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
3206 - 448 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29530012
Courtesy of DANNY ZHANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1511 - 60 HONEYCRISP CRESCENT
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29530000
Courtesy of JOE TU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
23 ACADIAN HEIGHTS W
Brampton (Fletcher's Creek South), Ontario MLS® #29530175
Courtesy of SURJIT KHAROD/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
251 Longspoon Drive
Vernon, British Columbia MLS® #29530303
Courtesy of Bob Dohnalek/Rockridge Real Estate Company
2016 - 158 FRONT STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29530682
Courtesy of MAZHAR KAIF/CAPITAL HILL REALTY INC.
298034 218 Street W
Rural Foothills County, Alberta MLS® #29530586
Courtesy of Dustin Dansereau/Coldwell Banker Mountain Central
#312 40 ALPINE PL
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29530017
Courtesy of Johnny A. Marano/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
2 - 18 EWING STREET
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29530524
Courtesy of MOHAMED MEDHAT MOAWAD/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
511 7 Street NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29530252
Courtesy of Heather Cleveland/Royal LePage Solutions
3365 CIDER MILL PLACE
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29530726
Courtesy of MARCO OTTINO/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
125 BIGHORN CRESCENT
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29530176
Courtesy of IQBAL SINGH KACHHYARA/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
115 MARY STREET
Orillia, Ontario MLS® #29530171
Courtesy of HARLEY COOPER/SUTTON GROUP INCENTIVE REALTY INC.
418 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29530082
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
415 SHOREWAY DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29530145
Courtesy of Joanne Gauthier/EQUITY ONE REAL ESTATE INC.
1208 - 1 JARVIS STREET
Hamilton (Beasley), Ontario MLS® #29530013
Courtesy of SAM VERMA/FUTURE GROUP REALTY SERVICES LTD.
2 - 260 FINCH AVENUE E
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29529996
Courtesy of SUNNY ZHANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
825 21 Avenue NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29530587
Courtesy of Lisa Johnson/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
2014 - 320 DIXON ROAD
Toronto (Kingsview Village-The Westway), Ontario MLS® #29530727
Courtesy of ALYZZA CHUA TAK/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
BSMT - 4260 WAKEFIELD CRESCENT
Mississauga (Creditview), Ontario MLS® #29530002
Courtesy of HUNG TAT TERRY CHAN/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
2708 - 5180 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29530007
Courtesy of SUKI LIU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
395 6th AVENUE SE
Swift Current, Saskatchewan MLS® #29530064
Courtesy of Erin Fuchs/Royal LePage Formula 1
39 MEADOWLAND DRIVE
Brampton (Brampton East), Ontario MLS® #29530177
Courtesy of MANOJ JOSHI/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
6 West Aarsby Road
Cochrane, Alberta MLS® #29530083
Courtesy of Cheryl Bottomley/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
2520, 395 Skyview Parkway NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29530425
Courtesy of Yogi Jagdev/Greater Calgary Real Estate
2412 1 Avenue NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29530552
Courtesy of Lisa Johnson/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
403 120 Jensen Ave W
Parksville, British Columbia MLS® #29530204
Courtesy of Sherry Bernes/RE/MAX Anchor Realty (QU)
208 - 10 ARMSTRONG DRIVE
Smiths Falls, Ontario MLS® #29530622
Courtesy of Rob Garvin/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS
6107 Enevold Drive
Camrose, Alberta MLS® #29530305
Courtesy of Tracy Brandingen/RE/MAX Real Estate (Edmonton) Ltd.
3202 13745 GEORGE JUNCTION
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29530639
Courtesy of Ken Huang/Nu Stream Realty Inc.
6510 50 Ave
Rural Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta MLS® #29530723
Courtesy of Melissa N. Botha/Century 21 Masters
4713 46 Street
Sylvan Lake, Alberta MLS® #29530139
Courtesy of Tammy Polley/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide