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
436 - 31 TIPPETT ROAD
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #29934295
Courtesy of WENWAN LIANG/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
4309 TRAIL BLAZER WAY
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29934303
Courtesy of KHALID ABDULAHAD/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
518 - 50 BRUYERES MEWS
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29934207
Courtesy of NASIR MANJI/REALTY EXECUTIVES PLUS LTD
33 GEDDES STREET W
Minto, Ontario MLS® #29934550
Courtesy of KRIS BUTLER/M1 Real Estate Brokerage Ltd
304 Railway AVENUE
Garden River Rm No. 490, Saskatchewan MLS® #29934567
Courtesy of Conrad Kruger/eXp Realty
37 TOWNWOOD DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Jefferson), Ontario MLS® #29934649
Courtesy of JAMES LU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
51 FARMSTEAD ROAD
Richmond Hill (Rouge Woods), Ontario MLS® #29934687
Courtesy of GLORY JIANG/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
9121 52 Street NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29934601
Courtesy of Abhishek Dnyandeo Zodge/Royal LePage Solutions
1514 - 1482 PILGRIMS WAY
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #29934740
Courtesy of ZHIYU XIE/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
1202 - 70 TOWN CENTRE COURT
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29934133
Courtesy of KATHARINE LIU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
255 TORBARRIE ROAD E
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29934304
Courtesy of ELIZABETH MUNIAN/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
1982 PIGEON LAKE ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Emily), Ontario MLS® #29934311
Courtesy of PATRICK BRYANT/COMFLEX REALTY INC.
45 - 2460 PRINCE MICHAEL DRIVE
Oakville (JC Joshua Creek), Ontario MLS® #29934176
Courtesy of REZA SARBAZVATAN-RASHID/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
521 - 1010 DUNDAS STREET E
Whitby (Pringle Creek), Ontario MLS® #29934190
Courtesy of NIRMAL SAINI/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
405 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29934234
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
601 - 327 KING STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29934556
Courtesy of Tabindah Aftab/EXP REALTY
93 DURIE STREET
Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #29934563
Courtesy of DAVID GONGZHI WANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
307 HINTON TERRACE
Milton (FO Ford), Ontario MLS® #29934652
Courtesy of MUHAMMAD ALI NASIR/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
497 Ridgefield Dr
Parksville, British Columbia MLS® #29934570
Courtesy of Edie McPhedran/Royal LePage Island Living (PK)
331, 333, 335 17 Street E
Brooks, Alberta MLS® #29934688
Courtesy of Kelly Rasmussen/Royal LePage Community Realty
19 FOUNTAIN COURT
Richmond Hill (Rouge Woods), Ontario MLS® #29934139
Courtesy of DAISY LI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
501 - 1215 BAYLY STREET
Pickering (Bay Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29934230
Courtesy of KARIM DHARAMSHI/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
341 ZELLER DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29934146
Courtesy of AUSTIN YE/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
6 TEASEL WAY
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29934172
Courtesy of SARA TIAN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
2707 - 17 BATHURST STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29934189
Courtesy of HELEN WANG/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
2607 - 77 SHUTER STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29934254
Courtesy of MARY KARANFILOV/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
555 Nordstrum ROAD
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29934312
Courtesy of Randy Sabo/Coldwell Banker Signature
80 WHISTLING HILLS DRIVE
Toronto (Milliken), Ontario MLS® #29934482
Courtesy of SEONIE KHAMERAJ/HOMELIFE MAPLE LEAF REALTY LTD.
2203 - 36 PARK LAWN ROAD
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29934470
Courtesy of SERENA DHILLON/PROPERTY.CA INC.
7013 HICKLING CRESCENT
Mississauga (Meadowvale), Ontario MLS® #29934564
Courtesy of IRINIE NAKHLA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
513 ROMAINE STREET
Peterborough (Town Ward 3), Ontario MLS® #29934540
Courtesy of EVA ALLAIRE/SOLID ROCK REALTY
74 WILLIAM Street W Unit# 3
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29934329
Courtesy of Rebecca Liu/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
44 HEWISON AVENUE
Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #29934588
Courtesy of JACKIE JIANG/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
1341 DUPONT STREET
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29934615
Courtesy of BROOKE BAROOTES/CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED
75 WILMONT COURT
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #29934425
Courtesy of MANVEER SINGH DHINDSA/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
501 - 223 ERB STREET W
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29934147
Courtesy of AUSTIN YE/HOMELIFE LANDMARK 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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