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
12881 HWY 27 HIGHWAY
King (Nobleton), Ontario MLS® #30094588
Courtesy of ROBERT MILLER/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
20 WEBB Avenue Unit# Upper
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30094634
Courtesy of Alla Sharma/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
6 GREY STREET
Sables-Spanish Rivers, Ontario MLS® #30094800
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
1449 Carrington Boulevard NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30095144
Courtesy of Jing Wen NI/Homecare Realty Ltd.
408 MOONEY CRESCENT
Orillia, Ontario MLS® #30095283
Courtesy of TRINA KOTYLAK/Royal LePage Real Estate Associates
1546 MEADOWFIELD PLACE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30095252
Courtesy of Geoff Walker/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE WALKER REALTY
32 AGAVA STREET
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #30095308
Courtesy of SUNNY GAWRI/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
7978 Northview Dr
Crofton, British Columbia MLS® #30095512
Courtesy of Warren Chase/RE/MAX Island Properties (DU)
307 - 2035 APPLEBY LINE
Burlington (Orchard), Ontario MLS® #30095548
Courtesy of BRADLEY GEORGE RAYNER/KELLER WILLIAMS EDGE REALTY
903 CONCESSION 13 TOWNSEND ROAD
Norfolk (Townsend), Ontario MLS® #30095562
Courtesy of CHUCK HOGETERP/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
59 STOCKBRIDGE CRESCENT
Ajax (Central West), Ontario MLS® #30094843
Courtesy of JIM WALTERHOUSE/MAIN STREET REALTY LTD.
771 TRACEYS HILL ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Emily), Ontario MLS® #30095505
Courtesy of Gary Hibbert/Royal LePage Our Neighbourhood Realty
16 FAIRVIEW CRESCENT
Arnprior, Ontario MLS® #30095529
Courtesy of Clint Pettigrew/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
20 COUNTRY RIDGE COURT
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #30094716
Courtesy of ROSHAN SHAH/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
3310 OLD SCUGOG ROAD
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #30095240
Courtesy of DAN PLOWMAN/DAN PLOWMAN TEAM REALTY INC.
37 Pamely Avenue
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #30095435
Courtesy of Roxann Klepper/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
414 WYCLIFFE AVENUE
Vaughan (Islington Woods), Ontario MLS® #30095517
Courtesy of TYLER MCLAY/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
9 KENTLEDGE AVENUE
East Gwillimbury (Holland Landing), Ontario MLS® #30095524
Courtesy of HARJINDER GILL/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
3901 - 1926 LAKESHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (South Parkdale), Ontario MLS® #30095543
Courtesy of MEHRAN BEIGI/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
506 - 310 CENTRUM BOULEVARD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30095531
Courtesy of Greg Hamre/RE/MAX PRIME PROPERTIES
556 Great Village Lornevale Road
Great Village, Nova Scotia MLS® #30095788
Courtesy of Grant Sprague/Keller Williams Select Realty
Lot 807 Hardwood Hills Road
Plymouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #30095790
Courtesy of Angelica Howard/RE/MAX Banner Real Estate(Yarmouth)
49 LEARMONT AVENUE
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #30095719
Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
1276 MAPLE CROSSING Boulevard Unit# 809
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30094968
Courtesy of Kristen Desrochers/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services
1858 WOODS BAY ROAD
Severn, Ontario MLS® #30095093
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
90 TAVISTOCK ROAD
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #30095118
Courtesy of MARY AQUINO/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
89, 1712 23 Street
Coaldale, Alberta MLS® #30095125
Courtesy of ROD KLASSEN/Lethbridge Real Estate.com
28 Elk Road
Hubley, Nova Scotia MLS® #30095137
Courtesy of Ron Maher/Sutton Group Professional Realty
1251 JALNA BOULEVARD
London South (South X), Ontario MLS® #30094975
Courtesy of Courtney Chartrand/EXP REALTY
1240, 81 LEGACY Boulevard SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30095031
Courtesy of Chao Liang/TREC The Real Estate Company
95 PENSTOCK COURT
Richmond Hill (Mill Pond), Ontario MLS® #30095086
Courtesy of DAVID ELFASSY/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
2102 SALMA CRESCENT
Burlington (Headon), Ontario MLS® #30095315
Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER G. INVIDIATA/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
38 TEMPLETON COURT
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #30095327
Courtesy of VAN NGUYEN/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
96 EVERETT COMMON
St. Catharines (Oakdale), Ontario MLS® #30095365
Courtesy of ANA DA SILVA/RED HOUSE REALTY
UNIT #2 - 227 LAKESHORE ROAD W
Oakville (CO Central), Ontario MLS® #30095334
Courtesy of ANTONET MURRAY/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
921 - 18 UPTOWN DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30095264
Courtesy of EDDIE WANG/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
6880 190TH STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30095194
Courtesy of Renee Kehayas/Team 3000 Realty Ltd.
3403 - 209 STEELES AVENUE W
Brampton (Fletcher's Creek South), Ontario MLS® #30095310
Courtesy of SOFIE KEHDI/REMAX CONNECT REALTY
2 - 191 HURONTARIO STREET
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #30095288
Courtesy of HENNI HOUSTON/SUTTON GROUP INCENTIVE REALTY INC.
#226 344 WINDERMERE RD NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30095783
Courtesy of Nataliia D'Amour/Century 21 Quantum 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.
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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