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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
778 LAURELWOOD Drive Unit# 710
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29901403
Courtesy of RANA MOUFTI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
10 DARRAS COURT
Brampton (Southgate), Ontario MLS® #29901434
Courtesy of PRITAM KAHLON/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
4844 OWL CIRCLE
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29901484
Courtesy of MANOJ JOSHI/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
1004 - 33 BAY STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29901547
Courtesy of ANNA ZHENG/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
5030 HEATHERLEIGH AVENUE
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29901554
Courtesy of JACK LI/JDL REALTY INC.
622 - 102 GROVEWOOD COMMON
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #29901435
Courtesy of CECILIA SAILIN WANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
BASMENT - 2931 BUR OAK AVENUE S
Markham (Cornell), Ontario MLS® #29901430
Courtesy of RIYAZ MALAM/CENTURY 21 TITANS REALTY INC.
30 BRIDGE Street W Unit# 307
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29901404
Courtesy of YING SUSAN JIANG/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
BASEMENT - 27 ELMARTIN DRIVE
Toronto (Steeles), Ontario MLS® #29901428
Courtesy of JOE REA/ROYAL LEPAGE PREMIUM ONE REALTY
1004 - 3200 WILLIAM COLTSON AVENUE
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29901555
Courtesy of KIRK JOHN GERMAIN FOURNIER/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC.
194 Arbour Stone Rise NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29901598
Courtesy of Dianne Legros/Engel & Völkers Calgary
1906 - 8 WATER WALK DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29901431
Courtesy of BELINDA YU/JDL REALTY INC.
1306 ST JOHNS Road W
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #29901405
Courtesy of Jacob Atkinson/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
MASTER BEDROOM, 2ND FLOOR - 15 WILDFLOWER WAY S
Toronto (West Hill), Ontario MLS® #29901549
Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL REALTY INC.
84 BELL AVENUE
New Tecumseth, Ontario MLS® #29901551
Courtesy of KIRPA SINGH NIJJAR/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
243 - 1145 JOURNEYMAN LANE E
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #29901556
Courtesy of TSUN-WANG NG/GENESIS REALTY
73 WEST 1ST Street
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29901425
Courtesy of Asarhadoun Kattina/One Percent Realty Ltd.
W/O BASEMENT - 239 CRESTWOOD ROAD
Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #29901432
Courtesy of HELEN XIAO HUI ZHANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
334 DUNDAS STREET E
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #29901557
Courtesy of PHILIP CHENG/SKYLETTE MARKETING REALTY INC.
61 CAMERON AVENUE
Toronto (Keelesdale-Eglinton West), Ontario MLS® #29901538
Courtesy of JOSEPH DONATO/REALTY LIFE LTD.
65 Woodpath Terrace SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29901545
Courtesy of Kevin Chapman/MaxWell Capital Realty
154 CHARLTON BOULEVARD
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29901426
Courtesy of ARI ESMAIL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2 Van Der Horn Way
Rural Red Deer County, Alberta MLS® #29901527
Courtesy of Wesley Giesbrecht/Century 21 Advantage
51 SCHADE Street
Monkton, Ontario MLS® #29901515
Courtesy of RICK CAIN/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
34 RUSTYWOOD DRIVE
Toronto (Parkwoods-Donalda), Ontario MLS® #29901457
Courtesy of SOPHIA KESHAVARZ/HOMES WITH SOPHIA REALTY INC.
205 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29901553
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
6934 Laguna Way NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29901383
Courtesy of Steve Sklenka/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
112 - 21 LIVONIA PLACE
Toronto (Morningside), Ontario MLS® #29901388
Courtesy of KUMAR SELVARATNAM/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
3B - 348 MAIN STREET N
Markham (Old Markham Village), Ontario MLS® #29901390
Courtesy of ALFRED YANG/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
223 PIONEER Drive Unit# B16
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29901376
Courtesy of Ana Bustamante/Century 21 Miller Real Estate Ltd.
31 PRADY LANE
New Tecumseth (Tottenham), Ontario MLS® #29901371
Courtesy of JOE REA/ROYAL LEPAGE PREMIUM ONE REALTY
305 - 22 PERKINS STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29900727
Courtesy of Oksana Shevchenko/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
913 - 57 ST JOSEPH STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29900758
Courtesy of HARPREET RAI/RE/MAX PRESIDENT REALTY
8 PAUL MARKWAY
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #29900760
Courtesy of HAN ZHANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
16 SHREWSBURY SQUARE
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #29900765
Courtesy of MARGARET HAYES/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
1960 10TH SIDE ROAD
New Tecumseth, Ontario MLS® #29900777
Courtesy of GLENN JOHN DEWHIRST/COLDWELL BANKER RONAN REALTY
504 CRANDELL CT
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #29900791
Courtesy of Arthur Jastrzebski/Century 21 All Stars Realty 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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Toronto Neighbourhood Guide
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