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.
3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
PRO LIQUOR STORE
Vegreville, Alberta MLS® #30006458
Courtesy of Kuljeet Dhaliwal/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
27 - 15 EATON PARK LANE
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #30074069
Courtesy of WENDY WANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
252 RAPLEY STREET
Strathroy-Caradoc (NW), Ontario MLS® #30074057
Courtesy of TIM CANN/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
664 CUMMINGS AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30074011
Courtesy of Katherine Scott/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
304 555 Franklyn St
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30074078
Courtesy of Chris Carter/Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)
1944 10 Avenue NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30074009
Courtesy of Phil Choy/BluePoint Real Estate Services
500 ALGONQUIN AVENUE
North Bay (Central), Ontario MLS® #30069694
Courtesy of JOHN SYMONS/Royal LePage Northern Life Realty, Brokerage
536 ST ANDREW Street
Port Dover, Ontario MLS® #30069707
Courtesy of Haiden Coates/RE/MAX Erie Shores Realty Inc. Brokerage
118 CHESTER Drive
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30069714
Courtesy of PAUL FAUSTINO/GRAND WEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
313 MacDonald AVE # 211
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30069719
Courtesy of Steve McGuire/Exit Realty True North
1504 - 18 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30069726
Courtesy of SABINE EL GHALI/KELLER WILLIAMS PORTFOLIO REALTY
1504 - 12 YORK STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30069738
Courtesy of LEVON GYULINYAN/RE/MAX EXPERTS
2611 - 18 ESTHER SHINER BOULEVARD
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30069740
Courtesy of FORREST WANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2854 SMITH ROAD
Frontenac (Frontenac North), Ontario MLS® #30069752
Courtesy of Diana Walker/Royal Lepage Proalliance Realty
67 STEVENSON STREET S
Guelph (St. Patrick's Ward), Ontario MLS® #30069757
Courtesy of RICHARD PECK/Keller Williams Home Group Realty
43 STEVENSON AVENUE
London East (East N), Ontario MLS® #30069769
Courtesy of KASHAN CHAUDHARY/KELLER WILLIAMS LIFESTYLES
312 - 500 DANFORTH AVENUE
Toronto (Playter Estates-Danforth), Ontario MLS® #30069783
Courtesy of CHRIS COOK/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
28 Valley Brook Place
Conception Bay South, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30069790
Courtesy of Andrew Scott/Royal LePage Atlantic Homestead
244 HUNTERSFIELD DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30069810
Courtesy of Anthony Bassile/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
18 CASTERTON AVENUE
Kingston (Central City West), Ontario MLS® #30069435
Courtesy of JEREMY DALGLEISH/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
173 DANFORTH AVENUE
Toronto (North Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #30069442
Courtesy of SCOTT ROBERT KEARNS/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
1706 - 2625 REGINA STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30069459
Courtesy of Casey McGowan/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
5 HARTFIELD ROAD
Toronto (Edenbridge-Humber Valley), Ontario MLS® #30069473
Courtesy of ASHLEY SHAW/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
303 302 Nelson ROAD
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30069492
Courtesy of Mike Yerhoff/Realty Executives Saskatoon
116 Whitecap Ridge
Black Point, Nova Scotia MLS® #30069500
Courtesy of Kaycee Bessette/Engel & Volkers
305 Moss RD
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30069505
Courtesy of Kimmie Dozois/Exit Realty True North
192 MITCHELL STREET
Central Elgin (Port Stanley), Ontario MLS® #30069512
Courtesy of JUSTIN VAN ECK/BLUE FOREST REALTY INC.
21 Cedarcrest Drive
Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia MLS® #30069524
Courtesy of Conner Sherwood/Exit Real Estate Professionals
LOT 11 MILLIE'S WAY
Armour, Ontario MLS® #30069536
Courtesy of JOANNE KELLY/Royal LePage Lakes Of Muskoka Realty
256 VANGUARD COURT
Kingston (East Gardiners Rd), Ontario MLS® #30069555
Courtesy of Elliott Haatvedt/Century 21 Lanthorn Real Estate Ltd.
85 Cumberland Crescent
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30069562
Courtesy of Brad Tetford/HomeLife Experts Realty Inc.
338 MCBRIDE CRESCENT
Newmarket (Summerhill Estates), Ontario MLS® #30069574
Courtesy of Steve Griffin/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
52 SNELGROVE CRESCENT
Barrie (West Bayfield), Ontario MLS® #30069579
Courtesy of SCOTT WEBB/SUTTON GROUP INCENTIVE REALTY INC.
6 VICTORIA STREET
Barrie (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30069581
Courtesy of PEGGY HILL/RE/MAX HALLMARK PEGGY HILL GROUP REALTY
8 BURWOOD ROAD
Toronto (Princess-Rosethorn), Ontario MLS® #30069593
Courtesy of SANDRA SHEFFIELD/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
108 - 364 THE EAST MALL
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30069598
Courtesy of LAZARO RAMOS/EXP REALTY
1090 CANNON Street E Unit# Main
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30069620
Courtesy of Abdellah Majd/Revel Realty Inc.
1369 HIPKISS DRIVE
Dysart et al (Harburn), Ontario MLS® #30069625
Courtesy of JENNIFER JONES/LPT REALTY
LOWER - 23 JAY COURT
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30069632
Courtesy of REENA PATEL/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
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.
Get the life you’ve always wanted in Cabbagetown! Whether you’re looking for a place to call home or a home for your growing family, let the FreemanTeam® help you find the perfect place to live. Contact Freeman Real Estate, today and start living!
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Toronto Neighbourhood Guide
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