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
235 ROCK POINT ROAD
Kearney (Proudfoot), Ontario MLS® #29860039
Courtesy of NANCY VANDEBURGT/Realty Executives Plus Ltd
205 ST LUCIE DRIVE
Toronto (Humbermede), Ontario MLS® #29859253
Courtesy of LOU CONFORTI/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
20 ELGIN STREET
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29859258
Courtesy of RAYMOND CHESHER/YOUR HOME TODAY REALTY INC.
76 5039 James Hill ROAD
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29859265
Courtesy of Smriti K C/Coldwell Banker Local Realty
40 MAPLEVALE DRIVE
Hamilton (Ancaster), Ontario MLS® #29859284
Courtesy of AMY BRAY/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
175 Crerar Street
Kimberley, British Columbia MLS® #29859316
Courtesy of Mark Davies/Royal LePage Rockies West
523 DUFFERIN AVENUE
London East (East F), Ontario MLS® #29859354
Courtesy of ROBERT GEORGOPOULOS/RE/MAX ADVANTAGE REALTY LTD.
428 Dyke Road
Cow Bay, Nova Scotia MLS® #29859450
Courtesy of Melissa Levy/Exit Realty Town & Country
32 ROSLO COURT
Oakville (CP College Park), Ontario MLS® #29859063
Courtesy of GRACE ZHANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
641 FREEMONT ROAD
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #29859102
Courtesy of Bruce Carnegie/Royal Heritage Realty Ltd.
2872 LAKEFIELD ROAD
Selwyn, Ontario MLS® #29859107
Courtesy of Dan Gemmiti/Century 21 United Realty Inc.
154 TALLTREE CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29859126
Courtesy of Twee Arnott/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
2502 - 133 TORRESDALE AVENUE
Toronto (Westminster-Branson), Ontario MLS® #29859176
Courtesy of RAMSEY KANDIAH/ZOLO REALTY
1306 - 225 SACKVILLE STREET
Toronto (Regent Park), Ontario MLS® #29859183
Courtesy of WILSON HON/EXP REALTY
1605 - 88 BROADWAY AVENUE E
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29859188
Courtesy of HENRY MARTENS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2609 - 85 WOOD STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29859190
Courtesy of HAIDAN WANG/CENTURY 21 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD.
49 GLENGORDON CRESCENT
Markham (Angus Glen), Ontario MLS® #29859222
Courtesy of TRUMAN CHEN/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
321 MAIN Street W
Grimsby, Ontario MLS® #29859544
Courtesy of Steve Augustine/Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty Elite
1158 HORIZON DRIVE
Kingston (City Northwest), Ontario MLS® #29859549
Courtesy of CLINT WINDSOR/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
48 Strathlea Close SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29859551
Courtesy of Leon Wang/YMK Real Estate & Management Inc.
4420 48A ST
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29859568
Courtesy of Julie A. Cunningham/Royal LePage Prestige Realty
69 GLENDA JANE DRIVE
Milton (Campbellville), Ontario MLS® #29859607
Courtesy of PHIL MERCURIO/ROYAL LEPAGE REALTY CENTRE
130 Lemarchant Road Unit#407
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29859758
Courtesy of Chris Dunn/RE/MAX Infinity Realty Inc. - Sheraton Hotel
154928 15TH LINE
Zorra (Thamesford), Ontario MLS® #29859765
Courtesy of TRISHA CRINKLAW/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
4557 DORA CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29859789
Courtesy of Keon Shariatmadar/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
733 - 68 ABELL STREET
Toronto (Little Portugal), Ontario MLS® #29858469
Courtesy of STEVEN ZENG/GOLDENWAY REAL ESTATE LTD.
55 GRANTOWN AVENUE
Toronto (Highland Creek), Ontario MLS® #29858471
Courtesy of JING CHEN/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
847 MEMORIAL CIRCLE
Newmarket (Stonehaven-Wyndham), Ontario MLS® #29858483
Courtesy of NIMA NIKSERESHT/RE/MAX EXPERTS
Lot 2015-4 Riverview Drive
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29858577
Courtesy of Matthew Ellis/ROYAL LEPAGE PRINCE EDWARD REALTY
181 Campbell Road
North Kentville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29858611
Courtesy of Kirk Richards/Royal LePage Atlantic (Greenwood)
4 MAWBY STREET
Ajax (Northeast Ajax), Ontario MLS® #29858654
Courtesy of AMER NISAR/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
99 NAUGHTON DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Westbrook), Ontario MLS® #29858673
Courtesy of SOO CHUL PARK/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
8036 WELLINGTON RD 7
Moorefield, Ontario MLS® #29858697
Courtesy of Matt Campbell/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
302, 1736 13 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29858736
Courtesy of Wendy Kelman/Coldwell Banker Mountain Central
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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