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
706 - 461 GREEN ROAD
Hamilton (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #29868259
Courtesy of MARK GEORGE NAKHLA/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
115 BEECHBOROUGH CRESCENT
East Gwillimbury (Sharon), Ontario MLS® #29868254
Courtesy of ROBIN LU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
92 HILTZ AVENUE
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29868247
Courtesy of LINDA ING-GILBERT/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
90 - 3400 PAUL ANKA DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29870730
Courtesy of Lori A. Brown/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
376 RUSTIC ROAD
Toronto (Maple Leaf), Ontario MLS® #29870463
Courtesy of MICHELE M MARINO/ROYAL LEPAGE SUPREME REALTY
2330 ALMA DALE Drive
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29869911
Courtesy of Ryan Heine/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
322 PIONEER AVENUE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29868026
Courtesy of Jessica Dykes/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
208E - 8868 YONGE STREET
Richmond Hill (South Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29868297
Courtesy of KAM MIRZA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
LOWER - 46 EMERSON AVENUE
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29868300
Courtesy of JUDY CHUN MING LUO/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
397 PARKVALE Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29868191
Courtesy of MARTY FRASER/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD., BROKERAGE
2202 - 87 PETER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29868242
Courtesy of KNOX MENG/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
42 ONEIDA ROAD
London East (East D), Ontario MLS® #29868266
Courtesy of TONY TANG/STREETCITY REALTY INC.
707 - 58 ORCHARD VIEW BOULEVARD
Toronto (Yonge-Eglinton), Ontario MLS® #29868502
Courtesy of LIONET HASBURY/KELLER WILLIAMS EDGE REALTY
212 SYDENHAM STREET E
Aylmer, Ontario MLS® #29871288
Courtesy of JENEEN TOTH/SHOWCASE EAST ELGIN REALTY INC
4196 ZANETTE PLACE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29871391
Courtesy of Jesse Suran/2 Percent Realty Experts
73 Laurentian DRIVE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29871601
Courtesy of Miranda Ardell/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
102 Panmure Island
Gaspereaux, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29871771
Courtesy of Peter MacKenzie/ROYAL LEPAGE PRINCE EDWARD REALTY
183 QUEEN STREET
North Middlesex (Ailsa Craig), Ontario MLS® #29871283
Courtesy of BRAD MCCLELLAND/BLUE FOREST REALTY INC.
1083 ST FILLANS ROAD
Beckwith, Ontario MLS® #29868672
Courtesy of Alex Fedorchuk/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
977 AUDLEY ROAD S
Ajax (South East), Ontario MLS® #29868641
Courtesy of Joe Mahoney/Royal LePage Our Neighbourhood Realty
60 ST DAVID STREET
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #29868653
Courtesy of Evan Connolly/Birdhouse Realty Inc.
3032 MORNING STAR DRIVE
Mississauga (Malton), Ontario MLS® #29868449
Courtesy of AMOLAK DHINDSA/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
82 KUNDA PARK BOULEVARD
Pelham (Fonthill), Ontario MLS® #29868994
Courtesy of CARLOS MONIZ/EXP REALTY
14 SOUCH COURT
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29868406
Courtesy of IGOR VERIC/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
995 WEBER STREET E
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29868982
Courtesy of ALEJANDRA IVIC/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
279 Pinnacle Drive
Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #29869360
Courtesy of Adrienne Chase/RE/MAX Grande Prairie
15 2010 7TH AVENUE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29869207
Courtesy of John Chung/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
3712 - 397 FRONT STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29869199
Courtesy of SUNNY KAPOOR/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
3348 CHURCH STREET
Lincoln (Lincoln-Jordan/Vineland), Ontario MLS® #29869055
Courtesy of Bill Brouwer/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC.
3 REBECCA STREET
Toronto (Trinity-Bellwoods), Ontario MLS® #29869555
Courtesy of SHAUN JOHNSTON/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
1072 HOLIDAY PARK DRIVE
Bracebridge (Macaulay), Ontario MLS® #29869529
Courtesy of CHUCK MURNEY/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
177 COLDSTREAM AVENUE
Toronto (Lawrence Park South), Ontario MLS® #29869790
Courtesy of JEFF KNIGHT/CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED
759 Cowley ROAD
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29869536
Courtesy of Jillian Moore/Coldwell Banker Signature
29 WILLARD HUNT CRESCENT
King (Schomberg), Ontario MLS® #29869637
Courtesy of JOE SARACENI/RE/MAX WEST SIGNATURE REALTY INC.
82 BAYVIEW DRIVE
Barrie (Allandale Heights), Ontario MLS® #29869649
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
73 Mill Road
Wellington, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29869959
Courtesy of Brett Poirier/PROVINCIAL REALTY
193 Granville Street
Summerside, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29869961
Courtesy of Thomas Campbell/ROYAL LEPAGE COUNTRY ESTATES 1985 LTD
715 Golburn CRESCENT
Tisdale, Saskatchewan MLS® #29869978
Courtesy of Brendan Samida/Century 21 Proven Realty
120 1110 Briarwood ROAD
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29869980
Courtesy of Lacey Cossette/Realty Executives Saskatoon
187 Newton WAY
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29869985
Courtesy of Cindy Eckart/Boyes Group 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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