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
138 VICTORIA AVENUE N
Hamilton (Landsdale), Ontario MLS® #30370154
Courtesy of ERIK TURSKI/NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BROKERAGE REAL ESTATE INC.
124 - 1070 DOUGLAS MCCURDY COMMON
Mississauga (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #30370104
Courtesy of SUKHDEV CHAGGER/CENTURY 21 SKYLARK REAL ESTATE LTD.
175 COMMONWEALTH Street Unit# 401
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30368558
Courtesy of ANNETTE M. BLAKE/RE/MAX SOLID GOLD REALTY (II) LTD.
11 PIRIE Drive Unit# 68
Dundas, Ontario MLS® #30370318
Courtesy of Sanaz Jewell/Re/Max Escarpment Realty Inc.
4510 FERGUSON LAKE ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30370654
Courtesy of Denise Dunn/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
209 20826 72 AVENUE
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #30370128
Courtesy of Franco Pontaletta/RE/MAX Treeland Realty
108 - 8 KINGSBRIDGE CIRCUIT S
Toronto (Westminster-Branson), Ontario MLS® #30368755
Courtesy of OLGA HANA SOPIELNIKOW/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
274 Trout Brook Road
Marion Bridge, Nova Scotia MLS® #30368697
Courtesy of Kim Nagy/Coldwell Banker Boardwalk Realty
1451 WALKERS Line Unit# 313
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30368685
Courtesy of Kelsi Cumberland/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
648 BERWICK CRESCENT
Oshawa (McLaughlin), Ontario MLS® #30368628
Courtesy of Lauren Gerrits/The Nook Realty Inc.
1105 - 33 MILL STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30369119
Courtesy of LUDMILA BERENZON/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
60 MOUNTAIN BROW Boulevard
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30368793
Courtesy of Vaibhav Dhutti/Pay It Forward Realty
3202 CENTENNIAL DRIVE E
Burlington (Palmer), Ontario MLS® #30368806
Courtesy of JOHN AYOUB/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
2093 Larry Uteck Boulevard
Bedford, Nova Scotia MLS® #30368729
Courtesy of Corrina David/RE/MAX Nova
CL124016 Sprucy Pond (Rocky Road) Pond
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30368717
Courtesy of Geoff Keough/Royal LePage Generation Realty
3 BLUE MOUND DRIVE
Barrie (Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30369669
Courtesy of PEGGY HILL/RE/MAX HALLMARK PEGGY HILL GROUP REALTY
B&C - 1108 PEMBROKE STREET E
Laurentian Valley, Ontario MLS® #30370159
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/EXP REALTY
1111 102 Willis CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30371253
Courtesy of Karrylle Sending/eXp Realty
11 6336 TYSON ROAD|Sardis South
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #30372547
Courtesy of Bob Plowright/RE/MAX Bob Plowright Realty
206 - 9 TECUMSETH STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #30369830
Courtesy of Kenneth Yim/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
15 - 85 BONDS CORNER ROAD
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #30369727
Courtesy of HAMZA AWAN/REALTY WEALTH GROUP INC.
805 - 4065 BRICKSTONE MEWS
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30369703
Courtesy of DIANA CORNACCHIA/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
517 FAIRLEIGH AVENUE
Oshawa (McLaughlin), Ontario MLS® #30371063
Courtesy of YOHANNES YAYEH/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
1119 Pringle WAY
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30370882
Courtesy of Kerry Doole/Realty Executives Saskatoon
71 LYALL AVENUE
Toronto (East End-Danforth), Ontario MLS® #30371967
Courtesy of PERRY MEEKER/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
10 OLD CHURCH Road
Delhi, Ontario MLS® #30372042
Courtesy of Rhyus Reeves/RE/MAX Erie Shores Realty Inc. Brokerage
17106 108 street NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30369638
Courtesy of Rene M. Bornowsky/Sterling Real Estate
3 2525 Rothesay Ave
Sidney, British Columbia MLS® #30369753
Courtesy of Chace Whitson/Macdonald Realty Ltd. (Sid)
2704 5th AVENUE N
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30369765
Courtesy of Jonah Franklin/Century 21 Dome Realty Inc.
610 - 460 CALLAWAY ROAD
London North (North R), Ontario MLS® #30369772
Courtesy of BUFFY ELLIS/THRIVE REALTY GROUP INC.
1682b Topsail Road
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30369784
Courtesy of Bill Penney/Merit NL Real Estate Ltd.
630 FIRST STREET S
Gravenhurst (Muskoka (S)), Ontario MLS® #30369796
Courtesy of CAITLIN WARD/Royal LePage Northern Life Realty, Brokerage
392 GERMAN SCHOOL Road
Paris, Ontario MLS® #30369809
Courtesy of Scott Benson/Real Broker Ontario 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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