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
381 LAMBTON STREET
Kincardine, Ontario MLS® #30135010
Courtesy of BART CHINNICK/Royal LePage Exchange Realty Co.
807 WARTMAN AVENUE
Kingston (City SouthWest), Ontario MLS® #30136619
Courtesy of LORI CHENIER/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
1141 FRONT ROAD
Kingston (City SouthWest), Ontario MLS® #30136621
Courtesy of SEAN MURPHY/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
66 FALLENGALE CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30136638
Courtesy of Steve Benson/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
306 ALDWORTH PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30136640
Courtesy of Steve Benson/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
555 FOUNTAIN Street S
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30136703
Courtesy of Curtis Ball/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
1017 BARLOCHAN ROAD
Muskoka Lakes (Wood (Muskoka Lakes)), Ontario MLS® #30136710
Courtesy of JEFF KNAPP/Re/Max Professionals North
743 Briarwood Dr
Parksville, British Columbia MLS® #30136722
Courtesy of Sol Park/REMAX Professionals (NA)
46 Conception Bay Highway
Holyrood, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30136727
Courtesy of Charlene Harnum/3% Realty East Coast
23 BANTING CRESCENT
Essa (Angus), Ontario MLS® #30136739
Courtesy of HEATHER BEAUCHESNE/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
511 - 9 STECKLEY HOUSE LANE
Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #30136741
Courtesy of KERRY MANTZIOUNIS/EXP REALTY
671 SIMCOE ROAD
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #30136746
Courtesy of ROB SCHNEIDER/CENTURY 21 B.J. ROTH REALTY LTD.
1296 AYMOND CRESCENT W
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30136753
Courtesy of FERRO PAYMAN/RE/MAX EXPERTS
1702 - 223 WEBB DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30136760
Courtesy of JACK LUAN/REAL HOME CANADA REALTY INC.
404 - 391 PLAINS ROAD E
Burlington (LaSalle), Ontario MLS® #30136758
Courtesy of HAZEL FLORES/ENGEL & VOLKERS OAKVILLE
3 VISIONARY Avenue
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30136772
Courtesy of ALEJANDRA IVIC/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.
66 PALING COURT
Hamilton (Homeside), Ontario MLS® #30136784
Courtesy of RHIANNON COOK/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
12 5315 Miller Rd
Duncan, British Columbia MLS® #30136847
Courtesy of Jenney Massey/Pemberton Holmes Ltd. (Cow Vall)
38 TENTH Avenue
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30136878
Courtesy of Bradley Mottashed/Bradley Mottashed Inc.
127 A Main Street
Port aux Basques, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30135077
Courtesy of Lloyd Francis/Royal LePage NL Realty Limited
626 STROUDS LANE
Pickering (Amberlea), Ontario MLS® #30136614
Courtesy of Nicole Stephen/RE/MAX Jazz INC.
3994 CARAVELLE ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #30136626
Courtesy of Pam Devereux/Century 21 Energy Realty(Qsnl)
4 - 454 BLOOR STREET W
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #30136715
Courtesy of DAVID STODDARD/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
201 - 310 TWEEDSMUIR AVENUE
Toronto (Forest Hill South), Ontario MLS® #30136905
Courtesy of SANDON SCHWARTZBEN/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
46329 SPARTA LINE
Central Elgin (Sparta), Ontario MLS® #30136950
Courtesy of DALLAS POSTHUMUS/RE/MAX CENTRE CITY REALTY INC.
2204 193 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30135356
Courtesy of Matthew G. Harrison/MaxWell Challenge Realty
36369 TALBOT LINE
Southwold, Ontario MLS® #30135995
Courtesy of DIOGO BARREIRA/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
60 - 40 TIFFANY DRIVE
London East (East I), Ontario MLS® #30136176
Courtesy of AVERY MELLOR/THRIVE REALTY GROUP INC.
68026A Range RD 163 Range
Plamondon, Alberta MLS® #30136188
Courtesy of Gerald Webster/RE/MAX LA BICHE REALTY
674 HAYBALL STREET
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #30136190
Courtesy of Danielle Hague/Century 21 Heritage House Ltd Brokerage
6311 Ash Road
Wasa, British Columbia MLS® #30136215
Courtesy of Jeannie Argatoff/RE/MAX Blue Sky Realty
613154 SIDEROAD 50
West Grey, Ontario MLS® #30136222
Courtesy of CARRIE RUSSELL/Royal LePage RCR Realty
258 GLENWAY CIRCLE
Newmarket (Glenway Estates), Ontario MLS® #30136258
Courtesy of MATTHEW MAH/RE/MAX EXCEL TITAN
6 - 46 CAMBRIDGE STREET
The Nation, Ontario MLS® #30136265
Courtesy of Mathieu Fournier/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE 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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