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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
67 LONGWOOD Drive
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29940076
Courtesy of Keshia Williams/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
46 ALBERTA AVENUE
Toronto (Wychwood), Ontario MLS® #29940127
Courtesy of LOWREY CAIN/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
3208 - 255 VILLAGE GREEN SQUARE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29940134
Courtesy of RYAN HUM/TRUSTWELL REALTY INC.
31 BUD LEGGETT CRESCENT
Georgina (Keswick South), Ontario MLS® #29940139
Courtesy of HEATHER LYNN SOPOVSKI/ORIGIN COLLECTIVE REALTY LTD.
1294 HAGGIS DRIVE
Peterborough (Monaghan Ward 2), Ontario MLS® #29940153
Courtesy of ALYSSA PERSAUD/COLDWELL BANKER - R.M.R. REAL ESTATE
2611 - 275 YORKLAND ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29940165
Courtesy of ARTHUR ZHAO/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1803 - 8 PARK ROAD
Toronto (Rosedale-Moore Park), Ontario MLS® #29940130
Courtesy of Wilson Lee/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
4301 - 11 WELLESLEY STREET W
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29940128
Courtesy of ROB LO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1103 - 330 RED MAPLE ROAD
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #29940142
Courtesy of KATERINA ATAPINA/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
145 GEORGE MCCRAE ROAD
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #29940135
Courtesy of SARAH RITCHIE/Royal LePage Locations North
7 - 95 EASTWOOD PARK GARDENS
Toronto (Long Branch), Ontario MLS® #29940147
Courtesy of ANGELA FAN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
489 CRESTWOOD DRIVE
Oshawa (O'Neill), Ontario MLS® #29940161
Courtesy of Jc Dougan/Royal LePage Frank Real Estate
3003 - 15 ELLERSLIE AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29940166
Courtesy of RICK WOOYEONG KIM/RETREND REALTY LTD
2110 - 50 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29940167
Courtesy of JACK J. WANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
4008 - 1 YORKVILLE AVENUE
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29940129
Courtesy of JOE JIA/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
295 BATHURST GLEN DRIVE
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #29940143
Courtesy of BING DONG/SMART SOLD REALTY
205 - 556 MARLEE AVENUE
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #29940148
Courtesy of ALVA TANG/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
109 - 55 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29940150
Courtesy of CATHY GUO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1407 - 199 RICHMOND STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29940132
Courtesy of Wilson Lee/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
569 WALPOLE CRESCENT
Newmarket (Stonehaven-Wyndham), Ontario MLS® #29940144
Courtesy of FUAD ABASOV/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
200 DELREX BOULEVARD
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29940149
Courtesy of CRAIG BARRAGER/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1211 - 25 CORDOVA AVENUE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29940151
Courtesy of CATHY GUO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
326 - 280 HOWLAND AVENUE
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29940170
Courtesy of CHAEA PIELS/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY
4909 HOLBORN ROAD
East Gwillimbury, Ontario MLS® #29940140
Courtesy of ALVA TANG/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
22 WENTWORTH AVENUE
Toronto (Lansing-Westgate), Ontario MLS® #29940169
Courtesy of VICKY CHO/RETREND REALTY LTD
45 DAWSON Road Unit# 1
Guelph, Ontario MLS® #29939911
Courtesy of Khaled Khalil/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE HOUSE LTD.
MAIN - 23 BLACKSTONE STREET
Toronto (Rustic), Ontario MLS® #29939947
Courtesy of GAUTAM KAPOOR/REALTY EXECUTIVES PLUS LTD
16205 SIDEROAD 17A ROAD
Brock, Ontario MLS® #29939916
Courtesy of STACY KEARLEY/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
Stall 13, 5235 50 Street
Rural Clearwater County, Alberta MLS® #29939959
Courtesy of Vic Maxwell/Royal LePage Tamarack Trail Realty
12 WELLINGTON Street N Unit# 2
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29939966
Courtesy of Helen Zeray/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
6850 DILLINGWOOD DRIVE
Mississauga (Lisgar), Ontario MLS® #29939985
Courtesy of RITA SINGH/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
17 - 226 HIGHVIEW AVENUE W
London South (South O), Ontario MLS® #29939997
Courtesy of JELENA LAZIC/BLUE FOREST REALTY INC.
LOWER A - 31 SEABREEZE AVENUE
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #29940014
Courtesy of NAZLI GHANAD/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
BSMT - 10 INNES AVENUE
Toronto (Corso Italia-Davenport), Ontario MLS® #29940021
Courtesy of ROSA LEAL/SUTTON GROUP-ASSOCIATES REALTY INC.
56 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29940045
Courtesy of RITA SINGH/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
136, 42 Cranbrook Gardens SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29940057
Courtesy of Larry Thieu/First Place 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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