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
24 SIENNA Street Unit# A
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29899855
Courtesy of Omer Thai/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
3111 - 1000 PORTAGE PARKWAY
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29899881
Courtesy of MARTIN GAYED/ON THE BLOCK
6 - 10 ST MORITZ WAY
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29899879
Courtesy of MICHELLE ZHANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2212 KENNEDY ROAD
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #29899899
Courtesy of John Huang/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
323 - 75 BILLES HEIGHTS
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29899894
Courtesy of JAMIE WU/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
470 Riverview ROAD
Yorkton, Saskatchewan MLS® #29900071
Courtesy of Darren A Balaberda/RE/MAX Blue Chip Realty
128 BROOKVIEW WY
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29899938
Courtesy of Jogy Mathew/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
37 CATHY JEAN CRESCENT
Toronto (Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown), Ontario MLS® #29899883
Courtesy of TANIA MENICUCCI/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
LPH07 - 181 HURON STREET
Toronto (University), Ontario MLS® #29899876
Courtesy of KELLY JIANG/ANJIA REALTY
3922 AREND DRIVE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29899395
Courtesy of Kyle Todoruk/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
8 WIDMER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29899895
Courtesy of JAMES WANG/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
5515 KLEANZA DRIVE
Terrace, British Columbia MLS® #29899775
Courtesy of Dawn Monsen/RE/MAX Coast Mountains
1510 HIGHWAY 3 HIGHWAY
Haldimand, Ontario MLS® #29899884
Courtesy of LINDA YANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
25 - 1820 CANVAS WAY
London North (North B), Ontario MLS® #29899872
Courtesy of SALLY JIA/INITIA REAL ESTATE (ONTARIO) LTD
4503 45 Street
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan MLS® #29900073
Courtesy of Louis de Kock/eXp Realty (Lloyd)
#2122 320 CLAREVIEW STATION DR NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29900066
Courtesy of Terry N. Taschuk/MaxWell Polaris
1906 - 260 QUEENS QUAY W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29899897
Courtesy of TED PHUNGURAI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1201 - 273 SOUTH PARK ROAD
Markham (Commerce Valley), Ontario MLS® #29899878
Courtesy of WALTER ZHOU/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
709 - 10 GIBBS ROAD
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29899905
Courtesy of EMA DE JESUS JOAO DANTAS/LPT REALTY
1127 FOXHUNT ROAD
London North (North S), Ontario MLS® #29899873
Courtesy of HILL HAM/KELLER WILLIAMS LIFESTYLES
204 ROXTON ROAD
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #29900074
Courtesy of FISHER YU/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
4871 NORTHGATE CRESCENT
Lincoln (Lincoln Lake), Ontario MLS® #29900079
Courtesy of Gillian Foster/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
127 Pump Hill Crescent SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29899406
Courtesy of Carlene Timmers/The Real Estate District
6 SNAPDRAGON SQUARE
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #29898903
Courtesy of PRABHJOT P.J. ARORA/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
1047 ST MATTHEWS AVENUE
Burlington (LaSalle), Ontario MLS® #29896003
Courtesy of HAYA HALABI/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
326 - 998 MARTIN GROVE ROAD
Toronto (West Humber-Clairville), Ontario MLS® #29899848
Courtesy of KIRAN RANDHAWA/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
601 - 21 HILLCREST AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29893821
Courtesy of NARAYAN MOHANAKRISHNAN/T.O. CONDOS REALTY INC.
305, 30 Discovery Ridge Close SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29899862
Courtesy of Christine Versnick/First Place Realty
1225 Atkinson STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29898193
Courtesy of Keri Simpson/Coldwell Banker Local Realty
42 Hilden Drive
Spryfield, Nova Scotia MLS® #29899797
Courtesy of Dexter Wilkie/Royal LePage Atlantic
A38 Bernice Ave
Rural Leduc County, Alberta MLS® #29899824
Courtesy of Connor A. Honey/RE/MAX Excellence
3158 ROCK HARBOUR ROAD
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #29899850
Courtesy of WAYNE XU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
64 YORK DRIVE
Peterborough (Monaghan Ward 2), Ontario MLS® #29899533
Courtesy of SOPHIE ALEGRA GITERMAN/EASY LIST REALTY LTD.
172 Boundary AVENUE
Katepwa Beach, Saskatchewan MLS® #29899677
Courtesy of Chantell Weisbrod/eXp Realty
130R & 140R - 1381 MIDLAND AVENUE
Kingston (City Northwest), Ontario MLS® #29899689
Courtesy of Violet Derbyshire/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
233 FOXBORO CV
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #29899704
Courtesy of Samantha J. Zaharia/NOW Real Estate Group
822 2 Street SE
Redcliff, Alberta MLS® #29899773
Courtesy of SHAUNEEN VANDERHAM/RE/MAX MEDALTA REAL ESTATE
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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