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
46 WELLINGTON ROAD 19
Centre Wellington (Belwood), Ontario MLS® #29321930
Courtesy of JIM BOWMAN/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc
2211 - 3900 CONFEDERATION PARKWAY
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29321959
Courtesy of SYED SALMAN LAIQ/EXP REALTY
33 SHARPE CRESCENT
New Tecumseth (Tottenham), Ontario MLS® #29321954
Courtesy of GIANCARLO MALANCA/ENGEL & VOLKERS OAKVILLE
637 ARMSTRONG ROAD
Shelburne, Ontario MLS® #29321966
Courtesy of SANDEEP SOHAL/RE/MAX PRESIDENT REALTY
505 - 50 WELLESLEY STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29321992
Courtesy of LISA MAH/EXP REALTY
9 BRECKONWOOD CRESCENT
Markham (Aileen-Willowbrook), Ontario MLS® #29322027
Courtesy of ERIC LIAO/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
4305 - 45 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29321993
Courtesy of FLORA NGAR YEE HO/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
1609 BLACKWELL BOULEVARD
London North (North D), Ontario MLS® #29321931
Courtesy of MINH NGUYEN/EXP REALTY
4 SHEPTON WAY
Toronto (Steeles), Ontario MLS® #29321950
Courtesy of CHRIS YONG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
608 - 500 DUPONT STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29321998
Courtesy of SANDRA YOU CHIN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
1017 RIVERSTONE TRAIL
Petawawa, Ontario MLS® #29321932
Courtesy of Wendy Reeves/RE/MAX PEMBROKE REALTY LTD.
46 WELLINGTON ROAD 19
Belwood, Ontario MLS® #29321913
Courtesy of Jim Bowman/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
242 TANSLEY ROAD
Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #29321956
Courtesy of HAIM HARTMAN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
124 - 5035 OSCAR PETERSON BOULEVARD
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29321963
Courtesy of SANJEEV CHOWDHARY/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
180 ELIZABETH STREET
Stratford, Ontario MLS® #29321970
Courtesy of JENNIFER ANDERSON/Royal LePage Hiller Realty
606 - 60 BERWICK AVENUE
Toronto (Yonge-Eglinton), Ontario MLS® #29321999
Courtesy of NATHAN ZHOU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
1502 - 195 BONIS AVENUE
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #29322012
Courtesy of HUNG TAT TERRY CHAN/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
BASEMENT - 58 LONDON ROAD
Newmarket (Bristol-London), Ontario MLS® #29322024
Courtesy of HOTAN HOJJATI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
225 PORT MAITLAND Road
Dunnville, Ontario MLS® #29322036
Courtesy of Kerry Bradbury/One Percent Realty Ltd.
33 MANITOULIN Crescent
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29321914
Courtesy of Maja Veletanlic/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
1702 - 5858 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29321940
Courtesy of ALEX CHEUNG/HOMELIFE EXCELSIOR REALTY INC.
40 HOLLAND RIVER BLV. BOULEVARD
East Gwillimbury (Holland Landing), Ontario MLS® #29321952
Courtesy of MAHTAB GHAZAEI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2 DELISLE STREET
Richmond Hill (Devonsleigh), Ontario MLS® #29321957
Courtesy of KEN ZOU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
127 GALBRAITH COURT
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29321971
Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER HUMMELL/Royal LePage Our Neighbourhood Realty
16 MARBLEHEAD ROAD
Toronto (Kingsview Village-The Westway), Ontario MLS® #29321964
Courtesy of ANDREAS BATAKIS/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
#504 - 6 GREENBRIAR ROAD
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29321995
Courtesy of JACY HONG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
10 SPOKANNE STREET
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington North), Ontario MLS® #29321960
Courtesy of ONKAR CHEEMA/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
13 - 123 GATESTONE PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29321934
Courtesy of Ashley O'Connor/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
55 BURTON HOWARD DRIVE
Aurora, Ontario MLS® #29321958
Courtesy of VINCENT JIANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
402 - 31 TIPPETT ROAD
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #29321996
Courtesy of ALISSAR ABDO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
503 - 1285 DUPONT STREET
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29316936
Courtesy of LAUREN ELYSE FELDMAN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
210 JAMES STREET
Arran-Elderslie, Ontario MLS® #29316962
Courtesy of JOAN STEWART/Wilfred McIntee & Co Limited
29 BENTWORTH CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29316967
Courtesy of Nella Zourntos/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE REALTY INC.
4303 - 10 YORK STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29316974
Courtesy of YASH CHHIBBAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
97 - 575 WOODWARD AVENUE
Hamilton (Parkview), Ontario MLS® #29316986
Courtesy of SACHIT GURTTITA/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
263 WELLINGTON STREET
Port Colborne (Killaly East), Ontario MLS® #29317009
Courtesy of Kevin Murphy/RIGHT CHOICE HAPPENINGS REALTY LTD.
2841 Clementsvale Road
Bear River East, Nova Scotia MLS® #29317011
Courtesy of Tash MacEachern/Royal LePage Atlantic - Valley(Windsor)
8 WILDFLOWER Lane
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29317023
Courtesy of Ed Doucet/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
101 - 4655 GLEN ERIN DRIVE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29317030
Courtesy of DEJAN HERBEZ/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
10 USHERWOOD STREET
Aurora, Ontario MLS® #29316847
Courtesy of NISIM DUDELZAK/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
2196 HIGHCLIFFE WAY
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29316854
Courtesy of SOFIA WU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK 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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Toronto Neighbourhood Guide
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