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
2503 - 155 YORKVILLE AVENUE
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29774735
Courtesy of MARIJA MARY-ANN SEMEN/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
78 - 270 TIMBERBANK BOULEVARD
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #29774747
Courtesy of CARRIE MAXWELL/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY
634 CEDARSTONE ROAD
Stone Mills (Stone Mills), Ontario MLS® #29775961
Courtesy of NIC MARTIN/CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED
308 MULLIGHAN GARDENS
Peterborough (Monaghan Ward 2), Ontario MLS® #29775947
Courtesy of PAUL PABLA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
195 RIDGE ROAD
Caledon (Bolton West), Ontario MLS® #29775865
Courtesy of DAVID ELFASSY/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
1203 - 362 THE EAST MALL
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29775860
Courtesy of MAURO BUCCI/YOUR HOME SOLD GUARANTEED REALTY SPECIALISTS INC
14 - 23 FOUR WINDS DRIVE
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #29775877
Courtesy of ROWENA PIMENTEL/HOMELIFE/CHAMPIONS REALTY INC.
311 - 262 DUNDAS STREET E
Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #29775959
Courtesy of JOHN WHITWELL/ROYAL LEPAGE STATE REALTY
Blanchette Acreage
Battle River Rm No. 438, Saskatchewan MLS® #29776109
Courtesy of Jayna Hannah/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
61 MARLOW CRESCENT
Markham (Markville), Ontario MLS® #29776224
Courtesy of SHERREY XIE/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
2155 MAIN Street
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29776243
Courtesy of Ed Doucet/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
573 Squamish Lane W
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #29776298
Courtesy of Kyran Beaulieu/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE - LETHBRIDGE
150 CHARLTON Avenue E Unit# 708
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29776394
Courtesy of Dave Sohal/Bridgecan Realty Corp.
81 YORKVIEW DRIVE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29776426
Courtesy of SUZY GOLDSTEIN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
361 BIRCHMOUNT ROAD
Toronto (Birchcliffe-Cliffside), Ontario MLS® #29776457
Courtesy of RAYMOND R. ADELSON/HOMELIFE/CIMERMAN REAL ESTATE LIMITED
94 RIVERVIEW BEACH ROAD
Georgina (Pefferlaw), Ontario MLS® #29776488
Courtesy of STEPHEN M. PEROFF/RE/MAX HALLMARK YORK GROUP REALTY LTD.
195 JOHN BOWSER CRESCENT
Newmarket (Glenway Estates), Ontario MLS® #29776495
Courtesy of MAX SHOKOUHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
3 - 355 BLAKE STREET
Barrie (North Shore), Ontario MLS® #29776503
Courtesy of BRENDAN DENNIS/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
2501 - 89 CHURCH STREET
Toronto (Weston), Ontario MLS® #29776560
Courtesy of MARIA TSIAOUSIDIS/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
70 JARROW ROAD
St. Catharines (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #29776565
Courtesy of AUSTIN FALK/EXP REALTY
217 - 1900 SIMCOE STREET N
Oshawa (Samac), Ontario MLS® #29776611
Courtesy of Louis Bradica/Keller Williams Energy Real Estate
941 TILLISON AVENUE
Cobourg, Ontario MLS® #29776623
Courtesy of Melissa Flynn/Royal LePage Our Neighbourhood Realty
91 FLAHERTY DRIVE
Guelph (Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres), Ontario MLS® #29775997
Courtesy of SILVIA BIRO/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc
908 - 170 SUMACH STREET
Toronto (Regent Park), Ontario MLS® #29776123
Courtesy of BRUCE CRAM/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
100 HALLSPORT CRESCENT
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29776274
Courtesy of NATALIE BELLICOSO/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
2033 SIMCOE STREET N
Oshawa (Samac), Ontario MLS® #29776293
Courtesy of Nicole Tanner/Keller Williams Energy Real Estate
3380 Redden Rd
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia MLS® #29776306
Courtesy of Ashley Metcalf/REMAX Professionals (NA)
122 COURTLAND Avenue E Unit# 1
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29776387
Courtesy of Austin Ye/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC
1611 SUNNYSIDE ROAD
Kingston (City North of 401), Ontario MLS® #29776402
Courtesy of LIAM KELLY/SUTTON GROUP-MASTERS REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
11840 112 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29776407
Courtesy of Anna Trojanowicz/Century 21 All Stars Realty Ltd
60 DUNWELL CRESCENT
Ajax (Northeast Ajax), Ontario MLS® #29776469
Courtesy of MARIA TIKHANINA/REALOSOPHY REALTY INC.
117 WAWINET STREET
Midland, Ontario MLS® #29776508
Courtesy of SHIJU VARGHESE/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
16 ROSANNE CIRC
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29774759
Courtesy of JENNY CALALANG/HOMELIFE EXCELSIOR REALTY INC.
22 TANNERY COURT
Richmond Hill (Mill Pond), Ontario MLS® #29775447
Courtesy of MARIO VOSOUGHI/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
15 LYMBURNER STREET
Pelham (Fonthill), Ontario MLS® #29775430
Courtesy of Paul Marcov/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
904 - 460 CALLAWAY ROAD N
London North (North R), Ontario MLS® #29775391
Courtesy of SONIA PATPATIA/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
36 NAPIER STREET
Greater Napanee (Greater Napanee), Ontario MLS® #29775303
Courtesy of CHRIS JACKSON/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD., BROKERAGE
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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