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.
3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
PRO LIQUOR STORE
Vegreville, Alberta MLS® #30006458
Courtesy of Kuljeet Dhaliwal/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
5903 102 AV NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30069086
Courtesy of Kendall Parcher/The Agency North Central Alberta
113 BIG ROCK ROAD
Georgian Bluffs, Ontario MLS® #30069017
Courtesy of ROB MACVICAR/Sutton-Sound Realty
250 SANDALE ROAD
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #30069029
Courtesy of HANNY WAI/POWER 7 REALTY
609 - 383 SORAUREN AVENUE
Toronto (Roncesvalles), Ontario MLS® #30069036
Courtesy of JACK LY/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
910 - 308 JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30069055
Courtesy of Lisa Deng/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
MAIN - 402 KINGSTON ROAD
Toronto (East End-Danforth), Ontario MLS® #30069062
Courtesy of LINDA ING-GILBERT/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
30 MASTERS GREEN CRESCENT
Brampton (Snelgrove), Ontario MLS® #30069074
Courtesy of RUDY LACHHMAN/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
Lot 5 Cabot Trail
Ingonish, Nova Scotia MLS® #30068728
Courtesy of Jenessa MacInnis/RE/MAX Park Place Inc.
1902 - 68 ESTHER SHINER BOULEVARD
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30069056
Courtesy of SUKI LIU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
2608 - 3975 GRAND PARK DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30069075
Courtesy of JACKIE DU/HIGHLAND REALTY
286 BEAVERBRAE DRIVE
Markham (Victoria Square), Ontario MLS® #30069032
Courtesy of FEI WANG/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
2807 - 4065 CONFEDERATION PARKWAY
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30069037
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/EXP REALTY
8 HADDON STREET
Toronto (Lawrence Park North), Ontario MLS® #30069051
Courtesy of FRANK OH/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2308 - 12 GANDHI LANE
Markham (Commerce Valley), Ontario MLS® #30069070
Courtesy of CINDY SUN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
LOWER / BSMT - 402 KINGSTON ROAD
Toronto (East End-Danforth), Ontario MLS® #30069063
Courtesy of LINDA ING-GILBERT/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
128 COTTONWOOD COURT
Markham (Bayview Fairway-Bayview Country Club Estates), Ontario MLS® #30069033
Courtesy of PHOEBE LI/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
276 WOODCOCK'S MILLS ROAD
Stone Mills (Stone Mills), Ontario MLS® #30069045
Courtesy of Chuck Dailey/Exp Realty
132 - 20 ECHO POINT
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #30069064
Courtesy of SUE ZHANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
146 CABINET CRESCENT
Vaughan (West Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #30069069
Courtesy of JIM CHEN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
ROOM - 28 CONLINS ROAD
Toronto (Highland Creek), Ontario MLS® #30069021
Courtesy of VIVIEN LIANG/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
1114 - 155 HILLCREST AVENUE
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30069040
Courtesy of EFRAIN SOTO/EXP REALTY
6102 - 5 BUTTERMILL AVENUE
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30069071
Courtesy of SOFIA LING/ANJIA REALTY
441 GUILDWOOD PARKWAY
Toronto (Guildwood), Ontario MLS® #30069022
Courtesy of DANNY SHAN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
50 KEITH-WRIGHT CRESCENT
Ajax (Northeast Ajax), Ontario MLS® #30069060
Courtesy of HEZEKIAH TAI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
773 HICKORYSTICK KEY
London North (North R), Ontario MLS® #30069046
Courtesy of NATALIA BERMUDEZ/RE/MAX ADVANTAGE REALTY LTD.
5309 - 55 COOPER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30069053
Courtesy of HENRY ZHAO/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
128 LEACREST ROAD
Toronto (Leaside), Ontario MLS® #30069058
Courtesy of LINDA JIANG/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
290 DUNDAS STREET
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #30069077
Courtesy of SUKH CHATHA/COLDWELL BANKER SUN REALTY
1337 BATEMAN ROAD
Stirling-Rawdon (Rawdon Ward), Ontario MLS® #30069041
Courtesy of CONOR MANGAN/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
3104 - 2240 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30069039
Courtesy of JESSE DAVID WEEKS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
291 SOUTH PARK ROAD
Markham (Commerce Valley), Ontario MLS® #30069028
Courtesy of ANDY YANG/UNION CAPITAL REALTY
108 - 503 BEECROFT ROAD
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30069054
Courtesy of YI LIANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
UPPER / 2ND - 402 KINGSTON ROAD
Toronto (East End-Danforth), Ontario MLS® #30069061
Courtesy of LINDA ING-GILBERT/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
105 FREDRICK STREET
Bracebridge (Draper), Ontario MLS® #30069078
Courtesy of OWEN WATTS/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
1511 GLENBOURNE DRIVE
Oshawa (Pinecrest), Ontario MLS® #30069023
Courtesy of SAMANTHA ALI/ENGEL & VOLKERS TORONTO CENTRAL
11715 CHATEAU WYND
Delta, British Columbia MLS® #30068848
Courtesy of Ivanka Culjak/Team 3000 Realty Ltd.
28 LEMON GRASS Street
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30063970
Courtesy of YING SUSAN JIANG/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
204 3229 Elgaard DRIVE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30069012
Courtesy of Joe Schmidt/2 Percent Realty Refined Inc.
5324 LINBROOK ROAD
Burlington (Appleby), Ontario MLS® #30068901
Courtesy of VLADIMIR TRKULJA/CENTURY 21 REGAL 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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