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.
1200 BRANT Street Unit# B4
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30391857
Courtesy of Hari Shukla/Affinity Real Estate Inc
#306 11804 22 AV SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30392021
Courtesy of Joshy Madassery/Kairali Realty Inc.
509 - 75 SOUTH TOWN CENTRE BOULEVARD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30391869
Courtesy of LINDA Y.S. LAU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
Lot 74-75 Peter Sosna Dr
Hay Cove, Nova Scotia MLS® #30391903
Courtesy of Olena Stutzinger/Cape Breton Realty
592 QUEEN STREET W
Toronto (Trinity-Bellwoods), Ontario MLS® #30391864
Courtesy of DANI HABBAL/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES
3722 UNIT 1 CARP ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30391890
Courtesy of Connie Rivington-Howie/RIVINGTON-HOWIE REALTY LTD.
238 - 2355 SHEPPARD AVENUE W
Toronto (Humberlea-Pelmo Park), Ontario MLS® #30391908
Courtesy of JULIO MENDEZ SALAZAR/ROYAL LEPAGE WEST REALTY GROUP LTD.
37 GARNISH GREEN GROVE
Markham (Markham Village), Ontario MLS® #30391958
Courtesy of EDDIE WANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
95078 Township Road 740
Valhalla Centre, Alberta MLS® #30391991
Courtesy of Daine Montgomery/Sutton Group Grande Prairie Professionals
624 Little Quill AVENUE E
Wynyard, Saskatchewan MLS® #30392019
Courtesy of Denette Bergquist/eXp Realty
LOWER - 58 CORBETT AVENUE
Toronto (Rockcliffe-Smythe), Ontario MLS® #30392045
Courtesy of PATRICK GILLIS/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
132 HENHOEFFER CRESCENT
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30392052
Courtesy of RAVEENDRAN VINAYAKAMOORTHY/HOMELIFE/CHAMPIONS REALTY INC.
30 PINECREST STREET
Markham (Wismer), Ontario MLS® #30392040
Courtesy of NOAH ZHANG/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
1909 - 80 ALTON TOWERS CIRCLE
Toronto (Milliken), Ontario MLS® #30392033
Courtesy of BOB WEI/ROYAL LEPAGE PEACELAND REALTY
BASEMENT - 41 MOUNTAINBERRY ROAD
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30392134
Courtesy of GOURAV VERMA/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
240 KNISTER ROAD
Gravenhurst (Muskoka (S)), Ontario MLS® #30392122
Courtesy of KATE SLATER/Chestnut Park Real Estate
B4 - 1200 BRANT STREET
Burlington (Mountainside), Ontario MLS® #30391872
Courtesy of Hari Shukla/Affinity Real Estate
4 WALKER AVENUE
St. Catharines (Vine/Linwell), Ontario MLS® #30391942
Courtesy of Ashton Hendriks/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
902 - 120 HOMEWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #30391947
Courtesy of EDWARD XIN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
25 SOUTH ISLAND TRAIL
Ramara (Brechin), Ontario MLS® #30391961
Courtesy of KATE BASSETT/RE/MAX COUNTRY LAKES REALTY INC.
1320 WILLIAMSPORT ROAD
Huntsville (Chaffey), Ontario MLS® #30391966
Courtesy of LINDSAY DONNELLY/RE/MAX Professionals North
22 HOBART GARDENS
Brampton (Heart Lake East), Ontario MLS® #30391973
Courtesy of NEEL SARAIYA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
31050 Woodland View
Rural Rocky View County, Alberta MLS® #30391992
Courtesy of Danielle Candace Payne/MaxWell Capital Realty
1518 - 1883 MCNICOLL AVENUE
Toronto (Steeles), Ontario MLS® #30392034
Courtesy of KIM SU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
2093 FAIRVIEW Street Unit# 1810
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30391889
Courtesy of Neil Haddad/CASORA REALTY INC.
4368 FAIRVIEW STREET
Burlington (Shoreacres), Ontario MLS® #30391909
Courtesy of LINDA ANGELESCU/EXP REALTY
52 BARRETT CRESCENT
London South (South Y), Ontario MLS® #30391923
Courtesy of LISA FERREIRA/THE REALTY FIRM INC.
BASEMENT - 12 JOSIE DRIVE
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #30391954
Courtesy of REZA MOHSENI/HOMELIFE CLASSIC REALTY INC.
10 AISHFORD ROAD
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #30392039
Courtesy of FABIO DE JESUS/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
2206 - 395 SQUARE ONE DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30392046
Courtesy of MAY YUE/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
61 CARRUTHERS CRESCENT
Barrie (Grove East), Ontario MLS® #30391891
Courtesy of APRIL KUMMER/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
915 - 77 LOMBARD STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30391865
Courtesy of DANILO PERISIC/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC.
9161 WELLINGTON ROAD 5
Minto, Ontario MLS® #30392010
Courtesy of LESLEY STONEHAM/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
1608 Brow Of Mountain Road
Glenmont, Nova Scotia MLS® #30392091
Courtesy of Heather Nauss/Exit Realty Town & Country
4002 BISHOPSTOKE LANE
Mississauga (Rathwood), Ontario MLS® #30392130
Courtesy of EVA CHATFIELD/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES
2223 - 2 EVA ROAD
Toronto (Etobicoke West Mall), Ontario MLS® #30392135
Courtesy of SHEKHAR KAMBOJ/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
7336 High Ridge Cres
Lantzville, British Columbia MLS® #30392173
Courtesy of Angela Espey/460 Realty Inc. (NA)
107 - 3 EVERSON DRIVE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30391861
Courtesy of SAM CHAN/SKYLETTE MARKETING REALTY INC.
845 LANGFORD BOULEVARD
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #30391931
Courtesy of BASHIR AHMED/RE/MAX MILLENNIUM REAL ESTATE
6233 MONTROSE ROAD
Niagara Falls (West Wood), Ontario MLS® #30391943
Courtesy of Vanessa Elefante/PEAK GROUP REALTY 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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Toronto Neighbourhood Guide
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