4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
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.
78 Peddle Drive
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29345907
Courtesy of ROBERT GARDNER/RE/MAX Central Real Estate Ltd. - Grand Falls-Win
65275 Range Rd 114A
Lac La Biche County, Alberta MLS® #29326202
Courtesy of Derek C. Claffey/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
33 CHESTERTON LANE
Guelph (Grange Road), Ontario MLS® #29387026
Courtesy of MANZOOR BHATTI/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
4806 - 8 INTERCHANGE WAY
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29387045
Courtesy of ANDREW VAN BUSKIRK/RE/MAX URBAN TORONTO TEAM REALTY INC.
9424 SHOVELLER DRIVE
Niagara Falls (Forestview), Ontario MLS® #29387052
Courtesy of Gillian Foster/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
99 MARTIN STREET
Milton (OM Old Milton), Ontario MLS® #29387002
Courtesy of JAY NICOLAS GHANEM/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
119 GLEN LONG AVENUE
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #29387007
Courtesy of LUCIANO CORONA/ROYAL LEPAGE MAXIMUM REALTY
D3 - 63 SILVER STAR BOULEVARD
Toronto (Milliken), Ontario MLS® #29387021
Courtesy of TINA WU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
3511 - 8 INTERCHANGE WAY
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29387153
Courtesy of ANDREW VAN BUSKIRK/RE/MAX URBAN TORONTO TEAM REALTY INC.
106 - 2 MANDERLEY DRIVE
Toronto (Birchcliffe-Cliffside), Ontario MLS® #29387172
Courtesy of DHIRAJ KHATRI/KING REALTY INC.
10 ANNSLEYWOOD COURT
Vaughan (Kleinburg), Ontario MLS® #29387177
Courtesy of NASRIN ZAMANI/RE/MAX CROSSTOWN REALTY INC.
19 FOUNTAINVIEW WAY
Brampton (Bramalea North Industrial), Ontario MLS® #29387189
Courtesy of SHELDON CHRISTIAN/iCloud Realty Ltd.
100B Lakeshore DRIVE
Wee Too Beach, Saskatchewan MLS® #29387160
Courtesy of Darya Pfund/Easy List Realty
30 GENTIAN DRIVE
Toronto (Eringate-Centennial-West Deane), Ontario MLS® #29387139
Courtesy of SHAY SHARMA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
15 TRISTON COURT SW
Brampton (Bram West), Ontario MLS® #29387110
Courtesy of BALJEET KAUR OGHRA/ROYAL LEPAGE FLOWER CITY REALTY
802 - 8 CUMBERLAND STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29387103
Courtesy of LILY LEE/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
2062 WESTMOUNT Drive
Oakville, Ontario MLS® #29387115
Courtesy of Luke Riddell/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
40 - 384 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29387127
Courtesy of SAHAR BOBASH/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
4007 - 8 INTERCHANGE WAY
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29387134
Courtesy of ANDREW VAN BUSKIRK/RE/MAX URBAN TORONTO TEAM REALTY INC.
162 AGAVA STREET
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29387141
Courtesy of PAUL GILL/LPT REALTY
1710 - 1 QUARRINGTON LANE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29386972
Courtesy of ALEX MELCONIAN/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
1121 11 Avenue SE
Slave Lake, Alberta MLS® #29387223
Courtesy of BRENDA BALLARD/ROYAL LEPAGE PROGRESSIVE REALTY
43 FLAMINGO CRESCENT
Brampton (Southgate), Ontario MLS® #29387247
Courtesy of SHELDON DOUGLAS/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
3310 - 185 ROEHAMPTON AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29386910
Courtesy of JENNY LI/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
103 ST. GEORGE STREET W
North Glengarry, Ontario MLS® #29386895
Courtesy of CELINE EADY/EXSELLENCE TEAM REALTY INC.
4 WILLIAM Street
Paris, Ontario MLS® #29387278
Courtesy of Kate McGinnis/Re/Max Escarpment Realty Inc.
4753 HIGHWAY 7
Vaughan (East Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #29387280
Courtesy of ANDREW CONTI/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
BSMT - 5145 PALOMAR CRESCENT
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29387300
Courtesy of Angela Rizzi/SUTTON GROUP KINGS CROSS INC.
1101 - 3900 CONFEDERATION PARKWAY
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29386977
Courtesy of TAZ FAROOQ/RE/MAX METROPOLIS REALTY
403 - 50 LYNN WILLIAMS STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29386927
Courtesy of PAVEL SHAGANENKO/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
469 HORNBECK STREET
Cobourg, Ontario MLS® #29386922
Courtesy of Jas Nijjar/Royal LePage Our Neighbourhood Realty
515 - 155 MERCHANTS' WHARF
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29386903
Courtesy of ROBBY SINGH/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
1502 BECKWORTH AVENUE
London East (East D), Ontario MLS® #29386888
Courtesy of STEVEN LONEY/FAIR AGENT REALTY
30 RAYCROFT DRIVE
Belleville (Thurlow Ward), Ontario MLS® #29386864
Courtesy of MEGAN MORTON/EXP REALTY
1807 - 1000 PORTAGE PARKWAY
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29386838
Courtesy of MONA BI/SMART SOLD REALTY
4785 FOSSIL CRESCENT
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29386698
Courtesy of Darcy Porsnuk/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
3184 GOODSIR CRESCENT
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29386693
Courtesy of Darcy Porsnuk/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
3087 DEDDO COURT
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29386662
Courtesy of Darcy Porsnuk/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
Unit 9 1910 Collip View SW SW SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29386840
Courtesy of Abhishek Rana/MaxWell Polaris
382 BEACH ROAD
Hamilton (Industrial Sector), Ontario MLS® #29386852
Courtesy of EUGENE KOTOROBAI/CITYVIEW REALTY INC.
184 ST. JOSEPH RD ROAD W
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #29387266
Courtesy of CHARLES A. ARULANANDAM/ROYAL LEPAGE IGNITE 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
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