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.
78 Peddle Drive
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29345907
Courtesy of ROBERT GARDNER/RE/MAX Central Real Estate Ltd. - Grand Falls-Win
65275 Range Rd 114A
Lac La Biche County, Alberta MLS® #29326202
Courtesy of Derek C. Claffey/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
Lot Belmont Avenue
Stellarton, Nova Scotia MLS® #29391162
Courtesy of Kelly Stinson/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
3525 NORTHSIDE ROAD
Vanderhoof, British Columbia MLS® #29391497
Courtesy of Leila Roseberry/RE/MAX Vanderhoof
69 MCMONIES DRIVE
Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #29388043
Courtesy of Nila Amedi/CITYGATE REALTY INC.
129 BERTHA ROAD
East Ferris, Ontario MLS® #29388113
Courtesy of Paul Bazinet/RE/MAX CROWN REALTY (1989) INC.
1024 - 230 SIMCOE STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #29387641
Courtesy of VIVIEN LIANG/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
PT LT 2 DESERT LAKE ROAD
Frontenac (Frontenac South), Ontario MLS® #29388858
Courtesy of DEREK MCCAULEY/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
609 Kingsview Ridge
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #29387689
Courtesy of Chantelle Lysyk/RE/MAX Camosun
45 UPPER AVENUE
London North (North N), Ontario MLS® #29387874
Courtesy of PERRY CASKANETTE/SUTTON GROUP - SELECT REALTY
94 Bruce Boulevard
Stephenville, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29387901
Courtesy of Scott MacDonald/Royal LePage NL Realty-Stephenville
32 15237 36 AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29390238
Courtesy of Lisa Borsato/RE/MAX All Points Realty
1 - 291 STEWART STREET
Peterborough (Town Ward 3), Ontario MLS® #29387817
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
159 TEMPERANCE LAKE ROAD
Athens, Ontario MLS® #29387829
Courtesy of TAMMY GURR/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
5865 CARTER ROAD|Sardis South
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29389370
Courtesy of Ed Fitzgerald/Royal Lepage Wheeler Cheam
409 46150 THOMAS ROAD|Vedder Crossing
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29389899
Courtesy of David Parkin/Century 21 Creekside Realty (Luckakuck)
MAIN - 8 DRIFTWOOD COURT
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29388632
Courtesy of SURI SABRI/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
1215 - 80 SANDCASTLE DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29388889
Courtesy of Gordon Owens/COLDWELL BANKER SARAZEN REALTY
8517 NIXON ROAD|Eastern Hillsides
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29388911
Courtesy of Sabrina vandenBrink/Homelife Advantage Realty Ltd
2 LAFAYETTE STREET E
Haldimand, Ontario MLS® #29389471
Courtesy of GALIYA KAMARAS/ROYAL TEAM REALTY INC.
339 ELMBROOK ROAD
Prince Edward County (Sophiasburg Ward), Ontario MLS® #29389515
Courtesy of ALEKS NINKOVIC/KELLER WILLIAMS ENERGY REAL ESTATE
1204 - 475 LAURIER AVENUE W
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29389356
Courtesy of Erica Maiorino/SOLID ROCK REALTY
412 - 225 ALVIN ROAD N
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29387660
Courtesy of Jacques Meloche/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
5708 - 950 PORTAGE PARKWAY
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29387672
Courtesy of CHARLIE BIAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
515 JARVIS STREET
London South (South C), Ontario MLS® #29387778
Courtesy of OWEN PRICE/KELLER WILLIAMS LIFESTYLES
3305 NINETEENTH STREET
Lincoln (Lincoln-Jordan/Vineland), Ontario MLS® #29387785
Courtesy of Bryony Hawthorn/BOLDT REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
9 Brook Close
Humber Valley Resort, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29387792
Courtesy of Lisa Thornhill/Keller Williams Platinum Realty
28 BOB SEGUIN DRIVE
Laurentian Hills, Ontario MLS® #29387831
Courtesy of Liam Poirier/ROYAL LEPAGE EDMONDS & ASSOCIATES
1671 COUNTY RD 43 ROAD
North Grenville, Ontario MLS® #29387879
Courtesy of Jeffrey Usher/GRAPE VINE REALTY INC.
809 - 295 ADELAIDE STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29387893
Courtesy of JIALIN LU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
606 - 33 MILL STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29387898
Courtesy of KELITA KLEIN/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
13 - 30 WEST BEAVER CREEK ROAD
Richmond Hill (Beaver Creek Business Park), Ontario MLS® #29387913
Courtesy of RYAN AHADIAN/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
311 Mahabir COURT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29387918
Courtesy of Joanna Ollivier/Coldwell Banker Signature
5836 TERRAPARK TRAIL
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29387920
Courtesy of JYOTI RATH/Royal Lepage Real Estate Associates
157 Mayflower Crescent
Fort McMurray, Alberta MLS® #29387944
Courtesy of KRYSTAL JESSOME/COLDWELL BANKER UNITED
7678 TRANS CANADA Highway
Vernon Bridge, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29387932
Courtesy of Patrick Martens/EXIT Realty PEI
401 1630 Quadra St
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #29388125
Courtesy of Morley Bryant/Royal LePage Coast Capital - Chatterton
48 MILLCAR DRIVE
Toronto (Rouge), Ontario MLS® #29388168
Courtesy of ALLISTER JOHN SINCLAIR/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
605 - 1190 CAWTHRA ROAD
Mississauga (Mineola), Ontario MLS® #29388202
Courtesy of FRANCA COLLIA/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC.
307 - 2490 OLD BRONTE ROAD
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29388207
Courtesy of KEAN AKRAWI/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
11 - 444 SILVERSTONE DRIVE
Toronto (West Humber-Clairville), Ontario MLS® #29388214
Courtesy of GRACE WROBEL/ROYAL LEPAGE REALTY CENTRE
2115 - 11 WINCOTT DRIVE
Toronto (Kingsview Village-The Westway), Ontario MLS® #29388221
Courtesy of LUCA DELEO/RE/MAX EXPERTS
164 TRAIL SIDE CIRCLE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29387716
Courtesy of Marc Leduc/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
UNIT 716 - 30 BASEBALL PLACE
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29387728
Courtesy of AZAR WHEATLE/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
20 TOULOUSE COURT
Markham (Cornell), Ontario MLS® #29387742
Courtesy of MOHAN SUBRAMANIYAM/PROPERTY MAX 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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