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.
6608 - 1 BLOOR STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29950621
Courtesy of HANNAH HAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
18 FOLIAGE DRIVE
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29950652
Courtesy of AMAN DHALIWAL/NEWGEN REALTY EXPERTS
238 NAUTICAL BOULEVARD
Oakville (BR Bronte), Ontario MLS® #29950657
Courtesy of SOPHIA HUANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
UPPER - 326 CHANDLER CRESCENT
Peterborough (Monaghan Ward 2), Ontario MLS® #29950671
Courtesy of SERWAT NAZ AHMED/THE AGENCY
2007 - 80 QUEENS WHARF ROAD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29950626
Courtesy of GRACE JIANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
579 SHAFTSBURY STREET
Oshawa (Eastdale), Ontario MLS® #29950638
Courtesy of HECTOR ANTONIO LARA/EXP REALTY
924 & 926 LAKE DRIVE E
Georgina (Sutton & Jackson's Point), Ontario MLS® #29950645
Courtesy of AFSHIN NABAVI/TESA REAL ESTATE INC.
151 BRANTHAVEN STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29950614
Courtesy of Koussei Kurbaj/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
2601 - 95 MCMAHON DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29950619
Courtesy of SKY QIU/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
1133 HICKORY HOLLOW GLEN
Mississauga (Meadowvale Village), Ontario MLS® #29950660
Courtesy of CINDY ZHANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1010 - 470 FRONT STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29950627
Courtesy of SIMON YEUNG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
109 - 1280 BRIDLETOWNE CIRCLE
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #29950634
Courtesy of CAROLINE HOU/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
17 GREENERY ROAD
Markham (Cornell), Ontario MLS® #29950646
Courtesy of BECKY LIANG/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
26 CARNABY Crescent
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29950545
Courtesy of Goran Petrovic/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
6201 BENCH DRIVE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29950522
Courtesy of Aaron Switzer/RE/MAX Core Realty
91 ANDREWS Drive
Drayton, Ontario MLS® #29950546
Courtesy of JENNIFER RICHARDSON/eXp Realty (Team Branch)
4036 JADE DRIVE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29950572
Courtesy of Denise Dykes/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
308 - 15 MERCER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29950628
Courtesy of BILLY NG/JDL REALTY INC.
214 - 2267 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29950659
Courtesy of IAN CARRILLO/EXP REALTY
183 SHACKLETON STREET
Dutton/Dunwich (Dutton), Ontario MLS® #29950611
Courtesy of RAY TRUDELL/OAK AND KEY REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE, INC.
36 - 25 CASTLEGREEN PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29950616
Courtesy of Koussei Kurbaj/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
1114 - 105 GEORGE STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29950630
Courtesy of RICK WOOYEONG KIM/RETREND REALTY LTD
12 ROMULUS DRIVE
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29950635
Courtesy of ASIF GANGAT/RE/MAX METROPOLIS REALTY
84 LONGWATER CHASE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29950642
Courtesy of SUE ZHANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
66 NAVE STREET
Vaughan (Kleinburg), Ontario MLS® #29950647
Courtesy of YANN LIU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
32 JONES STREET
New Tecumseth (Alliston), Ontario MLS® #29950643
Courtesy of MICHAEL BELLISSIMO/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
PH20 - 51 BAFFIN COURT
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #29950650
Courtesy of LAURA CORMAGGI/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
808 COOK CRESCENT
Shelburne, Ontario MLS® #29950667
Courtesy of KAYLA DWYER/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
208 - 2301 PARKHAVEN BOULEVARD
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #29950655
Courtesy of MINA DEMIR/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
2803 JAMES MOWATT TR SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29950686
Courtesy of Jefri C. Estrada/The E Group Real Estate
420 CONCESSION RD 2 Road
York, Ontario MLS® #29950601
Courtesy of Darren D. Papineau/Royal LePage NRC Realty Inc.
45 - 2440 BROMSGROVE ROAD
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #29950651
Courtesy of MARK VASSALLO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
A2 - 65 WATERGARDEN DRIVE
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29950656
Courtesy of CATHY GUO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
10 - 4605 DONEGAL DRIVE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29950663
Courtesy of FARHAN M SYED/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
318 - 200 STINSON STREET
Hamilton (Stinson), Ontario MLS® #29950668
Courtesy of KAM NAGRA/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
3309 - 42 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29950620
Courtesy of HONG LIU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
LOWER - 328 WILSON ROAD S
Oshawa (Central), Ontario MLS® #29950637
Courtesy of PETER SHAMAEI/iCloud Realty Ltd.
6796 KEENE ROAD
100 Mile House, British Columbia MLS® #29950423
Courtesy of Shay Mahoney/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
20 ROSELM ROAD
Toronto (Wexford-Maryvale), Ontario MLS® #29950632
Courtesy of HONG LIU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD 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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