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
PRO LIQUOR STORE
Vegreville, Alberta MLS® #30006458
Courtesy of Kuljeet Dhaliwal/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
2259 HIGHCROFT ROAD
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #30022875
Courtesy of ALEX NEZAMINIA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1003 - 10 HONEYCRISP CRESCENT
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30022870
Courtesy of EDWARD XIN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
4505 - 8 WATER WALK DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30022868
Courtesy of PUI YEE SHIRLEY CHENG/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
91 WOLFE TRAIL
Tiny, Ontario MLS® #30023001
Courtesy of SCOTT K.T. ASTAPHAN/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
1811 - 5162 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30023049
Courtesy of JULIA VERLINT/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
603 - 20 MCFARLANE DRIVE
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #30022876
Courtesy of NASIR MANJI/REALTY EXECUTIVES PLUS LTD
2205 - 1000 PORTAGE PARKWAY
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30022869
Courtesy of PAUL PECA/WEST-100 METRO VIEW REALTY LTD.
36 - 1742 JOHN STREET
Markham (Bayview Fairway-Bayview Country Club Estates), Ontario MLS® #30023052
Courtesy of KITTY YANG/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
2111 - 5162 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30023045
Courtesy of JULIA VERLINT/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
2 - 103 LUZON AVENUE
Markham (Box Grove), Ontario MLS® #30022872
Courtesy of JING JIANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
4183 PHEASANT RUN ROAD
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30022877
Courtesy of SCOTT HUA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
789 COBBLE HILL DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30022911
Courtesy of Shelby Hiratsuka/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
300 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30023003
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
1296 TALL PINE AVENUE
Oshawa (Pinecrest), Ontario MLS® #30022865
Courtesy of NARESH DONTHUKURTHI/CENTURY 21 LEGACY LTD.
2693 HEARDCREEK TRAIL
London North (North S), Ontario MLS® #30023008
Courtesy of ANMOL BRAR/NU-VISTA PINNACLE REALTY BROKERAGE INC
608 - 32 TROLLEY CRESCENT
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30023046
Courtesy of ASHA SINGH/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
52 BERESFORD DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #30023053
Courtesy of CHARLES SHI ZHENG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
756 ELGIN STREET
Newmarket (Huron Heights-Leslie Valley), Ontario MLS® #30022873
Courtesy of KATERINA ATAPINA/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
UPPER - 17 HEATHERSIDE DRIVE
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #30022998
Courtesy of GEORGE HE/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
6650 RYALL ROAD
100 Mile House, British Columbia MLS® #30022900
Courtesy of Danita McLaren/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
502 - 770 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30023047
Courtesy of JASON PATRICK YIP/ELITE CAPITAL REALTY INC.
8 SAFARI COURT
Brampton (Snelgrove), Ontario MLS® #30023061
Courtesy of MANVEER SINGH DHINDSA/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
21B SOUTH BALSAM STREET
Uxbridge, Ontario MLS® #30022981
Courtesy of ALEXIS GUERCIO/RED HOUSE REALTY
610 FARMSTEAD Drive Unit# 126
Milton, Ontario MLS® #30022854
Courtesy of Jessica Alexopoulos/Royal LePage Macro Realty
10 PEELTON HEIGHTS ROAD
Brampton (Brampton South), Ontario MLS® #30023035
Courtesy of VICKY ZOU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
301 - 1514 DAVENPORT ROAD
Toronto (Corso Italia-Davenport), Ontario MLS® #30022874
Courtesy of JUDY CHUN MING LUO/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
111 Bermondsey Way NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30022975
Courtesy of Richard Panuelos/TREC The Real Estate Company
212 KING WILLIAM Street Unit# 502
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30023043
Courtesy of Rachel Halcovitch/Keller Williams Edge Realty
Address not available.
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30018521
Courtesy of Zenaida S. Knodel/Century 21 Leading
3006 - 203 COLLEGE STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30022445
Courtesy of JIALIN LU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
12307 103 Street
Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #30022495
Courtesy of Laurie Rode/RE/MAX Grande Prairie
702, 800 Yankee Valley Boulevard SE
Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #30022534
Courtesy of William B. Ewing/CIR Realty
95 NEVA ROAD
Fort Erie (Ridgeway), Ontario MLS® #30022596
Courtesy of NICOLE PRETTY/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
OFFICE #2 - 28 WEBER STREET W
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30022642
Courtesy of SHAMAIRAH NOUFARO/ROBIN HOOD REALTY LIMITED
1404 - 3695 KANEFF CRESCENT
Mississauga (Mississauga Valleys), Ontario MLS® #30022659
Courtesy of MANISH BHUTANI/EXP REALTY
2811 - 60 CHARLES STREET W
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30022705
Courtesy of WILLIAM WEI/REMAX CONNECT 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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