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.
7276 GOLDEN MEADOW COURT
Mississauga (Meadowvale Village), Ontario MLS® #30414584
Courtesy of NIRAV GANDHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
35 SEWARD CRESCENT
Ajax (Northeast Ajax), Ontario MLS® #30414577
Courtesy of NIRUN SIVANANTHAN/RARE REAL ESTATE
838 - 8119 BIRCHMOUNT ROAD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30414604
Courtesy of LEONA ZHU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
607 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30414743
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
17 CATHY JEAN CRESCENT
Toronto (Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown), Ontario MLS® #30414976
Courtesy of ERIC DE PAOLIS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
LOWER - 209 GREENBROOK DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30414988
Courtesy of SANJIV SHUKLA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
35 Marigold CRESCENT
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan MLS® #30414990
Courtesy of Vicki Pantelopoulos/Global Direct Realty Inc.
3 FRESHSPRING DRIVE
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30414750
Courtesy of PRANAV PURI/CENTURY 21 PROPERTY ZONE REALTY INC.
97 - 1730 COLUMBIA COURT
Windsor, Ontario MLS® #30415025
Courtesy of Raman Gill/RE/MAX SKYWAY REALTY INC.
796 4TH AVENUE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30414408
Courtesy of Norman Ferris/RE/MAX Core Realty
75 GRADWELL DRIVE
Toronto (Cliffcrest), Ontario MLS® #30414578
Courtesy of SHAWN SU/TARGET ONE REALTY POINT
19 RUSTIC AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Rouge Woods), Ontario MLS® #30414605
Courtesy of VIVIAN ZOU/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
805 - 224 KING STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30414597
Courtesy of GEORGE ABDELSAYED/HOMELIFE EXCELSIOR REALTY INC.
914 - 18 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30414946
Courtesy of SUNIL NARALE/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
184 - 177 EDGEVALLEY ROAD
London East (East D), Ontario MLS® #30415026
Courtesy of JIMMY SONDHI/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
1197 DETLOR HEIGHTS
Milton (Walker), Ontario MLS® #30414744
Courtesy of UMER FAROOQ/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
26 IMPERIAL LAKES DRIVE
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #30414977
Courtesy of NISHAN SINGH/HOMELIFE REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
611 - 30 BLUE SPRINGS DRIVE
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30414989
Courtesy of MANINDER SINGH DUGGAL/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
166 CATHARINE STREET
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #30414631
Courtesy of Marlene Letourneau/Right At Home Realty
1802 12 ST
Cold Lake, Alberta MLS® #30415071
Courtesy of Joanne Myhre Copeland/Coldwell Banker Lifestyle
6 FARMSTEAD ROAD
Richmond Hill (Rouge Woods), Ontario MLS® #30414579
Courtesy of JING HUANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
6 SHADY LANE CRESCENT
Markham (Royal Orchard), Ontario MLS® #30414601
Courtesy of ANNIE VARBEDIAN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
342 KING WILLIAM STREET
Hamilton (Landsdale), Ontario MLS® #30414613
Courtesy of FRANK LIN/HOMELIFE EXCELSIOR REALTY INC.
S1/2 LT 6 CON 6 BEATTY
Black River-Matheson (Matheson), Ontario MLS® #30414699
Courtesy of Olivia Thomas/ZIEMINSKI REAL ESTATE INC
28 Blue Heron Bay
Lake Newell Resort, Alberta MLS® #30414853
Courtesy of Kelly Rasmussen/Royal LePage Community Realty
71 CLYDESDALE DRIVE
Toronto (Pleasant View), Ontario MLS® #30414865
Courtesy of JENNY JIANG/REGAL REALTY POINT
42 - 52 ADELAIDE STREET
Barrie (Allandale), Ontario MLS® #30414738
Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
3819 AGAR GREEN GR SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30414858
Courtesy of Gillian R. Kirkland/NOW Real Estate Group
MAIN - 2510 DONNAVALE DRIVE
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30414980
Courtesy of PARDEEP JASSI/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
30 DACRE CRESCENT
Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #30414985
Courtesy of FLORIAN QENDRO/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
20 JOHN Street Unit# 205
Grimsby, Ontario MLS® #30414992
Courtesy of Zoi A. Ouzas/RE/MAX Garden City Realty Inc.
2132 Reunion Square NW
Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #30415039
Courtesy of Brenda Jackson/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
77 LANKIN AVENUE
Bracebridge (Monck (Bracebridge)), Ontario MLS® #30414740
Courtesy of SUE BURKE/Royal LePage Lakes Of Muskoka Realty
131 REDONDO DRIVE
Vaughan (Beverley Glen), Ontario MLS® #30414602
Courtesy of LEO LIN/RE/MAX ATRIUM HOME REALTY
510 PINCHBECK STREET
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #30414498
Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
2015 - 27 MCMAHON DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30414575
Courtesy of GERRARD HE/HC REALTY GROUP 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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