5556 50 Avenue
St. Paul Town, Alberta MLS® #29199362
Courtesy of Tyler J. Poirier/Century 21 Poirier 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.
389 North Market Street
Summerside, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29204268
Courtesy of Jeff Rodgerson/ROYAL LEPAGE COUNTRY ESTATES 1985 LTD
106 Saddlecrest Crescent NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29204376
Courtesy of Sunny Bhandohal/Century 21 Bravo Realty
105B - 3071 TRAFALGAR ROAD
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29204270
Courtesy of SHERRY YANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1210 - 5858 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29204256
Courtesy of ERIC GUO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1624 - 498 CALDARI ROAD
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29204251
Courtesy of MOLLY AU/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
#LOWER - 58 MEADOWCREST LANE
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29204225
Courtesy of MICHAEL ZHANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
C - 417 TWEEDSMUIR AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29204249
Courtesy of Simon Si/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
127 REVERIE Way
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29204287
Courtesy of Mai Phung/TrilliumWest Real Estate Brokerage
156 Crestridge Common SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29204454
Courtesy of Ryan L. Shandruk/RE/MAX Realty Professionals
MAIN - 3346 IVERNIA ROAD
Mississauga (Applewood), Ontario MLS® #29204555
Courtesy of ART ROITMAN/TIMES REALTY GROUP INC.
350 QUEEN STREET S
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29204271
Courtesy of LEE S. QUAILE/CHESTNUT PARK REALTY(SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO) LTD
1908 NOLAN'S ROAD, R.R.#6 ROAD
Montague, Ontario MLS® #29204240
Courtesy of Mallory Desveaux/EXP REALTY
5014 50 Street
Eckville, Alberta MLS® #29204238
Courtesy of Sandi Hallgren/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
23 REVERIE Way
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29204288
Courtesy of Mai Phung/TrilliumWest Real Estate Brokerage
#326 10636 120 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29204532
Courtesy of Lisa J. Anderson/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
36 Grandview Crescent
Camrose, Alberta MLS® #29204258
Courtesy of Lisa Rohr/RE/MAX Real Estate (Edmonton) Ltd.
1506 - 265 RIDLEY BOULEVARD
Toronto (Bedford Park-Nortown), Ontario MLS® #29204265
Courtesy of ARI B UNROTH/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
272 MILLIKEN MEADOWS DRIVE
Markham (Milliken Mills East), Ontario MLS® #29204222
Courtesy of KELVIN LIU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1503 - 3131 BRIDLETOWNE CIRCLE
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #29204234
Courtesy of RAYMOND PAU/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
255 MAITLAND Street Unit# 5B
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29204289
Courtesy of Samantha Ramos/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
404 - 1284 GUELPH LINE
Burlington (Mountainside), Ontario MLS® #29204241
Courtesy of SAURABH LAKHWARA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
2426 WATERCOLOURS WAY
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29204284
Courtesy of Moe McIlwain/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
247 Mt Selkirk Close SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29204272
Courtesy of Viki Fairbairn/Royal LePage Benchmark
UPPER - 51 SOAPSTONE TRAIL
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29204367
Courtesy of JAGJIT SINGH/HOMELIFE MAPLE LEAF REALTY LTD.
235 J AVENUE N
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29204420
Courtesy of Carmen Campbell/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
1503 - 3131 BRIDLETOWNE CIRCLE
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #29204235
Courtesy of RAYMOND PAU/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
21 REVERIE Way
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29204285
Courtesy of Mai Phung/TrilliumWest Real Estate Brokerage
121 CHRISTIAN RITTER DRIVE
Markham (Berczy), Ontario MLS® #29204266
Courtesy of JIE CHEN/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
321, 901 Mountain Street
Canmore, Alberta MLS® #29204457
Courtesy of Robert Karg/Coldwell Banker Lifestyle
415 - 397 CODD'S ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29204469
Courtesy of Haiyun Wang/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
16120 57A ST NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29204262
Courtesy of Chad A. Hierlmeier/MaxWell Challenge Realty
41 Franklyn Drive
Sydney, Nova Scotia MLS® #29204250
Courtesy of Heather Grant/RE/MAX Park Place Inc.
26 DOUGLAS Avenue
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #29204243
Courtesy of NUNO FRANCISCO/Royal LePage Trius Realty Brokerage
3111 - 8 EGLINTON AVENUE E
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29204231
Courtesy of RAMAK RAHIMIAN/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
#24 1140 CHAPPELLE BV SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29204229
Courtesy of Ram S. Virk/Century 21 Leading
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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