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.
48 BRULE STREET
Penetanguishene, Ontario MLS® #29964557
Courtesy of CARRIE STILES/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY
5137 CRABAPPLE LINK LI SW SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29964564
Courtesy of Pankaj Gupta/Nationwide Realty Corp
139 MARINA VILLAGE DRIVE
Georgian Bay (Baxter), Ontario MLS® #29964569
Courtesy of CATHY KORPI/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
729 GRAND BANKS Drive
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29964583
Courtesy of YING SUSAN JIANG/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
122 RIDGEMONT DRIVE
Beckwith, Ontario MLS® #29964545
Courtesy of Ahmad Hage Hassan/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
168 GILLIES CORNERS SIDE ROAD
Beckwith, Ontario MLS® #29964546
Courtesy of Kevin John/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
2001 - 255 VILLAGE GREEN SQUARE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29964553
Courtesy of Michael Chau/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
37 - 152 CONCESSION ROAD 11 ROAD W
Trent Hills (Hastings), Ontario MLS® #29964565
Courtesy of Victoria Nufrio/REALTY ONE GROUP REVEAL
229 ROY DRIVE
Clearview (Stayner), Ontario MLS® #29964558
Courtesy of KONAAL BHARDWAJ/HOMELIFE MAPLE LEAF REALTY LTD.
55 SAN REMO TERRACE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29964560
Courtesy of GEORGIA KOTIADIS-CARNEVALE/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
12803,12807,12809,12811, 12803,12807,12809,12811 56 St
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29961435
Courtesy of Vikaas K Kwatra/smartPRO Realty
5 - 163 WILLIAM DUNCAN ROAD
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29964559
Courtesy of SANDY LIU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
17 CHELTENHAM AVENUE
Toronto (Lawrence Park South), Ontario MLS® #29964547
Courtesy of SHAWN TAHRIRIHA/RE/MAX HALLMARK SHAHEEN & COMPANY
1620 - 35 HOLLYWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29964573
Courtesy of TSZ YIN CHOW/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
505 - 530 LOLITA GARDENS
Mississauga (Mississauga Valleys), Ontario MLS® #29964561
Courtesy of SLAVICA SUKA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1A - 152 FIRST NATIONS TRAIL
Vaughan (Kleinburg), Ontario MLS® #29964554
Courtesy of LEON LI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
2215 - 29 SINGER COURT
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29964548
Courtesy of YINAN XIA/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
2833 - 7161 YONGE STREET
Markham (Grandview), Ontario MLS® #29964555
Courtesy of Stephen Wong/HOMELIFE BROADWAY REALTY INC.
960 17TH STREET E
Owen Sound, Ontario MLS® #29964567
Courtesy of VANESSA HAMILTON/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
787 FOREST GLEN Avenue
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29964543
Courtesy of Renata Mattina/Royal LePage NRC Realty Inc.
722 - 858 DUPONT STREET
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29964562
Courtesy of VANESSA HAMILTON/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
11 ELDORA AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29964574
Courtesy of KATHY HOSSEINALI SAMIEI/HOMELIFE CLASSIC REALTY INC.
114 GENUINE LANE
Richmond Hill (Doncrest), Ontario MLS® #29964556
Courtesy of JAMES PARK/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
3569 ERLANGER LINK LI NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29964582
Courtesy of Michael Camarce/MaxWell Polaris
61 SUNDIAL CRESCENT
Toronto (Victoria Village), Ontario MLS® #29964549
Courtesy of ADEM OZBEK/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
130 WILLIAM STEPHENSON DRIVE
Whitby (Blue Grass Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29964551
Courtesy of VICTORIA STONE/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY
136 DEARING DRIVE
South Huron (Stephen), Ontario MLS® #29964570
Courtesy of CHRISTINE CRNCICH/TEAM GLASSER REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE INC.
2506 - 251 MANITOBA STREET S
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29964563
Courtesy of JOY XU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
1515 - 70 TEMPERANCE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29964575
Courtesy of ROY WANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
3264 MEADOWGATE BOULEVARD
London South (South U), Ontario MLS® #29964568
Courtesy of ABHISHEK GUPTA/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
714 - 20 EDWARD STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29964507
Courtesy of IVY LIU/JDL REALTY INC.
9 GRANTHAM AVENUE
St. Catharines (E. Chester), Ontario MLS® #29964502
Courtesy of DONGSHENG QIU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
70 BENNER BOULEVARD
Middlesex Centre (Kilworth), Ontario MLS® #29964521
Courtesy of CHRISTINE CRNCICH/TEAM GLASSER REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE INC.
79 ARRAN CRESCENT
Vaughan (West Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #29963890
Courtesy of DAVID ROMANO/REVEL REALTY INC.
2128 8TH LINE
Oakville (WC Wedgewood Creek), Ontario MLS® #29963895
Courtesy of THEAA OADA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
266 MILLSTONE STREET W
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29963903
Courtesy of GOBA RAI/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
142 BORDEN STREET
Toronto (University), Ontario MLS® #29963706
Courtesy of STEPHEN C.C. WONG/TRUSTWELL REALTY INC.
S3005 - 8 OLYMPIC GARDEN DRIVE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29963720
Courtesy of GEORGE YUN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1537 - 25 BAMBURGH CIRCUIT
Toronto (Steeles), Ontario MLS® #29963737
Courtesy of JANE ZHANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
204 - 2370 KHALSA GATE
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29963756
Courtesy of LUCY ZHANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1408 - 955 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29963782
Courtesy of SERENA WU/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
820 - 4010 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Toronto (Humber Heights), Ontario MLS® #29963787
Courtesy of GEORGE KOZARIS/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
LOWER - 58 SOUTH KINGSWAY
Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #29963799
Courtesy of MARY KARANFILOV/CENTURY 21 GREEN 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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