4907 1 Avenue
Edson, Alberta MLS® #30512790
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
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
107 Lakeshore Drive
Desbarats, Ontario MLS® #30511682
Courtesy of Hunter Waugh/Exit Realty True North
348 Brae Glen Road SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30513379
Courtesy of Nichola Spiers/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
2G - 255 MAITLAND STREET
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30513627
Courtesy of RUKHSANA MALIK/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
62 MEADOWLARK DRIVE
Brampton (Fletcher's Creek South), Ontario MLS® #30513557
Courtesy of PARVEEN ARORA/RE/MAX OPTIMUM REALTY
1407A 18 Avenue
Didsbury, Alberta MLS® #30513540
Courtesy of Dan Peters/RE/MAX Rocky View Real Estate
5264 PARK DRIVE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30513754
Courtesy of Denise Dykes/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
950 Dunn Ave
Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #30513691
Courtesy of Ole Schmidt/Clover Residential Ltd.
4315, 8500 19 Avenue SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30513521
Courtesy of Ben Pinckney/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
705 - 55 REGENT PARK BOULEVARD
Toronto (Regent Park), Ontario MLS® #30513654
Courtesy of LAMIS DANTAS/THE AGENCY
2715 PURVIS STREET
Innisfil, Ontario MLS® #30513503
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
4939 THIRTY ROAD N
Lincoln (Lincoln Lake), Ontario MLS® #30513628
Courtesy of RICHARD HARRISON/ROYAL LEPAGE BURLOAK REAL ESTATE SERVICES
37 Hendon Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30513692
Courtesy of Lisa Johnson/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
307 550 Michigan St
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #30513642
Courtesy of Ainsley Gower/Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
2061 Pinehurst Terr
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #30513559
Courtesy of Darren Day/Day Team Realty Ltd
11 SEANESY DRIVE
Thorold (Hurricane/Merrittville), Ontario MLS® #30513624
Courtesy of OLABODE OGUNDIMU/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
164 4th STREET W
Mankota, Saskatchewan MLS® #30513629
Courtesy of Lincoln Harding/Royal LePage® Landmart
10 BEAUMONDE HTS DRIVE
Toronto (Thistletown-Beaumonde Heights), Ontario MLS® #30513554
Courtesy of HIMANI SOOD/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
206 Fortress Manor SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30513600
Courtesy of Yoki Nichol/Royal LePage Solutions
124 KIRKLAND PLACE
Whitby (Williamsburg), Ontario MLS® #30513422
Courtesy of KOSTA DERIS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
23 QUEEN Street N
Thorold, Ontario MLS® #30513751
Courtesy of Amanda Bieksa/Royal LePage State Realty
16 S GLASSCO Avenue S
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30513346
Courtesy of Nadia Hirmiz/Royal LePage Macro Realty
4309A 65 Street
Camrose, Alberta MLS® #30513384
Courtesy of Lisa Rohr/RE/MAX Real Estate (Edmonton) Ltd.
17 PINERIDGE COURT
Clarington (Newcastle), Ontario MLS® #30513500
Courtesy of VLADI ANGELESKI/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
4218, 8500 19 Avenue SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30513543
Courtesy of Ben Pinckney/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
1220 - 9 MABELLE AVENUE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30513555
Courtesy of VIVIAN LUO/Bay Street Kerrland Realty
208, 4835 Dalhousie Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30513663
Courtesy of Steven Wright/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
220 MORTIMER CRESCENT
Milton (HA Harrison), Ontario MLS® #30513513
Courtesy of ARSHAD MAHMOOD RAMJAUN/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
42 SENECA AVENUE
Oshawa (Samac), Ontario MLS® #30513537
Courtesy of DAN PLOWMAN/DAN PLOWMAN TEAM REALTY INC.
324 BEAUMONT Crescent Unit# Lower
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30513638
Courtesy of Ruben Solano/Homelife Power Realty Inc.
#6 55101 Ste Anne TR
Rural Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta MLS® #30513640
Courtesy of Ian S. Kondics/RE/MAX PREFERRED CHOICE
12146 Highway 1
Brickton, Nova Scotia MLS® #30513568
Courtesy of Colin Crowell/RE/MAX Banner Real Estate(Greenwood)
3 THORNVALLEY TERRACE
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #30513556
Courtesy of BHAVESH BHATT/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
4502, 8500 19 Avenue SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30513570
Courtesy of Ben Pinckney/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
207 - 230 KING STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30509296
Courtesy of JESSY MAHL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
A709 - 770 WHITLOCK AVENUE
Milton (CB Cobban), Ontario MLS® #30509309
Courtesy of RICK BHATTI/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES 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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