3303 70 Avenue
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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
210 West Creek Bay
Chestermere, Alberta MLS® #29555926
Courtesy of Donna L. Gunn/Century 21 Bravo Realty
1600 Street SW
Salmon Arm, British Columbia MLS® #29555793
Courtesy of Nathan Grieve/Homelife Salmon Arm Realty.Com
286 CHOKECHERRY CRESCENT
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29555161
Courtesy of AUSTIN YE/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
40 OZNER CRESCENT
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #29555178
Courtesy of LISA LIU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
17 ST JOHN'S COURT
Uxbridge, Ontario MLS® #29555147
Courtesy of ALYSSA PERSAUD/COLDWELL BANKER - R.M.R. REAL ESTATE
503 - 2 ADAM SELLERS STREET
Markham (Cornell), Ontario MLS® #29555142
Courtesy of KOSTA DERIS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
7 - 4045 HICKORY DRIVE
Mississauga (Rathwood), Ontario MLS® #29555154
Courtesy of SOPHIA XIAO/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
413 - 8 BEVERLEY GLEN
Vaughan (Beverley Glen), Ontario MLS® #29555180
Courtesy of VLADIMIR KRASNOPOLSKEY/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
414A - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29555438
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
82 TWIN PINES CRESCENT
Brampton (Northwest Sandalwood Parkway), Ontario MLS® #29555515
Courtesy of PAUL OMOLE/RE/MAX EXPERTS
399-401 KITCHENER STREET
Hawkesbury, Ontario MLS® #29555546
Courtesy of FRANCIS ROY/SEGUIN REALTY LTD
10 WEST HAMPTON ROAD
St. Catharines (Glendale/Glenridge), Ontario MLS® #29555611
Courtesy of SHIRZAD HAMADAMIN/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
4803 - 8 INTERCHANGE WAY
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29555647
Courtesy of LE YANG/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
1706 - 15 WATERGARDEN DRIVE
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29555692
Courtesy of MEHUL SHAH/NEWGEN REALTY EXPERTS
68 DONALD FICHT CRESCENT
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29555700
Courtesy of PREET BRAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
604 - 60 GEORGE BUTCHART DRIVE
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29555697
Courtesy of TRISH MACKENZIE/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY
2446 York Cres
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #29555488
Courtesy of Joe Bratkowski/REMAX Professionals (NA)
MAIN FLOOR - 107 JOYCEDALE STREET
Markham (Middlefield), Ontario MLS® #29555762
Courtesy of CHOY YEN CHO/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
285 DEER RIDGE Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29555534
Courtesy of BRETT WEHRLE/LEAP REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC.
427 CROSBY AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Crosby), Ontario MLS® #29555767
Courtesy of SAJJAD HOSSEINI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
MAIN - 382 MARGUERETTA STREET
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29555774
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/UNION CAPITAL REALTY
37B - 5305 GLEN ERIN DRIVE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29555779
Courtesy of JESSICA GENG/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
386 MCEWEN DRIVE
Kingston (City SouthWest), Ontario MLS® #29555781
Courtesy of TANYA SMITH/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
34 HARRIS STREET
Muskoka Lakes (Medora), Ontario MLS® #29555469
Courtesy of KAREN WHITE/Chestnut Park Real Estate
1207 COUNTY RD 9 STREET
Greater Napanee (Greater Napanee), Ontario MLS® #29555539
Courtesy of ERIN LYNN LACHANCE/LPT Realty
BSMT - 73 KNOTTY PINE DRIVE
Whitby (Williamsburg), Ontario MLS® #29555623
Courtesy of CHUN LIANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1811 - 68 CANTERBURY PLACE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29555604
Courtesy of KELLY SHEN/EASTIDE REALTY
6530 BURWOOD AVENUE
Niagara Falls (West Wood), Ontario MLS® #29555786
Courtesy of Trisha Bemben/FLYNN REAL ESTATE INC.
22 - 3405 RIDGEWAY DRIVE
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29555510
Courtesy of CAROL SUZIGAN/EXP REALTY
561 17TH STREET W
Owen Sound, Ontario MLS® #29555736
Courtesy of REID MIDDLEBRO/RE/MAX Grey Bruce Realty Inc.
2006 - 179 METCALFE STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29555750
Courtesy of Zoe Van Wyck/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
29 LAURENTIDE CRESCENT
Brampton (Vales of Castlemore North), Ontario MLS® #29555832
Courtesy of HARBINDER BRAR/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
B - 38 WISHING WELL DRIVE
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #29555825
Courtesy of MATTHEW LUEY/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
800 ROBISON STREET
Indian Head, Saskatchewan MLS® #29555995
Courtesy of Anne McAtee/Indian Head Realty Corp.
2889 Maurice Lane
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #29556013
Courtesy of Brad MacLaren/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
1 - 706 WILSON AVENUE
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29555325
Courtesy of ERIC MATTEI/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
2263 WUTHERING HEIGHTS WAY
Oakville (BC Bronte Creek), Ontario MLS® #29555990
Courtesy of PETER ANDERSON/Royal Lepage Real Estate Associates
31 SANDPIPER DR
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #29555868
Courtesy of Christopher D. Greidanus/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
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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