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
5547 SIMON FRASER AVENUE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29409915
Courtesy of Elaine Kienzle/RE/MAX Core Realty
4221 LODGE ROAD
Lac La Hache, British Columbia MLS® #29409675
Courtesy of Darya Pfund/Easy List Realty (BCNREB)
411 - 50 MCCAUL STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #29406821
Courtesy of GNANENDRAN NARASINGHAM/REON HOMES REALTY INC.
150 Skaha Place Unit# 111
Penticton, British Columbia MLS® #29407090
Courtesy of Greg Hamm/Royal LePage Locations West
251 CONACHER DRIVE
Kingston (Rideau), Ontario MLS® #29407110
Courtesy of ERIN FINN/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
404 TEALBY CRESCENT
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29406910
Courtesy of LEE S. QUAILE/CHESTNUT PARK REALTY(SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO) LTD
76 BRENTWOOD AVENUE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29406908
Courtesy of JANETTE LYNN GRAF-KING/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
3564 FROST Road
Beamsville, Ontario MLS® #29406939
Courtesy of William Marlow/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
5030 HARTWOOD AVENUE
Lincoln (Beamsville), Ontario MLS® #29406903
Courtesy of JOE COSENTINO/ROYAL LEPAGE STATE REALTY
97 KINGS CRESCENT
Ajax (South East), Ontario MLS® #29406996
Courtesy of MARY ROY/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
1225 OLD POST Drive
Oakville, Ontario MLS® #29406737
Courtesy of Brad Miller/Century 21 Miller Real Estate Ltd.
1678 BLACKMAPLE CRESCENT
London East (East A), Ontario MLS® #29406756
Courtesy of NGA TRAN/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
1207 1455 GEORGE STREET
White Rock, British Columbia MLS® #29406826
Courtesy of Derrick Sims/RE/MAX Colonial Pacific Realty
B-1211 - 9751 MARKHAM ROAD
Markham (Greensborough), Ontario MLS® #29406840
Courtesy of CECILY CHANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
25 NELSON AVENUE
Fort Erie (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #29408442
Courtesy of Samantha Hamer/Century 21 Heritage House LTD
83 LAFLEUR DR
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29406256
Courtesy of Conor Salisbury/Century 21 All Stars Realty Ltd
2 - 2251 KIPLING AVENUE
Toronto (Rexdale-Kipling), Ontario MLS® #29406282
Courtesy of ERIC BEUTLER/Keller Williams Experience Realty
15 WELLINGTON Street Unit# 2012
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29406097
Courtesy of BECKY DEUTSCHMANN/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
397 GRANGEOVER COURT
London North (North A), Ontario MLS® #29406319
Courtesy of TONY TANG/STREETCITY REALTY INC.
Tregonning RD
Algoma, Unorganized, North Part, Ontario MLS® #29406314
Courtesy of Brian Whitley/Royal LePage® Northern Advantage
8225 PADDOCK TRAIL DRIVE
Niagara Falls (Ascot), Ontario MLS® #29406338
Courtesy of Kevin Gibson/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
2207 GERRARD STREET E
Toronto (East End-Danforth), Ontario MLS® #29408909
Courtesy of SEAN JEON/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
7 ELANTRA DRIVE
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29407672
Courtesy of JEFF HAM/REVEL REALTY INC.
3502 - 18 WATER WALK DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29406220
Courtesy of HUNG WING (TONY) HUI/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
316 - 816 LANSDOWNE AVENUE
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29406237
Courtesy of ANTHONY TEODORO/HOMELIFE/CIMERMAN REAL ESTATE LIMITED
95 - 461 BLACKBURN DRIVE
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29406465
Courtesy of RAJAN SHARMA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
577 NIAGARA STREET
Welland (N. Welland), Ontario MLS® #29406528
Courtesy of Mandy Poulin/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
62 18828 69 AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29407331
Courtesy of Amit Arora/YPA Your Property Agent
85 Hillside Drive
Boutiliers Point, Nova Scotia MLS® #29406193
Courtesy of Mina Yang/Engel & Volkers
1340 WHITEWATER LANE
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29406883
Courtesy of PARAS .P. BHATIA/ROYAL LEPAGE FLOWER CITY REALTY
2 - 199 CATHARINE STREET N
Hamilton (Beasley), Ontario MLS® #29406915
Courtesy of VANESSA PEREIRA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1127 J AVENUE S
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29406446
Courtesy of Dewayne Endicott/Realty Executives Saskatoon
42 COWLEY AVENUE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29406439
Courtesy of ADAM KORZENIEWSKI/RE/MAX EXPERTS
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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