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
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
10513 88A STREET
Fort St. John, British Columbia MLS® #30171689
Courtesy of Dan Petersen/RE/MAX Action Realty Inc
171 KINZIE Avenue Unit# Upper Unit
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30171963
Courtesy of EMANUEL CATANA/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
2 - 180 FAIRVIEW MALL DRIVE
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #30171994
Courtesy of JESSE DAVID WEEKS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
616 - 1882 GORDON STREET
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #30172000
Courtesy of DAVE AUBREY/Coldwell Banker Neumann Real Estate
7 NEW HAVEN'S WAY
Markham (Thornhill), Ontario MLS® #30172031
Courtesy of ELENA MOKHTAREZADEH/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
44 CONRAD PLACE
Grimsby (Grimsby Beach), Ontario MLS® #30172043
Courtesy of JOE REA/ROYAL LEPAGE PREMIUM ONE REALTY
556 Duart Avenue
Fall River, Nova Scotia MLS® #30171881
Courtesy of Dexter Wilkie/Royal LePage Atlantic
8 WINDWARD WAY N
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (Colborne), Ontario MLS® #30171999
Courtesy of KRISTY DALEY/Royal LePage Heartland Realty
6956 CONCESSION 4 ROAD
Puslinch, Ontario MLS® #30172013
Courtesy of NIK HANDA/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
401 - 1880 GORDON STREET
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #30172001
Courtesy of DAVE AUBREY/Coldwell Banker Neumann Real Estate
905 - 2485 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30172006
Courtesy of Justin Raju/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1206 - 212 KING WILLIAMS STREET
Hamilton (Beasley), Ontario MLS® #30172044
Courtesy of CHERRY YANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
7 CAMPBELL Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30171976
Courtesy of Nestor-Jan R. Buendia/Keller Williams Edge Realty
6 BRILL CRESCENT
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #30171991
Courtesy of FRIDA MOHEBBI KORDSOFLA/SMART SOLD REALTY
657 SEVILLA PARK PLACE
London East (East C), Ontario MLS® #30172045
Courtesy of ELVA YIN TSING LEE/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
1235 Loch Lomond Road
Grand River Falls, Nova Scotia MLS® #30171939
Courtesy of Beth Groom/Cape Breton Realty
6 PURPLE FINCH COURT
Brampton (Downtown Brampton), Ontario MLS® #30172008
Courtesy of Morad Al-Muhandes/EXP REALTY
6776 YATTON SIDEROAD Sideroad
Wallenstein, Ontario MLS® #30171966
Courtesy of Charlotte Tarrant/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
11 - 285 ANTIBES DRIVE
Toronto (Westminster-Branson), Ontario MLS® #30171992
Courtesy of BRYAN LIM/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
310 - 10 NORTHTOWN WAY
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30172022
Courtesy of SANDRA SOLDERA/EXP REALTY
501 - 4655 METCALFE AVENUE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30172034
Courtesy of TONY HYEOKJAE YU/RETREND REALTY LTD
2225 AMBERGLEN COURT
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #30172039
Courtesy of ALEXANDER KVITNITSKY/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
1228 RASPBERRY TERRACE
Milton (FO Ford), Ontario MLS® #30172041
Courtesy of SAROOSH FATIMA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
29 PRUDHOMME DRIVE
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30172004
Courtesy of KULDEEP SINGH GILL/RE/MAX PRESIDENT REALTY
4907 LABELLE AVENUE
Terrace, British Columbia MLS® #30171873
Courtesy of Wendy Hadley/RE/MAX Coast Mountains
108 - 56 LAKESIDE TERRACE
Barrie (Little Lake), Ontario MLS® #30171998
Courtesy of ASHISH GROVER/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
7201 PARSA STREET
Niagara Falls (Brown), Ontario MLS® #30172011
Courtesy of ASHISH GROVER/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
1290 STRATHY AVENUE
Mississauga (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #30172009
Courtesy of A.J. DALY/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1212 - 460 ADELAIDE STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30172023
Courtesy of CHAD TASCATAN/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
29 MANSARD DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Jefferson), Ontario MLS® #30172030
Courtesy of JOLLY WENMIN CHEN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
303 - 989 DERRY ROAD
Mississauga (Northeast), Ontario MLS® #30172042
Courtesy of NIK HANDA/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
2 - 180 FAIRVIEW MALL DRIVE
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #30171993
Courtesy of JESSE DAVID WEEKS/RIGHT AT HOME 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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Toronto Neighbourhood Guide
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