1507 - 403 CHURCH STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29198924
Courtesy of MOHAMMED CONTRACTOR/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
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.
307 - 177 ST. GEORGE STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29198936
Courtesy of EUGENE HANKIN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
17 DUNVEGAN DRIVE
Richmond Hill (South Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29198937
Courtesy of CHARLES YANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
212 - 1101 STEELES AVENUE W
Toronto (Westminster-Branson), Ontario MLS® #29198922
Courtesy of RICK WOOYEONG KIM/RETREND REALTY LTD
67 NEW YORKTON AVENUE
Markham (Angus Glen), Ontario MLS® #29198927
Courtesy of SAM ZHUO/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
1001 - 38 WATER WALK DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29198896
Courtesy of PERRY SUN/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
5003 - 8 CUMBERLAND STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29198923
Courtesy of MAX MACHLAH/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
2687 BAKER ROAD
Niagara Falls (Lyons Creek), Ontario MLS® #29198891
Courtesy of SHERIN BAHIG SOBHY YACOUB/CENTURY 21 ASSOCIATES INC.
103 Wolf Creek Rise SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29198904
Courtesy of Murad Shivji/RE/MAX Complete Realty
67 VEZNA CRESCENT
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #29198726
Courtesy of JASWINDER S MEELU/SUTTON GROUP - REALTY EXPERTS INC.
1302 - 28 FREELAND STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29198769
Courtesy of JEFFREY SHEW/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
#1004 9741 110 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29198776
Courtesy of Kerri-lyn A. Holland/RE/MAX River City
5032 47 Street
Sylvan Lake, Alberta MLS® #29198808
Courtesy of Erin Wilkinson/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
1045 TREMAINE AVENUE S
North Perth (Listowel), Ontario MLS® #29198846
Courtesy of GURJEET SANDHU/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
17 LAW CRESCENT S
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29198853
Courtesy of DAE RONG KIM/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
82 TWIN PINES CRESCENT
Brampton (Northwest Sandalwood Parkway), Ontario MLS® #29198593
Courtesy of PAUL OMOLE/RE/MAX EXPERTS
901 - 425 FRONT STREET E
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29198637
Courtesy of KARAN LALWANI/RE/MAX PRESIDENT REALTY
804B - 8 ROUGE VALLEY DRIVE W
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29198644
Courtesy of JAY PARK/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
(LOWER) - 266 CEDRIC TERRACE
Milton (HA Harrison), Ontario MLS® #29198707
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
79 MEADOWGROVE LANE
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #29198714
Courtesy of . Daljit Kaur/Century 21 Smart Realty
BSMT - 128 HULLMAR DRIVE
Toronto (Black Creek), Ontario MLS® #29198752
Courtesy of SHIVAM MALHOTRA/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
706 Grey AVENUE
Grenfell, Saskatchewan MLS® #29198764
Courtesy of Edward Ramsey/Choice Realty Systems
2 - 127 THIRD AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29198579
Courtesy of Karen McClintock/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
608 - 297 COLLEGE STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #29198586
Courtesy of KAVITA SINGH/EXP REALTY
318 SPRUCE Street Unit# 1903
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29198598
Courtesy of Joseph Halleran/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
BMNT - 379 CARRUTHERS AVENUE
Newmarket (Summerhill Estates), Ontario MLS® #29198606
Courtesy of HAMED TABRIZCHI/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
572 MURRAY MEADOWS PLACE
Milton (CL Clarke), Ontario MLS® #29198632
Courtesy of FARAZ AZAM/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
815 - 955 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29198663
Courtesy of WINHAN WONG/SUTTON GROUP-ASSOCIATES REALTY INC.
620 SIDNEY STREET
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #29198687
Courtesy of AMANDA LYN SMITH/RE/MAX QUINTE LTD.
12 THREE MILE LAKE ROAD E
Armour (Katrine), Ontario MLS® #29198702
Courtesy of MICHAEL PRESTON/Lakeview Realty Inc.
PH 6 - 125 VILLAGE GREEN SQUARE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29198719
Courtesy of IMRAZ RAMANI/RE/MAX EXPERTS
10 - 11399 KEELE STREET
Vaughan (Maple), Ontario MLS® #29198771
Courtesy of BRUNO L COSTABILE/LOKATIONS REALTY INC.
200 JAMIESON Parkway Unit# 919
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29198865
Courtesy of CINDY NICOLSON/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
1516 - 188 DORIS AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29198492
Courtesy of FAN GAO/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
910B - 8020 DERRY ROAD
Milton (CO Coates), Ontario MLS® #29198529
Courtesy of ALVARO DE LA TORRE/BONNATERA REALTY
45 DENALI CRESCENT
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #29198555
Courtesy of PARVEEN AGNIHOTRI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
8 BAYRIDGE DRIVE S
Brampton (Vales of Castlemore), Ontario MLS® #29198574
Courtesy of BIKRAM SINGH GHOTRA/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
78 MARY PEARSON DRIVE
Markham (Middlefield), Ontario MLS® #29198668
Courtesy of GURDIP KAUR HUNJAN/HOMELIFE SILVERCITY REALTY INC.
3603 - 3883 QUARTZ ROAD
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29198675
Courtesy of AMY LI/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
87 YORK DOWNS BOULEVARD
Markham (Angus Glen), Ontario MLS® #29198889
Courtesy of SONG YU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
518 - 30 MARKDALE LANE
Markham (Middlefield), Ontario MLS® #29198909
Courtesy of ANNIE LIN/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
PH09 - 280 DUNDAS ST WEST
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #29198601
Courtesy of LEXIE BADALI/ROYAL LEPAGE YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
1611 - 3600 HIGHWAY 7 AVENUE
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29198505
Courtesy of NOAH ZHANG/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
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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