4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
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.
400 5556 50 Avenue
St. Paul Town, Alberta MLS® #29199362
Courtesy of Tyler J. Poirier/Century 21 Poirier Real Estate
28 Milton Road
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29244531
Courtesy of DEBBIE BUDDEN/Keller Williams Platinum Realty
2281 BLACKWATER ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29262127
Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
512 45497 CAMPUS DRIVE|Garrison Crossing
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29261996
Courtesy of Scott McVetty/RE/MAX Nyda Realty Inc.
1085 HARROGATE Drive Unit# 31
Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #29262355
Courtesy of Sandra Borea/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY BROKERAGE UNIT 36
202 - 350 PRINCESS ROYAL DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29262390
Courtesy of NANCY MACKAY/EXP REALTY
345 MAPLEWOOD CRESCENT
Milton (OM Old Milton), Ontario MLS® #29262388
Courtesy of MICHAEL ZHANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
57 Michael Street
Sydney, Nova Scotia MLS® #29262334
Courtesy of Jim Saunders/RE/MAX Park Place Inc.
94 - 2665 THOMAS STREET
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29262391
Courtesy of PRATIK ROY/EXECUTIVE HOMES REALTY INC.
205 - 65 SPEERS ROAD
Oakville (CO Central), Ontario MLS® #29262389
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/UNION CAPITAL REALTY
5608 PARK DRIVE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29262126
Courtesy of Lindsey Hamborg/Century 21 Energy Realty (PG)
529 ANCHOR CIRCLE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29260253
Courtesy of Geoff Walker/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE WALKER REALTY
207 FORKS ROAD
Welland (Dain City), Ontario MLS® #29260258
Courtesy of Jeff Collins/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
100 Queen ST
Barwick, Ontario MLS® #29260260
Courtesy of KATHY JUDSON/RE/MAX FIRST CHOICE REALTY LTD.
209 2520 Hackett Cres
Central Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29260265
Courtesy of Mark Rice/Coldwell Banker Oceanside Real Estate
267 Martin Street
Penticton, British Columbia MLS® #29260272
Courtesy of Janice Carter/Locke Property Management Ltd.
LOT 96-2 PIKE CREEK Drive
Cayuga, Ontario MLS® #29260277
Courtesy of Chuck Hogeterp/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
305 CANNON Street E
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29260284
Courtesy of Michael St. Jean/Michael St. Jean Realty Inc.
4105 - 357 KING STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29260289
Courtesy of MAX MACHLAH/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
# 145 - 4750 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29260291
Courtesy of JEANNIE WANG/JDL REALTY INC.
1906 - 27 MCMAHON DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29260296
Courtesy of VICTOR LI/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
409 5474 198TH STREET
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #29260304
Courtesy of Gabe Kadoranian/Macdonald Realty (Surrey/152)
62 LANDFAIR CRESCENT
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #29260309
Courtesy of CHRISTINE ZHANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
1001 - 74 CEDAR POINTE DRIVE
Barrie (0 North), Ontario MLS® #29260323
Courtesy of MIKE KANE/ED LOWE LIMITED
2552 JARVIS STREET
Mississauga (Erindale), Ontario MLS® #29260328
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
23 ALICE SPRINGS CRESCENT
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #29260330
Courtesy of JASPAL KAUR RAI/HOMELIFE MAPLE LEAF REALTY LTD.
109 - 65 YORKLAND BOULEVARD
Brampton (Goreway Drive Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29260342
Courtesy of SUNNY ATRI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
BASEMENT - 6 WILLIS DRIVE
Brampton (Brampton East), Ontario MLS® #29260354
Courtesy of VIVIEN XU/PRESTIGIUM REAL ESTATE LTD.
15426 AIRPORT ROAD
Caledon (Caledon East), Ontario MLS® #29260359
Courtesy of AMANDA PATRICIA ROSS/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
LOT B-2613 Brothers Road
Elliottvale, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29260361
Courtesy of Matt Mamye/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
132 RICHARD STREET
Bracebridge (Macaulay), Ontario MLS® #29260006
Courtesy of DOUG HOGARTH/Forest Hill Real Estate Inc.
46022 CLARKE DRIVE|Chilliwack Proper East
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29260013
Courtesy of Rickneel Maharaj/Pathway Executives Realty Inc (Yale Rd)
8525 HOWARD CRESCENT|Chilliwack Proper South
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29260018
Courtesy of Neil Murphy/Saba Realty Ltd.
15668 FURNIVAL ROAD
West Elgin, Ontario MLS® #29260020
Courtesy of JOHN CROSBY/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
1174 Kingston Crescent SE
Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #29260037
Courtesy of Sam Geram-Fard/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)
1064 Aurora Heights
West Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29260051
Courtesy of Shannon Styles/Stilhavn Real Estate Services
92 HELENA FEASBY Street Unit# Basement
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29260075
Courtesy of ANURAG SHARMA/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.
#62 4050 savaryn drive SW SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29260094
Courtesy of Jogy Mathew/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
3001 - 575 BLOOR STREET E
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #29260102
Courtesy of SHARON CHUNG/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
BSMT - 16 OAK KNOLL CRESCENT
Toronto (Rouge), Ontario MLS® #29260107
Courtesy of ANNIE NGUYEN/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
459 SOUTHLAND CRESCENT
Oakville (WO West), Ontario MLS® #29259713
Courtesy of MARIA RICCI/Sutton Group Quantum Realty Inc., Brokerage
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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