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
PRO LIQUOR STORE
Vegreville, Alberta MLS® #30006458
Courtesy of Kuljeet Dhaliwal/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
3329 VARDON WAY
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #30105481
Courtesy of CINDY ZHANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
99 ASCALON DRIVE
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #30105462
Courtesy of FUAD ABASOV/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2566 2 Road
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30105479
Courtesy of Teja Vajha/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC. BROKERAGE
528 KINGS CREEK ROAD
Beckwith, Ontario MLS® #30105563
Courtesy of Tafiqul Abu Mohammad/POWER MARKETING REAL ESTATE INC.
2 WOODCREST COURT
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30105587
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
137 CHRISTOPHER ROAD
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #30105467
Courtesy of EVELYN LI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1602 - 55 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #30105695
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
#308 11650 79 Avenue NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30105710
Courtesy of Joseph F. Paquette/One Percent Realty
7 - 125 LONG BRANCH AVENUE
Toronto (Long Branch), Ontario MLS® #30105734
Courtesy of MARIA PETRAKOS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
608 - 75 CANTERBURY PLACE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30105451
Courtesy of SABINE EL GHALI/KELLER WILLIAMS PORTFOLIO REALTY
(BSMNT) - 1334 KESTELL BOULEVARD
Oakville (JC Joshua Creek), Ontario MLS® #30105468
Courtesy of PATRICK QIN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
255 AMOS DRIVE
Caledon (Palgrave), Ontario MLS® #30105463
Courtesy of RAMANDEEP WRAICH/HOMELIFE SILVERCITY REALTY INC.
312 - 3401 RIDGEWAY DRIVE
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30105576
Courtesy of ANTHONY GISCOMBE/Royal LePage Real Estate Associates
1711 - 60 FREDERICK STREET
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30105653
Courtesy of KAMAL K GILL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
86 WOODLAND DRIVE PINE
Norfolk (Pine Grove), Ontario MLS® #30105704
Courtesy of SEAN ROLAND/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
28, 298 Somerset Way SE
Medicine Hat, Alberta MLS® #30105641
Courtesy of MICHELLE LEBLANC/RIVER STREET REAL ESTATE
1831 SUMMERFIELDS CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30105564
Courtesy of Ana Ideias/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
1404 - 70 TEMPERANCE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30105471
Courtesy of KEN QI/HIGHLAND REALTY
234 - 1498 PILGRIMS WAY
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #30105464
Courtesy of SOPHIA XIAO/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
110 4th STREET N
Nipawin, Saskatchewan MLS® #30105661
Courtesy of Yuriy Danyliuk/RE/MAX Blue Chip Realty
3 BLAIN DRIVE
Hamilton (Binbrook), Ontario MLS® #30105654
Courtesy of IKRAM FARIED/THE CANADIAN HOME REALTY INC.
430 WILDWOOD DRIVE
Oakville (WO West), Ontario MLS® #30105577
Courtesy of QIANG FU/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
704 FOXCROFT BOULEVARD
Newmarket (Stonehaven-Wyndham), Ontario MLS® #30105584
Courtesy of JOHN QIAN/SMART SOLD REALTY
29 - 2468 POST ROAD
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #30105697
Courtesy of TODOR TODOROV/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
116 REXWAY DRIVE E
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #30105700
Courtesy of SEEMA TUNIO/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
1010 - 205 SHERWAY GARDENS ROAD
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30105731
Courtesy of BIREN SHELAT/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
LOWER UNIT - 57 MENTOR BOULEVARD
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #30105604
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
197 CHELSEA Drive
Chestermere, Alberta MLS® #30105717
Courtesy of Karen L. Gonzales/Stonemere Real Estate Solutions
221 PROSSER CIRCLE
Milton (HA Harrison), Ontario MLS® #30105465
Courtesy of OMAR AL-SHAREEDA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
313 - 246 LOGAN AVENUE
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #30105453
Courtesy of JONATHAN LO/HOMELIFE BROADWAY REALTY INC.
701 LEEDER COURT
Newmarket (Huron Heights-Leslie Valley), Ontario MLS® #30105460
Courtesy of MICHAEL SHEN/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
BASEMNT - 112 WALTER AVENUE
Newmarket (Bristol-London), Ontario MLS® #30105477
Courtesy of MAX SHOKOUHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
8823 130A AV NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30105559
Courtesy of Tammy Machado/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
54227 Range Road 150
Rural Yellowhead County, Alberta MLS® #30105624
Courtesy of HENRY BOXMA/RE/MAX BOXSHAW FOUR REALTY
2043 Maple Ave
Sooke, British Columbia MLS® #30105629
Courtesy of Aaron Hambley/Pemberton Holmes Ltd.
4 - 36 PARK LAWN ROAD
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30105650
Courtesy of SOFIE KEHDI/REMAX CONNECT REALTY
855 Highway 2
Elmsdale, Nova Scotia MLS® #30105496
Courtesy of Tim Isenor/Royal LePage Atlantic (Enfield)
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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