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
505 - 365 PRINCE OF WALES DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30360648
Courtesy of JUAN SANTOS/CITY CENTRE REAL ESTATE LTD.
2 - 23 WEST DEANE PARK DRIVE
Toronto (Eringate-Centennial-West Deane), Ontario MLS® #30360650
Courtesy of NINA SHALAMOVA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
60 CHARLES Street W Unit# 2409
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30360807
Courtesy of Austin Bolt/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
15 MILLER Crescent
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #30360958
Courtesy of Peter R. Hogeterp/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
30 WALDIE Crescent
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30361007
Courtesy of Jill Plant/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
99 FUTURE LANE
Stirling-Rawdon (Rawdon Ward), Ontario MLS® #30360857
Courtesy of Bruce Carnegie/Royal Heritage Realty Ltd.
705 - 573 MORNINGTON AVENUE
London East (East G), Ontario MLS® #30361019
Courtesy of ANNE GARCIA/OAK AND KEY REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE, INC.
2402 - 108 GARMENT STREET
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30361076
Courtesy of ARTHUR LABBANCZ/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
32 MADISON STREET
Brampton (Central Park), Ontario MLS® #30361122
Courtesy of Gagandeep Kaur/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
101 SHOREVIEW Place Unit# 401
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30361158
Courtesy of Amanpreet Kaur/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
3116, 298 Sage Meadows Park NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30361083
Courtesy of Clay Brunette/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
3 HARDCASTLE PL
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #30360840
Courtesy of Sharon Y. Gregresh/Century 21 Masters
607 - 8010 DERRY ROAD
Milton (CO Coates), Ontario MLS® #30361184
Courtesy of ARIF ALI RAJER/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
315 - 1990 BLOOR STREET W
Toronto (High Park North), Ontario MLS® #30361191
Courtesy of Wilson Lee/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
463 GREENWOOD AVENUE
North Bay (West End), Ontario MLS® #30361209
Courtesy of SHAMAIRAH NOUFARO/ROBIN HOOD REALTY LIMITED
298 COUNTY ROAD 8
Kawartha Lakes (Fenelon), Ontario MLS® #30361211
Courtesy of MICHAEL G. LI/LE SOLD REALTY BROKERAGE INC.
60 FREDERICK Street Unit# 2913
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30361228
Courtesy of Matt Campbell/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
PH1203 - 39 QUEENS QUAY E. STREET E
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30361160
Courtesy of MAHRAZ EGHBALIAN/TIMES REALTY GROUP INC.
25 MEINZINGER Avenue
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30360768
Courtesy of DUSTIN FORRESTER/ROYAL LEPAGE CROWN REALTY SERVICES INC.
4 MARY STREET
Norwich (Norwich Town), Ontario MLS® #30361557
Courtesy of LOU LUMANI/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
610 ANGELA COURT
Burlington (Shoreacres), Ontario MLS® #30361735
Courtesy of KAREN RONG ZHOU/KINGSWAY REAL ESTATE
186 ADELINE Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30361533
Courtesy of Stacey Keric/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
27 Orchard Lane
West Lochaber, Nova Scotia MLS® #30361266
Courtesy of Sherry Blinkhorn/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
13 Chester Avenue
Kentville, Nova Scotia MLS® #30360782
Courtesy of Heather Nauss/Exit Realty Town & Country
106 Deerbrooke Drive
Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia MLS® #30360972
Courtesy of Betty Lou Killen/RE/MAX Nova
309, 10150 121 Avenue
Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #30361312
Courtesy of Dennis Stauffer/Real Broker
567 WOOLWICH Street
Guelph, Ontario MLS® #30361723
Courtesy of Ruben Solano/HomeLife Power Realty Inc.
53119 Highway 47
Rural Yellowhead County, Alberta MLS® #30360833
Courtesy of ELAINE TAYLOR/ROYAL LEPAGE EDSON REAL ESTATE
306 - 5080 PINEDALE AVENUE
Burlington (Appleby), Ontario MLS® #30360997
Courtesy of SHERI SULLIVAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
897 WESTDALE AVENUE
Peterborough (Northcrest Ward 5), Ontario MLS® #30360858
Courtesy of Derek Green/RE/MAX HALLMARK EASTERN REALTY
2209 BLACKBIRD COURT
Oakville (WT West Oak Trails), Ontario MLS® #30361185
Courtesy of AFSHIN EKBATANI/EXP 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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide