302 6798 WESTGATE AVENUE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29140899
Courtesy of JP Parmar/Team Powerhouse 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.
513 20829 77A AVENUE
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #29140405
Courtesy of Margarita Kan/Evergreen West Realty
2605 - 30 GRAND TRUNK CRESCENT
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29137957
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
608 - 1037 THE QUEENSWAY
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29137969
Courtesy of FERAS RIYAL/EXP REALTY
304 - 1360 MAIN STREET E
Milton (DE Dempsey), Ontario MLS® #29138075
Courtesy of TAMMY SAMUELS/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
10 - 68 BLOSSOM COURT
Trent Hills (Warkworth), Ontario MLS® #29138087
Courtesy of PENNY SEMLITCH/EXIT REALTY LIFTLOCK
9 - 518 LISGAR STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29138099
Courtesy of Scott Arial/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
127 LOUTH STREET
St. Catharines (Rykert/Vansickle), Ontario MLS® #29138102
Courtesy of Andrew Muraco/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
1804 GORE Road
Flamborough, Ontario MLS® #29138126
Courtesy of DAVE FOREMAN/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
K 394 Craig St
Parksville, British Columbia MLS® #29138138
Courtesy of Melissa Tracey/Royal LePage Parksville-Qualicum Beach Realty (PK)
310 - 18 HOLMES AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29138145
Courtesy of ROY CADO/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
442 Vancouver AVENUE S
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29138152
Courtesy of Barry M Chilliak/Barry Chilliak Realty Inc.
26 - 4 VATA COURT
Aurora (Aurora Village), Ontario MLS® #29138164
Courtesy of LATIF MERALI/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
93 BARR CRESCENT
Aurora, Ontario MLS® #29138171
Courtesy of VINCENT BONGARD/KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CENTRES
PH11 - 55 ANN O'REILLY ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29137832
Courtesy of JEFFREY LU/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
LOWER - 121 STARGELL CRESCENT
Markham (Raymerville), Ontario MLS® #29137837
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/UNION CAPITAL REALTY
407 - 300 KEATS WAY
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29137863
Courtesy of MD HASAN IMAM/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
20 BISHOPS ROAD
St. Catharines (Vine/Linwell), Ontario MLS® #29137882
Courtesy of Jordan Maletta/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
MN&2ND - 496 NORTHCLIFFE BOULEVARD
Toronto (Oakwood Village), Ontario MLS® #29137887
Courtesy of RASHI NARULA/MCCANN REALTY GROUP LTD.
BSEMENT - 157 WALLER STREET
Whitby (Rolling Acres), Ontario MLS® #29137894
Courtesy of PATRICK YUAN/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
92 Morris DRIVE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29137926
Courtesy of Lloyd McLean/Coldwell Banker Signature
704 - 16 BROOKERS LANE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29138188
Courtesy of ELVIS PAUL KMET/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
329 THOMPSON ROAD
London South (South I), Ontario MLS® #29138195
Courtesy of MONIQUE LEGAULT/THRIVE REALTY GROUP INC.
515 EMERY STREET E
London South (South G), Ontario MLS® #29138203
Courtesy of SHAWN NAGY/SUTTON GROUP - SELECT REALTY
1864 MANOTICK STATION ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29138210
Courtesy of Bjorn Endemann/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1989 OTTAWA Street S Unit# 23G
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29138227
Courtesy of Anup Singh/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC
55 MORWICK Drive
Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #29138241
Courtesy of Joseph Capostagno/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
3006 - 15 GREENVIEW AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29138260
Courtesy of ROBIN SMULDERS/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
1004 - 260 QUEENS QUAY W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29138272
Courtesy of ANDREW FRANK TAMBURELLO/Royal Lepage Real Estate Associates
208 - 7439 KINGSTON ROAD
Toronto (Rouge), Ontario MLS® #29138284
Courtesy of SCOTT WATKINSON/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
606 - 2245 EGLINTON AVENUE E
Toronto (Ionview), Ontario MLS® #29138289
Courtesy of RYAN A DE CASTRO/RE/MAX PRIME PROPERTIES - UNIQUE GROUP
1111 BURNSIDE DRIVE
Augusta, Ontario MLS® #29139996
Courtesy of Bambi Marshall/RE/MAX HOMETOWN REALTY INC
2709 11A Avenue N
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #29140020
Courtesy of DAN DAVY/Real Estate Centre - Lethbridge
101 - 5061 PINEDALE AVENUE
Burlington (Appleby), Ontario MLS® #29140099
Courtesy of DEBBIE MACASKILL/iCloud Realty Ltd.
2308 - 395 SQUARE ONE DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29140227
Courtesy of RAHUL BHIMANI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
416 - 1100 LACKNER PLACE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29140239
Courtesy of RAHIM FAROOQ MITHANI/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
2112 Cornerstone Drive
West Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29140246
Courtesy of Amanda Tak/Vantage West Realty Inc.
565 SUNDEW DRIVE
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29140359
Courtesy of ZAM ALI/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
11 GRANDVIEW DRIVE
Kawartha Lakes (Omemee), Ontario MLS® #29138311
Courtesy of PERRY SMITH/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
105, 10134 97 Avenue
Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #29138316
Courtesy of Morgan MacLean/Grassroots Realty Group Ltd.
1016 - 1 OLD MILL DRIVE
Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #29138335
Courtesy of MICKY LEHAVA/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
318 - 1420 DUPONT STREET
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29138342
Courtesy of NELSON LOPES/RE/MAX WEST 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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