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.
4122 RAINBOW DRIVE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30463973
Courtesy of Bob Quinlan/RE/MAX Core Realty
701 - 158 FRONT STREET EAST STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30464248
Courtesy of MARK ZHU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
51 SCHADE Street
Monkton, Ontario MLS® #30464344
Courtesy of RICK CAIN/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
PH05 - 350 PRINCE CHARLES DRIVE
Welland (Broadway), Ontario MLS® #30464286
Courtesy of Ellen White/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
165 VICTORIA Street
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #30464402
Courtesy of Jonathan Costa/Van Londersele Real Estate Brokerage Ltd.
502 - 160 KINGSWAY CRESCENT
Toronto (Kingsway South), Ontario MLS® #30464495
Courtesy of SHARON JULIA EDWARDS/BAKER REAL ESTATE INCORPORATED
MASTERBEDROOM A BSMT - 973 WILLOWDALE AVE AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #30464421
Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL REALTY INC.
419 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30464426
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
36 PATRICIA DRIVE
Coronach, Saskatchewan MLS® #30464510
Courtesy of June Harbottle/Royal LePage® Landmart
7 SANDY PINES TRAIL
South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario MLS® #30464527
Courtesy of SHELLEY MCMILLAN/Sutton-Sound Realty
715 - 18 UPTOWN DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30464541
Courtesy of CALVIN SO/HOMELIFE EXCELSIOR REALTY INC.
1804 - 9075 JANE STREET
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #30464604
Courtesy of JULIA MICELI/ROYAL LEPAGE MAXIMUM REALTY
1108 - 3009 NOVAR ROAD
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30464611
Courtesy of CHAITHANYA GUNDA/CENTURY 21 PROPERTY ZONE REALTY INC.
102, 371 Aberdeen Street SE
Medicine Hat, Alberta MLS® #30464635
Courtesy of Linda Steed/2 PERCENT REALTY
28 55220 Range Road 13
Rural Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta MLS® #30464642
Courtesy of Todd W. Bradley/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
46 BRAWLEY AVENUE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30464659
Courtesy of JACQUELINE NIMER/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
5005 - 4015 THE EXCHANGE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30464394
Courtesy of CECILIA SAILIN WANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
16 ECHO GLEN ROAD
Toronto (Morningside), Ontario MLS® #30464654
Courtesy of UTAYAN PONNUTHURAI/HOMELIFE/CHAMPIONS REALTY INC.
MAIN AND UPPER - 101 MARCHMOUNT ROAD
Toronto (Wychwood), Ontario MLS® #30464748
Courtesy of Kenneth Yim/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
39 LUDSTONE DRIVE
Toronto (Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview), Ontario MLS® #30464774
Courtesy of LESLIE BRLEC/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
13 ROYAL MANOR DRIVE
St. Catharines (Carlton/Bunting), Ontario MLS® #30464801
Courtesy of Cheryl Bergie/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
211 - 99 LOUISA STREET
Kawartha Lakes (Fenelon Falls), Ontario MLS® #30464820
Courtesy of Margaret Weikmann/Ball Real Estate Inc.
1173 SOUTH CREEK WD
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #30464825
Courtesy of Wally Karout/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
209 - 10255 YONGE STREET
Richmond Hill (Crosby), Ontario MLS® #30464832
Courtesy of DARIOUSH TAHMOURESZADEH/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
620 - 293 THE KINGSWAY
Toronto (Edenbridge-Humber Valley), Ontario MLS® #30464844
Courtesy of EVAN ANDREW CHRISTENSEN/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
19 ALLCROFT COURT
Hamilton (Stoney Creek), Ontario MLS® #30464849
Courtesy of ANKUR KAPUR/GLOBAL BRICKS REALTY
165 HODGKINS Avenue
Thorold, Ontario MLS® #30464818
Courtesy of Dave Merat/Royal Lepage Flower City Realty
1723 - 800 LAWRENCE AVENUE W
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #30464717
Courtesy of GELAREH SADEGHI/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
23 Douglas Court N
Brooks, Alberta MLS® #30464700
Courtesy of Kelly Rasmussen/Royal LePage Community Realty
29 BORDEN Avenue
Port Colborne, Ontario MLS® #30464553
Courtesy of Elsie J. Jungas/Royal LePage NRC Realty Inc.
917 - 7 KING STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30464471
Courtesy of TINA LI/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
851 FISCHER HALLMAN Road Unit# 2
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30464469
Courtesy of SURJIT SAM PABLAY/Century 21 Right Time Real Estate Inc.
17427 7 ST NE NE
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30464452
Courtesy of Alyssa Seniuk/MaxWell Challenge Realty
51 SCHADE STREET
West Perth (Monkton), Ontario MLS® #30464440
Courtesy of Rick Cain/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
104 - 121 KING STREET E
Hamilton (Beasley), Ontario MLS® #30464438
Courtesy of SARA QURESHI/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
1007 - 125 NIPISSING ROAD
Milton (OM Old Milton), Ontario MLS® #30464433
Courtesy of Sasha Kuzmanovic/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE CONNECT.CA REALTY
250 ESTHER CRESCENT
Thorold (Hurricane/Merrittville), Ontario MLS® #30464503
Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
1805 - 1 PEMBERTON AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #30464375
Courtesy of RYAN MARSHALL CAMPBELL/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY PLATINUM REALTY
75 WILLIAM STREET
Brockville, Ontario MLS® #30464363
Courtesy of Kaleigh Duchene/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
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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