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
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
43 LONGWORTH AVENUE
Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #30181967
Courtesy of REZA MOHSENI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
27 SUNDRIDGE DRIVE
Toronto (Clairlea-Birchmount), Ontario MLS® #30182179
Courtesy of THANH BA NGUYEN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
Bruce Point Road
Launching, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30182299
Courtesy of Sharon Ogawa/BRAD OLIVER REALTY INC.
100 STANLEY Street
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #30182193
Courtesy of Nuno Francisco/Royal LePage Trius Realty Brokerage
493-505 Main Street
Jackson's Arm, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30182287
Courtesy of Jim Burton/RE/MAX Infinity Realty Inc.
1 ELGIN ST N Unit# 1B
Acton, Ontario MLS® #30182294
Courtesy of Tyler Stewart Dawe/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
163 SONG MEADOWAY
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #30181962
Courtesy of SIANA WONG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
738 FOURTH Line
Milton, Ontario MLS® #30182395
Courtesy of JOE CAMASTRA/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
86 HEDGE LAWN Drive
Grimsby, Ontario MLS® #30182390
Courtesy of Simon Duong/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
290 WISTERIA WAY
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #30182017
Courtesy of SOO KIM/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
18 Sanctuary Lane
Clermont, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30182396
Courtesy of Corey Ross/CENTURY 21 NORTHUMBERLAND REALTY
83 EAST 41ST Street
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30182391
Courtesy of Tonya Kowch/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
LOT 51 BAYVIEW DRIVE
Greater Napanee (Greater Napanee), Ontario MLS® #30182389
Courtesy of SHERRY MANGAL/ALLIED INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA INC.
13 LANG LANE
East Luther Grand Valley (Grand Valley), Ontario MLS® #30182384
Courtesy of GRACE FRANCO-LLOYD/CENTURY 21 MILLENNIUM INC.
495 MISTY Crescent
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30182295
Courtesy of JENNIFER BROWN/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
342 Myra Road
Porters Lake, Nova Scotia MLS® #30182264
Courtesy of Nick Boyce/Royal LePage Atlantic - Valley(Windsor)
580 BEAVER CREEK Road Unit# 196
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30182290
Courtesy of Molly Gomes/ROYAL LEPAGE BRANT REALTY
4008 CROWN STREET
Lincoln (Beamsville), Ontario MLS® #30182020
Courtesy of SUSAN HUIZINGA/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
1142 Barnes Way SW SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30182032
Courtesy of Ronald Marinas/Nationwide Realty Corp
8768 PARK STREET
Lambton Shores, Ontario MLS® #30182203
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
332 KING Street W Unit# 4
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30182296
Courtesy of Robert Veevers/Keller Williams Edge Realty
20 Lennox Road
Black Point, Nova Scotia MLS® #30182328
Courtesy of Peter Jeffery/Century 21 Optimum Realty
3 Montcalm Avenue
Camrose, Alberta MLS® #30182121
Courtesy of Marilou Yampolsky/Coldwell Banker OnTrack Realty
12124 51 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30182038
Courtesy of Albert J. Kozel/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
1001 Timberwood Dr
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30182401
Courtesy of Brooke Haxton/460 Realty Inc. (NA)
32 Terra Nova Drive
Greenwood, Nova Scotia MLS® #30182216
Courtesy of Jennifer Dyet/Century 21 All Points
332 W KING Street W Unit# 3
Dundas, Ontario MLS® #30182297
Courtesy of Robert Veevers/Keller Williams Edge Realty
165 GREEN VALLEY Drive Unit# 45
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30182292
Courtesy of DIANE OUDE VOSHAAR-STUEBING/Peak Realty Ltd.
206 - 25 COLLEGE STREET E
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #30182386
Courtesy of John Stevenson/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
103 WILLIAM STREET
Guelph (St. George's), Ontario MLS® #30182367
Courtesy of ANDRA ARNOLD/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
40 SILVER LINDEN DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #30182010
Courtesy of CINDY LIAO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
629 SETTLERSFIELD Court Unit# B
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30182394
Courtesy of AGA SAUNDERS/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.
214 Marine Drive
Southern Harbour, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30182286
Courtesy of Chris Dunn/RE/MAX Infinity Realty Inc. - Sheraton Hotel
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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