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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
10 GUSUL AVENUE
Clarington (Newcastle), Ontario MLS® #29690791
Courtesy of KUGEENTHAN KRISHNAMOORTHY/RE/MAX ACE REALTY INC.
17 1292 Gordon ROAD
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan MLS® #29690842
Courtesy of Lori Keeler/RE/MAX Of Moose Jaw
24 INDIANOLA CRESCENT
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29690847
Courtesy of LORETTA MCINNIS/RE/MAX Four Seasons Realty Limited
251 Price Rd
Salt Spring, British Columbia MLS® #29690804
Courtesy of Fiona Walls/Pemberton Holmes - Salt Spring
1602 - 5 MICHAEL POWER PLACE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29690816
Courtesy of SUDHIR SINGH/REBEST REALTY INC.
570 MARSH ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29690006
Courtesy of Julie Spina/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
2108 - 5 QUARRINGTON LANE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29690277
Courtesy of Ena Kim/RETREND REALTY LTD
1197 BEAVER VALLEY CRESCENT
Oshawa (Northglen), Ontario MLS® #29690289
Courtesy of CRISTINA LOPES/Royal LePage Security Real Estate
807 - 4130 PARKSIDE VILLAGE DRIVE
Mississauga (Creditview), Ontario MLS® #29690304
Courtesy of GERRARD HE/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
49 BOWERBANK DRIVE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29690316
Courtesy of DRITA BRUCI/HOUSSPRO DL REALTY
280 LESTER Street Unit# 419
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29690323
Courtesy of ZONGYOU ZHANG/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
4165 LLOYDTOWN-AURORA ROAD
King (Pottageville), Ontario MLS® #29690328
Courtesy of TOM PILEGGI/EXP REALTY
5206 9 COUNTY ROAD
Clearview (New Lowell), Ontario MLS® #29690929
Courtesy of KRISTA LESAGE/Royal LePage Locations North
#45, 8910 122 Street
Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #29691340
Courtesy of Kyal Webber/Grassroots Realty Group Ltd.
104, 1740 9 Street NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29691345
Courtesy of Zenny Aslam Rana Iqbal/Diamond Realty & Associates Ltd
MAIN - 257 OTONABEE AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29691516
Courtesy of AYDIN OSKOUEI/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
182 Chapalina Close SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29691566
Courtesy of Mel J. McCartney/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
13 GREEN VALLEY
Rural Clearwater County, Alberta MLS® #29691578
Courtesy of Shaun Steen/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
951 WHITE BIRCH LANE E
Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Ontario MLS® #29691807
Courtesy of Elizabeth Forde/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
572 CLARE AVENUE
Welland (Prince Charles), Ontario MLS® #29690361
Courtesy of ADAM CARPINO/CANAL CITY REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
31 SPANHOUSE CRESCENT
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29690385
Courtesy of TOM AHMED/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
MAIN - 132 DEAN AVENUE
Barrie (Painswick South), Ontario MLS® #29690392
Courtesy of ANDREW O. ENOFE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
60 BARR STREET
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #29690424
Courtesy of LORRAINE CHAMPION/RE/MAX Four Seasons Realty Limited
23 Wildrose Drive N
Sylvan Lake, Alberta MLS® #29690474
Courtesy of Dorinda Gallant/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
10 PURPLE SAGEWAY
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #29690481
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
928 GREENWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Danforth Village-East York), Ontario MLS® #29690486
Courtesy of DEBBIE TIEN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
320 Sierra Morena Green SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29690760
Courtesy of Maricel McDonald/Royal LePage Benchmark
10 - 17 PEMBROKE STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29690777
Courtesy of JEFFREY MICHAEL TSUJI/Royal Lepage Real Estate Associates
18 WILLIAM THOMAS DRIVE
Petawawa, Ontario MLS® #29690789
Courtesy of Matthew Klein/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
105 AVONDALE BOULEVARD
Brampton (Avondale), Ontario MLS® #29690809
Courtesy of AVNEET GHATAURA/iCloud Realty Ltd.
107 - 1390 MAIN STREET E
Milton (DE Dempsey), Ontario MLS® #29690811
Courtesy of MARCO OTTINO/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS 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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide