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
5616 94A Street
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29268471
Courtesy of Edward W. Stenger/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
9808 115 AVENUE
Fort St. John, British Columbia MLS® #29268850
Courtesy of Brenna Burns/Century 21 Energy Realty
333 6TH CONCESSION Road
Cathcart, Ontario MLS® #29269114
Courtesy of Lidia Tagliabracci/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
1 1168 N SECOND AVENUE
Williams Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29268851
Courtesy of Frank Urbschat/RE/MAX 100
2 1168 N SECOND AVENUE
Williams Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29268852
Courtesy of Frank Urbschat/RE/MAX 100
2101 - 11 BOGERT AVENUE
Toronto (Lansing-Westgate), Ontario MLS® #29269058
Courtesy of MILO TUWANG LU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
3110 - 19 WESTERN BATTERY ROAD
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29269034
Courtesy of Hanmoui Lee/BAYTREE REAL ESTATE INC.
110 - 1061 SENECA AVENUE
Mississauga (Port Credit), Ontario MLS® #29269041
Courtesy of SWATI PATEL/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
6978 SHANNON DRIVE
Niagara Falls (Forestview), Ontario MLS® #29269053
Courtesy of Parth Patel/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
327 South Foord Street
Stellarton, Nova Scotia MLS® #29269015
Courtesy of Lori MacLeod/Royal LePage Atlantic(Stellarton)
409, 248A Grosbeak Way
Fort McMurray, Alberta MLS® #29269003
Courtesy of Cait Mills/ROYAL LEPAGE BENCHMARK
2010 - 36 OLIVE AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29268625
Courtesy of ESTHER WATT/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
39 CORBETT DRIVE
Barrie (Grove East), Ontario MLS® #29268637
Courtesy of MIKE MAGADIA/iCloud Realty Ltd.
508 - 820 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD
Toronto (Markland Wood), Ontario MLS® #29268649
Courtesy of NATALIA ZAWADA/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
6986 CENTENNIAL STREET
Niagara Falls (Arad/Fallsview), Ontario MLS® #29268656
Courtesy of DAVID YANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
406 - 1001 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29268668
Courtesy of Yan Liu/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
832 NOTRE DAME STREET
Russell, Ontario MLS® #29268670
Courtesy of Joey Van Benthem/AVENUE NORTH REALTY INC.
9 CONCESSION 12 W
Trent Hills, Ontario MLS® #29268675
Courtesy of TYLER CHIN/COLDWELL BANKER ELECTRIC REALTY
2310 - 55 ANN O'REILLY ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29268682
Courtesy of KENNETH LOK SAU LEUNG/REALAX REALTY
334 SURREY DRIVE
Oshawa (Eastdale), Ontario MLS® #29268687
Courtesy of DAN MCLELLAN/COMFLEX REALTY INC.
3366 MUSKOKA STREET
Severn (Washago), Ontario MLS® #29268694
Courtesy of DONNA HUNTER/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
ROOM - 64 DORSET DRIVE
Brampton (Southgate), Ontario MLS® #29268699
Courtesy of RONALD CHUNG/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
BSMT - 5651 TURNEY DRIVE
Mississauga (Streetsville), Ontario MLS® #29268702
Courtesy of SAAD WALI/ROYAL LEPAGE MEADOWTOWNE REALTY
693 HAMILTON ROAD
London East (East M), Ontario MLS® #29268707
Courtesy of MATTHEW ADEH/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
5195 ANGEL STONE Drive
Mississauga, Ontario MLS® #29268721
Courtesy of Syed Rizvi/Re/Max GOLD REALTY INC
49 MCNAY STREET
London East (East C), Ontario MLS® #29268738
Courtesy of CHANTEL VANLEEUWEN/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
4833 47 Street
Rocky Mountain House, Alberta MLS® #29268764
Courtesy of Lynn MacDonald/Royal LePage Tamarack Trail Realty
801 - 1883 MCNICOLL AVENUE
Toronto (Steeles), Ontario MLS® #29268822
Courtesy of SARVEN GUL/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
203 45928 HOCKING AVENUE|Chilliwack Proper South
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29268827
Courtesy of Clayton Newberry/Pathway Executives Realty Inc.
28 FRAMPTON ROAD
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29268834
Courtesy of NAV SHARMA/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
740 GILLARD STREET
Chatham-Kent (Wallaceburg), Ontario MLS® #29268839
Courtesy of JACK LI/JDL REALTY INC.
103 Canyon Estates Way W
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #29268841
Courtesy of Daniela Ceglarski/Real Broker
4395 GREEN BEND
London South (South V), Ontario MLS® #29268846
Courtesy of AHMED WAQAS/NU-VISTA PINNACLE REALTY BROKERAGE INC
605 - 160 VANDERHOOF AVENUE
Toronto (Thorncliffe Park), Ontario MLS® #29268858
Courtesy of EKO LIU/EXP REALTY
2807 - 55 REGENT PARK
Toronto (Regent Park), Ontario MLS® #29268860
Courtesy of SOFIE KEHDI/REMAX CONNECT REALTY
4 GULLY DRIVE
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29268865
Courtesy of SASIKUMAR SHANMUGANATHAN/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
BSMT - 29 EMINENCE ROAD E
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #29268872
Courtesy of FARZIN JAMSHIDI/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP 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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