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.
3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
110 MASKINONGE ROAD
Tay, Ontario MLS® #30158118
Courtesy of LISA COOKE-BOSWELL/Re/Max Georgian Bay Realty Ltd
120 Lynx Ridge Road NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30155587
Courtesy of John Malick/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
708 - 22 MARILYN DRIVE
Guelph (Riverside Park), Ontario MLS® #30155948
Courtesy of LOU BERTOLI/Coldwell Banker Neumann Real Estate
138 APPLEBY Place
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30155525
Courtesy of Barbara Beers/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services
503, 1414 12 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30155568
Courtesy of Jeff Mikolajow/RE/MAX Complete Realty
69 Railway AVENUE
Calder, Saskatchewan MLS® #30156737
Courtesy of Wade Windjack/RE/MAX Blue Chip Realty
4 1521 Belcher Ave
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #30158079
Courtesy of Morley Bryant/Royal LePage Coast Capital - Chatterton
100 ASPEN CIRCLE
Thames Centre (Thorndale), Ontario MLS® #30158050
Courtesy of CARLO CASTELLANI/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
7 FINCH STREET
North Middlesex (Ailsa Craig), Ontario MLS® #30158043
Courtesy of LIAM MCEACHEN/COLDWELL BANKER DAWNFLIGHT REALTY BROKERAGE
13 Markland Road
Colinet, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30155400
Courtesy of Sheryl Piercey/Keller Williams Platinum Realty
10 MAGNOLIA STREET
Highlands East (Bicroft Ward), Ontario MLS® #30155520
Courtesy of MIKE CARSTENSEN/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
Lot Community Way
Windsor, Nova Scotia MLS® #30155873
Courtesy of Jamie Greenough/Engel & Volkers (Wolfville)
Lot 4 Grandique Road
Arichat, Nova Scotia MLS® #30156080
Courtesy of Tanja Wypper/Cape Breton Realty
4 Hamptons Heath NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30155917
Courtesy of Anne-Marie Plesa Richardson/Coldwell Banker Mountain Central
BSMNT - 1190 DOVERCOURT ROAD
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #30155993
Courtesy of ASHLEY ELIZABETH ANN BARNES/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
46 FILBERT Street
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30156009
Courtesy of MAGGIE HORSBURGH/RE/MAX SOLID GOLD REALTY (II) LTD.
LOWER - 42 BRIARWOOD CRESCENT
Hamilton (Buchanan), Ontario MLS® #30156023
Courtesy of PETER WOZNOWSKI/GOWEST REALTY LTD.
36 SYLVIA STREET
Barrie (Grove East), Ontario MLS® #30155981
Courtesy of JAG B SAIMBI/iCloud Realty Ltd.
615 MEADOW LANE
Burlington (Appleby), Ontario MLS® #30155501
Courtesy of LINDSAY THOMAS/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
5831 Keffner BAY
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30155544
Courtesy of Sharon Clark/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
6739 59th Avenue
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #30156085
Courtesy of Kevin Thomsen/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
67 EDGEWOOD CRESCENT
Scugog, Ontario MLS® #30156338
Courtesy of Tracy Mullin/Keller Williams Energy Real Estate
324 OAKRIDGE Court
Oakville, Ontario MLS® #30156434
Courtesy of Christopher Invidiata/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
403 CONCESSION RD 12 E
Trent Hills (Hastings), Ontario MLS® #30156263
Courtesy of LORRAINE PRATA/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
32 SILVERVINE Drive
Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #30156903
Courtesy of Jennifer Robb/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
60 JAMES PARK SQUARE
Toronto (Milliken), Ontario MLS® #30154933
Courtesy of SUSANNA ZHANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
38 - 32 MOWAT BOULEVARD
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30155804
Courtesy of NIMESH SHAH/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
495 MARSHAGEN Road
Dunnville, Ontario MLS® #30156004
Courtesy of Peter R. Hogeterp/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
151 Mica Crescent Crescent
Spryfield, Nova Scotia MLS® #30156054
Courtesy of Renee Levesque/Royal LePage Atlantic
138 RENAISSANCE DRIVE
St. Thomas, Ontario MLS® #30156066
Courtesy of MARIAN WATERHOUSE/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
21 GEORGINA STREET
Brockville, Ontario MLS® #30156016
Courtesy of LYNN JOCHAM/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
4580 West Dalhousie Road
West Dalhousie, Nova Scotia MLS® #30155905
Courtesy of Jennifer Dyet/Century 21 All Points
1108 - 715 DON MILLS ROAD
Toronto (Flemingdon Park), Ontario MLS® #30155020
Courtesy of AMIR BAXARIA/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
606 - 1000 LACKNER PLACE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30155070
Courtesy of SHIVAM TANEJA/LUXE HOME TOWN REALTY INC.
1002 - 208 QUEENS QUAY W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30155140
Courtesy of XIAOFEI PENG/SMART SOLD REALTY
50 FOREST MANOR ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #30155138
Courtesy of CHRISTINE TSENG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1906 - 38 WATER WALK DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30155152
Courtesy of GRACE WANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1017 APRICOT PLACE
London South (South K), Ontario MLS® #30155157
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES 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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