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.
119 Salisbury AVE
Sault Ste Marie, Ontario MLS® #30375125
Courtesy of Anthony Greco/Century 21 Choice Realty Inc.
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
1119 - 2782 BARTON STREET E
Hamilton (Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #30375250
Courtesy of RONN GULATI/EXP REALTY
A - 196 WOODBINE AVENUE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30375248
Courtesy of RABEL BHIMANI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
411 - 455 WELLINGTON STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30374050
Courtesy of AYESHA MAWAZ-KHAN/Sotheby's International Realty Canada, Brokerage
30 LANSFIELD WAY
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30373862
Courtesy of Christina Elliott/COLDWELL BANKER FIRST OTTAWA REALTY
9 Eastbourne Crescent
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30373944
Courtesy of Lisa Boyd/Royal LePage Vision Realty
50 ROEHAMPTON Court
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30373963
Courtesy of BECKY DEUTSCHMANN/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
UNIT 3 - 797 LAKESHORE ROAD E
Mississauga (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #30373893
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
18 CARRIAGE COURT
Kingston (Rideau), Ontario MLS® #30374024
Courtesy of PHIL WILLEMSEN/RE/MAX RISE EXECUTIVES, BROKERAGE
338 BOLER ROAD
London South (South B), Ontario MLS® #30374031
Courtesy of BRADLEY GLEED/THRIVE REALTY GROUP INC.
166 DALHOUSIE AVENUE
St. Catharines (Port Dalhousie), Ontario MLS® #30374048
Courtesy of Kim Kunselman/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
306 - 180 JOHN WAY W
Aurora (Bayview Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30374079
Courtesy of HELEN AVRAAM NEOPHYTOU/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
34 EDGEWATER Lane
TORBAY, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30374086
Courtesy of Ken Casey/RE/MAX Realty Specialists
269 DINGMAN STREET
Wellington North (Arthur), Ontario MLS® #30374106
Courtesy of KEN DHADIAL/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
1079 HURON TERRACE
Kincardine, Ontario MLS® #30373728
Courtesy of EIAN FARRELL/RE/MAX Land Exchange Ltd.
12564 COUNTY RD 2 ROAD
Cramahe (Colborne), Ontario MLS® #30373730
Courtesy of Michelle Dawn Covert/Royal LePage Our Neighbourhood Realty
105 PINNACLE Drive Unit# 79
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30373901
Courtesy of Pragnesh Patel/HOMELIFE MIRACLE REALTY LTD.
29 Wellington Street
Corner Brook, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30373920
Courtesy of Derek Layman/eXp Realty - Corner Brook
345 DUNDAS STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30373925
Courtesy of ANDREW LIN/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
680B CONCESSION RD 3 ROAD
Brock (Beaverton), Ontario MLS® #30373932
Courtesy of CHRIS HIGGINS/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
225 LAKESIDE Avenue
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30374113
Courtesy of Michael O'Sullivan/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
18 SHADY GLEN LANE
Mono, Ontario MLS® #30374074
Courtesy of CHERYL CRUISE/Royal LePage In Touch Realty
841 DUKE STREET
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30374098
Courtesy of JOE COSENTINO/ROYAL LEPAGE STATE REALTY
LPH307 - 5162 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30373778
Courtesy of ROBERT LIU/ELITE CAPITAL REALTY INC.
BEDROOM A 2ND FLOOR - 66 STONEHILL CRES CRESCENT
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #30373792
Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL REALTY INC.
106 ABBRUZZE COURT
Vaughan (Kleinburg), Ontario MLS® #30373800
Courtesy of LESLIE WHICHER/RE/MAX HALLMARK YORK GROUP REALTY LTD.
26 GRAYMAR ROAD
Brampton (Northgate), Ontario MLS® #30373812
Courtesy of FELICIA BEAMISH/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
5075 BRIDGE STREET
Niagara Falls (Downtown), Ontario MLS® #30373829
Courtesy of RAYMOND YONG/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
150 WATER Street N Unit# 601
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30373747
Courtesy of Shane Esteireiro/RED AND WHITE REALTY INC.
4601 COLONEL TALBOT ROAD
London South (South MM), Ontario MLS® #30373754
Courtesy of AHMED WAQAS/NU-VISTA PINNACLE REALTY BROKERAGE INC
26 ARTHUR AVENUE
St. Thomas, Ontario MLS® #30373831
Courtesy of SCOTT THOMPSON/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
1 PRINCETON COMMON STREET
St. Catharines (Lakeport), Ontario MLS® #30373867
Courtesy of MARY JO MADERA/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
213 BLANTYRE AVENUE
Toronto (Birchcliffe-Cliffside), Ontario MLS® #30373886
Courtesy of ALEX PRASOULIS/ILISTREALESTATE INC.
914 DOON VILLAGE ROAD
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30374579
Courtesy of LEE S. QUAILE/CHESTNUT PARK REALTY(SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO) LTD
523 THIMBLEBERRY ROW
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30374175
Courtesy of Samantha Nelson/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
LPH16 - 7895 JANE STREET
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #30374207
Courtesy of ASHLEY ISAAC/ROYAL LEPAGE URBAN REALTY
#1 - 16 VANEVERY STREET
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30374233
Courtesy of TYLER MCLAY/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
6902 - 448 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30374245
Courtesy of ASHISH KUMAR MANNAN/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
119 MANNING AVENUE
Toronto (Trinity-Bellwoods), Ontario MLS® #30374187
Courtesy of MATT MANUEL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
14 BRUCEDALE Avenue E Unit# 10
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30374327
Courtesy of Brent Simpson/Coldwell Banker Community Professionals
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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