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.
12803,12807,12809,12811, 12803,12807,12809,12811 56 St
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29961435
Courtesy of Vikaas K Kwatra/smartPRO Realty
708 - 43 HANNA AVENUE
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29962114
Courtesy of ARI ESMAIL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
603 - 4010 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Toronto (Humber Heights), Ontario MLS® #29962133
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/EXP REALTY
1211 - 543 RICHMOND STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29962145
Courtesy of JEREMY ZHU/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
2445 FELHABER CRESCENT
Oakville (JC Joshua Creek), Ontario MLS® #29962134
Courtesy of DONNA LEE/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
710 - 188 REDPATH AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29962146
Courtesy of DAVID MCLEAN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
4175 PRUDHAM AVENUE
Burlington (Alton), Ontario MLS® #29962153
Courtesy of GARRY BASSAN/HOUSESIGMA INC.
504 - 50 ABSOLUTE AVENUE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29962135
Courtesy of JASON MOK/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
1808 - 550 WEBB DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29962154
Courtesy of MOHAMMED CONTRACTOR/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
404 - 17 KENASTON GARDENS
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29962147
Courtesy of KIM SU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
44 SHINING WILLOW CRESCENT
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #29962155
Courtesy of NATHAN GURUNATHAN/REALTY ASSOCIATES INC.
752 HILLVIEW CRESCENT
Pickering (West Shore), Ontario MLS® #29962150
Courtesy of KAVI NAGARAJAH/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
320 - 2486 OLD BRONTE ROAD
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29962136
Courtesy of DUNCAN LI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
64 BROCK AVENUE
Toronto (Roncesvalles), Ontario MLS® #29962137
Courtesy of SERGIO FERNANDES/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
58 EAST 22ND Street
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29961344
Courtesy of Joe Iannino/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
234 GIESBRECHT ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29956174
Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
6267 MACABAR ROAD
100 Mile House, British Columbia MLS® #29956573
Courtesy of Adam Harvey/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
77 DAVENTRY WAY
Middlesex Centre (Kilworth), Ontario MLS® #29956605
Courtesy of BRENT SAVAGE/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD
57 Edison Place
St Johns, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29956718
Courtesy of Jill Mason/3% Realty East Coast
9 BOESE COURT
St. Catharines (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #29956725
Courtesy of DENISE KENNEDY/EXP REALTY
Lot C Block C Conrod Beach Road
Lower East Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia MLS® #29956732
Courtesy of Carly Gravel/Century 21 Trident Realty Ltd.
1680 ST CLAIR AVENUE W
Toronto (Weston-Pellam Park), Ontario MLS® #29956768
Courtesy of ERIC MATTEI/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
838496 4TH LINE E
Mulmur, Ontario MLS® #29956775
Courtesy of SUZANNE LAWRENCE/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
72A LAUREL AVENUE
Toronto (Kennedy Park), Ontario MLS® #29956869
Courtesy of Elsbeth Potvin/RE/MAX Rouge River Realty Ltd.
909 EDWARD RILEY DRIVE
Kingston (City Northwest), Ontario MLS® #29956871
Courtesy of JOY HO/RE/MAX RISE EXECUTIVES, BROKERAGE
219 HELYER ROAD
Quinte West (Murray Ward), Ontario MLS® #29956876
Courtesy of Michelle Shearon-Milligan/Re/Max Quinte Ltd.
32057 17 HIGHWAY
Laurentian Hills, Ontario MLS® #29956888
Courtesy of Ally Lafrance/CENTURY 21 ASPIRE REALTY LTD.
4 (2ND FLOOR C ) - 117 RINGWOOD DRIVE
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29957468
Courtesy of MICHAEL G. LI/LE SOLD REALTY BROKERAGE INC.
2222 VICTORIA STREET
Innisfil (Stroud), Ontario MLS® #29957470
Courtesy of PEGGY HILL/RE/MAX HALLMARK PEGGY HILL GROUP REALTY
283 DERRYDOWN ROAD
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #29957502
Courtesy of ANTHONY J TROPEA/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
856 WESTON ROAD
Toronto (Rockcliffe-Smythe), Ontario MLS® #29957521
Courtesy of MATTHEW WYNN/PROPERTY.CA INC.
4444 ARTHUR COURT LANE
Frontenac (Frontenac South), Ontario MLS® #29957538
Courtesy of WENDY FU/GORDONS REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE LTD.
148 CHARLOTTE STREET
Merrickville-Wolford, Ontario MLS® #29957557
Courtesy of Jillian Jarvis/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
3 TWINOAKS CRESCENT
Hamilton (Stoney Creek Mountain), Ontario MLS® #29957576
Courtesy of GUY FRANK D'ALESIO/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
201 - 475 BATHURST STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #29957653
Courtesy of LISA GAO/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
2713 - 280 DUNDAS STREET W
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #29957658
Courtesy of CHRISTINA WANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
301 KENILWORTH AVENUE
Toronto (The Beaches), Ontario MLS® #29957665
Courtesy of ANDREI DANIEL ANGELKOVSKI/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
68 ROYAL OAK DRIVE
Barrie (South Shore), Ontario MLS® #29957153
Courtesy of IAN LEE HOCKING/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY
76 CALYPSO AVENUE
Springwater (Midhurst), Ontario MLS® #29957158
Courtesy of TAL SIVAK/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
91 Sandy Beach Regional Park
Sandy Beach, Saskatchewan MLS® #29957196
Courtesy of Harpreet Christie/RE/MAX OF LLOYDMINSTER
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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