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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
518 - 50 BRUYERES MEWS
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29934207
Courtesy of NASIR MANJI/REALTY EXECUTIVES PLUS LTD
436 - 31 TIPPETT ROAD
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #29934295
Courtesy of WENWAN LIANG/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
4309 TRAIL BLAZER WAY
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29934303
Courtesy of KHALID ABDULAHAD/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
1202 - 70 TOWN CENTRE COURT
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29934133
Courtesy of KATHARINE LIU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
405 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29934234
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
255 TORBARRIE ROAD E
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29934304
Courtesy of ELIZABETH MUNIAN/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
1982 PIGEON LAKE ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Emily), Ontario MLS® #29934311
Courtesy of PATRICK BRYANT/COMFLEX REALTY INC.
45 - 2460 PRINCE MICHAEL DRIVE
Oakville (JC Joshua Creek), Ontario MLS® #29934176
Courtesy of REZA SARBAZVATAN-RASHID/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
19 FOUNTAIN COURT
Richmond Hill (Rouge Woods), Ontario MLS® #29934139
Courtesy of DAISY LI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
501 - 1215 BAYLY STREET
Pickering (Bay Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29934230
Courtesy of KARIM DHARAMSHI/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
341 ZELLER DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29934146
Courtesy of AUSTIN YE/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
6 TEASEL WAY
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29934172
Courtesy of SARA TIAN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
2707 - 17 BATHURST STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29934189
Courtesy of HELEN WANG/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
2607 - 77 SHUTER STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29934254
Courtesy of MARY KARANFILOV/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
555 Nordstrum ROAD
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29934312
Courtesy of Randy Sabo/Coldwell Banker Signature
61 IRVING DRIVE
Georgina (Pefferlaw), Ontario MLS® #29934231
Courtesy of YANG XIA/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
10 Capilano DRIVE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29934154
Courtesy of Heather Fritz/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
501 - 223 ERB STREET W
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29934147
Courtesy of AUSTIN YE/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
303 - 9608 YONGE STREET
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29934232
Courtesy of MAJID ASGARI ARAGHI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
UPPER UNIT - 32 RODMAN STREET
St. Catharines (Downtown), Ontario MLS® #29934237
Courtesy of OLIVER VAN BEEK/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
314 - 25 THE ESPLANADE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29934256
Courtesy of MARY KARANFILOV/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
136 Meridian Way
Parksville, British Columbia MLS® #29932953
Courtesy of Sean McCaul/Royal LePage Island Living (QU)
1850 Shannon Lake Road Unit# 56
West Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29933413
Courtesy of Bruce Dougall/REMAX Kelowna
29 OLEANDER CRESCENT
Brampton (Heart Lake East), Ontario MLS® #29933211
Courtesy of SAVIE WANDER/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
3456 REXWAY DRIVE
Burlington (Roseland), Ontario MLS® #29933393
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
220 41 Avenue NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29933521
Courtesy of Robert P. Jansons/Coldwell Banker Mountain Central
4524 WELLINGTON ROAD 35 ROAD
Puslinch, Ontario MLS® #29933538
Courtesy of MASROOR AHMED/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
36 Regal Road
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29933583
Courtesy of Danielle Dubuc/The Agency Real Estate Brokerage
LPH06 - 100 WESTERN BATTERY ROAD
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29933730
Courtesy of ANAHITA SIMA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
3371 Billhirst Pl
Colwood, British Columbia MLS® #29932807
Courtesy of May Chamberland/Pemberton Holmes Ltd.
344 - 1575 LAKESHORE ROAD W
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #29932617
Courtesy of JAMIE ALVES/SUTTON GROUP ELITE REALTY INC.
33 HURON WOODS DRIVE
Oro-Medonte (Sugarbush), Ontario MLS® #29932612
Courtesy of ALI ASHRAFI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
1212 - 36 OLIVE AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29932605
Courtesy of SHARA JAZAERI ARAB/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
4292 QUESNEL-HIXON ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29932561
Courtesy of April Cameron/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
2501 - 501 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29932681
Courtesy of FAN GAO/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
304 - 320 MILL STREET S
Brampton (Brampton South), Ontario MLS® #29932648
Courtesy of MARIO HERMENEGILDO/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
72 SARASOTA Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29932667
Courtesy of Matthew Adeh/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
1001 - 8 WELLESLEY STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29932686
Courtesy of QUN JIN/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
631 COURTENAY AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29932903
Courtesy of Carmen Veres/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM 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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