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
5815 97 St NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29336017
Courtesy of Tanner Wormald/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
3203 - 4011 BRICKSTONE MEWS
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29362965
Courtesy of RUPAKALA EDDULA/EXP REALTY
26 - 159 COLLINS WAY
Strathroy-Caradoc (SE), Ontario MLS® #29362953
Courtesy of MATTHEW BARR/EXP REALTY
418 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29363026
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
34 KALMAR CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29363103
Courtesy of MICHAEL ANTHONY ARCI/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
43 MCGUIRE CRESCENT
Uxbridge, Ontario MLS® #29363040
Courtesy of IAN FRASER MORRISON/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
110 - 1206 MAIN STREET E
Milton (DE Dempsey), Ontario MLS® #29363204
Courtesy of AMIT AMBEGAONKAR/CENTURY 21 PROPERTY ZONE REALTY INC.
1903 - 38 ANDRE DE GRASSE STREET
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29363184
Courtesy of DEVEN CHEN/AVION REALTY INC.
18 - 587 HANLON CREEK BOULEVARD
Guelph (Kortright Hills), Ontario MLS® #29363367
Courtesy of ALPA SHAH/CENTURY 21 PARAMOUNT REALTY INC.
2365 BANKSIDE DRIVE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29363350
Courtesy of M. ABUSAA/AKARAT GROUP INC.
16 GOSSET ROAD
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29362961
Courtesy of SUKHWINDER SINGH LOBANA/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
215 CHURCHILL AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29363010
Courtesy of SERDAL KAYBAKI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
707 HALIFAX ROAD
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #29363015
Courtesy of MILO WILLIAMS/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
Blanchet Land RM. 459
Kinistino Rm No. 459, Saskatchewan MLS® #29363104
Courtesy of Leo Morrison/Coldwell Banker Signature
2010 - 18 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29363022
Courtesy of CECILY CHANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1912 - 23 LORRAINE DRIVE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29363178
Courtesy of JUDY YE/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
1214 - 100 WINGARDEN COURT
Toronto (Malvern), Ontario MLS® #29363180
Courtesy of SUSIK SUBRAMANIAM/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
224 LIVINGSTONE AVENUE
Toronto (Briar Hill-Belgravia), Ontario MLS® #29363205
Courtesy of MALIK ASHFAQUE/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
72 ASPEN HILLS ROAD
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #29363356
Courtesy of RAJNISH JOHAR/RE/MAX EXPERTS
2095 SPRINGFIELD ROAD
Mississauga (Sheridan), Ontario MLS® #29362967
Courtesy of HONG LIAO/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
607 - 297 COLLEGE STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #29363023
Courtesy of ALANA SMITH/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
402 - 251 LESTER STREET
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29363016
Courtesy of HARRY RAISINGHANI/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
503 - 68 MERTON STREET
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29363035
Courtesy of CLAYTON H MONTEIRO/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
201 - 2020 BATHURST STREET
Toronto (Humewood-Cedarvale), Ontario MLS® #29363097
Courtesy of SARA LAURO/ROYAL LEPAGE MAXIMUM REALTY
611 - 55 SPEERS ROAD
Oakville (CO Central), Ontario MLS® #29363105
Courtesy of BASSAM AL-KERWI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
LOWER - 17 TAMARISK DRIVE
Toronto (West Humber-Clairville), Ontario MLS® #29363054
Courtesy of CANDACE HINES/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
484 Bay St
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia MLS® #29363220
Courtesy of Candice Svrta/RE/MAX Anchor Realty (QU)
60 EBURY DRIVE
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #29363206
Courtesy of AIYATHURAI KANAPATHIPPILLAI/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
106 - 193 LAKE DRIVEWAY W
Ajax (South West), Ontario MLS® #29363181
Courtesy of SANDY GARDNER/Royal LePage Frank Real Estate
1611 - 7420 BATHURST STREET N
Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #29363012
Courtesy of MORRIS M HADIDA/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
MAIN - 17 DOBBIN ROAD
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #29363036
Courtesy of YUGAN SUNDARALINGAM/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
5421 60 Street
Camrose, Alberta MLS® #29362987
Courtesy of Marilou Yampolsky/Coldwell Banker OnTrack Realty
510 - 65 YORKLAND BOULEVARD
Brampton (Goreway Drive Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29363106
Courtesy of PAM BRAR/THE MARKET REAL ESTATE INC.
N539 - 7 GOLDEN LION HEIGHTS
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29363175
Courtesy of CURTIS YIM/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
21 CORLEY STREET
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #29363365
Courtesy of JAY NADARAJAH/RE/MAX COMMUNITY 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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