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
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
49 ASH CR
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29720661
Courtesy of Johnny A. Marano/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
106 BRAHMA CRESCENT
Williams Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29720213
Courtesy of Crystal Hoelzler/RE/MAX Williams Lake Realty
6006 VALLEYVIEW DRIVE
100 Mile House, British Columbia MLS® #29720319
Courtesy of Robert Young/eXp Realty
202 - 20 TUBMAN AVENUE
Toronto (Regent Park), Ontario MLS® #29720404
Courtesy of ETHAN ZENG/SMART SOLD REALTY
80 NELSON STREET
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #29720416
Courtesy of BABU KANDEL/EVEREST REALTY LTD.
675 LAURALEAF CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29720411
Courtesy of Moustafa Elgendy/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
279 HESS STREET S
Hamilton (Durand), Ontario MLS® #29720435
Courtesy of LISA LAUDENBACH/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
54 HIGHMAN AVENUE
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29720442
Courtesy of RAHUL LUTHRA/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc
46 Versant View SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29720478
Courtesy of Steve Vrbanic/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
7D - 7398 YONGE STREET
Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #29720454
Courtesy of LATIF MERALI/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
250 Prairie Dawn DRIVE
Dundurn, Saskatchewan MLS® #29720428
Courtesy of Paul Chavady/Royal LePage Varsity
906 - 318 KING STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29714034
Courtesy of JEFFREY CHENG/RARE REAL ESTATE
1558 Meghan Drive Drive
Coldbrook, Nova Scotia MLS® #29715361
Courtesy of Stacey Vries/Keller Williams Select Realty (Kentville)
309 9015 120 STREET
Delta, British Columbia MLS® #29719680
Courtesy of Simon Abraham/Sutton Group-West Coast Realty
35 - 1209 QUEEN STREET E
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29714077
Courtesy of NATALIA CORREDOR/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
9 - 11 ELDORA AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29713252
Courtesy of KATHY HOSSEINALI SAMIEI/HOMELIFE CLASSIC REALTY INC.
1708 - 50 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29713257
Courtesy of NANCY XIN WANG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
65 LIBERTY CRESCENT
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #29713269
Courtesy of KIRKOR GREGORY ISTANBUL/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
2202 BROOKHAVEN CRESCENT
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29713276
Courtesy of NEESH BUTTOO/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
105 STONEBROOK WAY
Grey Highlands, Ontario MLS® #29713290
Courtesy of CLIANTHA CANDIDA FERNANDES/RE/MAX MILLENNIUM REAL ESTATE
TH4 - 175 PEARS AVENUE
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29713303
Courtesy of JOE TU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
840 QUEENS AVENUE
London East (East G), Ontario MLS® #29713663
Courtesy of TOM COTTLE/STREETCITY REALTY INC.
431 - 216 OAK PARK BOULEVARD
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #29713682
Courtesy of PATRICIA WILLIAMS/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc., Brokerage
331 DANSBURY Drive
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29713719
Courtesy of Rebecca McIntosh/RE/MAX SOLID GOLD REALTY (II) LTD.
55 DUKE Street Unit# 322
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29713721
Courtesy of Jillian Eagle/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
8503 100 Street
Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #29713757
Courtesy of Myriam Parsons/Grassroots Realty Group Ltd.
49 Southside Road
Western Bay, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29715397
Courtesy of Barry Clarke/Clarke Real Estate Ltd. - Carbonear
27 WILEY STREET
St. Catharines (Downtown), Ontario MLS® #29713264
Courtesy of Teresa Lynn Hoogendam/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
8 LYNDEN CIRCLE
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29713947
Courtesy of BROCK GONCHAR/ROYAL LEPAGE MEADOWTOWNE REALTY
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