3303 70 Avenue
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
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
40 SOUTH SHIELDS AVENUE
Toronto (Agincourt North), Ontario MLS® #29644820
Courtesy of CAROLINE HOU/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
3808 DEJONG CRESCENT
Terrace, British Columbia MLS® #29644293
Courtesy of Dawn Monsen/RE/MAX Coast Mountains
1625 Euclid Ave
Thunder Bay, Ontario MLS® #29644712
Courtesy of BARBARA MCEWEN/AVISTA REALTY GROUP LTD.
593 & 595 E KING Street E
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29646559
Courtesy of Chris Maynard/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
67 GREY OAK DRIVE
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #29646302
Courtesy of SEAN MURPHY/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
3505 - 83 BOROUGH DRIVE
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29646561
Courtesy of IRINA ROUDENKO/RE/MAX JAZZ INC.
223 CLARK LAKE ROAD
Bancroft (Dungannon Ward), Ontario MLS® #29646566
Courtesy of BEN VANVEEN/CENTURY 21 UNITED REALTY INC.
19654 69A AVENUE
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #29646592
Courtesy of Tony Pontaletta/RE/MAX Treeland Realty
59316 Range Rd 54
Rural Barrhead County, Alberta MLS® #29646585
Courtesy of Gino Daniele/RE/MAX Elite
116 EAGLE Avenue
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29644851
Courtesy of Melanie Mackay/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
802 - 2663 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29644844
Courtesy of LYNN JANE TRIBBLING/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
36 JOHN W TAYLOR AVENUE
New Tecumseth (Alliston), Ontario MLS® #29644832
Courtesy of DINARA VLASOV/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
204 5th STREET
Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan MLS® #29645474
Courtesy of Tim Lipp/Royal LePage Next Level
14115 76 AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29645392
Courtesy of Ravinder Sooch/Century 21 Coastal Realty Ltd.
7A BISHOP STREET
Kingston (City SouthWest), Ontario MLS® #29645309
Courtesy of JEN JOHNSTON/SUTTON GROUP-MASTERS REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
80 LISTER Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29645359
Courtesy of Matthew Adeh/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
356 SHOREACRES Road
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29645361
Courtesy of STACY PEEREBOOM/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
727 AYLMER CRESCENT
Kingston (South of Taylor-Kidd Blvd), Ontario MLS® #29645366
Courtesy of ADAM KOVEN/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
207 - 550 FRONT STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29645373
Courtesy of STEFAN LUPUL/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
509 - 2 NEPTUNE DRIVE
Toronto (Englemount-Lawrence), Ontario MLS® #29645378
Courtesy of RICHARD SHERMAN/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
976 Lands End Rd
North Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29645347
Courtesy of Debra Bartlett/Coldwell Banker Oceanside Real Estate
1904 - 101 ERSKINE AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29645380
Courtesy of SHERIF NATHOO/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
7 - 2500 MAIN STREET
London South (South V), Ontario MLS® #29645397
Courtesy of SYLVIA ZAWISLAN/STREETCITY REALTY INC.
46 WILEY STREET
Kingston (Rideau), Ontario MLS® #29645746
Courtesy of KENDRA HODGSON/EXP REALTY, BROKERAGE
204 Auburn Bay Circle SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29645190
Courtesy of Sheri-Lee Presenger/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
6409, 11811 Lake Fraser Drive SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29645513
Courtesy of Justin Havre/eXp Realty
4104, 6 Merganser Drive W
Chestermere, Alberta MLS® #29645892
Courtesy of Jennifer Duarte-Ruiz/Unison Realty Group Ltd.
4 PURPLE HILL LANE
Clearview (Creemore), Ontario MLS® #29645025
Courtesy of JENNY BEATTIE/Royal LePage Locations North
109 MAJOR BUTTONS DRIVE
Markham (Sherwood-Amberglen), Ontario MLS® #29645431
Courtesy of CATHY COKER/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
3, 101 Grier Terrace NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29645328
Courtesy of Lesley Birkkjaer/RE/MAX Realty Professionals
758 BETHUNE STREET
Peterborough (Northcrest Ward 5), Ontario MLS® #29645575
Courtesy of Jessie Nickle/CENTURY 21 UNITED REALTY INC.
3502 - 38 ANNIE CRAIG DRIVE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29645859
Courtesy of SINA AZIMI/RE/MAX EXPERTS
31108 Swift Creek Terrace
Rural Rocky View County, Alberta MLS® #29646004
Courtesy of Jonathan Popowich/eXp Realty
89 SONOMA VALLEY Crescent
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29646011
Courtesy of Hady Amin/eXp Realty, Brokerage
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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