3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
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.
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
212 Edgefield Bay
Strathmore, Alberta MLS® #30297365
Courtesy of Meghan Stang/RE/MAX Realty Professionals
38 ROSEMOUNT AVENUE
Markham (Thornlea), Ontario MLS® #30297620
Courtesy of KEN YEUNG/CENTURY 21 KENNECT REALTY
270 EUCLID AVENUE
Toronto (Trinity-Bellwoods), Ontario MLS® #30297238
Courtesy of DAVID FRADKIN/PROPERTY.CA INC.
121 TORYORK DRIVE
Toronto (Humber Summit), Ontario MLS® #30297865
Courtesy of CARMINE FELICE INFANTE/VANGUARD REALTY BROKERAGE CORP.
809 - 1878 GORDON STREET
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #30297923
Courtesy of EVELYN LOPES/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
381 DAVID STREET E
Gravenhurst (Muskoka (S)), Ontario MLS® #30297930
Courtesy of CINDY ANN ALBRECHT/SUTTON GROUP INCENTIVE REALTY INC.
1 TWELFTH Street
Grimsby, Ontario MLS® #30297942
Courtesy of Rayo Irani/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
306 515 Chatham St
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #30297423
Courtesy of Lucas Hammond/Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island
652 JACOB Lane Unit# A
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30297435
Courtesy of Souparnika Aravindh Babu/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
32 NORTHEY DRIVE
Toronto (St. Andrew-Windfields), Ontario MLS® #30297322
Courtesy of KAREN MILLAR/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
546 SANDBROOKE Court
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30297081
Courtesy of JENNIFER BROWN/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
1120 ORMOND DRIVE
Oshawa (Samac), Ontario MLS® #30297199
Courtesy of Michele Rowland/The Nook Realty Inc.
5 BEER LANE
Markham (Wismer), Ontario MLS® #30297163
Courtesy of LISA LAI YI FUNG/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
107 - 20 ST GEORGE STREET
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30297132
Courtesy of HAROLD LEE/HomeLife Power Realty Inc
612 Montgomery Close SE
High River, Alberta MLS® #30297389
Courtesy of Gene Yamada/Royal LePage Solutions
1431 GLASPELL CRESCENT
Oshawa (Pinecrest), Ontario MLS® #30297485
Courtesy of REGAN HUTCHISON/SUTTON GROUP-HERITAGE REALTY INC.
635 MEADOWVIEW DR
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta MLS® #30298192
Courtesy of Taylor J. Hack/REMAX River City
118 Ambleside Heath NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30297764
Courtesy of Zhi De Jiang/Royal LePage Benchmark
270 Cityscape Boulevard NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30297339
Courtesy of Channi Toor/TREC The Real Estate Company
86 Hollyberry Drive
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30298154
Courtesy of Craig Walker/RE/MAX Realty Specialists
379 DARLING Street Unit# 19
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30298166
Courtesy of Sean Flynn/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
3277 WOODSIDE Avenue
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30298173
Courtesy of Scarlett Strati/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
115 MATTINGLEY STREET
Brant (Paris), Ontario MLS® #30298161
Courtesy of ASHLEE ELIZABETH JUNEAU/REVEL REALTY INC.
6 YORK STREET
Lambton Shores (Forest), Ontario MLS® #30298236
Courtesy of RICK BUNCICK/BLUE FOREST REALTY INC.
43 EAST 39TH Street
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30298452
Courtesy of Lisa Hamilton/Royal LePage Macro Realty
Crescent 4826 Mazinke CRESCENT
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30297707
Courtesy of Abby Redekopp/Century 21 Dome Realty Inc.
602 WATFORD PLACE
Kingston (South of Taylor-Kidd Blvd), Ontario MLS® #30297702
Courtesy of PAULA BEVENS-RUTTER/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
11 WALLFORD WAY
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30297598
Courtesy of Elaine Beaudry/COLDWELL BANKER RHODES & COMPANY
17 Cimarron Park Green
Okotoks, Alberta MLS® #30298572
Courtesy of Graeme McInnis/TREC The Real Estate Company
1021 Mahogany Boulevard SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30297290
Courtesy of Justyna Jakimowicz/Royal LePage Benchmark
2 ARKONA DRIVE
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #30297156
Courtesy of YORKSON WU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
315 2962 TRETHEWEY STREET
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #30298332
Courtesy of Jodi Steeves/RE/MAX Aldercenter Realty
9710 120 Avenue
Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #30298476
Courtesy of Morgan MacLean/Grassroots Realty Group Ltd.
109 - 1960 DALMAGARRY ROAD
London North (North E), Ontario MLS® #30298700
Courtesy of LIBO LIU/INITIA REAL ESTATE (ONTARIO) LTD
700 DYNES Road Unit# 909
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30298921
Courtesy of Maureen Galivan/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
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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