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.
3 - 129 WALMER ROAD
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29997647
Courtesy of BERNADETTA MROZ/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
16 WARVET CRESCENT
Toronto (O'Connor-Parkview), Ontario MLS® #29997659
Courtesy of SIAVASH BANAI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
14 BAYBROOK ROAD
Brampton (Snelgrove), Ontario MLS® #29997678
Courtesy of RACHHPAL SINGH GREWAL/RE/MAX PRESIDENT REALTY
413 - 680 GORDON STREET
Whitby (Port Whitby), Ontario MLS® #29997661
Courtesy of CLIFF TSZ SIU LAU/SKYLETTE MARKETING REALTY INC.
4239 MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE E
Markham (Angus Glen), Ontario MLS® #29997666
Courtesy of QIDE LIN/HOME ONE REALTY INC.
223 - 600 DIXON ROAD
Toronto (West Humber-Clairville), Ontario MLS® #29997680
Courtesy of BEN GHASEMIAN/HOUSESIGMA INC.
9908 MCCOWAN ROAD
Markham (Berczy), Ontario MLS® #29997705
Courtesy of CHARMAINE HO/HC YouHome Realty Inc.
775 KLOSTERS DRIVE
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29997712
Courtesy of GORAN TRPESKI/KELLER WILLIAMS PORTFOLIO REALTY
9744 HALDI ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29997692
Courtesy of Jonathan Bonnett/RE/MAX Core Realty
3586 ALDERWOOD COURT
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29997717
Courtesy of Jonathan Bonnett/RE/MAX Core Realty
10 Melissa Crescent
Sydney, Nova Scotia MLS® #29996842
Courtesy of Anna McPherson/RE/MAX Park Place Inc.
3912 - 3 GLOUCESTER STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29997648
Courtesy of CHRISTINE GUO/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
120 - 402 THE EAST MALL
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29997681
Courtesy of NICK DEAMICIS/HOMELIFE/ROMANO REALTY LTD.
3608 - 1 QUARRINGTON LANE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29997698
Courtesy of JING YOU QU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
44 PEARCEY CRESCENT
Barrie (Bayfield), Ontario MLS® #29997706
Courtesy of DERRICK VIEIRA GARCIA/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
2012 - 27 MCMAHON DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29997650
Courtesy of BRYAN LIM/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
5 - 11 PLAISANCE ROAD
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29997662
Courtesy of VIC LAM/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
129 BOLTON AVENUE
Newmarket (Huron Heights-Leslie Valley), Ontario MLS® #29997667
Courtesy of TAMMY RASMUSSEN/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
402 GLEN PARK AVENUE
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #29997679
Courtesy of LEON KLAIMAN/RE/MAX REALTRON REALTY INC.
201 MAIN STREET
Norfolk (Port Dover), Ontario MLS® #29997686
Courtesy of GENNADY VENDEROV/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
167 ROXANNE STREET
Clarence-Rockland, Ontario MLS® #29997693
Courtesy of Carole Wilson/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
213 - 21 CLAIRTRELL ROAD
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29997701
Courtesy of FEI LIU/SMART SOLD REALTY
108 LAWLOR DRIVE
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29997435
Courtesy of Scott Klassen/Century 21 Energy Realty(Qsnl)
1805 - 33 HELENDALE AVENUE
Toronto (Yonge-Eglinton), Ontario MLS® #29997649
Courtesy of JAMES TRAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
405 - 15 KNEESHAW DRIVE
Barrie (Painswick South), Ontario MLS® #29997670
Courtesy of EVGENIA GULAEV/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
4264 INGRAM COMMON
Burlington (Shoreacres), Ontario MLS® #29997675
Courtesy of CHERRY YANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
5183 BANTING COURT
Burlington (Appleby), Ontario MLS® #29997682
Courtesy of GLORIA J. VALVASORI/Century 21 Signature Service
1609 - 5 QUARRINGTON LANE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29997699
Courtesy of JING YOU QU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
BASEMENT - 81 UNITED SQUARE
Toronto (Malvern), Ontario MLS® #29997702
Courtesy of ANNIE YOU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1210 - 530 LOLITA GARDENS
Mississauga (Mississauga Valleys), Ontario MLS® #29997707
Courtesy of GEORGE KANG/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
502 - 203 COLLEGE STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #29997644
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/EXP REALTY
611 - 30 TRETTI WAY
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #29997656
Courtesy of HYMAN ZHANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
107 BAYVIEW PARKWAY
Newmarket (Huron Heights-Leslie Valley), Ontario MLS® #29997668
Courtesy of PETER SHAMAEI/iCloud Realty Ltd.
8600 SOLITUDE ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29997436
Courtesy of Bob Quinlan/RE/MAX Core Realty
1001 - 201 PARKDALE AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29997640
Courtesy of Mitch MacKenzie/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
1701 - 7 LORRAINE DRIVE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29997652
Courtesy of BRUCE FEI LI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1403 - 87 PETER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29997657
Courtesy of Ena Kim/RETREND REALTY LTD
162 HANMER STREET E
Barrie (East Bayfield), Ontario MLS® #29997669
Courtesy of EVGENIA GULAEV/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
LPH02 - 270 DUFFERIN STREET
Toronto (South Parkdale), Ontario MLS® #29997671
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/EXP REALTY
MAIN FLOOR - 81 UNITED SQUARE
Toronto (Malvern), Ontario MLS® #29997703
Courtesy of ANNIE YOU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
33 NINA PLACE
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #29997708
Courtesy of BOB GILL/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
(LOWER LEVEL) - 556 SHERIN DRIVE
Oakville (WO West), Ontario MLS® #29997710
Courtesy of MOHAMMED MANSOOR ATTAR/CENTURY 21 PROPERTY ZONE REALTY INC.
1109 - 2391 CENTRAL PARK DRIVE
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #29997683
Courtesy of KEN SUI/REAL ONE 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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