S328 Poplar Bay
S of Keewatin, Ontario MLS® #28274190
Courtesy of DOUG ARMSTRONG/RE/MAX NORTHWEST REALTY LTD.
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.
2 HENRIETTA STREET
Scugog, Ontario MLS® #28279272
Courtesy of LYNDA SAUDER/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
46 Elmwood AVE
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #28279215
Courtesy of Kimmie Dozois/Exit Realty True North
4245 MILLCROFT PARK Drive
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #28279450
Courtesy of Kandis Chapman/Coldwell Banker-Burnhill Realty
267 VICTORIA STREET
Niagara-on-the-Lake (Town), Ontario MLS® #28279063
Courtesy of Stefan Regier/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
308 Cascade STREET
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #28279354
Courtesy of Derek Morgan/Realty Executives Saskatoon
#23 14428 MILLER BV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #28279587
Courtesy of Danny Tchir/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
380 Lucasville Rd.
Lucasville, Nova Scotia MLS® #28279328
Courtesy of Tina Parker/EXP Realty of Canada Inc.
336 BENNET ROAD
Markstay-Warren, Ontario MLS® #28279347
Courtesy of DENNIS MONG/Century 21 Blue Sky Region Realty Inc., Brokerage
15 TRELAWNEY Street
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #28279068
Courtesy of CARI ANN HEWICK/RE/MAX SOLID GOLD REALTY (II) LTD.
325 VIA VERONA AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #28279304
Courtesy of JENNA SWINWOOD/RE/MAX HALLMARK JENNA & CO. GROUP REALTY
0000 COUNTY ROAD 15 ROAD
North Stormont, Ontario MLS® #28279537
Courtesy of JACQUES J. ROCHON/RE/MAX DELTA REALTY
87 FARLAIN LAKE Road E
Tiny, Ontario MLS® #28279551
Courtesy of Sean Wilkinson/Real Broker Ontario Ltd., Brokerage
110 BEASLEY Crescent Unit# 4
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #28279599
Courtesy of KATHY LONG/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC. BROKERAGE-2
15407 20 St NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #28279753
Courtesy of Joseph Yisak/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
78 Marquis Heights SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #28279979
Courtesy of Taleb Assef/Royal LePage Solutions
223 Taracove Estate Drive NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #28279986
Courtesy of Ajitpal Singh Gill/Grand Realty
36 - 525 MIDLAND POINT ROAD
Midland, Ontario MLS® #28280027
Courtesy of BRAD HAWKE/Team Hawke Realty
54 ALONNA STREET
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #28280022
Courtesy of ASHLEY TAYLOR/KELLER WILLIAMS ENERGY REAL ESTATE, BROKERAGE
3053 MEADOWGATE BOULEVARD
London South (South U), Ontario MLS® #28279405
Courtesy of ALEX FARHAT/BLUE FOREST REALTY INC.
224 Mckenzie Towne Link SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #28279455
Courtesy of Sean de Guzman/Century 21 Bravo Realty
F - 1119 STITTSVILLE MAIN STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #28279885
Courtesy of NELLA ZOURNTOS/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE REALTY INC.
526 MIDDLE STREET
Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, Ontario MLS® #28279094
Courtesy of WALKER BALDWIN/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
344 EDWARD STREET
Powassan, Ontario MLS® #28279614
Courtesy of ELENA BERG/Century 21 Blue Sky Region Realty Inc., Brokerage
2 FIRE ROUTE 13
Trent Lakes, Ontario MLS® #28280039
Courtesy of BARBARA BATTAGLIA/ROYAL LEPAGE FRANK REAL ESTATE
1243 ALBERTUS AVENUE
Peterborough Central (Old West End), Ontario MLS® #28280041
Courtesy of AL DAIZE/HOMELIFE SUPERIOR REALTY INC.
87 3030 TRETHEWEY STREET
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #28280298
Courtesy of Gugu Brar/Century 21 Coastal Realty Ltd.
5 BISSONNETTE STREET
Alfred and Plantagenet, Ontario MLS® #28280197
Courtesy of SIMON BEDARD/EXIT REALTY MATRIX
Lot 06-2 Route 14
Campbellton, Prince Edward Island MLS® #28278717
Courtesy of Corey Ross/CENTURY 21 NORTHUMBERLAND REALTY
5932 CARLTON Avenue
Niagara Falls, Ontario MLS® #28278868
Courtesy of Michael K. Johnson/Keller Williams Complete Realty
8 LAKESHORE DRIVE
Hamilton (Stoney Creek), Ontario MLS® #28278914
Courtesy of FLORA LI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
29 CORNERBROOK DRIVE
Toronto (Parkwoods-Donalda), Ontario MLS® #28278731
Courtesy of KAREN MILLAR/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
83 MORSE STREET
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #28278743
Courtesy of EUGENIA EVANS/EVANS REAL ESTATE
11 BREMONT Way
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #28279087
Courtesy of Nikki Chartrand/Keller Williams Experience Realty Brokerage
18 COURTICE CRESCENT
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #28279169
Courtesy of KEVIN BOUGHEN/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
611 - 365 ALBERT STREET
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #28279260
Courtesy of KHALED KHALIL/Century 21 Heritage House Ltd.
0 OAKWOOD LANE
Greater Napanee, Ontario MLS® #28279289
Courtesy of SUZANNE WHITE/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE 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
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