4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
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.
400 5556 50 Avenue
St. Paul Town, Alberta MLS® #29199362
Courtesy of Tyler J. Poirier/Century 21 Poirier Real Estate
28 Milton Road
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29244531
Courtesy of DEBBIE BUDDEN/Keller Williams Platinum Realty
200 7 St. Anne Street
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29308248
Courtesy of Guy C. Hebert/Bermont Realty (1983) Ltd
27 QUEENSTON Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29311289
Courtesy of Goran Gligorovic/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC
104 GARMENT Street Unit# 1601
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29311359
Courtesy of SATOMI FUMITSUKI/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
1225 EXETER MCKINLEY ROAD
100 Mile House, British Columbia MLS® #29311065
Courtesy of Adam Dirkson/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
#307 5730 RIVERBEND RD NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29311236
Courtesy of Enrique Antuma/REMAX River City
743 PARKVIEW Crescent
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29311270
Courtesy of DEBBIE SEFTON/ROYAL LEPAGE CROWN REALTY SERVICES
230 CARIBOO 97 HIGHWAY
100 Mile House, British Columbia MLS® #29311066
Courtesy of Adam Dirkson/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
205 7 St. Anne Street
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29308246
Courtesy of Guy C. Hebert/Bermont Realty (1983) Ltd
321 7 St. Anne Street
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29308247
Courtesy of Guy C. Hebert/Bermont Realty (1983) Ltd
632 - 460 ADELAIDE STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29309981
Courtesy of CYRIL DIJI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
158 HARVEST HILLS BOULEVARD
East Gwillimbury, Ontario MLS® #29309986
Courtesy of JANNIE LAM/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
905 - 15 ELIZABETH STREET N
Mississauga (Port Credit), Ontario MLS® #29309993
Courtesy of DAVIN MCMAHON/REALOSOPHY REALTY INC.
1107 - 11 ST JOSEPH STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29310034
Courtesy of JENNY CHEN/SMART SOLD REALTY
LOWER 1 - 45 ERNEST AVENUE
Toronto (Pleasant View), Ontario MLS® #29310039
Courtesy of PETER WANG/HOMECOMFORT REALTY INC.
(MAIN & 2ND FLOOR) - 1004 DASHWOOD COURT
Pickering, Ontario MLS® #29310041
Courtesy of TERRENCE MARSHALL/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
9 MANORDALE CRESCENT
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #29310046
Courtesy of DANIEL FEDERICO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2609 - 108 GARMENT STREET
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29310058
Courtesy of GURSHARAN SINGH/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
620 - 960 TERON ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29310154
Courtesy of Monica Cheng/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
40 SNOWDON AVENUE
Toronto (Lawrence Park North), Ontario MLS® #29310159
Courtesy of MOE ASGARIAN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
114 MONTE VISTA CRESCENT
London South (South N), Ontario MLS® #29310104
Courtesy of RICHARD THYSSEN/KELLER WILLIAMS LIFESTYLES
4417, 6 Merganser Drive W
Chestermere, Alberta MLS® #29310116
Courtesy of Oliver Trutina/RE/MAX First
13 DEVINERIDGE AVENUE
Ajax (Central East), Ontario MLS® #29310135
Courtesy of RANDY RAMADHIN/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
10 SUNRISE RIDGE TRAIL
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario MLS® #29310142
Courtesy of CINDY WOOD/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
2700 PRISCILLA STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29309967
Courtesy of Maryam Jan Mohammadi/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
104 TAYLORWOOD AVENUE
Caledon (Bolton North), Ontario MLS® #29309998
Courtesy of FRANK VELLA/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
LOWER - 59 ELKWOOD COURT
Hamilton (Rolston), Ontario MLS® #29310008
Courtesy of SHAWN LOPES/CRESCENT REAL ESTATE INC.
135 Lakeview Drive Lot# 4
Nelson, British Columbia MLS® #29310027
Courtesy of Tad Lake/Royal LePage Rosling Realty
1399 PHILLIPS STREET
Fort Erie (Crescent Park), Ontario MLS® #29310173
Courtesy of JON FLYNN/FLYNN REAL ESTATE INC.
293 CHOKECHERRY Crescent
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29310178
Courtesy of DON XIA/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
1616 - 25 RICHMOND STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29310250
Courtesy of JOEY WONG/SKYLETTE MARKETING REALTY INC.
UPPER - 139 WHITE SANDS WAY
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29310279
Courtesy of Malissa Vaz/Royal Lepage Real Estate Associates
2908 - 38 WIDMER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29310200
Courtesy of ANTHONY YING KIT CHUN/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
1116 - 60 HONEYCRISP CRESCENT
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29310205
Courtesy of BOB GILL/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
#1 Martin RD
Rural Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta MLS® #29310217
Courtesy of Jennifer L. Davis/RE/MAX PREFERRED CHOICE
4109 GLENVIEW ROAD
Petrolia, Ontario MLS® #29310224
Courtesy of KATIE FLEISCHER/INITIA REAL ESTATE (ONTARIO) LTD
505 HEATH STREET
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #29310212
Courtesy of CATHY SU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
3 TUSCANY LANE
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29310084
Courtesy of DOUG HARRON/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
116 - 561 ARMSTRONG ROAD
Kingston (East Gardiners Rd), Ontario MLS® #29310089
Courtesy of PATSY BALDASSARRE/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD., BROKERAGE
4 - 3730 DISHER STREET
Fort Erie (Ridgeway), Ontario MLS® #29310091
Courtesy of Emily Thorne/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC 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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