3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
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.
91 BRIER PARK Road
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30486817
Courtesy of Josh Martin/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
94 LAWRENCE CRESCENT
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #30486583
Courtesy of Tyler Smith/Homesmiths Real Estate Limited
Lot 7 308 Highway
East Quinan, Nova Scotia MLS® #30486646
Courtesy of Corey Huskilson/Royal Lepage Atlantic (Mahone Bay)
11 Eaton Ave
Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #30486709
Courtesy of David Beswick/Macdonald Realty Victoria
30 315 Bayview CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30486627
Courtesy of Cindy Baliski/Coldwell Banker Signature
2901 - 2200 LAKESHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30486521
Courtesy of JOSEPH KIM/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
122 Regal Road
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #30486639
Courtesy of Dexter Wilkie/Royal LePage Atlantic
5 - 3050 ERIN CENTRE BOULEVARD
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30487170
Courtesy of TAMER HOSNY DARWISH/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
407 - 530 INDIAN GROVE
Toronto (Junction Area), Ontario MLS® #30487175
Courtesy of RYAN ROBERT BARNES/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
209 - 585 COLBORNE STREET
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30487207
Courtesy of KARAMJITPAL DHALIWAL/HOMELIFE MAPLE LEAF REALTY LTD.
10 QUEEN STREET
East Zorra-Tavistock (Tavistock), Ontario MLS® #30487199
Courtesy of KATIE MURRAY/PEAK REALTY LTD.
1711 - 219 FORT YORK BOULEVARD
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #30486747
Courtesy of ROBERT JAMES MORGAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
40 BEULAH Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30486898
Courtesy of Joseph Groleau/Sutton Group Innovative Realty Inc.
155 Carnoustie Drive
Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia MLS® #30486641
Courtesy of Nousha Saberi/RE/MAX Nova (Halifax)
129 ORCHARDCROFT ROAD
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #30487151
Courtesy of YONGE ZHOU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
34 BEARBURY DRIVE
Toronto (Markland Wood), Ontario MLS® #30487156
Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER THOMSON/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
903 - 3009 NOVAR ROAD
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30487163
Courtesy of CHEMICA ANDERSON/PROPERTY.CA INC.
26A - 5205 GLEN ERIN DRIVE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30487168
Courtesy of JESSICA YIN/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
BSMT - 344 CASTLEMORE AVENUE
Markham (Berczy), Ontario MLS® #30487101
Courtesy of ASHIF KALYAN/RE/MAX EXPERTS
1D28 - 9390 WOODBINE AVENUE
Markham (Cachet), Ontario MLS® #30487322
Courtesy of JENNIFER HAN/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
3708 BEECHOLLOW CRESCENT
Mississauga (Applewood), Ontario MLS® #30487360
Courtesy of MICHAEL PHINNEY/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES PHINNEY REAL ESTATE
BASEMENT - 516 ATHLONE AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30487346
Courtesy of Rocco Manfredi/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
15 - 6435 DIXIE ROAD
Mississauga (Northeast), Ontario MLS® #30487365
Courtesy of PARAM GANDAM/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
39 LAKEVIEW LINE
Haldimand (Dunnville), Ontario MLS® #30487391
Courtesy of Isaac Phillips/ROYAL LEPAGE STATE REALTY
1725 CREEK Way
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30487404
Courtesy of SARAH MACMURCHY/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
1566 WRIGHT CRESCENT
London North (North S), Ontario MLS® #30486963
Courtesy of TARUN KUMAR MEHRA/ROYAL LEPAGE FLOWER CITY REALTY
175 ODONNEL Drive
Binbrook, Ontario MLS® #30486968
Courtesy of Velimir Gavrilovic/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
LOWER - 4 THEOBALDS CIRCLE
Richmond Hill (Mill Pond), Ontario MLS® #30486918
Courtesy of JIN HOO PARK/REMAX YC REALTY
BSMT - 848 SUMAC CRESCENT
Milton (CB Cobban), Ontario MLS® #30486932
Courtesy of YOUSEF GUIRGIS/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
78 GOLDFINCH Road
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30486975
Courtesy of Fulvio Delibato/Royal LePage Macro Realty
28 AMOS Avenue Unit# A
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30486754
Courtesy of Ashley Congi/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc.
644 Legacy Woods Circle SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30487005
Courtesy of Manraj Samra/MaxValue Realty Ltd.
70 7583 Central Saanich Rd
Central Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #30486925
Courtesy of Cheri Crause/Royal LePage Coast Capital - Oak Bay
110 FORSYTH STREET
Marmora and Lake (Marmora Ward), Ontario MLS® #30486906
Courtesy of Natasha Huizinga/Exit Realty Group
16 1650 Telegraph Cove Rd
Telegraph Cove, British Columbia MLS® #30487315
Courtesy of Bob Edwards/eXp Realty of Canada 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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