3303 70 Avenue
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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
112 KING Street E Unit# 1112
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29593813
Courtesy of Nadia Hirmiz/Royal LePage Macro Realty
LOWER - 77 CROMWELL AVENUE
Oshawa (Vanier), Ontario MLS® #29593856
Courtesy of ANGELA CARTY/RE/MAX EXPERTS
BSMT - 853 FOURTH STREET
Mississauga (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #29593870
Courtesy of BEHNAZ MONSEF/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
311 - 3 GLOUCESTER STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29593887
Courtesy of BRUCE FEI LI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
7276 Morgan RD NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29593902
Courtesy of Narda Arballo Valenzuela/Initia Real Estate
360 IMPERIAL ROAD S
Guelph (Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres), Ontario MLS® #29593899
Courtesy of DENNIS XU/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
2 LOIS TORRANCE TRAIL
Uxbridge, Ontario MLS® #29594284
Courtesy of DAVID ELFASSY/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
111 WITHROW AVENUE
Toronto (North Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29594272
Courtesy of STEPHEN PRYCE/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
28 LANGBOURNE PLACE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29594265
Courtesy of DYLAN PROVENCHER/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
790 NEWMARKET LANE
Kingston (East of Sir John A. Blvd), Ontario MLS® #29594126
Courtesy of VAL WESTGATE/SUTTON GROUP-MASTERS REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
16 TUNA COURT
Toronto (Parkwoods-Donalda), Ontario MLS® #29594260
Courtesy of KAREN MILLAR/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
51 PERTH AVENUE
Toronto (Dufferin Grove), Ontario MLS® #29594253
Courtesy of DEIRDRE KUTASI/AGENTONDUTY INC.
416 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29594474
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
87 WINDTREE WAY
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29594479
Courtesy of MAUNIL SHAH/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
2014 LAWRENCE AVENUE W
Toronto (Weston), Ontario MLS® #29594481
Courtesy of ROBERT S. GREENBERG/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
712 - 350 RED MAPLE ROAD
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #29594431
Courtesy of PUI YEE SHIRLEY CHENG/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
404 - 2 RIDELLE AVENUE
Toronto (Forest Hill North), Ontario MLS® #29594397
Courtesy of BONNIE SINGER/CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED
PH19 - 50 DUNFIELD AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29594400
Courtesy of ROBERT S. GREENBERG/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
5 - 88 MUNRO STREET
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29594412
Courtesy of DAN CHIASSON/EXP REALTY
Regina View Acreage
Sherwood Rm No. 159, Saskatchewan MLS® #29594498
Courtesy of Justus Smith/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
223 PARK Street N
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29594520
Courtesy of Adam Skibinski/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
265 WESTCOURT Place Unit# 505
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29594525
Courtesy of Karen Hagarty/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
25 Ocean Pond Road
Ocean Pond, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29594239
Courtesy of Courtney Moulton/RE/MAX Infinity Realty Inc.
1201 - 388 PRINCE OF WALES DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29594311
Courtesy of KAI DENG/AVION REALTY INC.
171 GLENCAIRN Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29594335
Courtesy of Joseph Crespo/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
171 Pleasant Street
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29594342
Courtesy of STEVAN CALLAHAN/Royal LePage Atlantic Homestead
672 CHAMPLAIN DRIVE
Cornwall, Ontario MLS® #29594361
Courtesy of VALERIE MALLORY/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS LTD.
124 FARMSTEAD COURT
Kingston (City Northwest), Ontario MLS® #29594385
Courtesy of DON ARMOUR/SUTTON GROUP-MASTERS REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
401 - 986 HURON STREET
London East (East A), Ontario MLS® #29594392
Courtesy of QI YANG/STREETCITY REALTY INC.
77 MARSELLUS DRIVE
Barrie (Holly), Ontario MLS® #29594436
Courtesy of SAMANTHA WALLACE/REVEL REALTY INC.
142270 GREY ROAD 9 ROAD
West Grey, Ontario MLS® #29594152
Courtesy of ANGELA BOERSMA/Royal LePage RCR Realty
107 Mahoneys Beach Road
Mahoneys Beach, Nova Scotia MLS® #29594354
Courtesy of Dave Jardine/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
4 SYCAMORE ROAD
Southwold (Talbotville), Ontario MLS® #29594068
Courtesy of ANITA PIMENTEL/THE REALTY FIRM INC.
BASEMENT - 36 SOHO CRESCENT
Markham (Markville), Ontario MLS® #29594291
Courtesy of RICKY LUO/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
648 MANLY STREET
Midland, Ontario MLS® #29594683
Courtesy of CINDY MCQUIRTER-FAIRLEY/RE/MAX Georgian Bay Realty Ltd
42 COG HILL DRIVE
Vaughan (Glen Shields), Ontario MLS® #29594424
Courtesy of PAUL SIKSNA/PROPERTY.CA INC.
3721 QUAYSIDE DRIVE
Severn (West Shore), Ontario MLS® #29594032
Courtesy of KYLA EPSTEIN/RE/MAX RIGHT MOVE
116 BIRD STREET
Barrie (Edgehill Drive), Ontario MLS® #29594993
Courtesy of ZACK FLEMING/BRIMSTONE REALTY BROKERAGE INC.
229 MANOR ROAD E
Toronto (Mount Pleasant East), Ontario MLS® #29593976
Courtesy of PAUL KING/KELLER WILLIAMS PORTFOLIO REALTY
8 - 181 WILLIAM DUNCAN ROAD
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29594727
Courtesy of Brianna Jevon Mac Donald/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
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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