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
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
121 White Oak DR
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30231903
Courtesy of James Caicco/Century 21 Choice Realty Inc.
120 BAKER AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Crosby), Ontario MLS® #30240465
Courtesy of HIRBOD CHEHRAZI/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
100 BEDDOE Drive Unit# 42
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30240434
Courtesy of Karen Shaver/Chase Realty Inc.
614 NEWLOVE STREET
Innisfil, Ontario MLS® #30240523
Courtesy of TIFFANY ARCI/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
4865 Highway 2
Wellington, Nova Scotia MLS® #30240592
Courtesy of Michael Doyle/Assist-2-Sell Homeworks Realty
11 - 285 ANTIBES DRIVE
Toronto (Westminster-Branson), Ontario MLS® #30240340
Courtesy of BRYAN LIM/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
2782 BARTON STREET E
Hamilton (Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #30240679
Courtesy of VINAY KUMAR SINGAL/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
145 Cowan CRESCENT
Martensville, Saskatchewan MLS® #30240958
Courtesy of Tarren Newhouse/TRCG The Realty Consultants Group
105, 6484 Cartmell Place SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30240794
Courtesy of John W. Acevedo/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
80, 6220 Orr Drive
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #30240852
Courtesy of Ed Katchur/Maxwell Real Estate Solutions Ltd.
130 TRAFALGAR ROAD
Oakville (OO Old Oakville), Ontario MLS® #30241189
Courtesy of ALAN BARBER/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
1 - 5108 MONTROSE ROAD
Niagara Falls (Ascot), Ontario MLS® #30240447
Courtesy of MARK GARRETT/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
205 CRYSLER STREET
Norfolk (Delhi), Ontario MLS® #30240860
Courtesy of NAIM HASSAB/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
LEASE - 122 RIFLE RANGE ROAD
Hamilton (Ainslie Wood), Ontario MLS® #30240834
Courtesy of CHIRAG PATEL/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
608 - 771 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #30240618
Courtesy of GERRARD HE/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
1481 BUTTERCUP COURT
Milton (Walker), Ontario MLS® #30240858
Courtesy of MANOJ REDDY/RE/MAX METROPOLIS REALTY
6111, 302 Skyview Ranch Drive NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30240928
Courtesy of Amanda Rickett/Grand Realty
31 Leawood LI
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30241060
Courtesy of Wally Karout/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
4993 RENDALL CRESCENT
Niagara Falls (Cherrywood), Ontario MLS® #30240733
Courtesy of Sandra Crumb/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
208 - 99 JOHN STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30240699
Courtesy of MILAN MIRCETIC/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
572 Tournament Tour
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia MLS® #30240757
Courtesy of Kirk Walper/Royal LePage Island Living (PK)
108 HUBNER AVENUE
Markham (Berczy), Ontario MLS® #30240992
Courtesy of ERIC QIU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
950 Kolby Ave
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30241161
Courtesy of David Hitchcock/Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)
155-A BUELL STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30241166
Courtesy of Pierre Acouri/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
716 clareview RD NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30241178
Courtesy of Jogy Mathew/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
25 MARJORIE DRIVE
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario MLS® #30241180
Courtesy of JACKIE XU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
55 Ben Johnson Lane
Timberlea, Nova Scotia MLS® #30240455
Courtesy of Jeremy Cowan/Exit Realty Metro
205 - 4 KIMBERLY LANE
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #30240431
Courtesy of ARDIAN BULI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
547 BARNES CRESCENT
Peterborough (Otonabee Ward 1), Ontario MLS® #30240448
Courtesy of ESHAN KAPUR/HOUSESIGMA INC.
9 MILT STOREY LANE
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #30240599
Courtesy of KELVIN LIU/EXP REALTY
5280 LAKESHORE Road Unit# 510
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30240690
Courtesy of Patricia Anne Rende/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services
1412 - 10 STONEHILL COURT
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #30240626
Courtesy of DANIEL FU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
PH5 - 297 COLLEGE STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30240366
Courtesy of SAMUEL GALLOWAY/RARE REAL ESTATE
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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide