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
21 - 127 FAIRWAY CRESCENT
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #30060058
Courtesy of KIM MCGORAN/Century 21 Millennium Inc.
9 John Brenton Drive
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #30059146
Courtesy of Jarrett Murphy/Red Door Realty
52 TRINITY STREET
Stratford, Ontario MLS® #30059610
Courtesy of WILLIAM THIBEAULT/Royal LePage Hiller Realty
251 CEDAR HEIGHTS ROAD W
North Bay (College Heights), Ontario MLS® #30060441
Courtesy of DARREL FALCONI/REALTY EXECUTIVES Local Group Inc. Brokerage
141 - 34 FIELDWAY ROAD
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30060167
Courtesy of DAVID VINCENT STABILE/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
7 SOUTHSIDE Place Unit# 16
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30060276
Courtesy of Cheryl Buis/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services
136 DUNSMERE Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30060062
Courtesy of Terezinha Hignett/HomeLife Power Realty Inc.
339 COLBORNE Street N
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #30059952
Courtesy of Jake Luke/RE/MAX Erie Shores Realty Inc. Brokerage
230 MOUNTAIN ASH ROAD
North Dumfries, Ontario MLS® #30059200
Courtesy of ZOE MCFADDEN/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
72 KEEGAN (LOWER) CRESCENT
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #30060171
Courtesy of ELHAM GHADERIAN/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
1102, 70 Panamount Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30060265
Courtesy of Heather Dougall/Royal LePage Benchmark
659 GLEN FORREST Boulevard
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30060615
Courtesy of ALEXANDER MITYUK/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
137 LARAMIE CRESCENT
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #30055958
Courtesy of WEN SHU/RE/MAX ADVANCE REALTY
154 ROOSEVELT AVENUE
Welland (Lincoln/Crowland), Ontario MLS® #30055194
Courtesy of Carmela D'Amico/ENGEL & VOLKERS NIAGARA
25-27 CASSELMAN ROAD
South Dundas, Ontario MLS® #30055935
Courtesy of Kim Heuff/COLDWELL BANKER COBURN REALTY
253037 Township Road 432
Ponoka, Alberta MLS® #30058390
Courtesy of Deb Stevens/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
950 MUSKOKA #3 ROAD N
Huntsville (Chaffey), Ontario MLS® #30055891
Courtesy of EMILIO FOFFANO/Royal LePage Lakes Of Muskoka Realty
515 OLD ORCHARD Place
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30058853
Courtesy of John Kusinski/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
638 HAVELOCK STREET
Huron-Kinloss (Lucknow), Ontario MLS® #30054990
Courtesy of JAMES BUCHANAN/Royal LePage Heartland Realty
21 - 6464 COLONY SQUARE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30055943
Courtesy of Joshua Cimon/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
292 - 140 HONEYCRISP CRESCENT
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30055948
Courtesy of MOHIT DHINGRA/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
16 Berry Road
Marysvale, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30059111
Courtesy of Mary Ryan/RE/MAX Infinity Realty Inc.
4197 HIGHWAY 654
Nipissing, Ontario MLS® #30060442
Courtesy of DAVID SWAY/Century 21 Blue Sky Region Realty Inc., Brokerage
305, 112 23 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30059148
Courtesy of Tammy T. To/Stonemere Real Estate Solutions
4 - 165 WATERBRIDGE DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30055944
Courtesy of Stephanie Cartwright/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
216 MARGARET STREET N
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #30060068
Courtesy of BRENDAN THOMSON/Chestnut Park Real Estate
21 SPRINGGARDEN Crescent
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30060456
Courtesy of Mohammad Homayoun/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
128 Santana Court NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30058571
Courtesy of Deven Folkins/RE/MAX Realty Professionals
1238 7 Avenue S
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #30052529
Courtesy of JENNIFER BRODOWAY/Lethbridge Real Estate.com
331 Parkmere Green
Chestermere, Alberta MLS® #30051658
Courtesy of Serhan Tarkan/Royal LePage Benchmark
31 RICHMOND STREET
Caledon (Mono Mills), Ontario MLS® #30052806
Courtesy of ESTHER TAYLOR/iCloud Realty Ltd.
531 Country Meadows Way
Diamond Valley, Alberta MLS® #30052421
Courtesy of Amy Christine Bates/RE/MAX Complete Realty
5 CEDARGROVE ROAD
Caledon (Bolton West), Ontario MLS® #30046281
Courtesy of APRIL LAN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
77 ELMA STREET
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30046279
Courtesy of HALA GHM ABU-HANTASH/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
38 PINEDALE AVENUE
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #30046274
Courtesy of KAVAS SATCHITHANANDAN/RE/MAX REALTRON BLUE FORCE REALTY
UPPER - 18 ANGELA COURT
Markham (Middlefield), Ontario MLS® #30046267
Courtesy of KRISTY CHEN/FIRST CLASS REALTY 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.
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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