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.
12803,12807,12809,12811, 12803,12807,12809,12811 56 St
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29961435
Courtesy of Vikaas K Kwatra/smartPRO Realty
708 - 43 HANNA AVENUE
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29962114
Courtesy of ARI ESMAIL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
603 - 4010 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Toronto (Humber Heights), Ontario MLS® #29962133
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/EXP REALTY
11 BROADVIEW CRESCENT
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29962241
Courtesy of Cindy DaCosta/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1804 - 203 CATHERINE STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29962594
Courtesy of Jurgen Fretschner/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
4513 Padwick AVENUE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29962506
Courtesy of Jimmy Schimmel/Real Broker SK Ltd.
#22 53213 HGHWAY 31
Rural Parkland County, Alberta MLS® #29962342
Courtesy of Kyla M. Suder/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
480 DENNISON ROAD
North Grenville, Ontario MLS® #29962378
Courtesy of Julia Forbes/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
#237 2520 50 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29962501
Courtesy of Christopher D. Greidanus/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
27 COLERIDGE AVENUE
Toronto (Woodbine-Lumsden), Ontario MLS® #29962304
Courtesy of JEFF T ALEXANDER/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
404 - 30 HAYDEN STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29962481
Courtesy of Jade Peng/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1019 - 3050 ELLESMERE ROAD
Toronto (Morningside), Ontario MLS® #29962417
Courtesy of DAVID XUE DONG LIU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
907 - 8 CEDARLAND DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29962436
Courtesy of ALAN WONG/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
1211 - 543 RICHMOND STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29962145
Courtesy of JEREMY ZHU/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
62 DENT STREET
Ajax (Northwest Ajax), Ontario MLS® #29962602
Courtesy of RASEELAN SELVARAJAH/RE/MAX ACE REALTY INC.
2445 FELHABER CRESCENT
Oakville (JC Joshua Creek), Ontario MLS® #29962134
Courtesy of DONNA LEE/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
111 - 2501 SAW WHET BOULEVARD E
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #29962350
Courtesy of Lyndsey Brown/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
71 NORTH TOWN LINE W
Ingersoll (Ingersoll - North), Ontario MLS® #29962521
Courtesy of Holly McIntyre/The Realty Firm Inc.
208 James STREET
Langham, Saskatchewan MLS® #29962367
Courtesy of Jeff Kwochka/Realty Executives Saskatoon
161 West Creek Pond
Chestermere, Alberta MLS® #29962343
Courtesy of Andrew Fewell/First Place Realty
8 Souwest Drive
Clinton, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29962278
Courtesy of Darcy Gallant/RE/MAX HARBOURSIDE REALTY
1604 - 260 SENECA HILL DRIVE
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #29962595
Courtesy of JOE CHUNG/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
33 CAMPBELL DRIVE
Uxbridge, Ontario MLS® #29962608
Courtesy of ELENA SARADIDIS/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
4175 PRUDHAM AVENUE
Burlington (Alton), Ontario MLS® #29962153
Courtesy of GARRY BASSAN/HOUSESIGMA INC.
710 - 188 REDPATH AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29962146
Courtesy of DAVID MCLEAN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
190-192-194 TYROLEAN LANE
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #29962362
Courtesy of VISH JAYARAMAN/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
36 LETTY AVENUE
Brampton (Fletcher's West), Ontario MLS® #29962355
Courtesy of NAMRATA NAVANG GANDHI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
701 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29962348
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
11 CHRISTY DRIVE
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29962386
Courtesy of KRISTINA TARDIF/Royal LePage Locations North
2385 SIXTH CONCESSION ROAD
Pickering, Ontario MLS® #29962418
Courtesy of WES STITT/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
1007 - 89 CHURCH STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29963086
Courtesy of NICOLE EKMEN/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
60 NETHERCOTT Drive
Stratford, Ontario MLS® #29962569
Courtesy of Ash Alles/Sutton Group Summit Realty Inc.
504 - 50 ABSOLUTE AVENUE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29962135
Courtesy of JASON MOK/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
810 - 318 SPRUCE ST STREET
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29962363
Courtesy of KAREN LISA PETERSON/REMAX CONNECT REALTY
1362 LYNX GARDENS
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29962356
Courtesy of JENNY JI/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
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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