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
2711 ROBERTA ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29347551
Courtesy of Jasper Croy/Century 21 Energy Realty(Qsnl)
4 - 112 CALEDONIA PARK ROAD
Toronto (Corso Italia-Davenport), Ontario MLS® #29348100
Courtesy of TREVIS LEGALL/THE NOOK REALTY INC.
310 840 PRINCE RUPERT BOULEVARD
Prince Rupert, British Columbia MLS® #29348048
Courtesy of Mike Morse/RE/MAX Coast Mountains (PR)
9486 COOK STREET|Chilliwack Proper West
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29347920
Courtesy of Jana Jin/Wealth Realty Inc.
43726 ALAMEDA DRIVE|Chilliwack Mountain
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29347641
Courtesy of Gurvinder Singh Dhaliwal/Planet Group Realty Inc.
2914 ELGIN MILLS ROAD E
Markham (Victoria Square), Ontario MLS® #29348137
Courtesy of JONATHAN TSUNG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
133 1783 AGASSIZ-ROSEDALE NO 9 HIGHWAY|Agassiz
Agassiz, British Columbia MLS® #29347503
Courtesy of Hayden Simon/Century 21 Creekside Realty (Agassiz)
66 - 371 BRONTE STREET S
Milton (OM Old Milton), Ontario MLS® #29348138
Courtesy of PAM FURNISS/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
5128 GUILDWOOD WAY
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29348140
Courtesy of PREMAL SOMANI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
6200 MAPLE GATE CIRCLE
Mississauga (Lisgar), Ontario MLS® #29348139
Courtesy of UTAYAN PONNUTHURAI/HOMELIFE/CHAMPIONS REALTY INC.
1313 - 2489 TAUNTON ROAD
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #29348141
Courtesy of JIAJIA ZHU/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
1270 MAPLE CROSSING Boulevard Unit# 1705
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29348045
Courtesy of NEESH BUTTOO/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
424 WATERLOO STREET
London East (East F), Ontario MLS® #29343890
Courtesy of THOMAS RAUTH/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
56 BRUTON STREET
Thorold (Thorold Downtown), Ontario MLS® #29346452
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
2 1300 8TH AVENUE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29346457
Courtesy of John Chung/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
918 WINDHAM EAST 1/4 Road
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #29346469
Courtesy of PAUL VAN LONDERSELE/Van Londersele Real Estate Brokerage Ltd.
98 WATERTHRUSH CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29346488
Courtesy of Jason Polonski/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2675 Pine Avenue Unit# 55
Lumby, British Columbia MLS® #29346503
Courtesy of Carla Lee/Real Broker B.C. Ltd
7 FLAX FIELD LANE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29346510
Courtesy of BELLA LEE/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
1612 - 3 REAN DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29346515
Courtesy of RICHARD LAM/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
801 - 320 RICHMOND STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29346522
Courtesy of ANITA D MELLO/GATE REAL ESTATE INC.
12 GLENSIDE AVENUE
Toronto (Greenwood-Coxwell), Ontario MLS® #29346534
Courtesy of MATTHEW CASSELMAN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
92 LIVING CRESCENT
Markham (Victoria Square), Ontario MLS® #29346541
Courtesy of SHARON ZHU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
BSMT - 207 LAWRENCE AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Harding), Ontario MLS® #29346546
Courtesy of MARCO MOMENI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
17 BIGHORN TRAIL
King (Nobleton), Ontario MLS® #29346553
Courtesy of ANDREW IPEKIAN/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
407 - 500 PLAINS ROAD E
Burlington (LaSalle), Ontario MLS® #29346565
Courtesy of LIZ DOMINGUES/BAKER REAL ESTATE INCORPORATED
604 - 297 OAK WALK DRIVE
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #29346572
Courtesy of JESSICA JUBRAN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
3 - 3905 KEELE STREET
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #29346584
Courtesy of STEPHEN LILLY/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
708 - 8 NAHANI WAY
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29346589
Courtesy of RAYA AL-SAMAWEY/COLDWELL BANKER REALTY IN MOTION
1584 STEVENSON STREET
Milton (BE Beaty), Ontario MLS® #29346591
Courtesy of PRABHJOT P.J. ARORA/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
4 - 135 JANE STREET
Toronto (Runnymede-Bloor West Village), Ontario MLS® #29346596
Courtesy of KARLO PAULO FRANCISCO/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
57 LLOYD DAVIES WAY
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29346604
Courtesy of CONRAD GUY ZURINI/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
#115 10545 Saskatchewan DR NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29346611
Courtesy of Jerry D. Aulenbach/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
2114 STRATHCONA AVENUE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29346616
Courtesy of Jesse Parker/RE/MAX Core Realty
190 DAFOE Place
Penticton, British Columbia MLS® #29346623
Courtesy of Sara Longfellow/Century 21 Amos Realty
19 DOWNEY Street Unit# 4
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29346628
Courtesy of LEE S. QUAILE/Chestnut Park Realty Southwestern Ontario Limited
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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