26 LAKELAND CRESCENT
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #29129947
Courtesy of FREDRICK BAMIDELE OYEKANMI/EXP 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.
5505 - 2920 HIGHWAY 7 ROAD
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29129973
Courtesy of JOE REA/ROYAL LEPAGE PREMIUM ONE REALTY
263 Citadel Meadow Grove NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29129978
Courtesy of Aman Goggar/Royal LePage METRO
244060 Township Road 314
Rural Kneehill County, Alberta MLS® #29129980
Courtesy of Roman Latypov/Town Residential
UPPER - 260 FISHERVILLE ROAD
Toronto (Westminster-Branson), Ontario MLS® #29130002
Courtesy of TOMMY HUA/REAL LAND REALTY INC.
101 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29130014
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
1745 TWIN OAKS CRESCENT
Severn (Coldwater), Ontario MLS® #29130019
Courtesy of SARAH PICKETT/RE/MAX Georgian Bay Realty Ltd
302 HIGHBROOK Crescent
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29130026
Courtesy of Trisha Moore/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services
2002 - 3240 WILLIAM COLTSON AVENUE
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29130033
Courtesy of MITUL KADAKIA/SAVE MAX 365 REALTY
2 GALBRAITH COURT
St. Thomas, Ontario MLS® #29130038
Courtesy of SCOTT STAFFORD/ELGIN REALTY LIMITED
1908 - 3240 WILLIAM COLTSON AVENUE
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29130571
Courtesy of TOMASZ WDOWCZYK/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
124 1 Street
Duchess, Alberta MLS® #29130660
Courtesy of Kelly Rasmussen/Royal LePage Community Realty
314 19985 76 AVENUE
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #29130413
Courtesy of Kip Smith/TRG The Residential Group Realty
256 LAKESIDE GREENS Drive
Chestermere, Alberta MLS® #29130159
Courtesy of Karen L. Gonzales/Stonemere Real Estate Solutions
4705 - 100 HARBOUR STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29129950
Courtesy of Wilson Lee/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
76 MOFFATT AVENUE
Brampton (Fletcher's West), Ontario MLS® #29129979
Courtesy of SREENATH REDDY KUNDOORI/WORLD CLASS REALTY POINT
82 - 3400 CASTLE ROCK PLACE
London South (South W), Ontario MLS® #29129981
Courtesy of FAHAD A. QURESHI/PROCLIENT BROKERS INC.
923 5 Street NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29129998
Courtesy of Christopher Marshall/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
61 ELLENHALL SQUARE
Toronto (Steeles), Ontario MLS® #29130003
Courtesy of FORREST WANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1038 TRAILSWAY AVENUE
London South (South B), Ontario MLS® #29130008
Courtesy of JULIE JIANG/Right At Home Realty, Brokerage
1005 - 775 KING STREET W
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29130010
Courtesy of RAYMOND LI/KINGSWAY REAL ESTATE
Northern Dairy Distributors Warehouse
Buckland Rm No. 491, Saskatchewan MLS® #29130147
Courtesy of Jesse Heit/Century 21 Fusion
556 BATH ROAD
Kingston (Central City West), Ontario MLS® #29130320
Courtesy of HICHAM S FARHAT/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
302 - 628 FLEET STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29129993
Courtesy of GIZELE MIRASOL/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
2506 - 33 ISABELLA STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29129994
Courtesy of TODOR YORDANOV/CITY REALTY POINT
10 WESTPOINT COURT
Richmond Hill (Bayview Hill), Ontario MLS® #29130004
Courtesy of MARY HUANG/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
1201 - 55 ANN O'REILLY ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29130009
Courtesy of CARL CHEN/CONDOWONG REAL ESTATE INC.
82 CAMBRIDGE AVENUE
Hamilton (Crown Point), Ontario MLS® #29130016
Courtesy of ABDELLAH MAJD/REVEL REALTY INC.
25 VINEWOOD ROAD
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #29130028
Courtesy of MANDEEP TOOR/RE/MAX EXCELLENCE REAL ESTATE
2253 MELISSA CRESCENT
Burlington (Brant Hills), Ontario MLS® #29130030
Courtesy of STEPHEN BAKER/iCloud Realty Ltd.
SUITE AA - 23 PINEWAY BLVD BOULEVARD N
Toronto (Bayview Woods-Steeles), Ontario MLS® #29130059
Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL REALTY INC.
36 DAMUDE AVENUE
Thorold (Hurricane/Merrittville), Ontario MLS® #29130155
Courtesy of SHARAN BUTAN/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
6281 19 ST NE
Rural Leduc County, Alberta MLS® #29130307
Courtesy of Yad Dhillon/Nationwide Realty Corp
TH-02 - 16 GREENBRIAR ROAD
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29129952
Courtesy of SHARA JAZAERI ARAB/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
UNIT 2 - 1661 MOUNT ALBERT ROAD
East Gwillimbury (Sharon), Ontario MLS® #29129971
Courtesy of IRENE OKEKE/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
118 - 824 WOOLWICH STREET
Guelph (Riverside Park), Ontario MLS® #29129988
Courtesy of ALLY CALDER/eXp Realty
202 - 9030 LESLIE STREET
Richmond Hill (Beaver Creek Business Park), Ontario MLS® #29130005
Courtesy of TOMMY HUA/REAL LAND REALTY INC.
1307 - 212 KING WILLIAM STREET
Hamilton (Beasley), Ontario MLS® #29130036
Courtesy of IFTIKHAR HUSSAIN/ZOLO REALTY
219 TAYLOR STREET
Thorold (Allanburg/Thorold South), Ontario MLS® #29130106
Courtesy of MUHAMMAD AMER SALEEMI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
2624 - 3888 DUKE OF YORK BOULEVARD
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29130151
Courtesy of NURUL SARKAR/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
1404 - 5 ST JOSEPH STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29129964
Courtesy of HELEN YANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
4605 - 832 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29129965
Courtesy of BARON CHEN/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
7 - 145 NORTH CENTRE ROAD
London North (North B), Ontario MLS® #29129977
Courtesy of LIBO LIU/INITIA REAL ESTATE (ONTARIO) LTD
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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