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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
12854 BENS ROAD
Charlie Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29749159
Courtesy of Kimberley Schwarz/Izon Realty
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
38 LOWER UNION STREET
Kingston (Central City East), Ontario MLS® #29766989
Courtesy of PATSY BALDASSARRE/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD., BROKERAGE
9920 113 Street
Fairview, Alberta MLS® #29766732
Courtesy of Jason Meashaw/Sutton Group Grande Prairie Professionals
605 - 50 O'NEILL ROAD
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29766338
Courtesy of GERRARD HE/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
1209 - 188 FAIRVIEW MALL DRIVE
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #29766674
Courtesy of NAZAN DOLANAY SHERRY/ZOLO REALTY
#214 10333 112 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29766648
Courtesy of Wally Fakhreddine/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
203 WEST LAKEVIEW Circle
Chestermere, Alberta MLS® #29766624
Courtesy of April Isaac/One Percent Realty
509 - 10 SHALLMAR BOULEVARD
Toronto (Forest Hill North), Ontario MLS® #29766528
Courtesy of TODOR YORDANOV/CITY REALTY POINT
832 SHARBOT LAKE
Frontenac (Frontenac Centre), Ontario MLS® #29766511
Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER JONES/EXP REALTY, BROKERAGE
104 - 120 CARRICK TRAIL
Gravenhurst (Muskoka (S)), Ontario MLS® #29766580
Courtesy of SYDNEY O'PREY/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
0 Lorne Valley
Riverton, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29766561
Courtesy of Taralynn Arsenault/KELLER WILLIAMS SELECT REALTY
1904 - 1010 SANDY BEACH ROAD
Pickering (Bay Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29766535
Courtesy of CONNOR OPREY/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
3501 - 38 WIDMER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29766530
Courtesy of Cody Vieira/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
1628 SPENCELY DRIVE
Oshawa (Taunton), Ontario MLS® #29766434
Courtesy of TAMMY BUDD/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
361 QUARTER TOWN Line Unit# 905
Tillsonburg, Ontario MLS® #29766427
Courtesy of Jackie Thomas/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
5013 NORTHERN NIGHT CIRCLE
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29766415
Courtesy of MIRZA AHMAD/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
215 Whalley CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29766410
Courtesy of Jordan Barry/Realty Executives Saskatoon
1205 - 4645 JANE STREET
Toronto (Black Creek), Ontario MLS® #29766496
Courtesy of BHOWAN PERSAUD/CENTURY 21 REGAL REALTY INC.
2 HICKORY Hollow
St. George, Ontario MLS® #29766472
Courtesy of KEN CAMERON/RE/MAX SOLID GOLD REALTY (II) LTD.
424 - 5225 FINCH AVENUE E
Toronto (Agincourt North), Ontario MLS® #29766388
Courtesy of SOPHIA CHUNG SUK TAN/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
1304 - 308 JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29766383
Courtesy of KATHY CIESLA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
207 - 1500 BATHURST STREET
Toronto (Humewood-Cedarvale), Ontario MLS® #29766775
Courtesy of TODOR YORDANOV/CITY REALTY POINT
704 - 5 ST JOSEPH STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29766352
Courtesy of AMY LI/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
155 EQUESTRIAN Way Unit# 51
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29766333
Courtesy of Ammad Khan/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.
114 1442 BLACKWOOD STREET
White Rock, British Columbia MLS® #29766497
Courtesy of Scott Franklin/Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp.
COTTAGE C - 1444 NIPISSING RD SOUTH ROAD S
Ryerson, Ontario MLS® #29766428
Courtesy of SUSAN BROWN/Chestnut Park Real Estate
59 TERRACE AVENUE
Welland (Broadway), Ontario MLS® #29766377
Courtesy of Vichit Altmann/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
C319 - 60 MORECAMBE GATE
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #29766353
Courtesy of JACK J. WANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
108 2853 W BOURQUIN CRESCENT
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #29766740
Courtesy of Adrienne Barnes/eXp Realty
10814 142 STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29766550
Courtesy of Sarab Preet Singh/Century 21 Coastal Realty Ltd.
2709 - 25 RICHMOND STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29766529
Courtesy of NORA CHAN/CENTURY 21 ATRIA 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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