9928 81 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29199942
Courtesy of Mark B. Wilbert/CIR 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.
234 GIESBRECHT ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29956174
Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
314 13963 105 BOULEVARD
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29956198
Courtesy of Rio J. Zhang/Luxmore Realty
358 SILVERTHORN AVENUE
Toronto (Keelesdale-Eglinton West), Ontario MLS® #29956535
Courtesy of SAMANTHA FRASER/SKYBOUND REALTY
5889 MAHOOD LAKE ROAD
Lone Butte, British Columbia MLS® #29956345
Courtesy of Robert Young/eXp Realty
PH608 - 770 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29956511
Courtesy of HELEN XIAO HUI ZHANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
2 JEWELWING COURT
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #29956524
Courtesy of KRISTA HALL/KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CENTRES
19 7817 S 97 HIGHWAY HIGHWAY
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29956175
Courtesy of Kyle Todoruk/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
1408 - 318 RICHMOND STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29956512
Courtesy of VITHORHAN KANDIAH/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1702 - 55 ANN O'REILLY ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29956517
Courtesy of BRUNO CHAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
6 BLOSSOM COURT
Vaughan (West Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #29956531
Courtesy of SWATHILAKSHMI MIRIYALA/CENTURY 21 TITANS REALTY INC.
26 - 624 WILLIAM STREET
London East (East F), Ontario MLS® #29956505
Courtesy of LINDSAY REID/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
#89 12050 17 AV SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29956574
Courtesy of Ch Tahir Masud/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
1207 - 361 FRONT STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29956513
Courtesy of GERRARD HE/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
150 HILLSIDE LAKE ROAD
North Bay (Airport), Ontario MLS® #29956568
Courtesy of TOM HE/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
1006 - 50 BRIAN HARRISON WAY
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29956520
Courtesy of KATHY L. CHOU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
7 WHITELAW COURT
Markham (Grandview), Ontario MLS® #29956525
Courtesy of MARY HUANG/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
2408 - 110 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29956518
Courtesy of NICOLE HOANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2104 - 55 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29956514
Courtesy of GERRARD HE/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
58 - 720 GREY STREET
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29956538
Courtesy of GURPREET SANDHU/iCloud Realty Ltd.
12 MCLAREN AVENUE
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29956540
Courtesy of SWATHILAKSHMI MIRIYALA/CENTURY 21 TITANS REALTY INC.
1160 ISLINGTON AVENUE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29956564
Courtesy of SHEREE ELIZABETH CERQUA/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
224 SEVERN STREET
Oshawa (McLaughlin), Ontario MLS® #29956521
Courtesy of SABBIR KHAN/DREAM VALLEY REALTY INC.
6898 MITCH OWENS ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29956545
Courtesy of Amanda Schab/AVENUE NORTH REALTY INC.
813 - 652 PRINCESS STREET
Kingston (Central City East), Ontario MLS® #29956539
Courtesy of JUDY DONG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
BSMT - 43 BERTRAM STREET
Toronto (Beechborough-Greenbrook), Ontario MLS® #29956565
Courtesy of EDUARDO PONTES/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
8 DUNRAVEN AVENUE
St. Catharines (Carlton/Bunting), Ontario MLS® #29956508
Courtesy of Abdullah Al-Hassan/EXP REALTY
9 COMMISSIONER STREET W
Zorra (Embro), Ontario MLS® #29956510
Courtesy of Lori Goldhawk/Royal Lepage Triland Realty Brokerage
41 DANBY STREET
Vaughan (Kleinburg), Ontario MLS® #29956527
Courtesy of EBTEHAL WAHDAN/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
3705 - 85 WOOD STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29956515
Courtesy of WENDY CHEN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
BSMT - 75 ARAGON AVENUE
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #29956522
Courtesy of RICK WOOYEONG KIM/RETREND REALTY LTD
4841 LOEN AVENUE
Terrace, British Columbia MLS® #29956534
Courtesy of Wendy Hadley/RE/MAX Coast Mountains
15 Blueridge Close
Rural Rocky View County, Alberta MLS® #29951559
Courtesy of Jonathan Popowich/eXp Realty
5 BETZNER Avenue N
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29951561
Courtesy of DAVID HENRY FLANDERS/RED AND WHITE REALTY INC.
1000 LACKNER Place Unit# 507
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29951566
Courtesy of CONSTANCE GUGLIELMO/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.
8509 SLOANE CR NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29951592
Courtesy of Jeneen L. Marchant/RE/MAX Real Estate
244 Knottwood RD N NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29951597
Courtesy of Marina Thauvette/The Agency North Central Alberta
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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