3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
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.
226-230 - 505 HIGHWAY 7 AVENUE E
Markham (Commerce Valley), Ontario MLS® #30504943
Courtesy of FUNING TONY ZHANG/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
87 (F13) - 10 TASKER ROAD
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington North), Ontario MLS® #30504955
Courtesy of SARABJIT SINGH BEDI/CENTURY 21 LEGACY LTD.
1618 Ross Street
Crossfield, Alberta MLS® #30504993
Courtesy of Katrina J. Holmes/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
1 PACER COURT
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30504986
Courtesy of AMY SHEFFAR/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
27 COSTAIN Court
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30506540
Courtesy of Jillian Leclair/Corcoran Horizon Realty
C - 37 EMPIRE STREET
Guelph (St. Patrick's Ward), Ontario MLS® #30506881
Courtesy of CHRIS SHODY/eXp Realty
4269 COUPLES CRESCENT
Burlington (Rose), Ontario MLS® #30506944
Courtesy of TANYA ROCCA/ROYAL LEPAGE BURLOAK REAL ESTATE SERVICES
3010 - 430 SQUARE ONE DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30506949
Courtesy of MUZAFFAR AHMED SHEIKH/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
323 - 60 GEORGE BUTCHART DRIVE
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #30506502
Courtesy of LARISSA GUAN/UNION CAPITAL REALTY
394 BEACHWOOD AVENUE
London South (South D), Ontario MLS® #30505150
Courtesy of NICK JAREMKO/THRIVE REALTY GROUP INC.
15 Marion's Garden
Conception Bay South, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30505028
Courtesy of Natalie Osmond/BlueKey Realty Inc.
340 Summit Dr
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30506817
Courtesy of Vicky Needham/REMAX Professionals (NA)
2102, 333 Taravista Drive NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30507005
Courtesy of Gurpreet Singh Rai/First Place Realty
14 - 1580 MERIVALE ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30507182
Courtesy of Faiz Versey/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
22 - 85 BONDS CORNER
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #30506071
Courtesy of AVNEET GHATAURA/iCloud Realty Ltd.
363 DIEPPE STREET
London South (South J), Ontario MLS® #30506069
Courtesy of NIKKI WADHAWAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
10 ROSEBERY PLACE
St. Thomas, Ontario MLS® #30505768
Courtesy of DENNIS BROOME/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
310 - 1276 MAPLE CROSSING BOULEVARD
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #30505408
Courtesy of GREG KUCHMA/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
43 JUTTA CRESCENT
London South (South X), Ontario MLS® #30505869
Courtesy of ANIL JOSE/THE CANADIAN HOME REALTY INC.
6201 - 448 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30506033
Courtesy of HARISH NAGABHAIRU/RE/MAX OPTIMUM REALTY
MAIN - 23 BILLCAR ROAD
Toronto (West Humber-Clairville), Ontario MLS® #30506038
Courtesy of JIARUI LIU/BRAD J. LAMB REALTY 2016 INC.
195 HOLMES CRESCENT
Milton (SC Scott), Ontario MLS® #30506040
Courtesy of ZAHEER SHAW/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
162 SIXTH AVENUE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30505600
Courtesy of KAMAL KAUR/ROYAL LEPAGE FLOWER CITY REALTY
148 COPE Street
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30505624
Courtesy of Ian McSporran/Keller Williams Edge Realty
61 5251 Island Hwy W
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia MLS® #30505631
Courtesy of Melanie Peake/Royal LePage Island Living (PK)
65 HIGHLAND Crescent Unit# 204
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30505294
Courtesy of Kevin Reitzel/Keller Williams Innovation Realty
810 Herkimer STREET
Rosetown, Saskatchewan MLS® #30505465
Courtesy of Meaghan Craig/Century 21 Fusion
17 STABLERS WAY
Trent Lakes, Ontario MLS® #30505369
Courtesy of Randy Collins/RE/MAX HALLMARK EASTERN REALTY
41525 Range Road 32
Rural Lacombe County, Alberta MLS® #30506108
Courtesy of Kelly Jones/Coldwell Banker OnTrack Realty
146 Chaparral Valley Square SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30506184
Courtesy of Brian van Vliet/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
1537 QUEEN STREET E
Caledon (Alton), Ontario MLS® #30506273
Courtesy of Jyoti Pannu/RE/MAX MILLENNIUM REAL ESTATE
343 Bowman CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30506300
Courtesy of Levi Dziadyk/TRCG The Realty Consultants Group
Lot 16 Lake Ridge Drive
Italy Cross, Nova Scotia MLS® #30506165
Courtesy of Tina Williamson/Royal Lepage Atlantic (Mahone Bay)
284 WOODFIELD ROAD
Toronto (Greenwood-Coxwell), Ontario MLS® #30504974
Courtesy of DANNY CHEN/BAY STREET GROUP 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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide