4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
Cabbagetown
Preserving Victorian Housing Architechture
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

78 Peddle Drive
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29345907
Courtesy of ROBERT GARDNER/RE/MAX Central Real Estate Ltd. - Grand Falls-Win

1772 POPLAR AVENUE
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29402273
Courtesy of Justine Pelletier/Century 21 Energy Realty(Qsnl)
3524 Twp. Rd. 613A
Rural Barrhead County, Alberta MLS® #29404022
Courtesy of Shannon T. Carlson/RE/MAX Results

71 BLUFFS ROAD
Clarington (Newcastle), Ontario MLS® #29403911
Courtesy of BEV SIRRS/ROYAL SERVICE REAL ESTATE INC.

66 - 2070 MEADOWGATE BOULEVARD
London South (South U), Ontario MLS® #29400967
Courtesy of KENDRICK BLANCHER/HOUSESIGMA INC.

3930 ESTABROOK COURT
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29400695
Courtesy of Aaron Switzer/RE/MAX Core Realty

322 - 118 MERCHANTS' WHARF AVENUE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29401009
Courtesy of FANNIE IP/MEHOME REALTY (ONTARIO) INC.

2918 - 275 VILLAGE GREEN SQUARE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29401011
Courtesy of NAN JIANG/SMART SOLD REALTY

1603 - 33 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29401035
Courtesy of ALEX HAMID/HOUSESIGMA INC.

83 WILLOUGHBY WAY
New Tecumseth (Alliston), Ontario MLS® #29401042
Courtesy of MORRES CHELEBI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD

198 MAITLAND Street
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29401078
Courtesy of SURINDER VALECHA/CENTURY 21 RIGHT TIME REAL ESTATE INC.

13025 MACKENZIE ROAD
South Dundas, Ontario MLS® #29401092
Courtesy of Chris Campbell/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY

26 KENT STREET
St. Catharines (Western Hill), Ontario MLS® #29401097
Courtesy of Ankur Kundi/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY

1286 LANDFAIR CRESCENT
Oakville (FA Falgarwood), Ontario MLS® #29401124
Courtesy of GIANPIERO FORGIONE/NESTLOCAL

B-316 - 15 ANGLESEY BOULEVARD
Toronto (Edenbridge-Humber Valley), Ontario MLS® #29401129
Courtesy of RYAN CONWAY/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.

19 Prestwick Pond Terrace SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29401167
Courtesy of Wendy M. Wacko/Royal LePage Solutions

10 BASCARY CRESCENT
St. Catharines (Rykert/Vansickle), Ontario MLS® #29401174
Courtesy of Phyllis De Prophetis/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage

31 SINCLAIR Street
Guelph, Ontario MLS® #29401179
Courtesy of Shitanshu Patel/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE

401D - 1 COLUMBUS AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29401592
Courtesy of Gabriel De Varennes/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY

2706 - 2220 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29401496
Courtesy of ATTILA ABRI/RE/MAX CONDOS PLUS CORPORATION

18 Traynor Close
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #29401484
Courtesy of Gordon Ing/RE/MAX real estate central alberta

A - 19 GRANGE AVENUE
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #29401460
Courtesy of NASMA ALI/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.

706 - 797 DON MILLS ROAD
Toronto (Flemingdon Park), Ontario MLS® #29401453
Courtesy of NAZIM A. GILANI/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY

BSMT - 138 GOULDING AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29401446
Courtesy of NAZANIN ESHGHI MOGHADDAM/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.

1099 BYRON BASELINE ROAD
London South (South K), Ontario MLS® #29401410
Courtesy of KRIS GEAR/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP

82 OLIVER LANE & 4 FORESTWOOD DRIVE
St. Catharines (Secord Woods), Ontario MLS® #29401371
Courtesy of CLIFF SILVEIRA/KELLER WILLIAMS EDGE REALTY

204 - 275 QUEENS AVENUE
London East (East F), Ontario MLS® #29401287
Courtesy of AMY YOUNG/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY

3401 - 311 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29401237
Courtesy of WAYNE CLEMENTS/RE/MAX HALLMARK YORK GROUP REALTY LTD.

12 LANGRELL AVENUE
Tillsonburg, Ontario MLS® #29401213
Courtesy of ANDREW COURSON/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.

4637 ASHLAR CRESCENT
Burlington (Alton), Ontario MLS® #29401206
Courtesy of ANDREA MCDONALD/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.

303 BRYARTON STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29402071
Courtesy of Nicholas Fundytus/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY

4 LAWNVIEW COURT
Brampton (Heart Lake West), Ontario MLS® #29401883
Courtesy of RAJA RANDHAWA/RE/MAX PRESIDENT REALTY

31 SINCLAIR STREET
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #29401737
Courtesy of SHITANSHU PATEL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.

9336 Cabin Way
Lake Cowichan, British Columbia MLS® #29401725
Courtesy of Thomas Webber/Pemberton Holmes Ltd. (Dun)

9 Waz Rd - Clavet 12 Acres
Blucher Rm No. 343, Saskatchewan MLS® #29401720
Courtesy of Jessica Betteridge/Coldwell Banker Signature

524 - 259 THE KINGSWAY
Toronto (Edenbridge-Humber Valley), Ontario MLS® #29401706
Courtesy of AMAR TAMBER/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY

461 COPELAND COURT
Oakville (MO Morrison), Ontario MLS® #29401701
Courtesy of Peter J Brown/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.

2702 HARDY CRESCENT
Oakville (CV Clearview), Ontario MLS® #29401693
Courtesy of RAKESH CHANDER BABBER/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.

4396 PENETANGUISHENE ROAD
Springwater (Hillsdale), Ontario MLS® #29401686
Courtesy of MAURO BUCCI/YOUR HOME SOLD GUARANTEED REALTY SPECIALISTS INC

67 WILLOWS LANE
Ajax (Central West), Ontario MLS® #29401655
Courtesy of TATYANA POYLOVA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

7 UPPER MERCER Street Unit# A4
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29401612
Courtesy of ELIAS JIRYIS/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.
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".
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.
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.
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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