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.
3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
8 WINDWARD WAY N
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (Colborne), Ontario MLS® #30171999
Courtesy of KRISTY DALEY/Royal LePage Heartland Realty
600 1853 HAMILTON STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30172295
Courtesy of John Chung/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
LOT 115 Waters Edge Lane
Cornwall, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30172543
Courtesy of Chloe Costa/KELLER WILLIAMS SELECT REALTY
320 WESTON ROAD
Toronto (Junction Area), Ontario MLS® #30172505
Courtesy of ANTHONY CHRISTIAN ANGHELONI/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
19 TOLMAN STREET
Brighton, Ontario MLS® #30172579
Courtesy of Stacy Vermeire/Bosley Real Estate Ltd.
1859 NEW STREET
Pickering (Amberlea), Ontario MLS® #30172682
Courtesy of ALDO TINO UDOVICIC/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
3 MAPLE AVENUE
Asphodel-Norwood (Norwood), Ontario MLS® #30172428
Courtesy of Crystal Ronca/Coldwell Banker Electric Realty
132 Castle Bridge Drive
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30172877
Courtesy of Michael Broderick/Royal LePage Vision Realty
2912 - 955 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30172175
Courtesy of MICHELLE ZHANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
527 - 102 GROVEWOOD COMMON
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #30172055
Courtesy of LUMI ANASTASE/Right At Home Realty, Brokerage
799 RAPID ROAD
Whitewater Region, Ontario MLS® #30172219
Courtesy of Nicole Walters/SIGNATURE TEAM REALTY LTD.
2910 - 10 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30172346
Courtesy of CALVIN CUAN/VALERY REAL ESTATE INC.
331 - 83 MONDEO DRIVE
Toronto (Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #30172106
Courtesy of NANCY JIANG/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
57 HILLSIDE MEADOW DRIVE
Quinte West (Murray Ward), Ontario MLS® #30172891
Courtesy of Joe Kehoe/Re/Max Quinte Ltd.
707 - 15 GREENVIEW AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #30172966
Courtesy of ZHI GUO YANG/EVERLAND REALTY INC.
78 INVERMAY AVENUE
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #30172226
Courtesy of AMIR COHEN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
801 - 15 VIKING LANE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30172202
Courtesy of LEONARD YEN/THE KEY MARKET INC.
324 WATERLOO AVENUE
Guelph (Junction/Onward Willow), Ontario MLS® #30172199
Courtesy of STEVE FINLEY/Red Brick Real Estate Brokerage Ltd.
11641 HIGHWAY 3
Wainfleet (Marshville/Winger), Ontario MLS® #30172170
Courtesy of Paul Marcov/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
204 MATAWIN LANE
Richmond Hill (Headford Business Park), Ontario MLS® #30172118
Courtesy of WILLIAM ZHOU/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
3200 WILLIAM COLTSON Avenue Unit# 721
Oakville, Ontario MLS® #30172079
Courtesy of Leo Manchisi/Century 21 Miller Real Estate Ltd.
44 CONRAD PLACE
Grimsby (Grimsby Beach), Ontario MLS® #30172043
Courtesy of JOE REA/ROYAL LEPAGE PREMIUM ONE REALTY
539 John ST
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30172574
Courtesy of Jim Clemente/Remax Sault Ste. Marie Realty Inc.
34 ORCHARD Drive Unit# LOWER
Stratford, Ontario MLS® #30172536
Courtesy of Aslam Dudha/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
47 HANNON Crescent
Hannon, Ontario MLS® #30172497
Courtesy of Giacomo Luppino/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
LOT 17 - 1 IRONSTONE CRESCENT
Barrie (400 East), Ontario MLS® #30172492
Courtesy of MIKE KANE/ED LOWE LIMITED
4302 - 138 DOWNES STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30172461
Courtesy of THEODORE HAU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
2707 - 195 REDPATH AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #30172454
Courtesy of HUAIZHI YAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2267 COUNTY ROAD 11
Greater Napanee (Greater Napanee), Ontario MLS® #30172430
Courtesy of KEVIN HAGGERTY/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
127 PETER STREET
Hamilton (Strathcona), Ontario MLS® #30172396
Courtesy of DEIRDRE KUTASI/AGENTONDUTY 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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