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
18 Range Road 271
Calahoo, Alberta MLS® #29803390
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
18 Range Road 271
Calahoo, Alberta MLS® #29803391
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
721 - 18 UPTOWN DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29810111
Courtesy of WINNIE LAM/REALTY ASSOCIATES INC.
38 LINGARDE DRIVE
Toronto (Wexford-Maryvale), Ontario MLS® #29810104
Courtesy of GEORGIA KOTIADIS-CARNEVALE/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
414 BUNTING ROAD
St. Catharines (Carlton/Bunting), Ontario MLS® #29810089
Courtesy of Rob Dundas/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
607 - 5180 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29810096
Courtesy of MAN KIM/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
676 SPEYER CIRCLE
Milton (HA Harrison), Ontario MLS® #29810116
Courtesy of MUHAMMAD KHURRAM/iCloud Realty Ltd.
259 ROBINSON DR
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29809784
Courtesy of Kara French/Coldwell Banker Mountain Central
128 COTTONWOOD COURT
Markham (Bayview Fairway-Bayview Country Club Estates), Ontario MLS® #29810142
Courtesy of PHOEBE LI/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
710 - 3091 DUFFERIN STREET
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #29810147
Courtesy of WILLIAM WENQIANG LI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
222 - 475 PARKHILL ROAD W
Peterborough (Town Ward 3), Ontario MLS® #29810154
Courtesy of CHRISTINE KEMP/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
16 - 3135 BOXFORD CRESCENT
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29810117
Courtesy of KEVIN CHOU/FREEMAN REAL ESTATE LTD.
88 SAGEWOOD AVENUE
Barrie (Painswick South), Ontario MLS® #29810112
Courtesy of HADI MIRAZIMI/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
MAIN - 564 CENTRAL PARK BOULEVARD N
Oshawa (O'Neill), Ontario MLS® #29810105
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/EXP REALTY
1403 - 215 QUEEN STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29810097
Courtesy of LUKE ZHOU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1311 PAPE AVENUE
Toronto (Danforth Village-East York), Ontario MLS® #29810136
Courtesy of ROSE REZAEI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1173 CONCESSION RD. DRIVE
Ramara, Ontario MLS® #29810143
Courtesy of VICTOR MENG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
8 PACIFIC WIND CRESCENT
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29810148
Courtesy of JOGA REEHAL/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
92 REYNIER DRIVE
Brampton (Heart Lake East), Ontario MLS® #29810118
Courtesy of PARM PABLA/HOMELIFE G1 REALTY INC.
2033 TRAWDEN WAY
Oakville (BC Bronte Creek), Ontario MLS® #29810120
Courtesy of ANDREW MCLOUGHLIN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
22 BYRAM DOWNS STREET
Ajax (Central East), Ontario MLS® #29810101
Courtesy of AHMED ABOUALI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
101A - 650 HIGHWAY 7 E
Richmond Hill (Beaver Creek Business Park), Ontario MLS® #29810106
Courtesy of SIMONE CHEN/RE/MAX REALTRON BARRY COHEN HOMES INC.
3115 SPRING CREEK CRESCENT
Mississauga (Meadowvale), Ontario MLS® #29810119
Courtesy of VALERIE GIORGI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
809 - 5039 FINCH AVENUE E
Toronto (Agincourt North), Ontario MLS® #29810102
Courtesy of SUKI LIU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
25 CLARENDON AVENUE
Toronto (Casa Loma), Ontario MLS® #29810099
Courtesy of MARIA PETRAKOS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
29 PLOWMAN LANE
Richmond Hill (Rouge Woods), Ontario MLS® #29810138
Courtesy of RITA ZHU/SMART SOLD REALTY
1005 - 975 WARWICK COURT
Burlington (LaSalle), Ontario MLS® #29810145
Courtesy of ROLAND HSU/EXP REALTY
106 BARKERVILLE DRIVE
Whitby, Ontario MLS® #29810103
Courtesy of LUKE ZHOU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
100 EMERY HILL BOULEVARD
Markham (Berczy), Ontario MLS® #29810110
Courtesy of KAI ZHENG/SKYLETTE MARKETING REALTY INC.
3360 GILLESPIE ROAD
Houston, British Columbia MLS® #29810127
Courtesy of Ron Lapadat/RE/MAX Bulkley Valley
201 - 1 UPPER DUKE CRESCENT
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29810141
Courtesy of JOSHUA SONG/RE/MAX ELITE REAL ESTATE
114 HUA DU AVENUE
Markham (Berczy), Ontario MLS® #29810139
Courtesy of JAY CHEN/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
152 REMEMBRANCE ROAD
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29810146
Courtesy of SERWAT NAZ AHMED/THE AGENCY
7 - 50 CASMIR COURT
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29810065
Courtesy of MARY GHELICHKHANI/THE REAL ESTATE OFFICE INC.
1 - 3557 COLONEL TALBOT RD COLONEL TALBOT ROAD
London South (South V), Ontario MLS® #29810123
Courtesy of REHMAN KHAN/RE/MAX EXPERTS
#1208 - 18 WATER WALK DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29810109
Courtesy of LIHANG CHEN/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
1362 BROOKSTAR DRIVE
Oakville (WT West Oak Trails), Ontario MLS® #29810077
Courtesy of MARCO OTTINO/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS 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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