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
12854 BENS ROAD
Charlie Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29749159
Courtesy of Kimberley Schwarz/Izon Realty
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
420 TRUDEAU DRIVE
Milton (CL Clarke), Ontario MLS® #29765380
Courtesy of DOROTHY JANE MACRAE/COLDWELL BANKER ESCARPMENT REALTY
342 LAUNDON TERRACE
Milton (SC Scott), Ontario MLS® #29765626
Courtesy of RAJAN PUSHPAPALAN/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
250 SUNNY MEADOW BOULEVARD
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29765563
Courtesy of NEIL MCINTYRE/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
2809 - 29 SINGER COURT
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29765474
Courtesy of SALLY TAO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
86 ROBINSON CRESCENT
Whitby (Pringle Creek), Ontario MLS® #29765513
Courtesy of THANGES VARNAKULASINGAM/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
563 TAPLOW CRESCENT
Oakville (WO West), Ontario MLS® #29765537
Courtesy of DEEPAK BAJAJ/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
MAIN FL - 79 O'CONNOR DRIVE
Toronto (Broadview North), Ontario MLS® #29765551
Courtesy of GOTHAM CHANDIDAS/LANDLORD REALTY INC.
3107 - 8 INTERCHANGE WAY
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29765556
Courtesy of SUKHWINDER PANASAR/RE/MAX PRESIDENT REALTY
251203 Sunshine Road
Rural Rocky View County, Alberta MLS® #29765602
Courtesy of Adnan Ali Assaf/eXp Realty
2508 - 9 BOGERT AVENUE
Toronto (Lansing-Westgate), Ontario MLS® #29765412
Courtesy of GERRARD HE/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
603 (PRIMARY. BR) - 330 RICHMOND STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29765455
Courtesy of CINDY ZHOU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
1949 BARBERTOWN ROAD
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29765594
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
3405 - 1080 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29765645
Courtesy of LEI ZHANG/RIFE REALTY
20 KERFOOT CRESCENT
Georgina (Keswick North), Ontario MLS® #29765444
Courtesy of CECILIA HE/CENTURY 21 KING'S QUAY REAL ESTATE INC.
1109 - 5 VALHALLA INN ROAD W
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29765622
Courtesy of KISTON ZOU/JDL REALTY INC.
868 Fort San ROAD
Fort San, Saskatchewan MLS® #29765456
Courtesy of John McNally/Hatfield Valley Agencies Inc.
1130 High Glen Place NW
High River, Alberta MLS® #29765487
Courtesy of Aaron Mouser/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)
203 - 250 ALBERT STREET
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29765540
Courtesy of Sasha Kuzmanovic/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE CONNECT.CA REALTY
1 - 82 BRISTON PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29765569
Courtesy of John Haddad/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
307 BOISDALE AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Harding), Ontario MLS® #29765590
Courtesy of SEAN SHAHSHAHANI/CENTRAL HOME REALTY INC.
82 Estates DRIVE
Elk Ridge, Saskatchewan MLS® #29765627
Courtesy of Jacqueline Archer/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
216 Homestead Grove NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29765608
Courtesy of Baljinder Dhillon/RE/MAX Complete Realty
1307 - 25 COLE STREET
Toronto (Regent Park), Ontario MLS® #29765646
Courtesy of ANGEL YU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
LPH209 - 15 NORTH PARK ROAD
Vaughan (Beverley Glen), Ontario MLS® #29765374
Courtesy of NATALIA ZOLOTNITSKY/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
42 - 2701 AQUITAINE AVENUE
Mississauga (Meadowvale), Ontario MLS® #29765379
Courtesy of CATHERINE SUK-KYU SHIN/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
511 - 376 HIGHWAY 7 E
Richmond Hill (Doncrest), Ontario MLS® #29765418
Courtesy of FLORA NGAR YEE HO/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
74 VILLAGE PARKWAY E
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29765375
Courtesy of CRYSTAL CHEN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
330 SALISBURY STREET
London East (East G), Ontario MLS® #29765490
Courtesy of CLAUDIA BOYER/INITIA REAL ESTATE (ONTARIO) LTD
23 TWISTLETON STREET
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #29765560
Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
4799 RATHKEALE ROAD N
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29765591
Courtesy of SOM GOSAIN/HOMELIFE MAPLE LEAF REALTY LTD.
21 SAPPHIRE WAY
Thorold (Rolling Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29765399
Courtesy of GUS DAGHER/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
9307 Pepperell Street
St. Peter's, Nova Scotia MLS® #29765407
Courtesy of Beth Groom/Cape Breton Realty
A616 - 3210 DAKOTA COMMON
Burlington (Alton), Ontario MLS® #29765426
Courtesy of NADA BAZARA/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
UPPER - 77 LAUGHLAND LANE
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #29765438
Courtesy of OMER MALIK/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
2707 - 30 UPPER MALL WAY
Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #29765589
Courtesy of IRIS LEE/EXP 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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