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
8396 CANTLE DRIVE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30094204
Courtesy of Madison Porsnuk/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
987 ISABELLA STREET
Innisfil, Ontario MLS® #30090637
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
163 RICE ROAD W
Welland (N. Welland), Ontario MLS® #30090644
Courtesy of SHIRZAD HAMADAMIN/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
46 PERTOSA DRIVE
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #30090675
Courtesy of TARUN KUMAR MEHRA/ROYAL LEPAGE FLOWER CITY REALTY
78 - 900 CENTRAL PARK DRIVE N
Brampton (Northgate), Ontario MLS® #30090687
Courtesy of Shane Mendes/EXIT REALTY HARE (PEEL)
976 SHADELAND Avenue Unit# 13
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30090699
Courtesy of Matt Maguire/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services
65 651 Dubois CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30090745
Courtesy of Kari Calder/Century 21 Fusion
346 1st AVENUE E
Nipawin, Saskatchewan MLS® #30090752
Courtesy of Sharon Rettaler/Century 21 Proven Realty
7 Goldust Place
Conception Bay South, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30090404
Courtesy of Jill Mason/3% Realty East Coast
17 BOOTH STREET
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #30090409
Courtesy of ROSE M. SORBERA/RED APPLE REAL ESTATE INC.
MAIN - 116 SUNSET BEACH ROAD
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox), Ontario MLS® #30090411
Courtesy of FARSHID REZAEI/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
BASEMENT - 86 ELGIN MILLS ROAD W
Richmond Hill (Westbrook), Ontario MLS® #30090416
Courtesy of AMIR NAHVI/NAVE REAL ESTATE, BROKERAGE INC.
313 9522 Lochside Dr
Sidney, British Columbia MLS® #30090423
Courtesy of Elizabeth Macey/Macdonald Realty Victoria
232 McKellar ST S
Thunder Bay, Ontario MLS® #30090500
Courtesy of MARCIA BROUGHTON/SIGNATURE NORTH REALTY INC.
2899 HIGHWAY 11 N
Unorganized Townships (Marten River), Ontario MLS® #30090517
Courtesy of KATHLEEN CUTSEY/REALTY EXECUTIVES Local Group Inc. Brokerage
111 SHERWOOD Drive Unit# 7
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30090524
Courtesy of Olivia Rapson/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
15 HURON LANE
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (Colborne), Ontario MLS® #30090531
Courtesy of SHANA BARNIM/Royal LePage Heartland Realty
34 LOGGING TRAIL
Huntsville (Brunel), Ontario MLS® #30090536
Courtesy of MARK ABEN/Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd.
314 - 51 CLARINGTON BOULEVARD
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #30090586
Courtesy of KYLE BISHOP/SUTTON GROUP-HERITAGE REALTY INC.
301 - 34 DEERHURST GREENS ROAD
Huntsville (Chaffey), Ontario MLS® #30090372
Courtesy of IRENE MITCHELL/Royal LePage Meadowtowne Realty
475 Bauline Line
Torbay, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30090497
Courtesy of John Callahan/Hanlon Realty
812 - 410 QUEENS QUAY W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30090550
Courtesy of QUYNH TRAN/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
187 RAY Street N
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30090702
Courtesy of Heather Luppino/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
10 ONTARIO STREET
Port Hope, Ontario MLS® #30090067
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
266 Shannon Estates Terrace SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30090086
Courtesy of Guy M. Cooley/RE/MAX First
MAIN - 16 LOCHINVAR CRESCENT
Toronto (Parkwoods-Donalda), Ontario MLS® #30089952
Courtesy of LILY NIU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
148 SEXTON CRESCENT
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #30090031
Courtesy of MANSOOR ALI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
280 FARLEY DRIVE
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #30090036
Courtesy of HARRY KAINTH/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
42 Willow CRESCENT
Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan MLS® #30090935
Courtesy of John Okolita/Authentic Realty Inc.
7640 INGA ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30089907
Courtesy of Denise Dykes/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
Lot Wallie Mingo Road
Keeble, Nova Scotia MLS® #30090822
Courtesy of Sandi Lockhart/Royal LePage Truro Real Estate
Lot 26-2 MacLauchlan Road
West Covehead, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30090911
Courtesy of Nick MacDonald/RE/MAX CHARLOTTETOWN REALTY
3847 BERTIE STREET
Fort Erie (Mulgrave), Ontario MLS® #30090106
Courtesy of Alison Wills/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
199 PATRICK STREET
Thames Centre (Thorndale), Ontario MLS® #30090163
Courtesy of MICHELLE O'BRIEN/BLUE FOREST REALTY INC.
Unit 7 Springboard Lane|Hemlock Grove
Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia MLS® #30090170
Courtesy of Rebecca Marchand/Sutton Group Professional Realty
5 SANDYBAY Avenue
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30090207
Courtesy of William Prokopowicz/Chestnut Park Realty Southwestern Ontario Ltd., Brokerage
52 Ross Road
Sturgeon, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30090214
Courtesy of Gordon Furness/COLDWELL BANKER/PARKER REALTY MONTAGUE
1828 Scarth STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30090219
Courtesy of John Chung/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
9 MacLaren Avenue
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia MLS® #30090226
Courtesy of Robert Van Rees/Blinkhorn Real Estate 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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