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
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
5 Pine Loop
Humber Valley Resort, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29722037
Courtesy of Heather Oke/River Mountain Realty
1815 TANAGER CL NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29722032
Courtesy of Kevin A. Machado/RE/MAX Professionals
3010 LAKEFIELD DRIVE
Frontenac (Frontenac South), Ontario MLS® #29722013
Courtesy of JESSE ROBERTSON/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
Acreage MacMillan Lane
Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29721990
Courtesy of Sharon Riley/COLDWELL BANKER/PARKER REALTY MONTAGUE
58 Lake Street
Rural Red Deer County, Alberta MLS® #29721995
Courtesy of Jamie Berg/Royal LePage Network Realty Corp.
Lot 6, 131074 Township Road 590
Rural Woodlands County, Alberta MLS® #29722020
Courtesy of ELVA ROCHE/RE/MAX ADVANTAGE (WHITECOURT)
1095 6th AVENUE NW
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan MLS® #29721868
Courtesy of Vicki Pantelopoulos/Global Direct Realty Inc.
6113 - 7 GRENVILLE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29721957
Courtesy of AAMIR JAMIL/PRIME ONE REALTY INC.
183 ELLINGTON DRIVE
Toronto (Wexford-Maryvale), Ontario MLS® #29721983
Courtesy of ANNA HAKOBYAN/EXIT REALTY LEGACY
12 - 138 ANDERSON AVENUE
Markham (Greensborough), Ontario MLS® #29722001
Courtesy of RYAN WEI/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
A - 477 VALLEYVIEW CRESCENT
Milton (OM Old Milton), Ontario MLS® #29721818
Courtesy of ADRIAN TROTT/CENTURY 21 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD.
301 - 125 REDPATH AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29721964
Courtesy of J J CHOI/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
903 - 30 GREENFIELD AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29721971
Courtesy of YALLY ROSS/HOMELIFE/VISION REALTY INC.
319 - 101 RICHMOND ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29721976
Courtesy of Maha Shahbazian/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
B 7533 WREN STREET
Mission, British Columbia MLS® #29722018
Courtesy of Amritpal Sahil/Century 21 Coastal Realty Ltd.
405 - 1 BEDFORD ROAD
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29721611
Courtesy of SEP SEPIDAR/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
339 DANIEL CRESCENT
Centre Wellington (Elora/Salem), Ontario MLS® #29721565
Courtesy of GEORGE MOCHRIE/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
19 MENIN ROAD
Toronto (Humewood-Cedarvale), Ontario MLS® #29721623
Courtesy of CARI COGAN/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
(LOWER LEVEL) - 46 MEVIRA GARDENS
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #29720644
Courtesy of GAURAV LAL/ELIXIR REAL ESTATE INC.
42 SHANLEY Street
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29722311
Courtesy of COURTNEY ENGLAND-BENDER/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
15 - 11 EATON PARK LANE
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #29722330
Courtesy of JASON HUAN CHEN/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
330 - 51 CLARINGTON BOULEVARD
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29722335
Courtesy of ANGEL LIU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
421 - 286 MAIN STREET
Toronto (East End-Danforth), Ontario MLS® #29722342
Courtesy of TAWFIQ ELAMAD/RE/MAX METROPOLIS REALTY
20 PROSPECT STREET
New Tecumseth (Beeton), Ontario MLS® #29722380
Courtesy of MANDY DEDORA/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
62 CAPTAIN ROLPH COURT
Markham (Markham Village), Ontario MLS® #29720593
Courtesy of CARRIE YAO/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
255 KENSINGTON PLACE
Orangeville, Ontario MLS® #29722070
Courtesy of RON BRADLEY WALL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
3506 - 42 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29722291
Courtesy of USMAN GILLANI/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
1502 - 397 FRONT STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29722289
Courtesy of GEORGE TSAGARIS/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
2706 - 38 WIDMER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29722296
Courtesy of JOHN YE/JDL REALTY INC.
308 JARVIS Street
Toronto, Ontario MLS® #29722309
Courtesy of Milly Li/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC BROKERAGE 103B
1940 IRONSTONE Drive Unit# 808
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29722316
Courtesy of Gianna Schiralli/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
3577 PETER STREET
Ramara, Ontario MLS® #29720973
Courtesy of SHERI HUGHES/Century 21 B.J. Roth Realty Ltd.
36542 Western Road
Coleman, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29721010
Courtesy of Corey Ross/CENTURY 21 NORTHUMBERLAND 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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