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.
BSMT 3 - 48 BELLEFONTAINE STREET
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #29990641
Courtesy of RAYMOND PAU/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
1 RINGWAY ROAD
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29990646
Courtesy of ARSHDEEP SINGH/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
56 - 445 ONTARIO STREET S
Milton (TM Timberlea), Ontario MLS® #29990647
Courtesy of TAHIRA MALIK/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2012 - 87 PETER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29990635
Courtesy of WINNIE LAM/REALTY ASSOCIATES INC.
20 GREEN ASH TERRACE
Toronto (West Hill), Ontario MLS® #29990642
Courtesy of STEVEN ZENG/GOLDENWAY REAL ESTATE LTD.
966 DUNDAS STREET E
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29990643
Courtesy of MICHAEL SUN/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
95 PLEASANT VIEW DRIVE
Toronto (Pleasant View), Ontario MLS® #29990636
Courtesy of SKY QIU/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
9921 HALDI ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29990480
Courtesy of Kristin Houghtaling/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
2012 - 87 PETER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29990637
Courtesy of WINNIE LAM/REALTY ASSOCIATES INC.
82 JUSTUS DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Devonsleigh), Ontario MLS® #29990644
Courtesy of SHANA MIRSHAHI/CANADA GEM REALTY INC.
4404 - 38 GRENVILLE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29990638
Courtesy of KENNY KHANG TRINH/RE/MAX CONDOS PLUS CORPORATION
BSMT 1 & 2 - 48 BELLEFONTAINE STREET
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #29990640
Courtesy of RAYMOND PAU/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
303 - 159 FERGUSON DRIVE
Woodstock (Woodstock - South), Ontario MLS® #29990608
Courtesy of Marshall Sherman/RE/MAX a-b Realty Ltd Brokerage
802 - 3200 WILLIAM COLTSON AVENUE E
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29990583
Courtesy of VENKATESWARAN SUBBURAJ/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
1703 - 15 HOLMES AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29990595
Courtesy of Adam Chowdhury/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
5603 Dalwood Way NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29990603
Courtesy of J.T. Hay/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)
2018 - 85 WOOD STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29990449
Courtesy of MICHAEL TSO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
306 - 32 TROLLEY CRESCENT
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29990451
Courtesy of ARUN KUMAR/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
UNIT 4 - F & WAREHOUSE - 117 RINGWOOD DRIVE
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29990463
Courtesy of MICHAEL G. LI/LE SOLD REALTY BROKERAGE INC.
1496 MANSFIELD DRIVE
Oakville (CP College Park), Ontario MLS® #29990470
Courtesy of FARHAN M SYED/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
UPPER UNIT - 29 LAURENTIDE CRESCENT
Brampton (Vales of Castlemore North), Ontario MLS® #29990475
Courtesy of SANJEEV KUMAR GUPTA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
125 BROADWAY AVENUE
Hamilton (Ainslie Wood), Ontario MLS® #29990494
Courtesy of MERVIN CHU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
24 WENDELL AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29990502
Courtesy of Nancy Allen/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
181 TRAIL RIDGE LANE
Markham (Berczy), Ontario MLS® #29990507
Courtesy of RAYMOND SUN/SUNSHINE REALTY BROKERAGE INC.
902W - 500 QUEENS QUAY W.
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29990519
Courtesy of MAXIMILIEN A GHALIOUNGUI/RE/MAX CONDOS PLUS CORPORATION
707 - 65 ST MARY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29990521
Courtesy of QIANG MA/JDL REALTY INC.
708 WAVERLY STREET N
Oshawa (Northglen), Ontario MLS® #29990533
Courtesy of Ernie Donnelly/Royal LePage Our Neighbourhood Realty
3311 - 1080 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29990540
Courtesy of QIANG MA/JDL REALTY INC.
4608 - 448 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29990564
Courtesy of MATT MA/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
#118 655 WATT BV SW SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29990090
Courtesy of Sajida Pellegrini/HonestDoor Inc
860 - 135 LOWER SHERBOURNE STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29990122
Courtesy of PHILIP NGON-TIM NG/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
310 - 275 BAMBURGH CIRCLE
Toronto (Steeles), Ontario MLS® #29990134
Courtesy of LOUIE LUK/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
200 LAGERFELD DRIVE
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29990146
Courtesy of RASHMINDER CHADHA/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
7177 VILLAGE WALK
Mississauga (Meadowvale Village), Ontario MLS® #29990153
Courtesy of RAZA JAFFERY/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
Lot 1&2 Keppoch Road
Stratford, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29990158
Courtesy of Jonathan David/PG DIRECT REALTY LTD.
5400 CEDAR STREET
Niagara Falls (Cherrywood), Ontario MLS® #29990160
Courtesy of AGNES KIM/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
30 SARA DRIVE
Thorold (Hurricane/Merrittville), Ontario MLS® #29990165
Courtesy of AJAY CHOPRA/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
286 Waterford Road
Chestermere, Alberta MLS® #29990177
Courtesy of Connie Buenaventura/First Place Realty
1106 - 15 ICEBOAT TERRACE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29990184
Courtesy of ISA DUZGEREN/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
#419 100 FOXHAVEN DR
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #29990189
Courtesy of Connor M. McAuley/2% Realty Pro
21 PIETROWSKI DRIVE
Georgina (Keswick North), Ontario MLS® #29990191
Courtesy of KRISH SIVAPATHAM/HOMELIFE/FUTURE 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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