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
12854 BENS ROAD
Charlie Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29749159
Courtesy of Kimberley Schwarz/Izon Realty
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
10250 Highway 4
Broadway, Nova Scotia MLS® #29757250
Courtesy of Tabatha Lane/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
2603 - 5 QUARRINGTON LANE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29757161
Courtesy of WAZIR A. KHOJA/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
371 SHERBROOKE DRIVE
Tay Valley, Ontario MLS® #29757096
Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER JONES/EXP REALTY, BROKERAGE
63 HAGAN AVENUE
Guelph (Grange Road), Ontario MLS® #29756997
Courtesy of JIMMY JOSEPH/LifeStyle International Realty Inc
47 WISSLER RIDGE
Centre Wellington (Elora/Salem), Ontario MLS® #29757438
Courtesy of CAROLYN SULLIVAN/Keller Williams Home Group Realty
166 PETAL AVENUE
East Gwillimbury (Queensville), Ontario MLS® #29757445
Courtesy of JASMINE JIANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
Highway 357
Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia MLS® #29757457
Courtesy of Emma Moore/Royal LePage Atlantic (Dartmouth)
48 - 21 PARK STREET E
Mississauga (Port Credit), Ontario MLS® #29757469
Courtesy of ANDREW YAN KIT WONG/POWER 7 REALTY
808 - 150 MAIN STREET
Hamilton (Central), Ontario MLS® #29757483
Courtesy of SANDY SHEN/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
67 CENTRE STREET
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29757091
Courtesy of TYLER SMITH/HOMESMITHS REAL ESTATE LTD.
63 HAGAN Avenue
Guelph, Ontario MLS® #29757042
Courtesy of Jimmy Joseph/LifeStyle International Realty Inc.
63 HAGAN Avenue
Guelph, Ontario MLS® #29757035
Courtesy of Jimmy Joseph/LifeStyle International Realty Inc.
24 FANNY GROVE WAY
Markham (Greensborough), Ontario MLS® #29757023
Courtesy of FEI WANG/AVION REALTY INC.
37 TRISH DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox), Ontario MLS® #29757193
Courtesy of JINSONG LU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
68 EWING STREET
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29757218
Courtesy of LAURIE BRAFIELD FOX/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1628 Rouleau Crescent SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29757434
Courtesy of Cindy Skrukwa/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
192 Bently Drive
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #29757453
Courtesy of Sarah Schlender/The Agency Real Estate Brokerage
19 THORNBURY CIRCLE
Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #29757446
Courtesy of ROBIN LI/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
Lot 3A Old Baxter Mill Road
Baxters Harbour, Nova Scotia MLS® #29757458
Courtesy of Kyla Stanick/Exit Realty Town & Country
50 - 21 PARK STREET E
Mississauga (Port Credit), Ontario MLS® #29757472
Courtesy of ANDREW YAN KIT WONG/POWER 7 REALTY
MAIN - 40 WATERFIELD DRIVE
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29757307
Courtesy of MARY SIGIANNIS/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
4 Sobey Drive
Cornwall, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29757477
Courtesy of Brad Murray/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
#118 11803 22 Ave SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29757081
Courtesy of Prabhjot Singh/Century 21 All Stars Realty Ltd
16 Levine Lane
Chelton, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29757478
Courtesy of Jalen Macleod/RED- ISLE REALTY INC.
1256 Rosehill Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29757240
Courtesy of Serhan Tarkan/Royal LePage Benchmark
LOT 5 GOULD Street
DeSable, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29757327
Courtesy of Susan MacVittie/EXIT Realty PEI
17 LINDEN LANE
Innisfil, Ontario MLS® #29757447
Courtesy of JILL KALKAN/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
18-20 Harbourview Drive
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29757454
Courtesy of Angelica Howard/RE/MAX Banner Real Estate(Yarmouth)
Lot 3B Old Baxter Mill Road
Baxters Harbour, Nova Scotia MLS® #29757459
Courtesy of Kyla Stanick/Exit Realty Town & Country
24 MANSION STREET
Brampton (Central Park), Ontario MLS® #29757473
Courtesy of MADDISON DOMBROSKI/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
111 - 442 MILLEN ROAD
Hamilton (Stoney Creek Industrial), Ontario MLS® #29757480
Courtesy of BESS GEORGAKAKOS/KELLER WILLIAMS COMPLETE REALTY
119 Howard Avenue
Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia MLS® #29757175
Courtesy of Kelly Brown/Keller Williams Select Realty
8 PAUL MARKWAY
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #29757048
Courtesy of HAN ZHANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
24 NORMANDY CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Harding), Ontario MLS® #29757055
Courtesy of BING DONG/SMART SOLD 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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Toronto Neighbourhood Guide
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