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
12854 BENS ROAD
Charlie Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29749159
Courtesy of Kimberley Schwarz/Izon Realty
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
5102 50 Ave
St. Paul Town, Alberta MLS® #29795692
Courtesy of Jongsung Baik/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
23 STEIN STREET
Kitimat, British Columbia MLS® #29797056
Courtesy of Graham Pitzel/RE/MAX Coast Mountains - Kitimat
22 OAKDALE Avenue Unit# Main&Upper
St. Catharines, Ontario MLS® #29795471
Courtesy of Nadia Hirmiz/Royal LePage Macro Realty
1418 - 15 DAVID EYER ROAD
Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #29795534
Courtesy of Wilson Lee/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1224 - 50 POWER STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29795623
Courtesy of MIKE YOON/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
6197 DUFORD DRIVE
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29795957
Courtesy of JACOB EBRAHIMI/CENTURY 21 INNOVATIVE REALTY INC.
55 KNUPP ROAD
Barrie (Edgehill Drive), Ontario MLS® #29795952
Courtesy of MIGUEL BURGOS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1009 - 10 STONEHILL COURT
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #29795527
Courtesy of TIM ZHU/SMART SOLD REALTY
630, 4500 Blackfalds Xing Wy
Blackfalds, Alberta MLS® #29796436
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
136 BRAEMAR ROAD
Kingston (City SouthWest), Ontario MLS® #29796431
Courtesy of JEFF EASTON/REVEL REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
1615 Terence Bay Road
Terence Bay, Nova Scotia MLS® #29796140
Courtesy of Jasmine McNair/One Percent Realty East Inc.
6 - 2606 25 RICHMOND STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29796068
Courtesy of NAVEEN MASADE/Right At Home Realty, Brokerage
303 - 105 GEORGE STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29796099
Courtesy of ALLIE BROGAN/PROPERTY.CA INC.
303 Brookmore CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29796126
Courtesy of Marilee Fehr/Realty ONE Group Dynamic
918 - 812 LANSDOWNE AVENUE
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29796121
Courtesy of KRIS GNANENTHRA/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
32 BRUNSWYCK CR
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #29796032
Courtesy of Lindsay A. Oulette/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
277 CENTRE STREET N
Brampton (Brampton North), Ontario MLS® #29795964
Courtesy of MONIKA VAID/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
28 HAWKINS DRIVE
Barrie (Ardagh), Ontario MLS® #29795870
Courtesy of PEGGY HILL/RE/MAX HALLMARK PEGGY HILL GROUP REALTY
3383 ELIZABETH STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29795837
Courtesy of Emily Deans/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
4120 EDGERTON ROAD
Scugog, Ontario MLS® #29796006
Courtesy of PETER TRIANTAFILOU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
4102 - 5 BUTTERMILL AVENUE
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29796013
Courtesy of ROBBY SINGH/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
3 SULLIVAN DRIVE
New Tecumseth (Tottenham), Ontario MLS® #29796018
Courtesy of PAT JORDAN/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
1149 SECRETARIATE ROAD
Newmarket (Stonehaven-Wyndham), Ontario MLS® #29795630
Courtesy of JOHN DONG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
37 SCOTCHMERE CRESCENT
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #29796037
Courtesy of ONKAR CHEEMA/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
195 YORK MILLS ROAD
Toronto (Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills), Ontario MLS® #29795825
Courtesy of JOSEPH FRANCIS DE SOUZA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
16 - 250 LAGERFELD DRIVE
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29796025
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
2750 BARNSTONE CRESCENT
Mississauga (Sheridan), Ontario MLS® #29796044
Courtesy of CANSIN CETINKAYA/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
277 OLD WESTON ROAD
Toronto (Weston-Pellam Park), Ontario MLS® #29796051
Courtesy of TAYYIB SHARIFF/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
231 APPLETON COURT
Newmarket (Central Newmarket), Ontario MLS® #29796366
Courtesy of LILIT HAKOBYAN/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
134 DAVID Street
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29795445
Courtesy of JOHN THOMPSON/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
10 - 121 GLEN MORRIS DRIVE
St. Catharines (Glendale/Glenridge), Ontario MLS® #29795851
Courtesy of Barbara Sukkau/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
37 59316 Range Road 54
Rural Barrhead County, Alberta MLS® #29796568
Courtesy of Tiana Halbgewachs/Exp Realty
350 EAST SIDE CRESCENT
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #29796373
Courtesy of MICHAEL O'SULLIVAN/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
6412 ADA BV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29796417
Courtesy of Ryan James Eustace/Royal Lepage Arteam 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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