8420 81 STREET
Fort St. John, British Columbia MLS® #29516838
Courtesy of Kimberley Schwarz/Izon 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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
20 RUBYDALE GARDENS
Toronto (Humber Summit), Ontario MLS® #29517907
Courtesy of CARLA DE SA/Royal Lepage Real Estate Associates
177 CHISHOLM AVENUE
Toronto (Woodbine-Lumsden), Ontario MLS® #29517921
Courtesy of CARLA DE SA/Royal Lepage Real Estate Associates
858 - 23 COX BOULEVARD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29517933
Courtesy of YUKI JIN/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
711 - 3220 WILLIAM COLTSON AVENUE
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29517940
Courtesy of ANDY QIU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
353 BROWNRIDGE DRIVE
Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #29517882
Courtesy of GURU RAJARATNAM/HOUSESIGMA INC.
20 WEST BOROUGH STREET
Markham (Aileen-Willowbrook), Ontario MLS® #29517887
Courtesy of ANNIE VARBEDIAN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
17 CLAYBROOKE STREET
Toronto (Beechborough-Greenbrook), Ontario MLS® #29517902
Courtesy of RYAN MATTHEW ANTHONY/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
118 EASTWOOD ROAD
Toronto (Woodbine Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29517832
Courtesy of PAUL RAYMENT/RE/MAX JAZZ INC.
720 WALPOLE CRESCENT
Newmarket (Stonehaven-Wyndham), Ontario MLS® #29517934
Courtesy of JON BROCK/KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CENTRES
102 - 1585 ROSE WAY
Milton (CB Cobban), Ontario MLS® #29517941
Courtesy of ANDY QIU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
175 SIMS ESTATE DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29517946
Courtesy of RAJEEV CHERIAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
31 - 180 BLUE WILLOW DRIVE
Vaughan (East Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #29517883
Courtesy of Ena Kim/RETREND REALTY LTD
64 BUD LEGGETT CRESCENT
Georgina (Keswick South), Ontario MLS® #29517888
Courtesy of QILUN XU/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
3460 DESSAINT STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29517915
Courtesy of Ryan Muhl/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
199 SYMINGTON AVENUE
Oshawa (Windfields), Ontario MLS® #29517922
Courtesy of FAZIALA JOOMUN/LPT REALTY
1031A LILLIAN STREET
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29517871
Courtesy of BOBBY GAN/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
43 MAMMOTH HALL TRAIL
Toronto (Malvern), Ontario MLS® #29517876
Courtesy of JAMES LI/SMART SOLD REALTY
175 SIMS ESTATE Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29517826
Courtesy of Rajeev Cherian/Right at Home Realty
705 - 4699 GLEN ERIN DRIVE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29517939
Courtesy of CALVIN LIANG/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
72 MEIZHOU AVENUE
Markham (Angus Glen), Ontario MLS® #29517890
Courtesy of RITA ZHU/SMART SOLD REALTY
734 - 15 JAMES FINLAY WAY
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29517903
Courtesy of GULFAM IQBAL/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
388 TERRY DRIVE
Newmarket (Central Newmarket), Ontario MLS® #29517889
Courtesy of KELVIN DERBIDGE/ZOLO REALTY
3 SWANSTON CRESCENT
Ajax (South West), Ontario MLS® #29517923
Courtesy of GLORIA AMANDA LUOMA/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
151 CAMPBELL AVENUE
Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #29517935
Courtesy of DAVID LIU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
3405 - 45 KINGSBRIDGE GARDEN CIRCLE
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29517942
Courtesy of QIANG WANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
11 TYNEVALE DRIVE
Toronto (Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview), Ontario MLS® #29517896
Courtesy of REEGAN MARC MEADE/HOUSESIGMA INC.
3203 - 36 ZORRA STREET
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29517904
Courtesy of AGNES KIM/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
105 PINOT CRESCENT
Hamilton (Winona), Ontario MLS® #29517909
Courtesy of MUHAMMAD ALI NASIR/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
211 - 60 INVERLOCHY BOULEVARD
Markham (Royal Orchard), Ontario MLS® #29517891
Courtesy of JAMES FRANKLIN KELLIE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
4 - 29 ARGYLE AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29517853
Courtesy of Kelly Tchorewski/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
2709 - 210 VICTORIA STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29517872
Courtesy of CHEN LI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1011 NELLIE LITTLE CRESCENT
Newmarket (Stonehaven-Wyndham), Ontario MLS® #29517930
Courtesy of LEE ZHANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
4462 WELTMAN Way
Beamsville, Ontario MLS® #29517796
Courtesy of Wendy Wolfe/Century 21 Heritage Group Ltd.
7 KNOTTY PINE TRAIL
Markham (Royal Orchard), Ontario MLS® #29517885
Courtesy of ANNIE VARBEDIAN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
730 - 25 WATER WALK DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29517931
Courtesy of JIM MO/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
1503 MAPLE RIDGE DRIVE
Mississauga (Rathwood), Ontario MLS® #29517900
Courtesy of JENNIFER LYNNE HORNE/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
65 HANSON CRESCENT
Milton (SC Scott), Ontario MLS® #29517897
Courtesy of ANTONIO RICO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
608 - 37 GROSVENOR STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29517917
Courtesy of FRANK XIONG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK 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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