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
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
112 12633 72 AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30176781
Courtesy of Aman Chandok/Team 3000 Realty Ltd.
115 COUNTRYSIDE Crescent
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30176851
Courtesy of Omar Al-Shareeda/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY BROKERAGE
308 PARKVALE Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30176883
Courtesy of Elaine Bauer/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
8 WINDWARD WAY N
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (Colborne), Ontario MLS® #30171999
Courtesy of KRISTY DALEY/Royal LePage Heartland Realty
259 WARDLAW PLACE
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #30173680
Courtesy of MARTA DE SOUSA/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
201 - 90 CHARLTON AVENUE W
Hamilton (Durand), Ontario MLS® #30173798
Courtesy of ALEXANDRA BORONDY/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
1B - 1686 MAIN STREET W
Hamilton (Ainslie Wood), Ontario MLS® #30173806
Courtesy of Nila Amedi/CITYGATE REALTY INC.
270020 HIGHWAY 564 NE
Rural Rocky View County, Alberta MLS® #30173837
Courtesy of Peter R. Burton/RE/MAX Complete Realty
242 Valley Woods Place NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30174018
Courtesy of Matthew Reiser/RE/MAX Realty Professionals
239 WESTFIELD TRAIL
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #30174145
Courtesy of ANDREA LAWS/ROYAL LEPAGE REALTY PLUS
512 FIRST AVENUE
Welland (N. Welland), Ontario MLS® #30174176
Courtesy of HARRY GOEL/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
402 FAIRWAY ROAD
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #30172625
Courtesy of Greg Visser/Gale Group Realty Brokerage Ltd
182 WATER STREET W
Greater Napanee (Greater Napanee), Ontario MLS® #30174037
Courtesy of WADE MITCHELL/EXIT REALTY ACCELERATION REAL ESTATE, BROKERAGE
1112 - 234 RIDEAU STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30174049
Courtesy of Brandon McDonald/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
247 LINWOOD Crescent
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30174203
Courtesy of Maureen Galivan/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
1443 BIRCHWOOD DRIVE
Mississauga (Lorne Park), Ontario MLS® #30173964
Courtesy of SCOTT GILMOUR/REALTY EXECUTIVES PLUS LTD
7, 4 Sage Hill Terrace NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30173919
Courtesy of Tim Lind/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)
71 Chippewa Crescent W
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #30173921
Courtesy of TAD CONSTABLE/Royal Lepage South Country - Lethbridge
83 CONDOR AVENUE
Toronto (Blake-Jones), Ontario MLS® #30173907
Courtesy of CLAUDIO CERRITO/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
49 EAST Street
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30173940
Courtesy of MIKE GRANT/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
102 - 220 MISSINNIHE WAY
Mississauga (Port Credit), Ontario MLS® #30173971
Courtesy of CRISTINA VICTORIA ION/BAKER REAL ESTATE INCORPORATED
241 GREENOCH CR NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30174001
Courtesy of Kirsten Krol/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
91 Boutiliers Cove Road
Hacketts Cove, Nova Scotia MLS® #30174013
Courtesy of Holly Schelleman/Keller Williams Select Realty
L - 1109 STITTSVILLE MAIN STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30174051
Courtesy of Krista Laroda/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
587 Tupper ST
Thunder Bay, Ontario MLS® #30174056
Courtesy of SATU MINOR/RE/MAX FIRST CHOICE REALTY LTD.
150 MAIN Street W Unit# 810
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30174107
Courtesy of Carrie Misener/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
4 BAY COURT
Georgina (Historic Lakeshore Communities), Ontario MLS® #30174121
Courtesy of WEI HWA/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
103 LORNE STREET
Brock (Sunderland), Ontario MLS® #30174126
Courtesy of LESLIE RUDOLPH BENCZIK/RE/MAX ALL-STARS BENCZIK KAVANAGH TEAM
3708 Lakeview AVENUE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30173471
Courtesy of Brenda Jacksteit/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
881 Evergreen Place
Kamloops, British Columbia MLS® #30173851
Courtesy of Riley Peterson/REMAX Kamloops
304 Rosher STREET
Colonsay, Saskatchewan MLS® #30173863
Courtesy of Carla L Beaulac/Century 21 Fusion
48 Fred W Brown Drive
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30173868
Courtesy of Peter Kavanagh/RE/MAX Infinity Realty Inc. - Sheraton Hotel
1012 - 35 BALES AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30173887
Courtesy of SISI WANG/DREAM HOME 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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