4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
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.
400 5556 50 Avenue
St. Paul Town, Alberta MLS® #29199362
Courtesy of Tyler J. Poirier/Century 21 Poirier Real Estate
28 Milton Road
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29244531
Courtesy of DEBBIE BUDDEN/Keller Williams Platinum Realty
9413 118 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29273031
Courtesy of Conor J. Clarke/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
4112 4108 Calgary Trl NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29273032
Courtesy of Julie Lam/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
5616 94A Street
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29268471
Courtesy of Edward W. Stenger/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
632 - 3100 KEELE STREET
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29288541
Courtesy of DYLAN KIM/BAYTREE REAL ESTATE INC.
515 - 18 REAN DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29288553
Courtesy of STEPHEN YAN YIP/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
310 - 4633 GLEN ERIN DRIVE
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29288762
Courtesy of AMAL YVETTE GABRAIEL/Royal Lepage Real Estate Associates
255 EATON CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29288767
Courtesy of Maurice (Moe) Bloom/Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate
1034 WALTON Avenue N
Listowel, Ontario MLS® #29288685
Courtesy of Brady Werth/KEMPSTON & WERTH REALTY LTD.
42 14555 68 AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29288926
Courtesy of Rajiv Bhagirath/RE/MAX Performance Realty
304 - 569 KING STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29288813
Courtesy of JARRETT HUNTER/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
28 EAGLE ROAD
Toronto (Stonegate-Queensway), Ontario MLS® #29288952
Courtesy of DAVID CINELLI/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
7 LADY MAY DRIVE
Whitby (Rolling Acres), Ontario MLS® #29288914
Courtesy of KIM DOWNEY/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
30 STOCKHOLM ROAD
Barrie, Ontario MLS® #29288940
Courtesy of PEGGY HILL/RE/MAX HALLMARK PEGGY HILL GROUP REALTY
16 - 24 LYTHAM GREEN CIRCLE
Newmarket (Glenway Estates), Ontario MLS® #29288933
Courtesy of IRA DAVID JELINEK/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
204 GREENFIELD AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29288902
Courtesy of JEFF ZHAO/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
1907 - 17 ANNDALE DRIVE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29288894
Courtesy of JUN BAE/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
202 - 70 SHIPWAY AVENUE
Clarington (Newcastle), Ontario MLS® #29288919
Courtesy of MERCEDES SAUNDERS/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
5 - 191 GLEDHILL AVENUE
Toronto (Woodbine-Lumsden), Ontario MLS® #29288921
Courtesy of ELLE IAKOVENKO/RARE REAL ESTATE
261 BLACKTHORN AVENUE
Toronto (Weston-Pellam Park), Ontario MLS® #29288964
Courtesy of JUSTINE FERNIE/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
#66 2204 118 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29288971
Courtesy of Dale W. Temple/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
464 Iroquois STREET W
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan MLS® #29288969
Courtesy of Jordan Fehr/Coldwell Banker Local Realty
53 CARRINGTON (BSMT) PLACE
Guelph (Kortright West), Ontario MLS® #29288983
Courtesy of SHAWN PANDEY/ROYAL LEPAGE CREDIT VALLEY REAL ESTATE
42 Goldfinch Lane
Heckmans Island, Nova Scotia MLS® #29288642
Courtesy of Renee Nichols/The Agency Real Estate Brokerage
521 - 43 HANNA AVENUE
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29288899
Courtesy of FIONA CATHERINE CARVER/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
80 LONDON ROAD W
Guelph (Exhibition Park), Ontario MLS® #29288995
Courtesy of DAVID HALLS/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
33 ELGINFIELD Drive
Guelph, Ontario MLS® #29289190
Courtesy of TONY JOHAL/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
5411 Saunders Lane
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #29288673
Courtesy of Maria Barreiro/Royal LePage Atlantic
908 - 908 ST LAURENT BOULEVARD S
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29289878
Courtesy of Pierre Rochette/COLDWELL BANKER SARAZEN REALTY
5970 Clements Rd
Duncan, British Columbia MLS® #29288661
Courtesy of Renee Appleby/Pemberton Holmes Ltd. (Dun)
107 - 166 SOUTHDALE ROAD
London South (South O), Ontario MLS® #29289823
Courtesy of ANKUR KANSAL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
306, 660 Eau Claire Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29289431
Courtesy of Robert Cote/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
202 - 197 LISGAR STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29288729
Courtesy of Shibu Varghese/RE/MAX DELTA REALTY TEAM
MAIN - 42 DELAWARE AVENUE
Toronto (Palmerston-Little Italy), Ontario MLS® #29288907
Courtesy of BORIS KUPESIC/KELLER WILLIAMS ADVANTAGE REALTY
224 River Heights Drive
Cochrane, Alberta MLS® #29289025
Courtesy of Raj Bhopla/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
1006 - 257 BATH ROAD
Kingston (West of Sir John A. Blvd), Ontario MLS® #29288801
Courtesy of MATT LEE/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
170 Thomas Rd
Salt Spring, British Columbia MLS® #29289784
Courtesy of Kelly Regen/Macdonald Realty Salt Spring Island
210 Clubhouse BOULEVARD
Warman, Saskatchewan MLS® #29290116
Courtesy of Kelli Meckelborg/RE/MAX Saskatoon
516 HURON STREET
Stratford, Ontario MLS® #29288798
Courtesy of MARK THIBEAULT/Royal LePage Hiller Realty
4279 SOUTH ROUTLEDGE ROAD
London South (South V), Ontario MLS® #29289861
Courtesy of ANNA GLADYSZ/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
6958 ST ANTHONY CRESCENT
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29289912
Courtesy of Kevin Anderson/2 Percent Realty Experts
6811 VALLAS CIRCLE
London South (South V), Ontario MLS® #29289568
Courtesy of MIGUEL FREITAS/KELLER WILLIAMS LIFESTYLES
1807 - 155 BEECROFT ROAD
Toronto (Lansing-Westgate), Ontario MLS® #29288554
Courtesy of MINA FADAVI-ANBIAI/HOMELIFE CLASSIC 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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