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
384 W ERB Street W Unit# 306
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30186652
Courtesy of SVETLANA PANOVA/RED AND WHITE REALTY INC.
4216 - 319 JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30186676
Courtesy of GADY LIU/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
53 TARA CRESCENT
Markham (Cedarwood), Ontario MLS® #30186688
Courtesy of EDDIE WANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1422 TWILITE BOULEVARD
London North (North S), Ontario MLS® #30186809
Courtesy of ANDREA NEWCOMBE/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
195 JAMES STREET S
Hamilton (Corktown), Ontario MLS® #30186835
Courtesy of ANDREW ATTIA/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT - THE HOUSE WHISPERERS
70 15833 26 AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30186715
Courtesy of Dustin Wallington/Nu Stream Realty Inc.
35 - 50 COVESIDE DRIVE
Mississauga (Port Credit), Ontario MLS® #30186739
Courtesy of BRUNO MIGUEL GOMES/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
247 ERIC STREET
Clearview (Stayner), Ontario MLS® #30186734
Courtesy of MARK PHIPPS/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
629 KNOTRIDGE STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30186760
Courtesy of Mireille Brunet/GRAPE VINE REALTY INC.
MASTER BEDROOOM 2ND FLOOR - 15 WILDFLOWER WAY
Toronto (West Hill), Ontario MLS® #30186816
Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL REALTY INC.
652 MILLER STREET
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #30186811
Courtesy of Karen Sutherland/The Realty Firm Inc.
159 NORTHVIEW HEIGHTS DRIVE
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30186861
Courtesy of RICHARD ROBIBERO/PANORAMA R.E. LIMITED
241196 East Lakeview Road
Chestermere, Alberta MLS® #30186873
Courtesy of Karoline Beninger/Engel & Völkers Calgary
3212 - 50 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30186696
Courtesy of JEAN WANG/CENTURY 21 KING'S QUAY REAL ESTATE INC.
2004 - 400 ADELAIDE STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30186677
Courtesy of Ena Kim/RETREND REALTY LTD
217 - 9506 MARKHAM ROAD
Markham (Wismer), Ontario MLS® #30186684
Courtesy of LENA CHEN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
243 VENICE GATE DRIVE
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #30186773
Courtesy of HAI NGUYEN/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
705 - 26 OLIVE AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30186812
Courtesy of MARK GORDON ANDREWS/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
522 - 3121 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #30186817
Courtesy of HONGBIN CUI/CANADA HOME GROUP REALTY INC.
12 THOMPSON WAY
Springwater (Centre Vespra), Ontario MLS® #30186824
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
9 PADDINGTON ROAD
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #30186831
Courtesy of LAKHWINDER SINGH LUTHERA/FORTUNE HOMES REALTY INC.
351 RIDLEY CRESCENT
Southgate, Ontario MLS® #30186836
Courtesy of VALERIA VILLAMONTE-TAYLOR/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
191 Atkins Rd
View Royal, British Columbia MLS® #30186711
Courtesy of Jade Hernandez/Coldwell Banker Oceanside Real Estate
LOWER - 22 HARTLEYWOOD DRIVE
Toronto (Agincourt North), Ontario MLS® #30186730
Courtesy of JASON LI/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
18 COLEMAN DRIVE
Barrie (Edgehill Drive), Ontario MLS® #30186735
Courtesy of JI-HYUN KIM/REMAX YC REALTY
10 ROSANNE CIRCLE
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #30186901
Courtesy of SEAN ROLAND/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
5 SOUTH COURT STREET W
Norwich (Norwich Town), Ontario MLS® #30186920
Courtesy of MICA SADLER/EXP REALTY
410 - 225 VILLAGE GREEN SQUARE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #30186680
Courtesy of CHARLIE JOHNSON LAI/ROYAL LEPAGE PEACELAND REALTY
110 FOXFIELD CRESCENT
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #30186685
Courtesy of CHARLIE JOHNSON LAI/ROYAL LEPAGE PEACELAND REALTY
25 ORCHARD HILL
Hamilton (Kirkendall), Ontario MLS® #30186692
Courtesy of NADIA HIRMIZ/ROYAL LEPAGE MACRO REALTY
47 WESTMINSTER Avenue Unit# 7
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30186700
Courtesy of Xia bing Zhang/1st Sunshine Realty Inc.
121 5204 ACKROYD STREET
Terrace, British Columbia MLS® #30186527
Courtesy of Tashiana Johnson/RE/MAX Coast Mountains
46 GOLFDOWN DRIVE
Toronto (Elms-Old Rexdale), Ontario MLS® #30186736
Courtesy of STEPHANIE HAXHILLARI/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
1205 POPPY GARDENS
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30186832
Courtesy of LI LIU/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
LOWER - 3 OLD YORK CRESCENT
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30186837
Courtesy of RAJIV MENSINKAI/ZOLO REALTY
1215 - 38 MONTE KWINTER COURT
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #30186724
Courtesy of WEI HUA/HOMELIFE LANDMARK 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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