3303 70 Avenue
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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
627 - 30 TRETTI WAY
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #29471381
Courtesy of JUSTIN WISE/WISE GROUP REALTY
3386 CRIMSON KING CIRCLE
Mississauga (Lisgar), Ontario MLS® #29471393
Courtesy of ANNURAG CHAWLA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
17 - 69 OLD MILL TERRACE
Toronto (Stonegate-Queensway), Ontario MLS® #29471398
Courtesy of SAVANNAH WENG/RE/MAX DASH REALTY
645 LINCOLN STREET
Welland (Lincoln/Crowland), Ontario MLS® #29471355
Courtesy of Tom Woods/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
53 MONTEZUMA TRAIL
Toronto (Agincourt North), Ontario MLS® #29471363
Courtesy of SELENA CHEN/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
73 CHAD STREET
Petawawa, Ontario MLS® #29471376
Courtesy of Wendy Reeves/RE/MAX PEMBROKE REALTY LTD.
973 COXWELL AVENUE
Toronto (East York), Ontario MLS® #29471364
Courtesy of DA ZHANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1402 - 61 RICHVIEW ROAD
Toronto (Humber Heights), Ontario MLS® #29471371
Courtesy of IREM YILDIRIM/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
GROUND - 1830 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD E
Toronto (The Beaches), Ontario MLS® #29471383
Courtesy of FILIZ SURER/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1102 - 30 ELM DRIVE W
Mississauga (Fairview), Ontario MLS® #29471395
Courtesy of MUHAMMAD SHAHZAD/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
BACK - 61 WELLINGTON STREET E
Aurora (Aurora Village), Ontario MLS® #29471388
Courtesy of MAXX ARZHANGI/RE/MAX HALLMARK MAXX & AFI GROUP REALTY
114 4272 DAVIS ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29471054
Courtesy of Shannon Horrigan/RE/MAX Core Realty
18 - 69 OLD MILL TERRACE
Toronto (Stonegate-Queensway), Ontario MLS® #29471372
Courtesy of SAVANNAH WENG/RE/MAX DASH REALTY
3 JENKINSON GROVE
King (King City), Ontario MLS® #29471389
Courtesy of JACK J. WANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
10 - 69 OLD MILL TERRACE
Toronto (Stonegate-Queensway), Ontario MLS® #29471400
Courtesy of SAVANNAH WENG/RE/MAX DASH REALTY
19 - 69 OLD MILL TERRACE
Toronto (Stonegate-Queensway), Ontario MLS® #29471392
Courtesy of SAVANNAH WENG/RE/MAX DASH REALTY
3015 RIDGEVIEW DRIVE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29470902
Courtesy of Shannon Horrigan/RE/MAX Core Realty
155 CHANDLER Drive Unit# 3
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29471366
Courtesy of SVETLANA PANOVA/RED AND WHITE REALTY INC.
121 HWY 8 Unit# 212
Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #29471385
Courtesy of Susan Huizinga/Sutton Group Realty Systems
81 CROWN VICTORIA DRIVE W
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #29471397
Courtesy of SANJIV BIRDI/iCloud Realty Ltd.
40 DARTMOUTH Gate Unit# 12
Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #29471292
Courtesy of Rajeev Cherian/Right at Home Realty
#59 14803 MILLER BV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29471336
Courtesy of Vincenzo C. Fiacco/RE/MAX Excellence
916 - 10 DEERLICK COURT
Toronto (Parkwoods-Donalda), Ontario MLS® #29471312
Courtesy of SAVANNAH WENG/RE/MAX DASH REALTY
B-1801 - 9751 MARKHAM ROAD
Markham (Greensborough), Ontario MLS® #29471317
Courtesy of VIPUL POPLI/HOMELIFE G1 REALTY INC.
24 NELSON E
Brampton (Downtown Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29471329
Courtesy of LAUREN MAIR/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
88 SABRINA DR DRIVE
Toronto (Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview), Ontario MLS® #29471331
Courtesy of LOU PICCIONI/KELLER WILLIAMS PORTFOLIO REALTY
1183 Fourchu Rd
Gabarus Lake, Nova Scotia MLS® #29466798
Courtesy of Johannes Dombrowski/iLand Realty Inc.
104 STEPHEN MOORE DRIVE
Middlesex Centre (Kilworth), Ontario MLS® #29466806
Courtesy of MICHAEL LEFF/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
A711 - 400 ALBERT STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29466818
Courtesy of Loucas Reklitis/REMAX BOARDWALK REALTY
405 - 131 HOLLAND AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29466820
Courtesy of Todd McLaughlin/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
476 PATRICIA DRIVE
Burlington (Bayview), Ontario MLS® #29466825
Courtesy of FEISAL QURESHI/Sotheby's International Realty Canada, Brokerage
79 HOWARD BOWMAN DRIVE
Northern Bruce Peninsula, Ontario MLS® #29466844
Courtesy of MARK MCDADE/Chestnut Park Real Estate
12 PLEASANT VIEW DRIVE
Toronto (Pleasant View), Ontario MLS® #29466851
Courtesy of ALBERT YU/RE/MAX HALLMARK YU GROUP REALTY LTD.
16 NASMITH AVENUE
Toronto (Cabbagetown-South St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #29466856
Courtesy of IRINA REZNIK/TIMES REALTY GROUP INC.
3015 - 75 QUEENS WHARF ROAD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29466863
Courtesy of JACKSON YANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
LOT 11 RUBY DRIVE
South Glengarry, Ontario MLS® #29466868
Courtesy of ERIC BELANGER/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS LTD.
LOT 13 RUBY DRIVE
South Glengarry, Ontario MLS® #29466870
Courtesy of ERIC BELANGER/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS LTD.
LOT 18B SAPPHIRE DRIVE
South Glengarry, Ontario MLS® #29466875
Courtesy of ERIC BELANGER/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS LTD.
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