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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
807 - 4130 PARKSIDE VILLAGE DRIVE
Mississauga (Creditview), Ontario MLS® #29690304
Courtesy of GERRARD HE/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
CBL039 - 486 COUNTY ROAD 18
Prince Edward County (Athol Ward), Ontario MLS® #29690544
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
10 PURPLE SAGEWAY
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #29690481
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
23 Wildrose Drive N
Sylvan Lake, Alberta MLS® #29690474
Courtesy of Dorinda Gallant/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
928 GREENWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Danforth Village-East York), Ontario MLS® #29690486
Courtesy of DEBBIE TIEN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
123 CHESHAM AVENUE
London North (North K), Ontario MLS® #29690506
Courtesy of IRFAN ZIA/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
64 POWELL STREET
Richmond Hill (Mill Pond), Ontario MLS® #29690722
Courtesy of PATRICK GILLIS/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
2 SENTRY WY
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #29690739
Courtesy of Andrea J. Engel/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
107 - 1390 MAIN STREET E
Milton (DE Dempsey), Ontario MLS® #29690811
Courtesy of MARCO OTTINO/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
1602 - 5 MICHAEL POWER PLACE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29690816
Courtesy of SUDHIR SINGH/REBEST REALTY INC.
BSMT - 131 SPRING CREEK DRIVE
Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #29690823
Courtesy of SADE SANNI/CHARISSA REALTY INC.
9 DRIFTWOOD Drive
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29690828
Courtesy of Peter Ligori/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
251 Price Rd
Salt Spring, British Columbia MLS® #29690804
Courtesy of Fiona Walls/Pemberton Holmes - Salt Spring
105 AVONDALE BOULEVARD
Brampton (Avondale), Ontario MLS® #29690809
Courtesy of AVNEET GHATAURA/iCloud Realty Ltd.
1476 MCMILLIAN WY SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29690520
Courtesy of Dwayne J. Horvath/RE/MAX Excellence
318 - 550 QUEENS QUAY W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29690518
Courtesy of SHAFAQ HUSSAIN/CENTURY 21 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD.
1406 SWALLOWTAIL LANE
Pickering, Ontario MLS® #29690614
Courtesy of Anita Thamoderam/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
126 LANGDEN AVENUE
Toronto (Rockcliffe-Smythe), Ontario MLS® #29690652
Courtesy of DAVID STAR/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
27 SUNCREST DRIVE
Brampton (Brampton West), Ontario MLS® #29690537
Courtesy of SANIMER SINGH/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
1303 - 212 KING WILLIAM STREET E
Hamilton (Beasley), Ontario MLS® #29690669
Courtesy of AHMED FAIZAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1302 - 1010 SANDY BEACH ROAD
Pickering (Bay Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29690525
Courtesy of SOHAIL SHAH/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
202, 2987 Dunmore Road SE
Medicine Hat, Alberta MLS® #29690859
Courtesy of JESSIE MARKU/ROYAL LEPAGE COMMUNITY REALTY
92 Deer Run
Conquerall Mills, Nova Scotia MLS® #29690830
Courtesy of Sheila Sinnott/Land & Sea Real Estate Services Inc
6501 Coach Hill Road SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29690688
Courtesy of Lily Chow/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)
1350 GUTHRIE STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29690861
Courtesy of Joanne Goneau/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE REALTY INC.
327 Coteau STREET
Milestone, Saskatchewan MLS® #29690897
Courtesy of Rhonda Garratt/JC Realty Regina
570 MARSH ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29690006
Courtesy of Julie Spina/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
2108 - 5 QUARRINGTON LANE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29690277
Courtesy of Ena Kim/RETREND REALTY LTD
280 LESTER Street Unit# 419
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29690323
Courtesy of ZONGYOU ZHANG/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
10 GUSUL AVENUE
Clarington (Newcastle), Ontario MLS® #29690791
Courtesy of KUGEENTHAN KRISHNAMOORTHY/RE/MAX ACE REALTY INC.
REAR - 214 FAIRGLEN AVENUE
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #29690981
Courtesy of GHADA FARAH/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
806 - 325 SOUTH PARK ROAD
Markham (Commerce Valley), Ontario MLS® #29690998
Courtesy of RITA SINGH/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
BSMT - 54 BECK DRIVE
Markham (Raymerville), Ontario MLS® #29691004
Courtesy of CONNIE WONG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2480 EARL GREY AVENUE
Pickering (Duffin Heights), Ontario MLS® #29690979
Courtesy of PETE LINTAG/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
162 - 8 FOUNDRY AVENUE
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29691030
Courtesy of LARISSA SARAKAEVA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
1197 BEAVER VALLEY CRESCENT
Oshawa (Northglen), Ontario MLS® #29690289
Courtesy of CRISTINA LOPES/Royal LePage Security Real Estate
49 BOWERBANK DRIVE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29690316
Courtesy of DRITA BRUCI/HOUSSPRO DL REALTY
4165 LLOYDTOWN-AURORA ROAD
King (Pottageville), Ontario MLS® #29690328
Courtesy of TOM PILEGGI/EXP REALTY
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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