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.
4 SINDEN DRIVE
Whitby (Brooklin), Ontario MLS® #30003591
Courtesy of BETTY DENG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
7 - 148 GLENLAKE AVENUE
Toronto (High Park North), Ontario MLS® #30003611
Courtesy of JONATHAN CHIU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
138 - 11 ALMOND BLOSSOM MEWS
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30003604
Courtesy of SUNNY SUN/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
1802 - 1470 MIDLAND AVENUE
Toronto (Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #30003589
Courtesy of CINDY SUN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
311 YOUNGSTOWN AVENUE
Mississauga (Rathwood), Ontario MLS® #30003609
Courtesy of JESSICA YIN/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
11 Sinclair Street
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #30004032
Courtesy of Lily Dunn/Royal LePage Atlantic
27 GORMAN AVENUE
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #30004075
Courtesy of GIANNI ZEPPIERI/RE/MAX NOBLECORP REAL ESTATE
15366 THE GORE ROAD
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #30004094
Courtesy of ASHLEY SHAW/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
143 CAMPBELL CRESCENT
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #30004107
Courtesy of Maria Giannoukakis/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
129 VICTORIA Road N Unit# 86
Guelph, Ontario MLS® #30003902
Courtesy of Jim Bowman/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
1191 Nightingale TERRACE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30003983
Courtesy of Karrylle Sending/eXp Realty
33 ANN STREET
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #30003743
Courtesy of MICHAEL CHEN/GLOBAL BRICKS EXECUTIVE HOMES REALTY
10527 32 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30005744
Courtesy of Kimberly Ouellette/Schmidt Realty Group Inc
2371 Creighton Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #30005179
Courtesy of Ethan Michaels/Red Door Realty
30 PARK AVENUE
Ingersoll (Ingersoll - South), Ontario MLS® #30005376
Courtesy of Lori Goldhawk/Royal Lepage Triland Realty Brokerage
101 Railway AVENUE
Carlyle, Saskatchewan MLS® #30005718
Courtesy of Tyler Matthewson/Performance Realty
612 - 415 MAIN STREET W
Hamilton (Kirkendall), Ontario MLS® #30003642
Courtesy of SIU TA/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
1605 - 21 ICEBOAT TERRACE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30004974
Courtesy of Sandeep Verma/THE CANADIAN HOME REALTY INC.
42 Skyview Point Link NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30005201
Courtesy of Michael R. Laprairie/Jayman Realty Inc.
3103 - 208 ENFIELD PLACE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30005294
Courtesy of BRAD ZHOU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
154 LUSCOMBE Street
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30004905
Courtesy of Brad Stevenett/Century 21 Miller Real Estate Ltd.
1601 - 101 SUBWAY CRESCENT
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30005299
Courtesy of PREDRAG ULJAREVIC/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
3 - 24 HARDY ROAD
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30004816
Courtesy of KATHY LONG/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
203 ELIZABETH CRESCENT
Centre Wellington (Fergus), Ontario MLS® #30003616
Courtesy of STEPHANIE HARTLEY/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
342 BRYANT CRESCENT
Burlington (Appleby), Ontario MLS® #30005080
Courtesy of CATHY ROCCA/ROYAL LEPAGE BURLOAK REAL ESTATE SERVICES
33 GREENE DRIVE
Brampton (Madoc), Ontario MLS® #30005085
Courtesy of SARABJEET ARORA/ROYAL LEPAGE PLATINUM REALTY
98 WILLOWRIDGE ROAD
Toronto (Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview), Ontario MLS® #30005092
Courtesy of CYNTHIA JOHNSON/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
303 - 340 PLAINS ROAD E
Burlington (LaSalle), Ontario MLS® #30005097
Courtesy of LINDA CORDIANO/ROYAL LEPAGE ELITE REALTY
38 FIRE ROUTE 104A
Trent Lakes, Ontario MLS® #30005112
Courtesy of CHRIS STEPANIANS/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
4542 AVENUE ROAD
London South (South ZZ), Ontario MLS® #30005117
Courtesy of CLIFF C. REGO/CORCORAN HORIZON REALTY
141 COLE TERRACE
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #30005124
Courtesy of RAY PABLA/KING REALTY INC.
308 9751 Fourth St
Sidney, British Columbia MLS® #30005129
Courtesy of Alex Carroll/Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island
7 BIROT LANE
Hamilton (Ancaster), Ontario MLS® #30004640
Courtesy of FISHER YU/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
609 - 15 LOWER JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30004190
Courtesy of ANITA OHRI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1255 FORESTWOOD DRIVE
Mississauga (Erindale), Ontario MLS® #30005073
Courtesy of MARIA TSIAOUSIDIS/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
45 HUMBERSTONE DRIVE
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #30005078
Courtesy of RAMNEEK SIDHU/UPSTATE REALTY INC.
40 MOORE Avenue
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30003988
Courtesy of Ashley Congi/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
474 281 Windmill Road
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #30004164
Courtesy of Tanya Boutilier/Royal LePage Atlantic
298 DOUGLAS AVENUE
Oakville (OO Old Oakville), Ontario MLS® #30004239
Courtesy of DANIEL FISHERMAN/NORTH 2 SOUTH 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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