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.
200 330 CIRCLE Drive
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29326197
Courtesy of Guy Pelletier/Century 21 Reward Realty
65275 Range Rd 114A
Lac La Biche County, Alberta MLS® #29326202
Courtesy of Derek C. Claffey/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
28 Milton Road
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29244531
Courtesy of DEBBIE BUDDEN/Keller Williams Platinum Realty
18710 HUGHES ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29331535
Courtesy of Carrie Nicholson/Century 21 Energy Realty (PG)
802 - 188 DORIS AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29327229
Courtesy of KAREN MILLAR/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
2248 Horne Cross Road
Union Road, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29327243
Courtesy of Brad Murray/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
11 Indian Pond Drive
Conception Bay South, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29327262
Courtesy of Megan George/eXp Realty
259 VANSICKLE ROAD
St. Catharines (Rykert/Vansickle), Ontario MLS® #29327267
Courtesy of Dale Petrie/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
7 Christopher Street
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29327274
Courtesy of STEWART TAYLOR/Century 21 Seller's Choice Inc.
Lot Myrtle Road
Bear River, Nova Scotia MLS® #29327325
Courtesy of Lindsay Leavitt/Royal LePage Atlantic (Greenwood)
500 GREEN Road Unit# 1512
Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #29327332
Courtesy of Donna Stewart/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
388 OLD HURON Road Unit# 1A
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29327337
Courtesy of Hercules Mina/HOUSESIGMA INC MD
191 FIFTH CONCESSION ROAD S
Addington Highlands (Addington Highlands), Ontario MLS® #29327349
Courtesy of JILL RAYNER/SUTTON GROUP-MASTERS REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
6 - 41 MAIN STREET
The Nation, Ontario MLS® #29327356
Courtesy of Steve Brunet/REALTY EXECUTIVES PLUS LTD.
48 Jessome Avenue
Lantz, Nova Scotia MLS® #29327363
Courtesy of Akintunde Abimbola/Air Realty Limited
3545 Ryder Hesjedal Way
Colwood, British Columbia MLS® #29327370
Courtesy of Shane King/RE/MAX Camosun
448 GERRARD STREET E
Toronto (Cabbagetown-South St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #29327382
Courtesy of EUGENIA EVANS/EVANS REAL ESTATE
1312 - 197 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29327387
Courtesy of ENGIN ONAT/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
MAIN - 94 WARINGSTOWN DRIVE
Toronto (Wexford-Maryvale), Ontario MLS® #29327394
Courtesy of MAHEN SINGARAJAH/RE/MAX COMMUNITY REALTY INC.
110 - 49 RAGLAN STREET
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #29327402
Courtesy of KEVIN BOUGHEN/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
3185 MEADOW MARSH CRESCENT
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29327414
Courtesy of JACKIE DU/HIGHLAND REALTY
512 - 25 FONTENAY COURT
Toronto (Edenbridge-Humber Valley), Ontario MLS® #29327419
Courtesy of STEFANO PALERMO/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
125 SEASIDE CIRCLE
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29327421
Courtesy of JAYANT VYAS/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
(UPPER) - 300 SKINNER ROAD
Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #29327426
Courtesy of HARSHDEEP SINGH/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
2307 - 56 FOREST MANOR ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29327008
Courtesy of Julie Jin/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
93 - 71 CURLEW DRIVE
Toronto (Parkwoods-Donalda), Ontario MLS® #29327010
Courtesy of LENA ZHANG/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
47 CHERRYHILL AVENUE
Toronto (Centennial Scarborough), Ontario MLS® #29327015
Courtesy of WENDY SHANKS/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
98 - 2280 BARONWOOD DRIVE
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29327022
Courtesy of CHLOE XU/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
1809 - 36 OLIVE AVE AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29327041
Courtesy of BILL LIN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
701 - 25 TIMES AVE AVENUE
Markham (Commerce Valley), Ontario MLS® #29327046
Courtesy of LIN YUAN/JDL REALTY INC.
4 - 4030 PARKSIDE VILLAGE DRIVE
Mississauga (Creditview), Ontario MLS® #29327053
Courtesy of JULIA XU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2 - 1248 GUELPH LINE
Burlington (Mountainside), Ontario MLS® #29327104
Courtesy of Tina Goldrick/Gale Group Realty Brokerage Ltd
70 MCGOWAN STREET
Centre Wellington (Elora/Salem), Ontario MLS® #29327109
Courtesy of JAY MARTIN/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc
9 GREEN ARBOUR WAY
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #29327111
Courtesy of TOM IRWIN/ROYAL LEPAGE FRANK REAL ESTATE
260 ESTHER CRESCENT
Thorold (Hurricane/Merrittville), Ontario MLS® #29327135
Courtesy of Ankur Kundi/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
806 - 6 PARKWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Casa Loma), Ontario MLS® #29327142
Courtesy of SIMONE CHEN/RE/MAX REALTRON BARRY COHEN HOMES INC.
32 DONNA COURT
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29327147
Courtesy of MYUNG JIK BAE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
45 CARISBROOKE CIRCLE
Aurora (Bayview Southeast), Ontario MLS® #29327159
Courtesy of MANDY GAO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
41 Chadwick Street
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29327166
Courtesy of Sandra Pike/Royal LePage Atlantic
519 - 1 OLD MILL DRIVE
Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #29327173
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES 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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