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
5001 - 7 GRENVILLE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29874438
Courtesy of DAN LIU/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
364 HARBORD STREET
Toronto (Palmerston-Little Italy), Ontario MLS® #29874371
Courtesy of JENNIFER HUA/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
82 KUNDA PARK BOULEVARD
Pelham (Fonthill), Ontario MLS® #29868994
Courtesy of CARLOS MONIZ/EXP REALTY
400 Central AVE
Fort Frances, Ontario MLS® #29869050
Courtesy of ENZO RUBERTO/ROYAL LEPAGE LANNON REALTY
9 FITZGERALD STREET
Orangeville, Ontario MLS® #29870444
Courtesy of BRYAN CHANA/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
376 RUSTIC ROAD
Toronto (Maple Leaf), Ontario MLS® #29870463
Courtesy of MICHELE M MARINO/ROYAL LEPAGE SUPREME REALTY
321 Lake Ramsay Road
New Ross, Nova Scotia MLS® #29870569
Courtesy of Kevin Scott/Royal LePage Atlantic (New Minas)
90 - 3400 PAUL ANKA DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29870730
Courtesy of Lori A. Brown/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
561 SAVANNAH COURT
Kingston (City Northwest), Ontario MLS® #29870925
Courtesy of JACOB CALDWELL/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
0 CON 12 PT LOT 11 PEARCELEY ROAD
Magnetawan, Ontario MLS® #29871144
Courtesy of CHERYL RANEY/Century 21 Blue Sky Region Realty Inc., Brokerage
112 14877 100 AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29871221
Courtesy of Sepy Kopahi/RE/MAX City Realty
183 QUEEN STREET
North Middlesex (Ailsa Craig), Ontario MLS® #29871283
Courtesy of BRAD MCCLELLAND/BLUE FOREST REALTY INC.
212 SYDENHAM STREET E
Aylmer, Ontario MLS® #29871288
Courtesy of JENEEN TOTH/SHOWCASE EAST ELGIN REALTY INC
4196 ZANETTE PLACE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29871391
Courtesy of Jesse Suran/2 Percent Realty Experts
73 Laurentian DRIVE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29871601
Courtesy of Miranda Ardell/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
30 KELLYTHORNE DRIVE
Toronto (Parkwoods-Donalda), Ontario MLS® #29871656
Courtesy of TEUTA GUCI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
102 Panmure Island
Gaspereaux, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29871771
Courtesy of Peter MacKenzie/ROYAL LEPAGE PRINCE EDWARD REALTY
10647 125 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29874489
Courtesy of Catherine G. Missiaen/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
312 1575 BEST STREET
White Rock, British Columbia MLS® #29873652
Courtesy of Carole Lieberman/Dexter Realty
718 LAPLAND PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29871872
Courtesy of Benjamin Spero/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
2091 NORWOOD STREET
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29871884
Courtesy of Jen Higham/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
1118 Middle Bench Road Unit# 5
Keremeos, British Columbia MLS® #29871896
Courtesy of John Green/Chamberlain Property Group Inc.
413 26TH STREET W
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29872096
Courtesy of Jon Aschenbrener/Realty Executives Saskatoon
238 Cornerstone Crescent NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29872332
Courtesy of Atdhe Alija/Century 21 Bravo Realty
8982 YARMOUTH CENTRE ROAD
Central Elgin, Ontario MLS® #29872351
Courtesy of RICHARD HADDOW/RE/MAX CENTRE CITY REALTY INC.
8250 TULIP TREE DRIVE
Niagara Falls (Brown), Ontario MLS® #29872539
Courtesy of PRABH J SINGH/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
15507 COLUMBIA AVENUE
White Rock, British Columbia MLS® #29872661
Courtesy of Janet Sheard/Macdonald Realty (Surrey/152)
53 PRINCESS STREET
Fort Erie (Central), Ontario MLS® #29872755
Courtesy of Lenny Evans/Century 21 Heritage House LTD
216 - 300 EVERGLADE CRESCENT
London North (North P), Ontario MLS® #29873277
Courtesy of TRACY ELLIS/PC275 REALTY INC.
185 Springwood Drive SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29873481
Courtesy of Tony Roe/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
3322 CRANE ROAD
Williams Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29873493
Courtesy of Lauren Neufeld/Real Broker BC LTD
308 Brookview DRIVE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29873619
Courtesy of Marcel Rossler/Sutton Group - Results Realty
2330 ALMA DALE Drive
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29869911
Courtesy of Ryan Heine/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
11863 Bond Road
Lake Country, British Columbia MLS® #29870127
Courtesy of Jason Stoesz/REMAX Kelowna
1010 - 18 STAFFORD STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29870278
Courtesy of JONATHAN SILVA/REVEL REALTY INC.
1 CHESWICK CIRCLE
London South (South X), Ontario MLS® #29869430
Courtesy of PATRICK LEXIMA/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
995 WEBER STREET E
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29868982
Courtesy of ALEJANDRA IVIC/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
606 LYDIA STREET N
North Grenville, Ontario MLS® #29874080
Courtesy of Deb Driscoll/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
PH103 - 460 ADELAIDE STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29874092
Courtesy of MATHIEU MCDUFF FITZGERALD/THE CONDO STORE 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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