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
UPPER - 741 PROCTOR ROAD
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #29392253
Courtesy of DONGSHENG QIU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
40 - 1200 SPEERS ROAD
Oakville (QE Queen Elizabeth), Ontario MLS® #29392171
Courtesy of DARLENE WATTS/CENTURY 21 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD.
97 ORIOLE PARKWAY
Toronto (Yonge-St. Clair), Ontario MLS® #29392753
Courtesy of CHRIS KELOS/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
904 - 10 ROUGE VALLEY DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29392830
Courtesy of WILLIAM GYAMFI/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
757 VICTORIA STREET
Kingston (East of Sir John A. Blvd), Ontario MLS® #29393338
Courtesy of JOSH CAIN/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
1212 13615 FRASER HIGHWAY
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29393888
Courtesy of David Yang/Grand Central Realty
130 2 Avenue
Leslieville, Alberta MLS® #29393143
Courtesy of Jody Saarela/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
17 44565 MONTE VISTA DRIVE|Sardis South
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29393388
Courtesy of Jay Holland/eXp Realty of Canada, Inc.
486 CYPRESS AVENUE
London North (North P), Ontario MLS® #29393547
Courtesy of MICHELLE KAY/SUTTON GROUP - SELECT REALTY
3619 GOODRIDGE CR NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29393984
Courtesy of Wesley B. Henderson/Coldwell Banker Mountain Central
243 GORHAM ROAD
Fort Erie (Ridgeway), Ontario MLS® #29394230
Courtesy of PATRICK DALEY/PD REALTY INC.
4 9486 WOODBINE STREET|Chilliwack Proper East
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29393390
Courtesy of Marites Kliem/Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
8216-8222 120 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29392854
Courtesy of Adam T. Dirksen/Rimrock Real Estate
251 THOMAS COOK AVENUE
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #29392823
Courtesy of PATRICK ALEXANDER/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
327 EAGLEWOOD Drive
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29392809
Courtesy of Doris K.H. Chiu/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
720 - 1 QUARRINGTON LANE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29392746
Courtesy of PAUL AMBLER/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
5 MILLHOUSE COURT
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #29392607
Courtesy of DAVID ELFASSY/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
Lot 11 Bluff Road
Avonport Station, Nova Scotia MLS® #29392582
Courtesy of Andrea Ramia/Royal LePage Atlantic
6906 - 3 CONCORD CITYPLACE WAY
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29392556
Courtesy of OWEN ZHANG/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
2040 CLEAVER Avenue Unit# 315
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29392481
Courtesy of Andrea Florian/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
584452 BEACHVILLE ROAD
South-West Oxford (Beachville), Ontario MLS® #29392462
Courtesy of Jen Thomson/Century 21 Heritage House Ltd Brokerage
1069 ROOSEVELT ROAD
Mississauga (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #29392448
Courtesy of IVAYLO STOYANOV/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
7 HEMANS COURT
Ajax (Central West), Ontario MLS® #29392412
Courtesy of LORI ROBERTS/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
21 15188 62A AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29393042
Courtesy of Robin Randhawa/SRS Panorama Realty
187 STEWART STREET
Peterborough (Town Ward 3), Ontario MLS® #29392501
Courtesy of LINDSAY SEABROOKE/CENTURY 21 UNITED REALTY INC.
451 WOODRIDGE DRIVE
Goderich (Goderich (Town)), Ontario MLS® #29392493
Courtesy of LAURA HERMAN/Coldwell Banker All Points-Festival City Realty
LOT 52 ROYAL CRESCENT
Southwold (Talbotville), Ontario MLS® #29392385
Courtesy of PAIGE PETROVSKIS-SMITH/THE REALTY FIRM INC.
1080 HUDSON DRIVE
Kingston (South of Taylor-Kidd Blvd), Ontario MLS® #29392380
Courtesy of LORI CHENIER/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
7 Candy Lane
Hebron, Nova Scotia MLS® #29392265
Courtesy of Eva Stara Krebser/Engel & Volkers (Yarmouth)
6 DEERBROOK TRAIL
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #29392246
Courtesy of DEBI ALLEWAY/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
Lot Granville Road
Port Wade, Nova Scotia MLS® #29392241
Courtesy of Shauna Denton/Exit Realty Town & Country
61 MILLOY PLACE
Aurora (Aurora Grove), Ontario MLS® #29392070
Courtesy of JANE KUTIKOV/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
127 LACHAINE STREET
Russell, Ontario MLS® #29392140
Courtesy of Sarah Cameron/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
111 BALM BEACH ROAD E
Tiny, Ontario MLS® #29392121
Courtesy of QAMBER KHAWAJA/RE/MAX By The Bay Brokerage
130 N SNYDER Avenue N
Elmira, Ontario MLS® #29392133
Courtesy of Melanie Beisel/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
306 1301 Hillside Ave
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #29392114
Courtesy of Kris Gower/Coldwell Banker Oceanside Real Estate
90 LOCUST STREET
St. Thomas, Ontario MLS® #29392289
Courtesy of AINSLEE TRACEY/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
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