4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
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.
400 5556 50 Avenue
St. Paul Town, Alberta MLS® #29199362
Courtesy of Tyler J. Poirier/Century 21 Poirier Real Estate
28 Milton Road
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29244531
Courtesy of DEBBIE BUDDEN/Keller Williams Platinum Realty
20 HEGGIE ROAD
Brampton (Madoc), Ontario MLS® #29263531
Courtesy of VICTOR XU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
SE 412 - 9199 YONGE STREET
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #29263543
Courtesy of BEN TSIRLIN/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
1402 - 66 FOREST MANOR ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29263601
Courtesy of PERRY SUN/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
105 636 Montreal St
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #29263581
Courtesy of Jack Ramsey/RE/MAX Generation
PH06 - 2556 ARGYLE ROAD
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #29263620
Courtesy of CAMERON RENTON/RENTON REALTY
1196 GRANGE ROAD
Oakville (FA Falgarwood), Ontario MLS® #29263618
Courtesy of KEN WEDLAKE/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
BSMT - 193 ROWE STREET
Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario MLS® #29263663
Courtesy of LILIA BUTKO/HOMELIFE/CIMERMAN REAL ESTATE LIMITED
BSMT - 58 PORTSTEWART CRESCENT
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #29263532
Courtesy of AMANDEEP SINGH MAHAL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
4805 - 8 WELLESLEY STREET W
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29263575
Courtesy of FAISAL ZAFAR/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
24 NAKINA WAY
Markham (Village Green-South Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29263594
Courtesy of DANIEL CHENG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
17 HART STREET
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29263602
Courtesy of SAM KHADEM AZARIAN/ZOLO REALTY
5587 WELLINGTON RD 86 ROAD E
Guelph/Eramosa, Ontario MLS® #29263621
Courtesy of NEETU DHALIWAL/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
4923 51 Avenue
Holden, Alberta MLS® #29263568
Courtesy of Marilou Yampolsky/Coldwell Banker OnTrack Realty
72 WEATHERILL ROAD
Markham (Berczy), Ontario MLS® #29263664
Courtesy of GEORGE LIN/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
152 STONEMOUNT CRESCENT
Essa (Angus), Ontario MLS® #29263595
Courtesy of TAL SIVAK/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
8 NORTHGATE BOULEVARD
Brampton (Westgate), Ontario MLS® #29263691
Courtesy of HARMAN SEKHON/RE/MAX PRESIDENT REALTY
2110 - 36 OLIVE AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29263591
Courtesy of MAN KIM/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
2607 - 21 WIDMER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29263659
Courtesy of PRAKASH PATHMANATHAN/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
2101 - 1 VALHALLA INN ROAD
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29263666
Courtesy of ROGER SMILEY/ROYAL LEPAGE PEACELAND REALTY
203 - 1 VICTORIA STREET S
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29263692
Courtesy of THIEN NGUYEN/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
2602 - 56 FOREST MANOR ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29263580
Courtesy of TERESA HOU/MASTER'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
2569 NORMAN ROAD
Windsor, Ontario MLS® #29263578
Courtesy of BOBBY SODHI/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
1708 - 180 GEORGE STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29263585
Courtesy of Shirley Jiuhong Kang/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
27 LEADENHALL ROAD
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29263597
Courtesy of BHARAT KHANNA/EXP REALTY
MAIN - 68 TULLOCH DRIVE
Ajax (South West), Ontario MLS® #29263662
Courtesy of VISVA THAMU/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
92 Allwright Close
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #29263612
Courtesy of Karrie-Anne Brewster/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
83 Cranleigh Common SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29263492
Courtesy of Tom Salim Binavi/First Place Realty
512 45497 CAMPUS DRIVE|Garrison Crossing
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29261996
Courtesy of Scott McVetty/RE/MAX Nyda Realty Inc.
2281 BLACKWATER ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29262127
Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
434555 4TH Line
Amaranth, Ontario MLS® #29262420
Courtesy of David Doyle/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC
PH603 - 75 CANTERBURY PLACE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29262425
Courtesy of ANDREW XIAO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
206 SYDENHAM STREET
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #29262451
Courtesy of Tiffany Fewster-Salt/The Realty Firm Inc.
75 BRAYDON BOULEVARD S
Brampton (Vales of Castlemore), Ontario MLS® #29262463
Courtesy of SWEEDAN S SANDHAR/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
1705 - 70 TOWN CENTRE COURT
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29262468
Courtesy of VICTORIA LEE/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
52111 Rge Rd 270
Parkland County, Alberta MLS® #29262470
Courtesy of Geneva K. Tetreault/Century 21 Masters
699 NINTH Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29262475
Courtesy of John Schlett/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
4033 HURONTARIO Street Unit# 1
Mississauga, Ontario MLS® #29262487
Courtesy of Zaya Oshana/RE/MAX Escarpment 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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Toronto Neighbourhood Guide
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