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
27 - 30 BRYAN COURT
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29867206
Courtesy of ROBYN VEBER/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
6 STALBRIDGE AVENUE
Brampton (Fletcher's Creek South), Ontario MLS® #29867220
Courtesy of MANDEEP TOOR/RE/MAX EXCELLENCE REAL ESTATE
1152 RIDDELL CRESCENT
Milton (BE Beaty), Ontario MLS® #29867218
Courtesy of LILA GOLMOHAMADI/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
401 Copperpond Landing SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29867244
Courtesy of Dan Hope/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)
4507 - 60 ABSOLUTE AVENUE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29867256
Courtesy of VISHAL HANDA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
29 BEEBE CRESCENT
Markham (Wismer), Ontario MLS® #29867251
Courtesy of VICTOR LI/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
2810 - 1 YORKVILLE AVENUE
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29867181
Courtesy of HUNG TAT TERRY CHAN/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
59 MUSKOKA AVENUE
Oshawa (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #29867186
Courtesy of SOPHIE XUE/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
2103 - 7890 JANE STREET
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29867193
Courtesy of WILLIAM K.T. CHENG/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
8 BROCK STREET
Hamilton (North End), Ontario MLS® #29867338
Courtesy of CHIRAG NANDA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
102, 7031 Gray Drive
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #29867383
Courtesy of Shane Opp/2 Percent Realty Advantage
104 - 310 MILL STREET S
Brampton (Brampton South), Ontario MLS® #29867395
Courtesy of KARANVIR GANDHI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
5 - 2 WESLEY STREET
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29867390
Courtesy of NEIL UTTAMSINGH/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
1 WATERFRONT CRESCENT
Whitby (Port Whitby), Ontario MLS® #29867282
Courtesy of Katarina Eikeland/Career Real Estate Services Ltd.
2602 MUSKOKA 10 ROAD
Huntsville (Brunel), Ontario MLS® #29867270
Courtesy of SHARON BUSSE/Sutton Group Muskoka Realty Inc.
101 - 300 SPILLSBURY DRIVE
Peterborough (Otonabee Ward 1), Ontario MLS® #29867263
Courtesy of Wade Hamblin/RE/MAX HALLMARK EASTERN REALTY
26 APPLEFIELD DRIVE
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29867410
Courtesy of BEN WEI SU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
10 GREENFOREST GROVE
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29867415
Courtesy of NIVETHIKA ATHESIVAN/ROYAL LEPAGE IGNITE REALTY
1031 OTTO DRIVE
Cobourg, Ontario MLS® #29867136
Courtesy of Michael March/Royal Service Real Estate Inc.
1503 - 80 ANTIBES DRIVE
Toronto (Westminster-Branson), Ontario MLS® #29867376
Courtesy of SIAVASH DAGHIGHIAN/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
26 BENWAY DRIVE
Toronto (Rexdale-Kipling), Ontario MLS® #29867516
Courtesy of BESSIE NIU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1903 - 4085 PARKSIDE VILLAGE DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29867523
Courtesy of GHASSAN M SAEED/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC.
181 WEST Avenue N Unit# 3
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29867530
Courtesy of Michael Jakobczak/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
3 RAYMOND DRIVE
Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #29867547
Courtesy of MAYA POLOVITZKY/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
3201 - 100 QUEEN STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29867472
Courtesy of PETER XU/ELITE CAPITAL REALTY INC.
919 NORMANDY LN
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #29867511
Courtesy of Doug Best/Royal LePage Prestige Realty
109, 1025 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29867434
Courtesy of Jesse Davies/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
123 Any Road
Strathmore, Alberta MLS® #29867561
Courtesy of Malik Tanveer-Ur-Rahman/Royal LePage Blue Sky
GPH24 - 1 EDGEWATER DRIVE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29867566
Courtesy of ANDREW TUNG/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
85 FOURTH STREET W
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #29867559
Courtesy of KRISTINA TARDIF/Royal LePage Locations North
27 BRENTWICK DRIVE
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #29867585
Courtesy of INDERJEET SINGH/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
9 - 196 PINE GROVE ROAD
Vaughan (Islington Woods), Ontario MLS® #29867580
Courtesy of ANGELO CIOFFI/SUTTON GROUP KINGS CROSS INC.
519 WESTVALE Drive
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29867617
Courtesy of RAINER NEUFELD/RE/MAX SOLID GOLD REALTY (II) LTD.
1304 - 65 HARBOUR SQUARE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29867600
Courtesy of JACOB BERKENBLIT/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
716 Kuipers Crescent
Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29867706
Courtesy of John Knox/Fair Realty (Nelson)
401 - 205 FREDERICK STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29867403
Courtesy of DANIEL MICHAELS/Red And White Realty Inc
30 BRYAN Court Unit# 27
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29867168
Courtesy of ROBYN VEBER/RE/MAX TWIN CITY 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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