4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
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.
8 ALEXANDER CIRCLE
Strathroy-Caradoc (SE), Ontario MLS® #29430515
Courtesy of JIMMY SONDHI/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD
301 - 154 NELSON STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29430419
Courtesy of Anthony Bassile/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
116 OLD COLONY ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29432299
Courtesy of Marc Parenteau/REMAX BOARDWALK REALTY
2 - 397 SPRINGBANK AVENUE N
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #29430503
Courtesy of Jennifer Webb/The Realty Firm Inc.
6489 KING WD SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29430611
Courtesy of Tuba Pastutmaz/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
108 BURGAR STREET
Welland (Welland Downtown), Ontario MLS® #29430724
Courtesy of ALAIN RABY/COLDWELL BANKER ADVANTAGE REAL ESTATE INC, BROKERAGE
928 BLACKWOODS AVENUE
Innisfil (Alcona), Ontario MLS® #29430801
Courtesy of ANGELA MONTANO/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
5387 TATTON STATION ROAD
108 Mile Ranch, British Columbia MLS® #29430166
Courtesy of David Jurek/RE/MAX 100
528 SOUTH STREET
London East (East K), Ontario MLS® #29430868
Courtesy of BEVERLY JONKER/Gale Group Realty Brokerage Ltd
105 - 2 ABERFOYLE CRESCENT
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29431291
Courtesy of PAUL SIKSNA/PROPERTY.CA INC.
1224 B LINE ROAD
Laurentian Valley, Ontario MLS® #29431121
Courtesy of Victoria Mackie/VALLEY PROPERTY SHOP LIMITED
21 34250 HAZELWOOD AVENUE
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #29431828
Courtesy of Surinder Sarowa/eXp Realty of Canada, Inc.
337 Douglas Glen Heath SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29432345
Courtesy of Claire Fraser/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)
2349 BRENNAN PARK DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29431777
Courtesy of Jen Parker/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
180 FRONT Street E Unit# 1206
Toronto, Ontario MLS® #29430205
Courtesy of WEI ZHANG/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
20 FARMFIELD CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29430717
Courtesy of Roseli Quarti/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
575 WOODWARD Avenue Unit# 39
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29432085
Courtesy of Ruben Furtado/Rock Star Real Estate Inc.
867 DANFORTH AVENUE
Toronto (Danforth), Ontario MLS® #29430616
Courtesy of CHERYL LYNNE GRAFF/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
8252 Highway 1
Ardoise, Nova Scotia MLS® #29430604
Courtesy of Johnathon Benedict/Royal LePage Atlantic - Valley(Windsor)
1951 GARFIELD AVENUE N
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29430596
Courtesy of Christine Hollands/INNOVATION REALTY LTD.
216 BROCKVILLE STREET
Smiths Falls, Ontario MLS® #29430572
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
4816 Nelson Road NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29431789
Courtesy of Sheryl A. Thompson/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
19 Beaupre Crescent NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29431791
Courtesy of Debbie Miller/TREC The Real Estate Company
3908 - 510 CURRAN PLACE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29430813
Courtesy of FISHER YU/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
7969 BUCKEYE CRESCENT
Niagara Falls (Brown), Ontario MLS® #29431796
Courtesy of Tony Zhang/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
1465 SHAMROCK LANE
Oakville (SW Southwest), Ontario MLS® #29431669
Courtesy of ALISON LLOYD-DAVIES/Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage
305 - 25 NEIGHBOURHOOD LANE
Toronto (Stonegate-Queensway), Ontario MLS® #29431664
Courtesy of JULIE LIN/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
2316 - 90 PARK LAWN ROAD
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29431657
Courtesy of ALAN JOHN COULTER/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
2117, 303 Arbour Crest Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29431688
Courtesy of Tomasz Samborski/MaxWell Capital Realty
247 MACNAB STREET S
Hamilton (Durand), Ontario MLS® #29431695
Courtesy of LUKE O'REILLY/ROYAL LEPAGE STATE REALTY
40 FAIRWAY CRESCENT
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29431710
Courtesy of BAILEY MOXHAM/Royal LePage Locations North
2728 Riffington Place
West Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29431708
Courtesy of Josh Miko/Chamberlain Property Group
73 QUEEN MARY ROAD
Kingston (Central City West), Ontario MLS® #29431734
Courtesy of MARK MALINOFF/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
332 - 18 MONDEO DRIVE
Toronto (Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #29431722
Courtesy of LINDSEY STEDMAN-SMITH/THE NOOK REALTY INC.
533 OLD MARMORA ROAD
Madoc, Ontario MLS® #29431746
Courtesy of Steve Bancroft/CENTURY 21 LANTHORN REAL ESTATE LTD.
1969 BUROAK CRESCENT
London North (North S), Ontario MLS® #29431753
Courtesy of JUSTIN KONIKOW/PRIME REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
5427 HIGHWAY 87 HIGHWAY
Minto, Ontario MLS® #29430692
Courtesy of SAM MCGILL/Royal LePage Heartland Realty
354 BLUCHER Boulevard
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29430541
Courtesy of Ramona Vejdani/Home and Property Real Estate Ltd.
230 KING STREET S
New Tecumseth (Alliston), Ontario MLS® #29430464
Courtesy of TED TESSERIS/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
74 McMurchy AVENUE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29430589
Courtesy of Kelsey Smith/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
54 FRED JACKMAN AVENUE
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29430553
Courtesy of JENNIFER FULLER/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
2008 - 185 LEGION ROAD N
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29430642
Courtesy of NABIH EL-HAGE/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY 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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