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
12854 BENS ROAD
Charlie Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29749159
Courtesy of Kimberley Schwarz/Izon Realty
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
5134 PERKINS ROAD
Forest Grove, British Columbia MLS® #29795063
Courtesy of Clee Grahn/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
4205 KEELE STREET
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #29788818
Courtesy of MICHAEL ZHENG/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
3808 - 181 DUNDAS STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29788786
Courtesy of AMY PING/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
72 MARGARET GRAHAM CRESCENT
East Gwillimbury (Mt Albert), Ontario MLS® #29788801
Courtesy of KELVIN LI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
137 NATIONAL Drive
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29789183
Courtesy of Claudio Ciofani/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
Lot 18 Eagles View Lane
Malpeque, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29789188
Courtesy of Steven Barrett/CENTURY 21 NORTHUMBERLAND REALTY
357 MAIN Street E Unit# Main Floor
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29789190
Courtesy of Michael Di Berardo/Royal LePage Macro Realty
67 CHILD DRIVE
Aurora (Aurora Highlands), Ontario MLS® #29788755
Courtesy of NISSAN PEISAHOV/UPPERSIDE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
730 JEROME JODOIN DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29788887
Courtesy of Danielle Gervais/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
144 MCCREADY DRIVE
Milton (SC Scott), Ontario MLS® #29789885
Courtesy of ABDULLAH KARIMZADA/ROYAL LEPAGE CREDIT VALLEY REAL ESTATE
468 COPELAND Court
Oakville, Ontario MLS® #29789638
Courtesy of Brad Miller/Century 21 Miller Real Estate Ltd.
633 GLEASON AVENUE
Black River-Matheson (Matheson), Ontario MLS® #29789690
Courtesy of Cindy Villeneuve/EXP REALTY OF CANADA INC.
1504 - 10 TANGREEN COURT
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29789710
Courtesy of MITU KARNAINE/RE/MAX ACE REALTY INC.
194 BENNETT STREET W
Goderich (Goderich (Town)), Ontario MLS® #29789688
Courtesy of AMBER LEIS/Royal LePage Heartland Realty
405 BEDFORD PARK AVENUE
Toronto (Bedford Park-Nortown), Ontario MLS® #29789715
Courtesy of ANITA SPRINGATE-RENAUD/ENGEL & VOLKERS TORONTO CENTRAL
1203 - 155 BEECROFT ROAD
Toronto (Lansing-Westgate), Ontario MLS® #29789722
Courtesy of HAMID KHALILI/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
1005 - 1080 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29789734
Courtesy of YONG CHEN/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
726 Sunken Lake Road
Sunken Lake, Nova Scotia MLS® #29789753
Courtesy of Stacey Vries/Keller Williams Select Realty (Kentville)
Lot 1-A Gavel Road
Gavelton, Nova Scotia MLS® #29789758
Courtesy of Melissa Comeau/RE/MAX Banner Real Estate(Yarmouth)
1113 - 22 EAST HAVEN DRIVE
Toronto (Birchcliffe-Cliffside), Ontario MLS® #29789772
Courtesy of FLORA LIU/Advent Realty Inc
PH119 - 9000 JANE STREET
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29789816
Courtesy of HEATHER LE/SPECTRUM REALTY SERVICES INC.
58 BALLADRY BOULEVARD
Stratford, Ontario MLS® #29789532
Courtesy of MICHAEL J. KLASSEN/Eleven Eleven Real Estate Services Inc.
7 Harlequin Crescent
Mount Pearl, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29789222
Courtesy of Craig Walker/RE/MAX Realty Specialists
23 - 5 CARN CASTLE GATE
St. Catharines (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #29789602
Courtesy of Kyle Miller/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
11 WHITE AVENUE
Fort Erie (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #29789594
Courtesy of Kim Bantten/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
205 - 466 SPEERS ROAD
Oakville (QE Queen Elizabeth), Ontario MLS® #29788837
Courtesy of JOHN MCLEOD/Realty Executives Plus Ltd., Brokerage
46 BIRCHCLIFF Avenue
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29788868
Courtesy of Danielle Bouchard/COLDWELL BANKER PETER BENNINGER REALTY
73 GARTHDALE COURT
Toronto (Bathurst Manor), Ontario MLS® #29788907
Courtesy of INNA PARFENOVA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1207 - 310 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29788945
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
215 V AVENUE N
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29788971
Courtesy of Scott Ziegler/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
1488 GAULTOIS AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29789001
Courtesy of Catherine Joyce/LOCKE REAL ESTATE 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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