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
708 - 4727 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29940280
Courtesy of TERRY BROWN/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
46 ALBERTA AVENUE
Toronto (Wychwood), Ontario MLS® #29940127
Courtesy of LOWREY CAIN/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
3208 - 255 VILLAGE GREEN SQUARE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29940134
Courtesy of RYAN HUM/TRUSTWELL REALTY INC.
31 BUD LEGGETT CRESCENT
Georgina (Keswick South), Ontario MLS® #29940139
Courtesy of HEATHER LYNN SOPOVSKI/ORIGIN COLLECTIVE REALTY LTD.
1294 HAGGIS DRIVE
Peterborough (Monaghan Ward 2), Ontario MLS® #29940153
Courtesy of ALYSSA PERSAUD/COLDWELL BANKER - R.M.R. REAL ESTATE
2611 - 275 YORKLAND ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29940165
Courtesy of ARTHUR ZHAO/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
3 SIR LANCELOT DRIVE
Markham (Markham Village), Ontario MLS® #29940177
Courtesy of JESSICA LIU/GOLDENWAY REAL ESTATE LTD.
39 FIRE ROUTE 50
Havelock-Belmont-Methuen (Belmont-Methuen), Ontario MLS® #29940261
Courtesy of Tanya A Hudson/RE/MAX HALLMARK EASTERN REALTY
67 LONGWOOD Drive
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29940076
Courtesy of Keshia Williams/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
1731 HUGHES LANDING ROAD
Addington Highlands (Addington Highlands), Ontario MLS® #29940355
Courtesy of Andrew Walmsley/Re/Max Quinte Ltd.
29 WILLCHER DRIVE
St. Catharines (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #29940367
Courtesy of Faith Rolleman/COLDWELL BANKER ADVANTAGE REAL ESTATE INC, BROKERAGE
17 VERNON LANE
Huntsville (Stisted), Ontario MLS® #29940381
Courtesy of JENNAH MCINTYRE/Chestnut Park Real Estate
7516 ISLAND CRESCENT W
Ramara, Ontario MLS® #29940401
Courtesy of BECKY SPENCER/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY
Lot 89 Rivercrest Lane
Greenwood, Nova Scotia MLS® #29940463
Courtesy of Kyla Stanick/Exit Realty Town & Country
538 Wilson ST
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #29940475
Courtesy of Andrew Addante/Exit Realty True North
247 FARLEY ROAD
Centre Wellington (Fergus), Ontario MLS® #29940545
Courtesy of LISA BLOOR/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc
120 McNabb ST
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #29940569
Courtesy of Alex Khamseh/Exit Realty True North
2336 MALCOLM CRESCENT
Burlington (Brant Hills), Ontario MLS® #29940639
Courtesy of SHERLY XAVIER ARUL SAMY/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
724 RATHBOURNE AVENUE
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #29940658
Courtesy of Craig Van Wees/Sutton Group Select Realty Inc Brokerage
145 - 10 FARM VIEW LANE
Prince Edward County (Athol Ward), Ontario MLS® #29940660
Courtesy of SANDY GARDNER/Royal LePage Frank Real Estate
906 - 725 DON MILLS ROAD
Toronto (Flemingdon Park), Ontario MLS® #29940677
Courtesy of GARY SINGH/HOMELIFE/CIMERMAN REAL ESTATE LIMITED
MAIN FLR - 1572 QUEEN STREET E
Toronto (Greenwood-Coxwell), Ontario MLS® #29940684
Courtesy of SAHIR PARMAR/KELLER WILLIAMS PORTFOLIO REALTY
211 DALHOUSIE Street
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29940689
Courtesy of Diana Wilson/Royal LePage Brant Realty
480 GEORGE STREET S
Peterborough (Town Ward 3), Ontario MLS® #29940735
Courtesy of Thomas Coughlan/The Nook Realty Inc.
1097 Fleetwood Drive
Fall River, Nova Scotia MLS® #29940754
Courtesy of Todd Richardson/Exit Realty Metro
26 ARMADALE CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29940766
Courtesy of Nila Matthews/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
628 FLORENCEDALE Crescent
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29940817
Courtesy of Ryan Shi/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
541 PARKVIEW Crescent
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29940824
Courtesy of CLARE DEJONG/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC. BROKERAGE-3
17 EDISON WAY
Whitby (Taunton North), Ontario MLS® #29940968
Courtesy of JENNIFER FULLER/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
11 ORMSBY CRESCENT
Toronto (Forest Hill South), Ontario MLS® #29941067
Courtesy of AARON LUFTSPRING/RE/MAX REALTRON BARRY COHEN HOMES INC.
13 MCKEE DRIVE
Caledon (Caledon East), Ontario MLS® #29941214
Courtesy of PETER RAMON DROOG/ROYAL LEPAGE MEADOWTOWNE REALTY
276 Circlebrooke DRIVE
Yorkton, Saskatchewan MLS® #29941233
Courtesy of Delphine Gehl/Living Skies Realty Ltd.
674189 HURONTARIO STREET
Mono, Ontario MLS® #29941269
Courtesy of MATTHEW GORDON LINDSAY/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
667 BRASSWINDS TRAIL
Oshawa (Pinecrest), Ontario MLS® #29941276
Courtesy of Ray Schroer/Re/Max Impact Realty
112 - 275 CALLAWAY ROAD
London North (North R), Ontario MLS® #29941308
Courtesy of PETE LEBLANC/SUTTON GROUP PREFERRED REALTY INC.
538 Pit Road
Nictaux, Nova Scotia MLS® #29941485
Courtesy of Elysha Juhlke/Royal LePage Atlantic (Greenwood)
739 - 125 OMNI DRIVE W
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29941500
Courtesy of DONNA GAO/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
3 AUBREY AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29941543
Courtesy of UMER FAROOQ/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
6100 Old Vernon Road Unit# 29
Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29943791
Courtesy of Tanya Kim/Royal LePage Kelowna
4600 EDDY ROAD
McBride, British Columbia MLS® #29943804
Courtesy of Katharina McNaughton/RE/MAX Core Realty
802 Country Club Dr
Cobble Hill, British Columbia MLS® #29943816
Courtesy of Carol Kerr/Royal LePage Coast Capital - Westshore
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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