3303 70 Avenue
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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
398 BENT CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Crosby), Ontario MLS® #29591069
Courtesy of DANIEL YANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
506 - 56 ANDRE DE GRASSE STREET
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29591071
Courtesy of GILBERT YUN SUM SHEK/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
147 OAKRIDGE BOULEVARD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29591247
Courtesy of Rachel Xi/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
604 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29591292
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
56 LEWIS AVENUE
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #29591285
Courtesy of MATT BUTTARAZZI/EXP REALTY
1090 TRUDEAU DRIVE
Milton (BE Beaty), Ontario MLS® #29591499
Courtesy of UMER FAROOQ/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
25 MUIR DRIVE
Barrie (Ardagh), Ontario MLS® #29591362
Courtesy of SUZANNE PICARD/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY
1051 MELVIN AVENUE
Oakville (MO Morrison), Ontario MLS® #29591367
Courtesy of HEIDI BROWN/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
903 - 100 ROGER GUINDON AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29591545
Courtesy of Mary Defranco/COLDWELL BANKER SARAZEN REALTY
4635 KETTLE LANE
Enniskillen (Petrolia), Ontario MLS® #29591691
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
114 DUNROBIN LANE
Grimsby (Grimsby Beach), Ontario MLS® #29591569
Courtesy of KOSHY THOMAS/ROYAL STAR REALTY INC.
81 SILVERSTONE DRIVE
Toronto (Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown), Ontario MLS® #29591677
Courtesy of Kay Bolesa/RE/MAX PRIME PROPERTIES
136 - 110 FERGUS AVENUE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29591696
Courtesy of SHABBIR AHMED JANMOHAMED/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1501 - 8 NAHANI WAY
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29591076
Courtesy of MANJIT SINGH/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
22 Dawson Drive
Ponds, Nova Scotia MLS® #29591191
Courtesy of Raylene Garby/Royal LePage Atlantic(Stellarton)
1389 PORTAGE ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Carden), Ontario MLS® #29591146
Courtesy of KA SANG CHAU/HOMELIFE BROADWAY REALTY INC.
18 COSSEY LANE
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29591608
Courtesy of SHARON CHUNG/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
110 - 400 THE EAST MALL
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29591564
Courtesy of MILAN PATEL/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
62 HERITAGE STREET
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #29591610
Courtesy of IFTIKHAR AHMAD/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
23, 5301 2 ST Street
Coalhurst, Alberta MLS® #29591576
Courtesy of BRAD LYONS/Maxwell Devonshire Realty
706 - 28 WELLESLEY STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29591060
Courtesy of JIM MO/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
3210 - 8 EGLINTON AVENUE E
Toronto (Yonge-Eglinton), Ontario MLS® #29591058
Courtesy of ROCCO HE/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
4 HOWELL STREET
Brampton (Brampton South), Ontario MLS® #29591077
Courtesy of PARAMJIT SOOR/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
90 SUITOR COURT
Milton (WI Willmott), Ontario MLS® #29591370
Courtesy of GIZELE MIRASOL/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
520 BRIAR HILL AVENUE
Toronto (Lawrence Park South), Ontario MLS® #29591471
Courtesy of RAY RAZAVI/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
3-NAIL STATION - 6166 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29591476
Courtesy of GOLNAZ AMINI/RE/MAX HALLMARK YORK GROUP REALTY LTD.
402 615 Lynd CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29591503
Courtesy of Eryn Kaye/Coldwell Banker Signature
65 DORSET DRIVE
Brampton (Southgate), Ontario MLS® #29591495
Courtesy of Arjun Bahra/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
1 104 Hiebert CRESCENT
Martensville, Saskatchewan MLS® #29591262
Courtesy of Perry Wichert/RE/MAX Saskatoon
TH155 - 38 HOWARD PARK AVENUE
Toronto (Roncesvalles), Ontario MLS® #29591293
Courtesy of CHETAN LAD/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
13 CARRUTHERS STREET N
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29591185
Courtesy of CONNIE M CAMPBELL/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
22 CHILTERN HILL
Richmond Hill (Bayview Hill), Ontario MLS® #29591483
Courtesy of DON CAI/ANJIA REALTY
604 3rd AVENUE
Swift Current, Saskatchewan MLS® #29591375
Courtesy of Teena Klein/RE/MAX of Swift Current
101 - 265 WESTCOURT PLACE
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29591572
Courtesy of THIEN NGUYEN/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide