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
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
121 White Oak DR
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30231903
Courtesy of James Caicco/Century 21 Choice Realty Inc.
1910 - 88 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30233890
Courtesy of LEO LIN/RE/MAX ATRIUM HOME REALTY
MAIN - 2231 DANFORTH AVENUE
Toronto (East End-Danforth), Ontario MLS® #30233934
Courtesy of CHAEA PIELS/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY
730 FAULKNER CRESCENT
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30233472
Courtesy of Jorden Birks/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
8 DUNRAVEN AVENUE
St. Catharines (Carlton/Bunting), Ontario MLS® #30233888
Courtesy of Abdullah Al-Hassan/EXP REALTY
311 - 35 HOLLYWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30233895
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/EXP REALTY
47 HENDON ROAD
Markham (Milliken Mills East), Ontario MLS® #30233903
Courtesy of JEREMY ANDREW CHEN/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
241 STORMONT TRAIL
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #30233908
Courtesy of CRYSTAL LIANG/REALTY ASSOCIATES INC.
63 MINTERN Avenue Unit# Upper Unit
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30233941
Courtesy of EMANUEL CATANA/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
202 Nordstrum COURT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30234230
Courtesy of Jonathan Katsiris/The Agency Saskatoon
2150 FOREST GATE PARK
Oakville (WT West Oak Trails), Ontario MLS® #30234254
Courtesy of CAROLE-ANN PETERSON/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp., Brokerage
200 DAFFODIL COURT
Gravenhurst (Muskoka (S)), Ontario MLS® #30234266
Courtesy of JUSTIN EDWARDS/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
922A DANFORTH ROAD
Toronto (Kennedy Park), Ontario MLS® #30234278
Courtesy of Adil Siddiqui/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
7 1283 Carter Crest RD NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30234280
Courtesy of Larry W. Willes/NOW Real Estate Group
28 FREDERICK TAYLOR WAY
East Gwillimbury (Mt Albert), Ontario MLS® #30234285
Courtesy of TAINA REED/RE/MAX PRIME PROPERTIES
1213 - 56 LAKESIDE TERRACE
Barrie (Little Lake), Ontario MLS® #30234292
Courtesy of SAM KHADEM AZARIAN/ZOLO REALTY
45 OLD ORCHARD CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Rouge Woods), Ontario MLS® #30234095
Courtesy of STEPHEN YU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
504 - 107 ROGER STREET
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30234108
Courtesy of ALEX MIRANDA/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
82 HEATHERGLEN CL
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30233984
Courtesy of Jennifer L. Davis/RE/MAX PREFERRED CHOICE
850 TAVISTOCK ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30233991
Courtesy of Shane Lanigan/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
45 SPRINGVIEW DRIVE
Brampton (Brampton West), Ontario MLS® #30234021
Courtesy of JOHN GAIO/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
243 MCDOUGALL CROSS
Milton (HA Harrison), Ontario MLS® #30234026
Courtesy of AHMED HANAFY/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
21062 LOYALIST PARKWAY
Prince Edward County (Ameliasburg Ward), Ontario MLS® #30234033
Courtesy of LI LIU/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
403288 GREY ROAD 4
West Grey, Ontario MLS® #30234158
Courtesy of MARK MURAKAMI/Forest Hill Real Estate Inc.
437 FLEET CANUCK PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30234076
Courtesy of Aaron Cope/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
358 WISTERIA CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30234110
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
902 - 58 MARINE PARADE DRIVE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30234300
Courtesy of MANNY ANAGNOSTAKIS/WESTVIEW REALTY INC.
10 - 1548 RICHMOND STREET
London North (North G), Ontario MLS® #30234242
Courtesy of LAUREN LEE/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
21 WESTMORELAND AVENUE
Oshawa (O'Neill), Ontario MLS® #30233958
Courtesy of Natasha Murdoch/The Nook Realty Inc.
16 CONCORD Place Unit# 146
Grimsby, Ontario MLS® #30233977
Courtesy of Chris Pruc/Keller Williams Edge Realty
196 FELICITY CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30233989
Courtesy of Christine Locke/LOCKE REAL ESTATE INC.
306 - 106 ASPEN SPRINGS DRIVE
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #30234057
Courtesy of Jean Siddle/Keller Williams Energy Real Estate
621 BRUHAM AVENUE
Laurentian Valley, Ontario MLS® #30234069
Courtesy of Jessica Waiting/CENTURY 21 ASPIRE REALTY LTD.
234 10th STREET E
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30234228
Courtesy of Jordan Boyes/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
5519 WINDY HILL COURT
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #30234297
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
183-185 VANCOUVER STREET
London East (East H), Ontario MLS® #30234336
Courtesy of EDWARD MILANI/SUTTON GROUP - SELECT REALTY
1204 - 251 JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30234393
Courtesy of NAMIT LAKHANI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
711 - 3018 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Lawrence Park South), Ontario MLS® #30234398
Courtesy of KEN YEUNG/CENTURY 21 KENNECT REALTY
27 10750 Central Lake Rd
Port Alberni, British Columbia MLS® #30234406
Courtesy of Amy Francoeur/Real Broker
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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