88 GIBSON Street Unit# 405
Ayr, Ontario MLS® #29157878
Courtesy of MICHELLE JACKSON/ROYAL LEPAGE WOLLE 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.
203 6th AVENUE S
Warman, Saskatchewan MLS® #29158270
Courtesy of Cindy Baliski/Coldwell Banker Signature
733 - 35 PARLIAMENT STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29158213
Courtesy of KARAN RAO/PROPERTY.CA INC.
406 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29158131
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
1302 11th STREET E
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29158143
Courtesy of Scott Irwin/Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate
1301 - 185 DEERFIELD ROAD
Newmarket (Central Newmarket), Ontario MLS® #29158117
Courtesy of TROY ANTHONY DECAIRE/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
827 15TH AVENUE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29157892
Courtesy of Curtus Collins/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
B - 1319 N AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29158174
Courtesy of Bryan Nadeau/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
465 LINE 2 ROAD
Niagara-on-the-Lake (Virgil), Ontario MLS® #29157854
Courtesy of Armando Avolio/COLDWELL BANKER MOMENTUM REALTY, BROKERAGE
2105 - 5 CONCORDE PLACE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29157772
Courtesy of HANS RAJ DHINGRA/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
TH10 - 4070 PARKSIDE VILLAGE DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29157816
Courtesy of Jerry Sun/PROCONDO REALTY INC.
50 DUNDAS STREET
Quinte West (Trenton Ward), Ontario MLS® #29157900
Courtesy of TIM MCKINNEY/RE/MAX QUINTE LTD.
901 - 1403 ROYAL YORK ROAD
Toronto (Humber Heights), Ontario MLS® #29157880
Courtesy of AMIR MIRBOLOOKI/ROYAL LEPAGE YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
56 Rubys Way
Stewiacke, Nova Scotia MLS® #29157931
Courtesy of Lee Coley/Century 21 Trident Realty Ltd.
560 AVONDALE Road
Vernon River, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29157924
Courtesy of James Beaton/EXIT Realty PEI
1039 RYAN COURT
Kingston (North of Taylor-Kidd Blvd), Ontario MLS® #29157981
Courtesy of LINDSAY PETTIE/RE/MAX RISE EXECUTIVES, BROKERAGE
1101 - 155 BEECROFT ROAD
Toronto (Lansing-Westgate), Ontario MLS® #29158023
Courtesy of IRIS SHUSTER/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
253 LESTER Street Unit# 101
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29158035
Courtesy of Poonam Taggar/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
45 Dewar Drive
Stratford, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29158042
Courtesy of Leigh Jenkins/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
679 CONSTELLATION DRIVE
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29158047
Courtesy of JASON WANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
344 FARES STREET
Port Colborne (Killaly East), Ontario MLS® #29158150
Courtesy of JAG SINGH/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
902 - 35 TOWERING HEIGHTS BOULEVARD
St. Catharines (Glendale/Glenridge), Ontario MLS® #29158181
Courtesy of Jim Brown/BOLDT REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
10 FRANKLIN CRESCENT
Whitby, Ontario MLS® #29158237
Courtesy of LISA PATEL/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
308 - 1810 WALKERS LINE
Burlington (Palmer), Ontario MLS® #29158294
Courtesy of HAZEL FLORES/ENGEL & VOLKERS OAKVILLE
675 ELIZABETH STREET
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #29158299
Courtesy of Drew Symons/Gale Group Realty Brokerage Ltd
9 WINTERS CRESCENT
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #29158307
Courtesy of TABATHA NIGRO/Century 21 Millennium Inc.
5 - 1148 SNOW VALLEY ROAD
Springwater (Midhurst), Ontario MLS® #29158509
Courtesy of NEIL BAYLEY-HAY/LPT REALTY
301 - 1120 BRIAR HILL AVENUE
Toronto (Briar Hill-Belgravia), Ontario MLS® #29158530
Courtesy of JEFF CHOW/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
671 North ST
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #29158547
Courtesy of Carlo Gervasi/Century 21 Choice Realty Inc.
3544 PRINCESS STREET
Kingston (City Northwest), Ontario MLS® #29158162
Courtesy of KATHRYN NEWMAN/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD., BROKERAGE
181 KING Street S Unit# 1811
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29158186
Courtesy of LEE S. QUAILE/Chestnut Park Realty Southwestern Ontario Limited
5145 PERTH LINE 44
Perth South (Sebringville), Ontario MLS® #29158193
Courtesy of LEAM HUGHES/RE/MAX A-B Realty Ltd
302 - 263 WELLINGTON STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29158201
Courtesy of TIM YEW/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS
530 - 50 BRUYERES MEWS
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29158206
Courtesy of JULIAN KASHANI/PROPERTY.CA INC.
0 RTE 19
Rice Point, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29158220
Courtesy of Calvin Mol/COLDWELL BANKER/PARKER REALTY
11 BELLVARE CRESCENT
Toronto (Wexford-Maryvale), Ontario MLS® #29158232
Courtesy of HICHAM S FARHAT/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
705 CONSERVATION DRIVE
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29158554
Courtesy of HARRY ZHAO/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
211, 728 Country Hills Road NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29158573
Courtesy of Tamara J. Stearns/Real Broker
355276 THE BLUE MOUNTAINS EUPHRASIA TOWNLINE
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #29158016
Courtesy of EMILY DEANE/Bosley Real Estate Ltd.
10013 Chicory Pl
Sidney, British Columbia MLS® #29158357
Courtesy of Chace Whitson/Macdonald Realty Ltd. (Sid)
942 UPPER GAGE Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29158352
Courtesy of Paul Dishke/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
BASEMENT - 86 OVERLEA CRESCENT
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29158314
Courtesy of AMAL YVETTE GABRAIEL/Royal Lepage Real Estate Associates
2620 MISSISSAUGA ROAD
Mississauga (Sheridan), Ontario MLS® #29158287
Courtesy of ERIC CHEN/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
10 - 134 CARLTON STREET E
Toronto (Cabbagetown-South St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #29158100
Courtesy of ELYSHA AARON SLOME/FREEMAN REAL ESTATE LTD.
3B - 875 MILLWOOD ROAD
Toronto (Leaside), Ontario MLS® #29158097
Courtesy of JACKIE MAKHLOUF/EXP REALTY
3780 Schubert Road Unit# 217
Armstrong, British Columbia MLS® #29158080
Courtesy of Derek Leippi/2 Percent Realty Interior Inc.
27 Langton Drive SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29157998
Courtesy of Renata M. M. Reid/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
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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