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.
1901 - 225 SACKVILLE STREET
Toronto (Regent Park), Ontario MLS® #30455641
Courtesy of STELLA HUANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2419 - 30 SHORE BREEZE DRIVE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30455660
Courtesy of XIAOFEI PENG/SMART SOLD REALTY
UPPER - 135 NUGENT DRIVE
Hamilton (Kentley), Ontario MLS® #30455665
Courtesy of SUMIT NAGPAL/ELIXIR REAL ESTATE INC.
350 Branch Street
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia MLS® #30455932
Courtesy of Jake Chisholm/Results Realty Atlantic Inc.
30 HAMILTON Street S Unit# 101
Waterdown, Ontario MLS® #30456719
Courtesy of Jon Van Geest/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
126 PARK Row S
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30457250
Courtesy of Delia Silva/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
56 COLORADO Boulevard
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30456997
Courtesy of Kyle Medeiros/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
115 MATTINGLEY STREET
Brant (Paris), Ontario MLS® #30456985
Courtesy of ASHLEE ELIZABETH JUNEAU/REVEL REALTY INC.
46 LACEWOOD CRESCENT
Brampton (Westgate), Ontario MLS® #30455836
Courtesy of YASH CHHIBBAR/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
2903 - 125 PETER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30458878
Courtesy of ROSY JONEJA/ROYAL LEPAGE FLOWER CITY REALTY
3583 RIVERDALE DRIVE
Severn (Washago), Ontario MLS® #30455901
Courtesy of EVA ARANUSH DE KRUPE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
213 7156 121 STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30458289
Courtesy of Andy Khattar/Westmont Realty Inc.
266 COLBORNE STREET E
Centre Wellington (Elora/Salem), Ontario MLS® #30457091
Courtesy of PAUL MARTIN/Keller Williams Home Group Realty
202 Sailors Trail
Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia MLS® #30456221
Courtesy of Patrick Stubbert/PLUMB LINE REALTY INC. - 12234
4319 NIAGARA RIVER PARKWAY
Fort Erie (Black Creek), Ontario MLS® #30459129
Courtesy of Ben Lockyer/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
207 1018 Pentrelew Pl
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #30457863
Courtesy of Grant Walker/RE/MAX Camosun
3, 236 St. James Boulevard N
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #30455792
Courtesy of Miles Godlonton/Lethbridge Real Estate.com
4404 - 38 GRENVILLE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30455677
Courtesy of KENNY KHANG TRINH/RE/MAX CONDOS PLUS CORPORATION
135 HOPE Street Unit# 1
Toronto, Ontario MLS® #30455925
Courtesy of Melissa Carrington/Keller Williams Complete Realty
25 CAPTAIN ROLPH BOULEVARD
Markham (Markham Village), Ontario MLS® #30456017
Courtesy of ADRIANNE PARKER/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
308 - 1580 ERNEST AVENUE
London South (South X), Ontario MLS® #30456151
Courtesy of LINDSAY CORDEIRO/THRIVE REALTY GROUP INC.
158 WINLOW WAY
Middlesex Centre (Kilworth), Ontario MLS® #30456012
Courtesy of SHANE SAKER/SAKER REALTY CORPORATION
MAIN FLOOR - 1138 EGLINTON AVENUE
Toronto (Forest Hill North), Ontario MLS® #30458760
Courtesy of KEALY ELISE WHARRAM/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
1200 WINDBROOK GROVE
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #30456795
Courtesy of PARDEEP JASSI/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
928 Salmon Bay Drive
Greenfield, Nova Scotia MLS® #30457407
Courtesy of Karsa Melnick/RE/MAX Banner Real Estate (Bridgewater)
136 TIDESWELL BOULEVARD
Toronto (Rouge), Ontario MLS® #30457724
Courtesy of UTHAYAN SIVARAJAH/ROYAL LEPAGE IGNITE REALTY
14 MARKLAND AVENUE
Prince Edward County (Picton), Ontario MLS® #30458258
Courtesy of Kristen Rutgers/Re/Max Quinte Ltd.
18 IRA LANE
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #30456942
Courtesy of MELODY JIANG/JOYNET REALTY INC.
5105 - 138 DOWNES STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30458645
Courtesy of JACOB GE/PRESTIGIUM REAL ESTATE LTD.
1109 - 801 KING STREET W
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #30457515
Courtesy of NADINE ITINIANT/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
44 Foxbrook Road
Hopewell, Nova Scotia MLS® #30459105
Courtesy of Kelly Stinson/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
476 PALMERSTON BOULEVARD
Toronto (Palmerston-Little Italy), Ontario MLS® #30458277
Courtesy of SOPHIA PUCCETTI/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
1003 HEINTZMAN GATE
Gravenhurst (Morrison), Ontario MLS® #30457894
Courtesy of DANIEL CLELAND/Royal LePage Lakes Of Muskoka Realty
3 15 Worobetz PLACE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30457433
Courtesy of Betty Lin/Realty ONE Group Dynamic
54 REDHEAD CRESCENT
Toronto (Agincourt North), Ontario MLS® #30457541
Courtesy of JELANI AKIL SMITH/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
PH1 - 88 BLUE JAYS WAY
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30456492
Courtesy of KARINA ESKANDARY/UNION CAPITAL 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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