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
16 ROSANNE CIRC
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #30347723
Courtesy of JENNY CALALANG/HOMELIFE EXCELSIOR REALTY INC.
247 SHIRLEY DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Rouge Woods), Ontario MLS® #30347716
Courtesy of NORA HAO/SMART SOLD REALTY
#1 - 151 GLEDHILL AVENUE
Toronto (Woodbine-Lumsden), Ontario MLS® #30347711
Courtesy of ALEX LEE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
693 BARNES CRESCENT
Oshawa (Northglen), Ontario MLS® #30347709
Courtesy of NASIR MANJI/REALTY EXECUTIVES PLUS LTD
341 REXFORD DRIVE
Hamilton (Randall), Ontario MLS® #30347735
Courtesy of MOHAMMED AL-OGAIDI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
MAIN - 191 PLEASANT AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #30347742
Courtesy of LAWRENCE LIANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
27 GORMAN AVENUE
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #30347754
Courtesy of GIANNI ZEPPIERI/RE/MAX NOBLECORP REAL ESTATE
579 BOLER ROAD
London South (South K), Ontario MLS® #30347691
Courtesy of ANITA PIMENTEL/THE REALTY FIRM INC.
1408 - 470 FRONT STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30347704
Courtesy of WINNIE LUI/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
D - 2400 MUNN'S AVENUE
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #30347728
Courtesy of KEN SUI/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
537 TERRACE WAY
Oakville (SH Sixteen Hollow), Ontario MLS® #30347759
Courtesy of CINDY ZHANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1008 - 501 ADELAIDE STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30347705
Courtesy of SIMON YEUNG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
2806 - 4090 LIVING ARTS DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30347729
Courtesy of JASJIT S NARULA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
419 BLACK CHERRY CRESCENT
Shelburne, Ontario MLS® #30347762
Courtesy of MUHAMMAD NASIM/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
10001 WELLINGTON ROAD
Southwold (Lynhurst), Ontario MLS® #30347692
Courtesy of MEGAN VAN DYK/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
SPH09 - 117 MCMAHON DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30347697
Courtesy of MOSES CHAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
#3 - 151 GLEDHILL AVENUE
Toronto (Woodbine-Lumsden), Ontario MLS® #30347712
Courtesy of ALEX LEE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2 - 22 CENTRE STREET
Aurora (Aurora Village), Ontario MLS® #30347717
Courtesy of FATEMEH YASINIYAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
15 LADY STEWART BOULEVARD
Brampton (Westgate), Ontario MLS® #30347724
Courtesy of AP BAINS/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
397 MAPLE LEAF DRIVE
Toronto (Maple Leaf), Ontario MLS® #30347731
Courtesy of SONIA WANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
80 GREENSTEM CRESCENT
Hamilton (Winona Park), Ontario MLS® #30347736
Courtesy of CHANGJIE HU/SMART SOLD REALTY
302 - 40 BAIF BOULEVARD
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #30347748
Courtesy of SAM AL-ZAMAN/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
511 CABOTO TRAIL
Markham (Village Green-South Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30347755
Courtesy of CALVIN CUAN/VALERY REAL ESTATE INC.
1702 - 7171 YONGE STREET
Markham (Grandview), Ontario MLS® #30347750
Courtesy of NINA SHALAMOVA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
#4 - 151 GLEDHILL AVENUE
Toronto (Woodbine-Lumsden), Ontario MLS® #30347713
Courtesy of ALEX LEE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
3106 - 15 LOWER JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30347698
Courtesy of VIVIANA YE/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
1203 - 21 ICEBOAT TERRACE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30347701
Courtesy of Ricky Liu/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
304 - 666 ST CLAIR AVENUE
Toronto (Humewood-Cedarvale), Ontario MLS® #30347706
Courtesy of PUI YEE SHIRLEY CHENG/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
94 STAUFFER CRESCENT
Markham (Cornell), Ontario MLS® #30347720
Courtesy of ANNIE YOU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1302 - 50 ABSOLUTE AVENUE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30347725
Courtesy of DINGDING CHEN/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
3910 - 60 FREDERICK STREET
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30347732
Courtesy of ALEX KIA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
419 BLACK CHERRY CRESCENT
Shelburne, Ontario MLS® #30347737
Courtesy of MUHAMMAD NASIM/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
147 DUNBAR CRESCENT
Markham (Milliken Mills East), Ontario MLS® #30347749
Courtesy of SHAWN ARYAN-NEJAD/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
166 TOWER HILL ROAD
Richmond Hill (Jefferson), Ontario MLS® #30347751
Courtesy of YADI SHADBAKHT/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1 - 22 CENTRE STREET
Aurora (Aurora Village), Ontario MLS® #30347718
Courtesy of FATEMEH YASINIYAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
99 BEECHMANOR Crescent
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30347663
Courtesy of RYAN PRINCE/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
500 BLENHEIM CRESCENT
Oakville (FD Ford), Ontario MLS® #30347694
Courtesy of PETER HE/Re/Max Hallmark Realty Ltd.
BSMT - 191 PLEASANT AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #30347707
Courtesy of LAWRENCE LIANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
305 - 666 ST CLAIR AVENUE W
Toronto (Humewood-Cedarvale), Ontario MLS® #30347699
Courtesy of PUI YEE SHIRLEY CHENG/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
203 - 666 ST CLAIR AVENUE W
Toronto (Humewood-Cedarvale), Ontario MLS® #30347702
Courtesy of PUI YEE SHIRLEY CHENG/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
COACH - 109 NORTHVALE ROAD
Markham (Cornell), Ontario MLS® #30347721
Courtesy of LENA CHEN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
15 NIMMO LANE
Ajax (South East), Ontario MLS® #30347714
Courtesy of LENA CHEN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK 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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