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.
5889 MAHOOD LAKE ROAD
Lone Butte, British Columbia MLS® #29956345
Courtesy of Robert Young/eXp Realty
PH608 - 770 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29956511
Courtesy of HELEN XIAO HUI ZHANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
234 GIESBRECHT ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29956174
Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
314 13963 105 BOULEVARD
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29956198
Courtesy of Rio J. Zhang/Luxmore Realty
358 SILVERTHORN AVENUE
Toronto (Keelesdale-Eglinton West), Ontario MLS® #29956535
Courtesy of SAMANTHA FRASER/SKYBOUND REALTY
Lot C Block C Conrod Beach Road
Lower East Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia MLS® #29956732
Courtesy of Carly Gravel/Century 21 Trident Realty Ltd.
1681 Sonora Road Street
Sonora, Nova Scotia MLS® #29956903
Courtesy of Johannes Dombrowski/iLand Realty Inc.
4468 Highway 201
Carleton Corner, Nova Scotia MLS® #29956890
Courtesy of Peter Dooks/Exit Realty Town & Country
LOWER - 18 BOULDING DRIVE
Aurora (Aurora Heights), Ontario MLS® #29957146
Courtesy of MARINA KASYANIK-DE TORO/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
76 CALYPSO AVENUE
Springwater (Midhurst), Ontario MLS® #29957158
Courtesy of TAL SIVAK/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
68 ROYAL OAK DRIVE
Barrie (South Shore), Ontario MLS® #29957153
Courtesy of IAN LEE HOCKING/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY
22 CLOUTIER STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29957026
Courtesy of Raymond Chin/COLDWELL BANKER FIRST OTTAWA REALTY
9 BOESE COURT
St. Catharines (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #29956725
Courtesy of DENISE KENNEDY/EXP REALTY
838496 4TH LINE E
Mulmur, Ontario MLS® #29956775
Courtesy of SUZANNE LAWRENCE/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
46 GEORGINA GATE
Toronto (Clairlea-Birchmount), Ontario MLS® #29957127
Courtesy of ANTONIO SAADE HOUSH/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
144 KINCARDINE STREET N
West Grey, Ontario MLS® #29957083
Courtesy of PAUL MCDONALD/Century 21 Heritage House Ltd.
569 CRANE Court
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29957209
Courtesy of Lois Galgani/Keller Williams Complete Realty
3 TWINOAKS CRESCENT
Hamilton (Stoney Creek Mountain), Ontario MLS® #29957576
Courtesy of GUY FRANK D'ALESIO/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
301 KENILWORTH AVENUE
Toronto (The Beaches), Ontario MLS® #29957665
Courtesy of ANDREI DANIEL ANGELKOVSKI/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
423 FLEETWOOD ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Janetville), Ontario MLS® #29956991
Courtesy of LORNE REANO/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
73 SERANO CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Jefferson), Ontario MLS® #29957684
Courtesy of JENNIE MEI YEE CHONG/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
72A LAUREL AVENUE
Toronto (Kennedy Park), Ontario MLS® #29956869
Courtesy of Elsbeth Potvin/RE/MAX Rouge River Realty Ltd.
2204 - 1785 RIVERSIDE DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29957824
Courtesy of John Castellan/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
70 SPADINA Avenue Unit# 1
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29957759
Courtesy of Bill Vasilis Papaioannou/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
4444 ARTHUR COURT LANE
Frontenac (Frontenac South), Ontario MLS® #29957538
Courtesy of WENDY FU/GORDONS REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE LTD.
283 DERRYDOWN ROAD
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #29957502
Courtesy of ANTHONY J TROPEA/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
60 RIVERVIEW Drive SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29957343
Courtesy of Simon D. Hunt/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
69 TOLLGATE ROAD
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29956989
Courtesy of ROB AVERY/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
2222 VICTORIA STREET
Innisfil (Stroud), Ontario MLS® #29957470
Courtesy of PEGGY HILL/RE/MAX HALLMARK PEGGY HILL GROUP REALTY
201 - 475 BATHURST STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #29957653
Courtesy of LISA GAO/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
2713 - 280 DUNDAS STREET W
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #29957658
Courtesy of CHRISTINA WANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
33 Shelby Crescent
New Minas, Nova Scotia MLS® #29957672
Courtesy of Steve Carr/RE/MAX Nova (Halifax)
25 KENTUCKY AVENUE
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29957696
Courtesy of KEVIN BOUGHEN/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
148 CHARLOTTE STREET
Merrickville-Wolford, Ontario MLS® #29957557
Courtesy of Jillian Jarvis/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
1408 - 318 RICHMOND STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29956512
Courtesy of VITHORHAN KANDIAH/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1702 - 55 ANN O'REILLY ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29956517
Courtesy of BRUNO CHAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
6 BLOSSOM COURT
Vaughan (West Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #29956531
Courtesy of SWATHILAKSHMI MIRIYALA/CENTURY 21 TITANS REALTY INC.
26 - 624 WILLIAM STREET
London East (East F), Ontario MLS® #29956505
Courtesy of LINDSAY REID/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
#89 12050 17 AV SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29956574
Courtesy of Ch Tahir Masud/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
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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