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.
12803,12807,12809,12811, 12803,12807,12809,12811 56 St
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29961435
Courtesy of Vikaas K Kwatra/smartPRO Realty
142 BORDEN STREET
Toronto (University), Ontario MLS® #29963706
Courtesy of STEPHEN C.C. WONG/TRUSTWELL REALTY INC.
S3005 - 8 OLYMPIC GARDEN DRIVE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29963720
Courtesy of GEORGE YUN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
607 - 81 WELLESLEY STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29963852
Courtesy of RICHARD HAN/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
BSMT - 1360 WHITNEY TERRACE
Milton (FO Ford), Ontario MLS® #29963864
Courtesy of RAZIA NADEEM/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
1408 - 955 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29963782
Courtesy of SERENA WU/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
107 Everwoods Park SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29963910
Courtesy of Micah McLaren/TREC The Real Estate Company
79 ARRAN CRESCENT
Vaughan (West Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #29963890
Courtesy of DAVID ROMANO/REVEL REALTY INC.
266 MILLSTONE STREET W
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29963903
Courtesy of GOBA RAI/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
2711 - 85 QUEENS WHARF ROAD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29963972
Courtesy of PETE LIM/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
642 ROSEHEATH DRIVE
Milton (BM Bronte Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29964002
Courtesy of PATRICIA WARD/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
5144 E Green CRESCENT
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29964007
Courtesy of Tim H Xie/Realty Hub Brokerage
710 - 91 TOWNSGATE DRIVE
Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #29963821
Courtesy of DARPAN ARORA/iCloud Realty Ltd.
8485 WELLINGTON RD 86 Road
Mapleton, Ontario MLS® #29963869
Courtesy of Scott Benson/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
24, 101 Armstrong Place
Canmore, Alberta MLS® #29963908
Courtesy of Christina Carrick/RE/MAX Alpine Realty
204 - 2370 KHALSA GATE
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29963756
Courtesy of LUCY ZHANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
405 - 4010 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Toronto (Humber Heights), Ontario MLS® #29963941
Courtesy of GEORGE KOZARIS/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
2128 8TH LINE
Oakville (WC Wedgewood Creek), Ontario MLS® #29963895
Courtesy of THEAA OADA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
624 - 20 DEANS DRIVE
Toronto (Clairlea-Birchmount), Ontario MLS® #29963922
Courtesy of Irshad Mavani/THE CANADIAN HOME REALTY INC.
40 CLIPPERS CRESCENT
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29963927
Courtesy of KA SANG CHAU/HOMELIFE BROADWAY REALTY INC.
2712 - 161 ROEHAMPTON AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29964057
Courtesy of LINDA WHEELER/PSR
1103 Stensrud ROAD
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29964071
Courtesy of Gary Gai Realty P.C. Ltd./Royal LePage Varsity
21 ROLLING ROCK WAY
Brampton (Bram West), Ontario MLS® #29964045
Courtesy of BALAJI RAMAN/THE CANADIAN HOME REALTY INC.
1537 - 25 BAMBURGH CIRCUIT
Toronto (Steeles), Ontario MLS® #29963737
Courtesy of JANE ZHANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
820 - 4010 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Toronto (Humber Heights), Ontario MLS® #29963787
Courtesy of GEORGE KOZARIS/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
LOWER - 58 SOUTH KINGSWAY
Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #29963799
Courtesy of MARY KARANFILOV/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
Lot A Ross Ave
Royston, British Columbia MLS® #29964184
Courtesy of Sheila Petersen/Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island North
4861 VERDI STREET
Burlington (Alton), Ontario MLS® #29964196
Courtesy of ANDREY IVANOV/HOMETRADE REALTY INC.
UPPER LEVEL ONLY - 3830 PETALPATH WAY
London South (South V), Ontario MLS® #29964216
Courtesy of TARUN KUMAR MEHRA/ROYAL LEPAGE FLOWER CITY REALTY
1612 - 7895 JANE STREET
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29964211
Courtesy of IRYNA RICHERT/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
532 - 100 EAGLE ROCK WAY
Vaughan, Ontario MLS® #29964189
Courtesy of VIJIT J WITANE/CRIMSON REALTY POINT INC.
96 CLIPPERS CRESCENT
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29964191
Courtesy of EMILY ZHANG/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
18 KEN BETZ COURT
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29963819
Courtesy of Habeeb Noman/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
61 BONNIE BRAE COURT
Scugog (Port Perry), Ontario MLS® #29964146
Courtesy of MANDEEP THUKRAL/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
339 GREEN STREET
Saugeen Shores, Ontario MLS® #29964158
Courtesy of SOPHIE ALEGRA GITERMAN/EASY LIST REALTY LTD.
9 MAUD STREET
South Dundas, Ontario MLS® #29964160
Courtesy of Vanessa Singhal/COLDWELL BANKER FIRST OTTAWA 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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