3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
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.
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
2107 - 22 HANOVER ROAD
Brampton (Queen Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30363111
Courtesy of EBTEHAL WAHDAN/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
206 - 400 ADELAIDE STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30363116
Courtesy of LINDA ING-GILBERT/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
17083 WARDEN AVENUE
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario MLS® #30363123
Courtesy of A.J. DALY/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
4157 HILLSBOROUGH CRESCENT
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #30363112
Courtesy of EMILY GUO/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
803 - 89 SOUTH TOWN CENTRE BOULEVARD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30363124
Courtesy of WESLEY KWOK/TIMSOLD REALTY INC.
36 WILLOW HEIGHTS BOULEVARD
Markham (Cachet), Ontario MLS® #30363105
Courtesy of KERRI LU/Bay Street Kerrland Realty
614 - 7711 GREEN VISTA GATE
Niagara Falls (Oldfield), Ontario MLS® #30363129
Courtesy of SANDY LUO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
506 - 246 LOGAN AVENUE
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #30363100
Courtesy of SOPHIA GUO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
28 EASTERN AVENUE
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30363097
Courtesy of AHNNA KIM/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
7505 - 448 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30363113
Courtesy of MAHANJOT SODHI/CENTURY 21 LEGACY LTD.
693 GREENWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Danforth), Ontario MLS® #30363101
Courtesy of ALI MONARDO/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC.
2ND FL - 459 QUEEN STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30363093
Courtesy of BENJAMIN YU/UNION CAPITAL REALTY
6 - 2 BASCOM STREET S
Uxbridge, Ontario MLS® #30363106
Courtesy of ZHIFEI ROSS LIU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2152 MUNN'S AVENUE
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #30363126
Courtesy of SHI JIAO/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
7018 4TH LINE
New Tecumseth, Ontario MLS® #30363107
Courtesy of ANTHONY FATA/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
423 - 1900 SIMCOE STREET N
Oshawa (Samac), Ontario MLS® #30363102
Courtesy of SARA YIP/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
508 MUSGRAVE PLACE
Prince Rupert, British Columbia MLS® #30362984
Courtesy of Emily Kawaguchi/RE/MAX Coast Mountains (PR)
308 PARKVALE Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30363076
Courtesy of Elaine Bauer/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
210 - 10 GATINEAU DRIVE
Vaughan (Beverley Glen), Ontario MLS® #30363122
Courtesy of SANDY LUO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
72 STORE STREET
Tweed (Elzevir (Twp)), Ontario MLS® #30363115
Courtesy of BRANDON ALTAMURO/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
2401 - 3900 CONFEDERATION PARKWAY
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30363127
Courtesy of Jonah Mammon/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
1298 PINEGROVE ROAD
Oakville (WO West), Ontario MLS® #30363110
Courtesy of HERCULES MINA/HOUSESIGMA INC.
101 REINER ROAD
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #30362144
Courtesy of ELA MOLUKI/REALTY ASSOCIATES INC.
1580 KETTLEBROOK LANE
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #30362163
Courtesy of BING XU/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
54 TREASURE ROAD
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #30362182
Courtesy of ARTHUR LIANG/ROYAL LEPAGE PEACELAND REALTY
3606 - 2212 LAKESHORE ROAD W
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30362194
Courtesy of ROGER GIRI/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
2154 ADULLAM AVENUE
Innisfil (Alcona), Ontario MLS® #30362202
Courtesy of SASHA BLUM/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
409 - 35 SARANAC BOULEVARD
Toronto (Englemount-Lawrence), Ontario MLS® #30362221
Courtesy of DOMENIC RICCI/SUTTON GROUP - SUMMIT REALTY INC.
842 PORT ELMSLEY ROAD
Drummond/North Elmsley, Ontario MLS® #30362310
Courtesy of Jeffrey Usher/GRAPE VINE REALTY INC.
614 - 501 ST CLAIR AVENUE W
Toronto (Casa Loma), Ontario MLS® #30362315
Courtesy of OLENKA MALLON/RE/MAX CONDOS PLUS CORPORATION
7 - 40 BAYNES WAY
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #30362322
Courtesy of SARAH CERESINO/RED HOUSE REALTY
311 MARLBOROUGH Street
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30362276
Courtesy of Harry Kaler/HOMELIFE SILVERCITY REALTY INC
20 LISBURN CRESCENT
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #30362233
Courtesy of CHENG GUI HE/AIMHOME 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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