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
144 N ENEMARK ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #30131499
Courtesy of Krystina Klassen/Century 21 Energy Realty(Qsnl)
1977 CLEARWOOD CRESCENT
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30131433
Courtesy of Aaron Switzer/RE/MAX Core Realty
757 VICTORIA Road
Huron-Kinloss, Ontario MLS® #30128539
Courtesy of GERALDINE MAHOOD/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.
20 PORT RYERSE Road
Port Ryerse, Ontario MLS® #30128541
Courtesy of Rhyus Reeves/RE/MAX Erie Shores Realty Inc. Brokerage
#302 5005 31 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30128560
Courtesy of Christopher D. Greidanus/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
4030 Gibbins Rd
Duncan, British Columbia MLS® #30128565
Courtesy of Adam Ball/RE/MAX Island Properties (DU)
LOT B FOURTH AVENUE
Smithers, British Columbia MLS® #30128572
Courtesy of DJ Mio/Calderwood Realty Ltd.
00 THOMPSON ROAD
North Dundas, Ontario MLS® #30128630
Courtesy of Danny Morissette/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
3185 LINDLEY Street
Port Bruce, Ontario MLS® #30128642
Courtesy of Sherry St. Denis/Century 21 Heritage House LTD
UPPER - 52 BULA DRIVE
St. Catharines (Lakeport), Ontario MLS® #30128647
Courtesy of Bhupinder Singh Kahlon/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
1900, 817 15 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30128666
Courtesy of Sally Krulis/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
214, 5115 Richard Road SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30128678
Courtesy of Marla Jean Miller/RE/MAX Realty Professionals
511 BRETHOUR ROAD
Hastings Highlands (Herschel Ward), Ontario MLS® #30128680
Courtesy of BRAD SINCLAIR/RE/MAX Professionals North
1906 - 23 LORRAINE DRIVE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30128697
Courtesy of MASOUD MOHAMMADI/RE/MAX METROPOLIS REALTY
UNIT 3 - 227 GRENFELL STREET
Oshawa (Vanier), Ontario MLS® #30128712
Courtesy of Trisha Romano/REALTY ONE GROUP REVEAL
19 CONNELL DRIVE
Georgina (Keswick North), Ontario MLS® #30128729
Courtesy of KENT ROSTAMI/SOHO CLASSIC REALTY LTD.
636 HARBOUR STREET
Innisfil, Ontario MLS® #30128731
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
259 - 7777 WESTON ROAD
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30128736
Courtesy of FAHEEM NAJAM/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
35 ECHORIDGE (BSMT) DRIVE
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #30128767
Courtesy of VANESSA PEREIRA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
112 HEIMAN Street Unit# 2
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30128793
Courtesy of Arch Sharma/HomeLife Power Realty Inc.
98 WILLOW LANE
Grimsby (Grimsby West), Ontario MLS® #30128798
Courtesy of ANN VUONG/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
169 MELISSA CRESCENT
Wellington North (Mount Forest), Ontario MLS® #30128813
Courtesy of GINNY VIRGINIA LYNN ANDERSON/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
58 4750 228 STREET
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #30128414
Courtesy of Janice Bruni/Royal LePage Sterling Realty
2723 DESERT LAKE ROAD
Frontenac (Frontenac South), Ontario MLS® #30128419
Courtesy of JACKIE BLAKNEY/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD. , BROKERAGE
Lot 4-1 7232 329 Highway
East River Point, Nova Scotia MLS® #30128438
Courtesy of Jennifer O'Neil/Engel & Volkers
4833 Snow Pines Road
Big White, British Columbia MLS® #30128452
Courtesy of Todd Simpson/Royal LePage Kelowna
1508 - 25 LOWER SIMCOE STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30128471
Courtesy of DENOSH CUTTALALINGAM/RE/MAX MILLENNIUM REAL ESTATE
60 - 42 LOWES ROAD W
Guelph (Clairfields/Hanlon Business Park), Ontario MLS® #30126881
Courtesy of ROBERT CASTANEDA/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
26 BRANDON STREET
Morris Turnberry (Belgrave), Ontario MLS® #30126879
Courtesy of JENNA MARTIN/Royal LePage Heartland Realty
1288 PLAYFORD ROAD
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #30126797
Courtesy of NATALIE PIWOWARCZYK/EXP REALTY
173 RAYMOND ROAD
Hamilton (Meadowlands), Ontario MLS® #30126805
Courtesy of MALAK ZAKI/KELLER WILLIAMS EDGE REALTY
3005 - 832 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30126901
Courtesy of ELAINE QIN/CENTURY 21 KING'S QUAY REAL ESTATE INC.
435 MARA ROAD
Brock (Beaverton), Ontario MLS® #30127106
Courtesy of DARRAH SMITH/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
219 - 3865 MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #30127113
Courtesy of WILL VERA/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
519 - 111 CIVIC SQUARE
Aurora (Bayview Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30127118
Courtesy of MARK FLANNIGAN/RED APPLE REAL ESTATE INC.
97 MAROON DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox), Ontario MLS® #30127120
Courtesy of HESSAM MAGHSOUDI/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
40 FARMINGDALE CRESCENT
Barrie (Cundles East), Ontario MLS® #30127137
Courtesy of CANDICE COUGHLIN/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
169 GEORGE Street
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30126925
Courtesy of Serryn Stephenson/Coldwell Banker Homefront Realty
2821 - 68 CORPORATE DR DRIVE
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #30127081
Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL 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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