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
35 KINGSMOUNT Street N
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29558975
Courtesy of Xia bing Zhang/1st Sunshine Realty Inc.
611 SPRINGBANK Avenue N
Woodstock, Ontario MLS® #29558951
Courtesy of Lidia Tagliabracci/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
1416 Athabasca STREET W
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan MLS® #29559048
Courtesy of Katie Keeler/RE/MAX Of Moose Jaw
6280 COUNTY RD 15
Adjala-Tosorontio, Ontario MLS® #29559055
Courtesy of JAMIE MCGINTY/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
MAIN (1ST) - 19 TYNDALL AVENUE
Toronto (South Parkdale), Ontario MLS® #29559067
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
124 KLARVATTEN RD NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29559168
Courtesy of Kirti Kaur Kalra/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
599 MANIECE AVENUE
Peterborough (Ashburnham Ward 4), Ontario MLS® #29559163
Courtesy of JEFF MCNAB/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1209 - 185 ROEHAMPTON AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29559074
Courtesy of JEFF LIANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
605 - 35 PARLIAMENT STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29559149
Courtesy of JIMMY HE/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
69 Northumberland Street
Summerside, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29559132
Courtesy of Charlie Schurman/RE/MAX HARBOURSIDE REALTY
4 RABBIT ROAD
Brighton, Ontario MLS® #29559086
Courtesy of RAVE P. RAVEENTHIRAN/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
2304, 505 Railway Street W
Cochrane, Alberta MLS® #29559068
Courtesy of Jennifer Kinch/First Place Realty
113 - 1206 MAIN STREET E
Milton (DE Dempsey), Ontario MLS® #29559183
Courtesy of ADRIAN KIANI KHALKHAL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
14 Cascade Street
Blackfalds, Alberta MLS® #29559190
Courtesy of Jamie Berg/Royal LePage Network Realty Corp.
4503 KIMBERMOUNT AVENUE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29559025
Courtesy of SHIRLEY SU-ROMANELL/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
1204 - 10 MARKBROOK LANE
Toronto (Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown), Ontario MLS® #29559157
Courtesy of AJAY SHARMA/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
137 BANNOCKBURN AVENUE
Toronto (Bedford Park-Nortown), Ontario MLS® #29558984
Courtesy of ANNETTE N. ROSENTHAL/WEISS REALTY LTD.
29 JAY STREET
Brampton (Heart Lake West), Ontario MLS® #29559158
Courtesy of MANJEET KAUR MULTANI/ROYAL CANADIAN REALTY
69 PARKSIDE DRIVE
Brampton (Brampton South), Ontario MLS® #29559045
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
1501 - 60 SOUTH TOWN CENTRE BOULEVARD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29559040
Courtesy of MAX YAO/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
421 - 1105 LEGER WAY
Milton (FO Ford), Ontario MLS® #29559184
Courtesy of GURPREET KAINTH/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
44 Evergreen Way
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #29559189
Courtesy of Maddison Bellamy/Royal LePage Network Realty Corp.
252 ROBINSON Street
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #29559072
Courtesy of Ammar Kailani/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY BROKERAGE
2422, 604 East Lake Boulevard NE
Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #29559058
Courtesy of Dan Peters/RE/MAX Rocky View Real Estate
MAIN FLOOR - 1785 VICTORIA PK AVENUE
Toronto (Wexford-Maryvale), Ontario MLS® #29559279
Courtesy of MOHSEN MOVASEGHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
36067, 42 Range Road Range
Rural Red Deer County, Alberta MLS® #29559161
Courtesy of Dori Westin/Coldwell Banker OnTrack Realty
53.35 ACRE HWY 11
Smooth Rock Falls (SRF), Ontario MLS® #29559065
Courtesy of DIPESH MAHESURIA/365 REALTY
1501 - 81 WELLESLEY STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29558980
Courtesy of SHARON YU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
13953 10TH LINE W
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario MLS® #29559054
Courtesy of FRANKY FANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
205 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29559066
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
14 EDGEWATER TERR North
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29559061
Courtesy of Chris C. Akins/REMAX River City
1204 - 10 MARKBROOK LANE
Toronto (Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown), Ontario MLS® #29559181
Courtesy of PUNAM SHARMA/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
42 - 230 BLACKHORNE DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29557939
Courtesy of LAURIE KEYES/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
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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