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.
3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
531 - 531 ARLINGTON BOULEVARD
Burlington (Roseland), Ontario MLS® #30134396
Courtesy of BROOKE VICTORIA O'BRIEN/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC.
5790 ROBINSON STREET
Niagara Falls (Dorchester), Ontario MLS® #30134411
Courtesy of Annie Liu/Wisdomax Realty LTD
1503 - 9 BOGERT AVENUE
Toronto (Lansing-Westgate), Ontario MLS® #30134416
Courtesy of AMY QU/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
1203 - 256 DORIS AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30134377
Courtesy of BRIAN CHAU/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
701 - 801 SHEPPARD AVENUE W
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #30134384
Courtesy of CLIFF TSZ SIU LAU/SKYLETTE MARKETING REALTY INC.
32 ELLENDALE DRIVE
Toronto (Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #30134391
Courtesy of JESSE CHOI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
906 - 56 FOREST MANOR ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #30134378
Courtesy of BRIAN LI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
417 - 736 SPADINA AVENUE
Toronto (University), Ontario MLS® #30134385
Courtesy of JIAN WANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1203 - 256 DORIS AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30134380
Courtesy of BRIAN CHAU/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
1602 - 190 BOROUGH DRIVE
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #30134392
Courtesy of JAN CHAN/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
2549 ADDINGHAM CRESCENT
Oakville (CV Clearview), Ontario MLS® #30134397
Courtesy of VALERIA ZHIBAREVA/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
3384 BAKER CRESCENT
Niagara Falls (Casey), Ontario MLS® #30134412
Courtesy of Annie Liu/Wisdomax Realty LTD
309 - 60 ANN STREET
Caledon (Bolton West), Ontario MLS® #30134400
Courtesy of FRANK DE VACAS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2101 - 81 WELLESLEY STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30134417
Courtesy of JADE SHI/JDL REALTY INC.
ROOM - 45 FOXWARREN DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30134381
Courtesy of CARRIE YAO/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1801 - 388 BLOOR STREET E
Toronto (Rosedale-Moore Park), Ontario MLS® #30134379
Courtesy of DANIEL ELIADIS/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
3010 - 1080 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30134386
Courtesy of KAIYAN YANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
7443 RUSSIAN OLIVE CLOSE
Mississauga (Lisgar), Ontario MLS® #30134401
Courtesy of ALI SYED/ROYAL LEPAGE CREDIT VALLEY REAL ESTATE
608 - 8 MANOR ROAD W
Toronto (Yonge-Eglinton), Ontario MLS® #30134420
Courtesy of MICHELLE VOEGELIN/HAZELTON REAL ESTATE INC.
574 BLAIR CREEK Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30134432
Courtesy of LIDIA ADAMSKA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
309 - 60 ANN STREET
Caledon (Bolton West), Ontario MLS® #30134399
Courtesy of FRANK DE VACAS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
3282 DRAGON DRIVE
Mississauga (Fairview), Ontario MLS® #30134402
Courtesy of DAVID WEI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
3544 GARRARD ROAD
Whitby (Rolling Acres), Ontario MLS® #30134407
Courtesy of Michele Rowland/The Nook Realty Inc.
470 11TH STREET
Hanover, Ontario MLS® #30134414
Courtesy of MIKE HENNESSY/Wilfred McIntee & Co Limited
9 HAVEN LANE
Barrie (Painswick South), Ontario MLS® #30134426
Courtesy of JONATHAN LO/HOMELIFE BROADWAY REALTY INC.
2029 ALDERSBROOK ROAD
London North (North F), Ontario MLS® #30134368
Courtesy of ANITA PIMENTEL/THE REALTY FIRM INC.
507 Turner Point Drive
Walden, Nova Scotia MLS® #30134313
Courtesy of Michelle Donaldson/Exit Real Estate Professionals
223 ERB Street W Unit# 405
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30134371
Courtesy of Austin Ye/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC
5704 - 100 HARBOUR STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30134383
Courtesy of JESSE CHOI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1608 - 100 PRUDENTIAL DRIVE
Toronto (Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #30134390
Courtesy of WALKER AMRUL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
53 ANDERSON AVENUE
Mono, Ontario MLS® #30134403
Courtesy of JUSTIN JAMES WALL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
TH 141 - 31 ALMOND BLOSSOM MEWS S
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30134410
Courtesy of Annie Liu/Wisdomax Realty LTD
27 CHESTNUT HILL
London South (South B), Ontario MLS® #30134369
Courtesy of CHRISTINE CRNCICH/TEAM GLASSER REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE INC.
328 - 39 QUEENS QUAY
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30134415
Courtesy of AMY QU/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
76 BIG DIPPER STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30133552
Courtesy of Karan Sharma/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
370 FRASER LAKE
Carlow/Mayo (Carlow Ward), Ontario MLS® #30133487
Courtesy of AMANDA HOOLIHAN/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
261 HOTCHKISS STREET
Gravenhurst (Muskoka (S)), Ontario MLS® #30133482
Courtesy of HUGH NICHOLS/Re/Max Professionals North
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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