMY ANDREW CHEN/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
306 - 55 SPEERS ROAD
Oakville (CO Central), Ontario MLS® #29548221
Courtesy of KEN QI/HIGHLAND REALTY
107 S GRAHAM Avenue S
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29548107
Courtesy of Danielle Piasecki/Right at Home Realty
3606 - 101 PETER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29548190
Courtesy of CRISTIAN SIWIEC/RE/MAX EXPERTS
1115 - 75 CANTERBURY PLACE E
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29548195
Courtesy of NIKI TEIMOURI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
506 - 151 VILLAGE GREEN SQUARE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29548203
Courtesy of GRACE GAO/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
219 VIVANT STREET
Newmarket (Woodland Hill), Ontario MLS® #29548210
Courtesy of EMILY ZHANG/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
17 BULLATA LANE
Richmond Hill (Headford Business Park), Ontario MLS® #29548215
Courtesy of SUKI LIU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
701 - 50 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29548188
Courtesy of JEFFREY LU/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
1165 WEST 5TH Street
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29548108
Courtesy of Jill Green/One Percent Realty Ltd.
48 1700 S BROADWAY AVENUE
Williams Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29548110
Courtesy of Tanya Rankin/Tanya Rankin Ltd
148 TRAIL RIDGE LANE
Markham (Berczy), Ontario MLS® #29548204
Courtesy of ANDY QIU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
300 EAST AVENUE N
Hamilton (Landsdale), Ontario MLS® #29548223
Courtesy of MICHAEL DAVID ECCLES/BEST SELLERS REAL ESTATE LTD.
1602 - 8 CUMBERLAND STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29548189
Courtesy of JEFFREY LU/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
1602 - 8 CUMBERLAND STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29548191
Courtesy of JEFFREY LU/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
626 - 2 DAVID EYER ROAD
Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #29548209
Courtesy of SUE ZHANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
51 BURT AVENUE
New Tecumseth (Alliston), Ontario MLS® #29548211
Courtesy of KYLE FERRIS/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
62 - 2054 PENINSULA ROAD
Muskoka Lakes (Medora), Ontario MLS® #29548034
Courtesy of JACQUELINE SMITH/Forest Hill Real Estate Inc.
108 - 102 GLEN EVEREST ROAD
Toronto (Birchcliffe-Cliffside), Ontario MLS® #29548053
Courtesy of SAMEER GUPTA/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
101 - 115 BOND STREET
Orillia, Ontario MLS® #29548060
Courtesy of STACEY SCHEIRER/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY
306 - 1130 BRIAR HILL AVENUE
Toronto (Briar Hill-Belgravia), Ontario MLS® #29548065
Courtesy of SAVANNAH WENG/RE/MAX DASH REALTY
LOWER - 332 HOMEWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29548089
Courtesy of PEYMAN DORDIZADEH BASIRABAD/SIXROOFS REALTY
807 - 1500 RIVERSIDE DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29548109
Courtesy of Penny Torontow/ASSIST 2 SELL 1ST OPTIONS REALTY LTD.
LOWER - 61 ALAMOSA DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29548116
Courtesy of DEVEN CHEN/AVION REALTY INC.
5392 Sayward Hill Cres
Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29548123
Courtesy of Ingrid Jarisz/Newport Realty Ltd.
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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