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
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
56 FOXLEIGH CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30188184
Courtesy of Shauna Brownlee Starr/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
503 - 20 SHORE BREEZE DRIVE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30188223
Courtesy of MARIA NAUMOVA/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
4607 - 2920 HIGHWAY 7
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #30187977
Courtesy of WESLEY LIN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
LOWER - 47 ANDERSON ROAD
Brant (Brantford Twp), Ontario MLS® #30187991
Courtesy of SHERINE ISHAK/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
226 - 50 UPPER MALL WAY
Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #30188033
Courtesy of ANITA PATEVA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1000 ONTARIO ROAD
Welland (Lincoln/Crowland), Ontario MLS® #30188095
Courtesy of BALJIT GILL/CENTURY 21 SKYLARK REAL ESTATE LTD.
53 PEACOCK BOULEVARD
Port Hope, Ontario MLS® #30188052
Courtesy of Kev Balian/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
167 CHERRYHURST ROAD
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #30188122
Courtesy of ZAM HASSAN/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
1312 - 215 FORT YORK BOULEVARD
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #30188557
Courtesy of KATE SAMEC/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
1116 - 2020 JASMINE CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30188406
Courtesy of Neeraj Sharma/POWER MARKETING REAL ESTATE INC.
#204 2420 108 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30188350
Courtesy of Jennifer A. Elander Bianchini/RE/MAX Real Estate
1509 - 18 GRAYDON HALL DRIVE
Toronto (Parkwoods-Donalda), Ontario MLS® #30187973
Courtesy of OLENA OLESHKO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1020 YATES DRIVE
Milton (BE Beaty), Ontario MLS® #30187980
Courtesy of ANITA CHOW/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
47 ANDERSON Road
Bradford, Ontario MLS® #30187985
Courtesy of Sherine Ishak/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY BROKERAGE
BSMT - 19 HONEYBOURNE CRESCENT
Markham (Bullock), Ontario MLS® #30187978
Courtesy of JACK J. WANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
412 EXMOOR STREET
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30188039
Courtesy of BECKER FAYAD/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
1608 - 2782 BARTON STREET E
Hamilton (Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #30188053
Courtesy of Gauri Narang/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
600 WHITE ELM Boulevard Unit# 9
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30188096
Courtesy of Ryan Shi/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
49 Meadowgrove Lane, McLaughlin
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30188128
Courtesy of Harjee Sahota/REMAX River City
3, 49329 Folding Avenue
Rural Yellowhead County, Alberta MLS® #30188452
Courtesy of LENA FRASER/JASPER REAL ESTATE
209, 119 19 Street NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30188654
Courtesy of Susan Penley/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
241017 Range Road 280
Rural Rocky View County, Alberta MLS® #30188731
Courtesy of Zawar F. Cheema/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
700 - 920 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #30188142
Courtesy of RUI ZHENG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
UNIT A BSMT - 110 ROBINSON ST STREET
Markham (Bullock), Ontario MLS® #30188034
Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL REALTY INC.
96 Northlands Crescent NE
Medicine Hat, Alberta MLS® #30188129
Courtesy of COLLEEN KELLY/ROYAL LEPAGE COMMUNITY REALTY
1010 - 15 HOLMES AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30187974
Courtesy of HELEN YANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
3333 South Main Street Unit# 88
Penticton, British Columbia MLS® #30188458
Courtesy of Brad Schedel/2 Percent Realty Interior Inc.
283042 Township Road 164
Rural Willow Creek No. 26, M.D. of, Alberta MLS® #30188314
Courtesy of Amanda Panchuk/CIR Realty
14 OLD HILL Road
Turkey Point, Ontario MLS® #30188667
Courtesy of Carrie Stengel/Coldwell Banker Momentum Realty
35 KIRK DRIVE
Brampton (Northwood Park), Ontario MLS® #30188713
Courtesy of GURKIRPAL SINGH MATHON/RE/MAX GOLD 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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Toronto Neighbourhood Guide
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide