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
182 Upper Meadowbank Road
Cornwall, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30198981
Courtesy of Kris Fournier/RE/MAX CHARLOTTETOWN REALTY
8905 LEGAULT PLACE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30197724
Courtesy of Denise Dykes/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
704 - 24 WELLESLEY STREET W
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30197837
Courtesy of MINA FADAVI-ANBIAI/HOMELIFE CLASSIC REALTY INC.
46 ROGERS TRAIL
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #30197844
Courtesy of MEIQIN SHI/AVION REALTY INC.
D - 2508 LAKESHORE BOULEVARD
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30197851
Courtesy of CHRISTINA CRUISE/THE AGENCY
1311 - 32 FOREST MANOR ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #30197868
Courtesy of DAI RAN GUO/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
66 COBBLESTONE STREET
London East (East A), Ontario MLS® #30198222
Courtesy of ANGELA MARSHALL/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
56 DECEW Street
Port Colborne, Ontario MLS® #30198272
Courtesy of Scott Fishman/Royal LePage NRC Realty Inc.
9883 GRAHAM ROAD
West Elgin (Eagle), Ontario MLS® #30198277
Courtesy of KRISTOPHER GARCIA/RE/MAX Professionals North
FC10 - 221 GLENDALE AVENUE
St. Catharines (Glendale/Glenridge), Ontario MLS® #30198304
Courtesy of J.P. RANDHAWA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
172 BRUTON STREET
Port Hope, Ontario MLS® #30198309
Courtesy of MARIO CEFAI/RE/MAX COMMUNITY REALTY INC.
208B 6596 Baird Rd
Port Renfrew, British Columbia MLS® #30198316
Courtesy of Tania Delmonico/RE/MAX Camosun
478 MONK STREET
Cobourg, Ontario MLS® #30198513
Courtesy of Sue Morrow/Royal Lepage Proalliance Realty
63 - 725 EAGLETRACE DRIVE
London North (North R), Ontario MLS® #30198044
Courtesy of TY LACROIX/SUTTON GROUP PREFERRED REALTY INC.
3951 ALBERTA AVENUE
Innisfil, Ontario MLS® #30198525
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
445 MAUREEN STREET
Kingston (Kingston East (Incl Barret Crt)), Ontario MLS® #30198789
Courtesy of KRISHAN NATHAN/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
5 WELLINGTON Street S Unit# 1209
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30198758
Courtesy of SCOTT MICHAEL JONES/CONDO CULTURE, BROKERAGE
998 TRAILSVIEW AVENUE
Cobourg, Ontario MLS® #30199011
Courtesy of Marc Tennant/Royal Lepage Proalliance Realty
402202 COUNTY ROAD 15
East Luther Grand Valley, Ontario MLS® #30199112
Courtesy of BRITTNEY STEWART/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
549 - 151 DAN LECKIE WAY
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30199263
Courtesy of BOGDAN OPARNICA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
4050 PERENNIAL WAY
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30199218
Courtesy of Jillian Jarvis/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
48 GARNER Road W
Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #30199612
Courtesy of Timothy J. Brown/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
1 - 1041 1700 ROAD
Gravenhurst (Morrison), Ontario MLS® #30198099
Courtesy of Cloey Black/RE/MAX RIGHT MOVE
2517 FIRST ST LOUTH STREET
St. Catharines (Rural Eighth), Ontario MLS® #30198385
Courtesy of Emily DeSantis/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
1049 GLENCAIRN Avenue
North York, Ontario MLS® #30198979
Courtesy of Chris Maynard/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
226 Main ST
Thessalon, Ontario MLS® #30198998
Courtesy of Brittany Hodgkinson/Exit Realty True North
310 Assiniboia STREET
Balgonie, Saskatchewan MLS® #30199162
Courtesy of Brenda Jacksteit/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
11310 Range Road 63
Rural Cypress County, Alberta MLS® #30199167
Courtesy of MARTY MAYER/SOURCE 1 REALTY CORP.
1214 Meier DRIVE
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan MLS® #30199016
Courtesy of Mike Botterill/Realty Executives MJ
18 JOICEY BOULEVARD
Toronto (Lawrence Park North), Ontario MLS® #30199047
Courtesy of AARON LUFTSPRING/RE/MAX REALTRON BARRY COHEN HOMES INC.
1276 MAPLE CROSSING Boulevard Unit# 110
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30199073
Courtesy of Rhonda Brierley/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services
1369 COUNTRYSTONE DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30199117
Courtesy of PRABHDEEP SINGH/CENTURY 21 PROPERTY ZONE REALTY 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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