3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
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.
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
121 White Oak DR
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30231903
Courtesy of James Caicco/Century 21 Choice Realty Inc.
11 - 285 ANTIBES DRIVE
Toronto (Westminster-Branson), Ontario MLS® #30240340
Courtesy of BRYAN LIM/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
100 BEDDOE Drive Unit# 42
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30240434
Courtesy of Karen Shaver/Chase Realty Inc.
1 - 5108 MONTROSE ROAD
Niagara Falls (Ascot), Ontario MLS® #30240447
Courtesy of MARK GARRETT/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
55 Ben Johnson Lane
Timberlea, Nova Scotia MLS® #30240455
Courtesy of Jeremy Cowan/Exit Realty Metro
205 - 4 KIMBERLY LANE
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #30240431
Courtesy of ARDIAN BULI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
547 BARNES CRESCENT
Peterborough (Otonabee Ward 1), Ontario MLS® #30240448
Courtesy of ESHAN KAPUR/HOUSESIGMA INC.
34 MAPLE STREET
Ajax (Central), Ontario MLS® #30240425
Courtesy of MOUNIR SAGHIE/SUTTON GROUP-HERITAGE REALTY INC.
63 AYLESWORTH AVENUE
Clarington (Courtice), Ontario MLS® #30240463
Courtesy of ROY HE/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
165 Newbury Court
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia MLS® #30240399
Courtesy of Robert Van Rees/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
84 CARSWELL STREET
Kitimat, British Columbia MLS® #30238908
Courtesy of Giuseppe Bravo/Century 21 Northwest Realty Ltd.
22 O'HALLORAN CRESCENT
Toronto (Milliken), Ontario MLS® #30238876
Courtesy of JAN ZUO/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
10 WHITMORE COURT
Brampton (Heart Lake West), Ontario MLS® #30238883
Courtesy of KESHAV GOYAL/LOMBARD GROUP REAL ESTATE INC.
128 ELMHURST DRIVE
Toronto (Rexdale-Kipling), Ontario MLS® #30239052
Courtesy of UTHAYAN MARKANDU/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
1503 - 135 JAMES STREET S
Hamilton (Corktown), Ontario MLS® #30239057
Courtesy of JOEY ZURINI/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
55 APACHE TRAIL
Toronto (Pleasant View), Ontario MLS® #30239038
Courtesy of SAM ZHUO/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
13050 Thomas Rd
Ladysmith, British Columbia MLS® #30239348
Courtesy of Darren McGee/Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)
2530 Timberlane Rd
Port Alberni, British Columbia MLS® #30239494
Courtesy of Dave Koszegi/REMAX Professionals - Dave Koszegi Group
PT LT6 CONCESSION 10 Road
Beaverton, Ontario MLS® #30239216
Courtesy of Youming Zhao/Right at Home Realty
152 JULIA CRESCENT
Orillia, Ontario MLS® #30239189
Courtesy of LAURA GRAHAM/SUTTON GROUP INCENTIVE REALTY INC.
42 Mt Backus Crescent W
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #30239223
Courtesy of JESSE SOMMERFELDT/Maxwell Capital Realty - Lethbridge
47 ARBOUR GLEN CRESCENT
London East (East A), Ontario MLS® #30239817
Courtesy of SVETLANA GUROVA/INITIA REAL ESTATE (ONTARIO) LTD
904 - 4675 METCALFE AVENUE S
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30239209
Courtesy of JACKIE JIANG/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
14 Marilyn Court|Oakhurst
Kingston, Nova Scotia MLS® #30239773
Courtesy of Leslie Stoddart/Exit Realty Town & Country
2054 GLENHAMPTON ROAD
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #30239280
Courtesy of WINNIE LIU/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
4502 - 7 GRENVILLE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30239569
Courtesy of GRACE JIANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1507 211 STREET NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30239970
Courtesy of Gurpinder Dhillon/Nationwide Realty Corp
431 GOLDEN LINE ROAD
Mississippi Mills, Ontario MLS® #30240042
Courtesy of Julie Parnell/REMAX BOARDWALK REALTY
7006 115B Street
Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #30239590
Courtesy of Helen Harder/RE/MAX Grande Prairie
1737 Galvin Pl
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia MLS® #30239963
Courtesy of Edie McPhedran/Royal LePage Island Living (PK)
6269 ASH STREET
Niagara Falls (Dorchester), Ontario MLS® #30240294
Courtesy of SHENG CHU/JDL 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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide