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
12854 BENS ROAD
Charlie Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29749159
Courtesy of Kimberley Schwarz/Izon Realty
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
1177 Highway 1
Mount Denson, Nova Scotia MLS® #29768365
Courtesy of Johnathon Benedict/Royal LePage Atlantic - Valley(Windsor)
121 SILVER Street
Paris, Ontario MLS® #29768389
Courtesy of Nadene Aasla/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
133 Panuke Road
Three Mile Plains, Nova Scotia MLS® #29768500
Courtesy of Jessica Kaminska/Royal LePage Atlantic - Valley(Windsor)
115 - 555 WILLIAM GRAHAM DRIVE
Aurora, Ontario MLS® #29768531
Courtesy of FRANK POLSINELLO/EXP REALTY
4136 DUNDAS Street W
Etobicoke, Ontario MLS® #29768543
Courtesy of Nick Daymond/Keller Williams Edge Realty
804 - 414 BLAKE STREET
Barrie (Codrington), Ontario MLS® #29768567
Courtesy of BROOKE MCAULEY/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY
143 RIDGE Road Unit# 30
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29768303
Courtesy of DEREK MCGRATH/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
3 GLEDHILL CRESCENT
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29768310
Courtesy of NICK FERNANDEZ/Red And White Realty Inc
423 - 500 WILSON AVENUE
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #29768339
Courtesy of CLAUDE D'SOUZA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
56 GRANGEMILL CRESCENT
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29768093
Courtesy of JANE MOOY/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
10 - 465 GARAFRAXA STREET W
Centre Wellington (Fergus), Ontario MLS® #29768714
Courtesy of TAWNYA GVOICH/eXp Realty
605 WATER STREET
Alfred and Plantagenet, Ontario MLS® #29768733
Courtesy of Steve Brunet/REALTY EXECUTIVES PLUS LTD.
MAIN - 1673 BAYVIEW AVENUE
Toronto (Leaside), Ontario MLS® #29768783
Courtesy of RON MOOSAKHANI/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
163 SEASONS DRIVE
Toronto (Rouge), Ontario MLS® #29768822
Courtesy of IGNATIUS BILASH D CRUZE/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
3603 - 1000 PORTAGE PARKWAY
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29768872
Courtesy of SOHAIL DEEN/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
3306 SUMMERHILL WAY
Severn (West Shore), Ontario MLS® #29769274
Courtesy of DREW MACINTOSH/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
16 DELL DRIVE
Strathroy-Caradoc (SW), Ontario MLS® #29768050
Courtesy of CRAIG DURAND/BLUE FOREST REALTY INC.
668 MELROSE STREET
Kingston (East Gardiners Rd), Ontario MLS® #29767898
Courtesy of TED LEWIS/SUTTON GROUP-MASTERS REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
2504 HIGHWAY 24 Highway
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #29767913
Courtesy of Haley Pickett/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
286 NORMANDY Avenue
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29767918
Courtesy of MANDY GREIG/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
196 Brookside Drive
Wilmot, Nova Scotia MLS® #29767925
Courtesy of Kirk Richards/Royal LePage Atlantic (Greenwood)
4101 - 805 CARLING AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29768276
Courtesy of Geoff Walker/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE WALKER REALTY
195 WESTCLIFF Way
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29767949
Courtesy of Shane Esteireiro/RED AND WHITE REALTY INC.
82 RUTHERFORD AVENUE
Deep River, Ontario MLS® #29767970
Courtesy of Kelly Silke/CENTURY 21 ASPIRE REALTY LTD.
703 - 2300 ST. CLAIR AVENUE W
Toronto (Junction Area), Ontario MLS® #29768024
Courtesy of MONA KALDY AHMED/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
14 - 630 ROGERS ROAD
Toronto (Keelesdale-Eglinton West), Ontario MLS® #29768029
Courtesy of Alex Rascanu/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
49 MEMON PLACE
Markham (Wismer), Ontario MLS® #29768101
Courtesy of PETER C.K. LEUNG/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
99 Havilland Shores DR
Havilland, Ontario MLS® #29769731
Courtesy of Logan Scarr/Exit Realty True North
142 Ridgevale Drive
Bedford, Nova Scotia MLS® #29769558
Courtesy of Steve Carr/RE/MAX Nova (Halifax)
#26 2419 133 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29769654
Courtesy of Crystal J. Facette/Grassroots Realty Group
809 WEST DUMFRIES Road
Paris, Ontario MLS® #29768283
Courtesy of Jenn Toth/Re/Max Escarpment Realty Inc.
153 Lakecrest Drive
Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29768497
Courtesy of Roy Thomas/Sutton Group Professional Realty
3038 BLUE JAY STREET
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #29768752
Courtesy of Sat Swaich/Real Broker B.C. Ltd.
312 - 8 TIPPETT ROAD
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #29767805
Courtesy of Adam Cui/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
101 410 Main STREET
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29769945
Courtesy of Michelle Butler/Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate
6296 PARKSIDE ROAD
Niagara Falls (Forestview), Ontario MLS® #29769952
Courtesy of Matthew Goch/EXP REALTY
4098 CONCESSION 12 SUNNIDALE ROAD
Clearview, Ontario MLS® #29770199
Courtesy of DOMENIC PALAZZOLO/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY 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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide