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
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
14 Valley View Road
Little Catalina, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29722204
Courtesy of Dawn Hussey/Royal LePage Atlantic Homestead
9912 MCCOWAN ROAD
Markham (Berczy), Ontario MLS® #29729189
Courtesy of FIONA CHEN/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
1706 - 55 STRATHAVEN DRIVE
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29729191
Courtesy of WAYNE XU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
707 - 750 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29729196
Courtesy of NINA AU/RIFE REALTY
2613 - 3900 CONFEDERATION PARKWAY
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29729204
Courtesy of CINDY ZHANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
7 RIVERSIDE DRIVE
Toronto (Humber Summit), Ontario MLS® #29729192
Courtesy of BOBBY DHALIWAL/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
1112 - 19 GRAND TRUNK CRESCENT
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29729197
Courtesy of Wei Qin/ANJIA REALTY
3002 - 125 REDPATH AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29729198
Courtesy of SHIRLEY CHING HING LUI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
775826 BLANDFORD Road
Innerkip, Ontario MLS® #29729182
Courtesy of RANA MOUFTI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
308 LESTER Street Unit# 604
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29729188
Courtesy of YING SUSAN JIANG/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
22632 96 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29729025
Courtesy of Brett J. Winegarden/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
1204 - 4070 CONFEDERATION PARKWAY
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29729203
Courtesy of AMY LI/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
1908, 881 Sage Valley Boulevard NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29728496
Courtesy of Vincent Phan/2% Realty
626 COLLEGE MANOR DRIVE
Newmarket (Gorham-College Manor), Ontario MLS® #29728597
Courtesy of DAVID ELFASSY/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
8530 76 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29728600
Courtesy of Ricky Chowdhury/Century 21 All Stars Realty Ltd
204 777 Station Ave
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #29728617
Courtesy of Scott Faber/Royal LePage Coast Capital - Chatterton
410, 290 Shawville Way SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29728612
Courtesy of Tenzin Nyima/First Place Realty
2208 - 188 CUMBERLAND STREET S
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29728629
Courtesy of SHIVA FELIZADEH/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
315 - 1401 O'CONNOR DRIVE
Toronto (O'Connor-Parkview), Ontario MLS® #29728636
Courtesy of LEONARD SELVARATNAM/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
562 INDIAN ROAD
Toronto (High Park North), Ontario MLS® #29728648
Courtesy of DIMITRI JIMMY VLACHOS/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
3926 CANDLELIGHT DRIVE
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29728655
Courtesy of ALI AHMED/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
68 GREATWOOD CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29728681
Courtesy of Oscar Ngo/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
6 BELLEHAVEN CRESCENT
Toronto (Scarborough Village), Ontario MLS® #29728732
Courtesy of KATARINA EIKELAND/CAREER REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
711 - 2486 OLD BRONTE ROAD
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29728799
Courtesy of ANDREA SFERRAZZA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
20 MOLNAR CRESCENT
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29728876
Courtesy of ROHIT GOYAL/ELIXIR REAL ESTATE INC.
104 JAMES GOVAN DRIVE
Whitby (Port Whitby), Ontario MLS® #29728890
Courtesy of NICK ZELJKO SKACAN/ASHLEY, C., REALTY INC.
92 BOOTH CRESCENT
Ajax (Central), Ontario MLS® #29728908
Courtesy of JESS WHITEHEAD/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
6251 ATHERLY CRESCENT
Mississauga (Meadowvale), Ontario MLS® #29728922
Courtesy of JAMES WILLIAM BLAKE/CENTURY 21 KELLEHER REAL ESTATE INC.
134 JOHNSTON ROAD
Magnetawan (Spence), Ontario MLS® #29728054
Courtesy of NICOLE BOYD/Royal LePage Team Advantage Realty
124 BARSE STREET
Toronto (Bedford Park-Nortown), Ontario MLS® #29728066
Courtesy of ANDREW WANG/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
25 Friar Drive
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29728092
Courtesy of Bella Swyer/RED- ISLE REALTY INC.
145 - 1050 SHAWNMARR ROAD
Mississauga (Port Credit), Ontario MLS® #29728131
Courtesy of ASHISH PARIKH/SAVE MAX REAL ESTATE INC.
513 - 340 DIXON ROAD
Toronto (Kingsview Village-The Westway), Ontario MLS® #29728136
Courtesy of KEN KOCHAR/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
446 HUMPHREY STREET
Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #29728143
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
3501 - 37 GROSVENOR STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29728744
Courtesy of MASOOD WAHAB/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
2203 - 3700 HIGHWAY 7 ROAD
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29728751
Courtesy of MOURASHKA GAWRI/ROYAL LEPAGE MAXIMUM 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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