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
1111 - 15 GREENVIEW AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29750127
Courtesy of WENDY WANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
278 LASALLE AVENUE
Oshawa (Central), Ontario MLS® #29750134
Courtesy of SORRELLE A. GOLOMB/CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED
30 KAITLIN DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox), Ontario MLS® #29750141
Courtesy of YAYA CYNTHIA CHEN/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
4106 - 3883 QUARTZ ROAD
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29750146
Courtesy of NIRAV GANDHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
976 6TH AVENUE E
Owen Sound, Ontario MLS® #29750153
Courtesy of KEVIN JOHN/Royal Lepage Integrity Realty
307 - 181 BEDFORD ROAD
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29750130
Courtesy of Sherry Jiang/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
4 KNOLLVIEW CRESCENT
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29750128
Courtesy of SUE ZHANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
523 - 7167 YONGE STREET
Markham (Grandview), Ontario MLS® #29750135
Courtesy of LILY TANG/EXP REALTY
15 JAGGES DRIVE
Barrie (Edgehill Drive), Ontario MLS® #29750142
Courtesy of CLIFFORD D'SOUZA/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
19290 HURONTARIO STREET
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #29750147
Courtesy of NIL CHINOY/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
UPPER - 30 WILLIAM STREET
Guelph (St. George's), Ontario MLS® #29750154
Courtesy of DENNIS XU/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
146 TRUEDELL CIRCLE
Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #29750159
Courtesy of MICHAEL COPE/Engel & Volkers Oakville
8989 S MAHOOD LAKE ROAD
Canim Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29749657
Courtesy of Jenni Guimond/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
2422 HERTFORDSHIRE WAY
Oakville (JC Joshua Creek), Ontario MLS® #29750148
Courtesy of BRUCE ZHAO/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
5 - 456 CARLTON STREET
St. Catharines (Facer), Ontario MLS® #29750155
Courtesy of Bisman Singh/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
1306 - 185 ROEHAMPTON AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29750129
Courtesy of CANDICE PAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
76 DORAN ROAD
Petawawa, Ontario MLS® #29750131
Courtesy of Jackie Durnford/CENTURY 21 ASPIRE REALTY LTD.
1813 - 292 VERDALE CROSS ROAD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29750136
Courtesy of SIMON SHEN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
6 WHITE CRESCENT
Barrie (Holly), Ontario MLS® #29750143
Courtesy of VICTORIA MAKHNIN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
13 - 1015 GALESWAY BOULEVARD
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29750150
Courtesy of ANITA CHOW/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
7962 THIRTY FIELD ROAD
Bridge Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29750012
Courtesy of Adam Dirkson/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
100 BEDDOE Drive Unit# 98
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29750048
Courtesy of Russell Gardner/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
37 MOFFATT AVENUE
Brampton (Fletcher's West), Ontario MLS® #29750149
Courtesy of MATTHEW DANIEL TAMBURELLO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
37 MOFFATT Avenue
Brampton, Ontario MLS® #29750062
Courtesy of Matthew Daniel Tamburello/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY BROKERAGE
634 - 349 MCLEOD STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29750132
Courtesy of Mitch MacKenzie/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
72 SWENNEN DRIVE
Brampton (Brampton North), Ontario MLS® #29750151
Courtesy of NAVEEN DUA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
197 BURRIS Street
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29750156
Courtesy of George Palios/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
6480 MESSNER ROAD
100 Mile House, British Columbia MLS® #29749926
Courtesy of Danita McLaren/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
363 Alabaster Way
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #29750018
Courtesy of Shannon Gavin/PG Direct Realty Ltd.
#40 13808 155 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29750068
Courtesy of Paul E. McPhail/MaxWell Progressive
3 MEADOWLANDS DRIVE
Brock (Cannington), Ontario MLS® #29750138
Courtesy of Deidra Henderson/MAIN STREET REALTY LTD.
1209 OLD OAK Drive
Oakville, Ontario MLS® #29750157
Courtesy of NEESH BUTTOO/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
2006 - 2 SONIC WAY
Toronto (Flemingdon Park), Ontario MLS® #29750133
Courtesy of Annie Liu/Wisdomax Realty LTD
140 RIVEREDGE DRIVE
Georgina (Keswick North), Ontario MLS® #29750140
Courtesy of MICHAEL GERACE/URBAN LANDMARK REALTY INC
6343 Fairview Way
Duncan, British Columbia MLS® #29750026
Courtesy of Brittany Pickard/RE/MAX Island Properties (DU)
BSMT - 717 VICTORY DRIVE
Pickering (West Shore), Ontario MLS® #29750083
Courtesy of NADINE COMEAU/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
8750 Pender Park Dr
North Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29750057
Courtesy of Danielle Moreau/RE/MAX Camosun
67 CHEESEMAN DRIVE CHEESEMAN DRIVE
Markham (Milliken Mills West), Ontario MLS® #29749992
Courtesy of JANICE CAO/RE/MAX PARTNERS REALTY INC.
286 HARVIE AVENUE
Toronto (Caledonia-Fairbank), Ontario MLS® #29750002
Courtesy of VERA BOZHENA KOWALSKY/PROCONDO 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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