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.
3 - 129 WALMER ROAD
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29997647
Courtesy of BERNADETTA MROZ/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
14 BAYBROOK ROAD
Brampton (Snelgrove), Ontario MLS® #29997678
Courtesy of RACHHPAL SINGH GREWAL/RE/MAX PRESIDENT REALTY
413 - 680 GORDON STREET
Whitby (Port Whitby), Ontario MLS® #29997661
Courtesy of CLIFF TSZ SIU LAU/SKYLETTE MARKETING REALTY INC.
4239 MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE E
Markham (Angus Glen), Ontario MLS® #29997666
Courtesy of QIDE LIN/HOME ONE REALTY INC.
223 - 600 DIXON ROAD
Toronto (West Humber-Clairville), Ontario MLS® #29997680
Courtesy of BEN GHASEMIAN/HOUSESIGMA INC.
9908 MCCOWAN ROAD
Markham (Berczy), Ontario MLS® #29997705
Courtesy of CHARMAINE HO/HC YouHome Realty Inc.
9744 HALDI ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29997692
Courtesy of Jonathan Bonnett/RE/MAX Core Realty
3586 ALDERWOOD COURT
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29997717
Courtesy of Jonathan Bonnett/RE/MAX Core Realty
59 STANSBURY CRESCENT
Toronto (Eglinton East), Ontario MLS® #29998258
Courtesy of JESSICA MCKAYE/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
1410 - 35 EMPRESS AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29998253
Courtesy of RYAN ABBASSI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
13 Church Loop
St. Chad's - Burnside, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29998272
Courtesy of Alyssa Delaney/Outport Realty Inc. - Grand Falls-Windsor
203 - 3901 HIGHWAY 7
Vaughan (Pine Valley Business Park), Ontario MLS® #29998291
Courtesy of PAUL MICHAEL MICELI/VANGUARD REALTY BROKERAGE CORP.
49 LAKESHORE ROAD E
Oro-Medonte, Ontario MLS® #29998304
Courtesy of TOMAS SAMPLE/CENTURY 21 B.J. ROTH REALTY LTD.
5 BROWNRIDGE CRESCENT
Toronto (West Humber-Clairville), Ontario MLS® #29998311
Courtesy of DALE O'NEILL/COLDWELL BANKER - R.M.R. REAL ESTATE
303 - 388 PRINCE OF WALES DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29998316
Courtesy of PAUL JIA/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
MOR14 - 1336 S MORRISON LAKE ROAD
Gravenhurst (Wood (Gravenhurst)), Ontario MLS® #29998025
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
30 Palmers Lane
Parkdale, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29998032
Courtesy of Allyson Kane/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
413 - 501 FRONTENAC STREET
Kingston (East of Sir John A. Blvd), Ontario MLS® #29997945
Courtesy of LESLIE HACAULT/SUTTON GROUP-MASTERS REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
1015 PINECREST ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29997856
Courtesy of Mehdi Fallahi/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
10723 Maplebend Drive SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29997849
Courtesy of Brad Crapun/Royal LePage Benchmark
47 MARISA Street
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29998049
Courtesy of SILVIA BIRO/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage
1558 HIGHWAY 7A
Kawartha Lakes (Manvers), Ontario MLS® #29998056
Courtesy of Jami Joy/Re/Max All-Stars Realty Inc.
872 STEDWELL STREET
London East (East L), Ontario MLS® #29998063
Courtesy of LESTARI RUPERT/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
6 DIANE COURT
Brampton (Fletcher's Creek South), Ontario MLS® #29997813
Courtesy of RAKESH CHANDER BABBER/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
16 WARVET CRESCENT
Toronto (O'Connor-Parkview), Ontario MLS® #29997659
Courtesy of SIAVASH BANAI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
232 Green AVENUE
Regina Beach, Saskatchewan MLS® #29997837
Courtesy of Kolene Gustafson/Coldwell Banker Local Realty
PH01 - 15 MCMURRICH STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29997868
Courtesy of RICHARD ISAAC HIMELFARB/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
1102 - 8 WIDMER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29997870
Courtesy of KYLE YANG/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
24 WALKER Court
Grimsby, Ontario MLS® #29997933
Courtesy of Andrew Beaulieu/Royal LePage NRC Realty Inc.
4704 - 15 GRENVILLE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29997990
Courtesy of PAUL SIKSNA/PROPERTY.CA INC.
BASEMENT - 8 GRACE CRESCENT
Barrie (Painswick South), Ontario MLS® #29997887
Courtesy of KENNETH UHUANGHO/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY
4400 518 HIGHWAY EAST
Kearney (Proudfoot), Ontario MLS® #29998121
Courtesy of MICHELLE GRAVELLE-DORAN/Royal LePage Quest
49 FORESTER CRESCENT
Markham (Cachet), Ontario MLS® #29997786
Courtesy of MAX LU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
17B BEECHWOOD DRIVE
Peterborough (Monaghan Ward 2), Ontario MLS® #29997731
Courtesy of Diane Lloyd/Homelife Preferred Realty Inc.
3905 - 70 TEMPERANCE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29998107
Courtesy of INESSA SCHWARTZ/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
1722 - 25 GREENVIEW AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29998099
Courtesy of CRYSTAL QUAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
LOT 00 STAN STREET
North Stormont, Ontario MLS® #29997755
Courtesy of Matt Gibbs/CENTURY 21 SYNERGY 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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