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.
3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
299 HORSHAM AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30202593
Courtesy of APPLE MARASIGAN/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
3364 CULP ROAD
Lincoln (Lincoln-Jordan/Vineland), Ontario MLS® #30202562
Courtesy of Briar Kostesky/COLDWELL BANKER MOMENTUM REALTY, BROKERAGE
86 DUNMURRAY BOULEVARD
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #30202682
Courtesy of DEBI ALLEWAY/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
50480 PHILLIPS ROAD
Wainfleet (Marshville/Winger), Ontario MLS® #30202669
Courtesy of Carol Brady/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
9 SAINTFIELD AVENUE
Toronto (Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills), Ontario MLS® #30202569
Courtesy of SHANNA LU/SMART SOLD REALTY
2 BEACH Avenue
Long Point, Ontario MLS® #30202879
Courtesy of Nora Taylor/RE/MAX Erie Shores Realty Inc. Brokerage
734 - 251 JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30202565
Courtesy of CHRIS CRUZ/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
345 Mckenzie Towne Gate SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30202919
Courtesy of Reta Vaccaro/The Real Estate District
48 GARNER Road W
Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #30199612
Courtesy of Timothy J. Brown/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
255 MATTHEW DRIVE
Vaughan (East Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #30200298
Courtesy of SARA PUENTE GOMIS/RE/MAX EXPERTS
976 YONGE STREET
Midland, Ontario MLS® #30199600
Courtesy of REBECCA ROWE/Century 21 B.J. Roth Realty Ltd.
232 WASHINGTON STREET
Zorra (Thamesford), Ontario MLS® #30200483
Courtesy of Lori Goldhawk/Royal Lepage Triland Realty Brokerage
1060 Motherwell Road NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30200604
Courtesy of Big John Peterson/RE/MAX Realty Professionals
94 CRANE LAKE W/A
The Archipelago (Archipelago South), Ontario MLS® #30200306
Courtesy of MICHELLE PIRIE/Royal LePage Team Advantage Realty
85 GRASS Avenue
St. Catharines, Ontario MLS® #30200666
Courtesy of Lynn Fee/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
22 KIPLING CRESCENT
Ajax (South West), Ontario MLS® #30201544
Courtesy of LAURA MCBRIDE/REVEL REALTY INC.
1601 - 18 HARBOUR STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30200229
Courtesy of HEATHER MILLER/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
5562 HA HA CREEK Road
Wardner, British Columbia MLS® #30200938
Courtesy of Steven Throndson/Real Broker B.C. Ltd
30 Monashee Road Unit# 310
Silver Star, British Columbia MLS® #30201025
Courtesy of Priscilla Sookarow/RE/MAX Priscilla
125 - 800 WEST RIDGE BOULEVARD
Orillia, Ontario MLS® #30198900
Courtesy of FRANCA RENDE/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
2 - 175 JONES AVENUE
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #30201013
Courtesy of BRANDON WILLIAM SAGE/LANDLORD REALTY INC.
415 Commonwealth Road Unit# 458
Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #30201532
Courtesy of Marion Lahey/Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty
14425 58TH AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30201652
Courtesy of Gurinder Cheema/RE/MAX Performance Realty
390 TWILIGHT AVENUE
Russell, Ontario MLS® #30200471
Courtesy of Yvan Fournier/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
2211 - 18 GRAYDON HALL DRIVE
Toronto (Parkwoods-Donalda), Ontario MLS® #30201284
Courtesy of ALIREZA NAFARI/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
500 Froese STREET
Warman, Saskatchewan MLS® #30200779
Courtesy of Linda Pittner/Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate
1157 - 209 FORT YORK BOULEVARD
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #30200231
Courtesy of Michelle La/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
12689 RIVER ROAD
North Dundas, Ontario MLS® #30198253
Courtesy of Cathy Hay/REALTY EXECUTIVES REAL ESTATE LTD
7141 Dunwaters Road
Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #30200173
Courtesy of Karla Shepherd/Oakwyn Realty Okanagan
326 ROSETTE Drive
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30201094
Courtesy of JASON O'KEEFE/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
3 - 92 PETRA WAY
Whitby (Pringle Creek), Ontario MLS® #30201020
Courtesy of LAURA MARIE O'BRIEN/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
308 MARTINDALE LANE
Bonfield, Ontario MLS® #30200990
Courtesy of JENNIFER KANE/Royal LePage Northern Life Realty, Brokerage
20 O'NEILL Road Unit# 536
North York, Ontario MLS® #30201905
Courtesy of Nick Cuong Chuong/LPT Realty
4297 GUILDWOOD WAY
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #30198594
Courtesy of TOMI VARVODIC/BONNATERA REALTY
28 ROBINSON Street N Unit# 405
Grimsby, Ontario MLS® #30200849
Courtesy of Daniella Cicchi Piccolotto/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
182 Stanford Lake Road
Chester, Nova Scotia MLS® #30201234
Courtesy of Michael Doyle/Assist-2-Sell Homeworks Realty
5970 Princess Street Unit# 109
Peachland, British Columbia MLS® #30202047
Courtesy of Gabriel Makortoff/REMAX Kelowna
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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