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
PRO LIQUOR STORE
Vegreville, Alberta MLS® #30006458
Courtesy of Kuljeet Dhaliwal/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
202 - 25 AGNES STREET
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30015673
Courtesy of Hari Shukla/EXP REALTY
1307 - 65 MUTUAL STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30015692
Courtesy of DONALD DUONG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
511 - 219 DUNDAS STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30015697
Courtesy of JINSONG LU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
12835 COUNTY RD 2 ROAD
Cramahe, Ontario MLS® #30015712
Courtesy of Marwen Ferchichi/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
418 - 35 KINGSBURY SQUARE
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #30015717
Courtesy of EMAD IBRAHIM/RE/MAX SUCCESS REALTY
19 ORLANDO DR
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #30015729
Courtesy of Billy Biendarra/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
1402 - 15 GRENVILLE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30015642
Courtesy of DANIEL TANG/RE/MAX ATRIUM HOME REALTY
MAIN - 57 BELVEDERE CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Crosby), Ontario MLS® #30015654
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/EXP REALTY
12 ALM COURT
Aurora (Aurora Estates), Ontario MLS® #30015661
Courtesy of EILEEN LI/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
508 WELLAND ROAD
Pelham (Fenwick), Ontario MLS® #30016119
Courtesy of Cindy Raskob/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
Lot 4 Fournier Road
Corberrie, Nova Scotia MLS® #30016121
Courtesy of Steve Carr/RE/MAX Nova (Halifax)
PH15 - 650 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30016138
Courtesy of ZENA NATALWALLA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
21 CHOPIN AVENUE
Toronto (Ionview), Ontario MLS® #30016145
Courtesy of GINA MICHALOPOULOS/ROYAL LEPAGE URBAN REALTY
27 Northwood ST
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30016157
Courtesy of Thomas Comegna/Exit Realty True North
LOWER - 195 GROVE STREET E
Barrie (Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30016164
Courtesy of JENNIFER JONES/LPT REALTY
6 - 75 PRINCE WILLIAM WAY
Barrie (Innis-Shore), Ontario MLS® #30016169
Courtesy of ADEWALE FAKEYE/EXP REALTY
573 CANBORO ROAD
Pelham (Fenwick), Ontario MLS® #30015919
Courtesy of Jessie MacDonald/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
182 EMERY STREET
Central Elgin (Port Stanley), Ontario MLS® #30015988
Courtesy of DARRYL BOYES/ELGIN REALTY LIMITED
3 MACAL DRIVE
Kawartha Lakes (Fenelon), Ontario MLS® #30015743
Courtesy of Walter Jancsik/Royal Heritage Realty Ltd.
148 SIEBERT Avenue Unit# Upper
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30015762
Courtesy of RIZ JADAVJI/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
866 WILLIAM STREET
London East (East B), Ontario MLS® #30015774
Courtesy of TINA ROBERTS/THRIVE REALTY GROUP INC.
210 BANDELIER WAY
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30015793
Courtesy of Christine Hollands/INNOVATION REALTY LTD.
100 QUIGLEY Road Unit# 138
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30015801
Courtesy of Tamer Fahmi/Keller Williams Edge Hearth & Home Realty
101 Trenton Drive
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30015818
Courtesy of Rob Bennett/RE/MAX Infinity Realty Inc. - Sheraton Hotel
39 KINTYRE STREET
Brampton (Heart Lake West), Ontario MLS® #30015837
Courtesy of JAIDEV GAIND/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
209 - 3501 GLEN ERIN DRIVE
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30015844
Courtesy of LAWRENCE LAU/TRUSTWELL REALTY INC.
183 New Russell Road
New Ross, Nova Scotia MLS® #30015851
Courtesy of Terry Elliott/RE/MAX Banner Real Estate (Bridgewater)
BSMT - 40 MONTYE AVENUE
Toronto (Runnymede-Bloor West Village), Ontario MLS® #30015849
Courtesy of NAHRIN ASHOURMARAM/THE AGENCY
221 1st STREET E
Lafleche, Saskatchewan MLS® #30015882
Courtesy of Laurie Lunde/Century 21 Dome Realty Inc.
190 NITH RIVER WAY
North Dumfries, Ontario MLS® #30015863
Courtesy of DANI HABBAL/Royal LePage Real Estate Associates
12 BRIDLE Path
Tillsonburg, Ontario MLS® #30015899
Courtesy of Lisa Vandenbussche/RE/MAX Erie Shores Realty Inc. Brokerage
3408 - 42 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30015933
Courtesy of KAMBIZ FARSIAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
208, 15207 1 Street SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30015940
Courtesy of Dave Onufrechuk/RE/MAX Landan Real Estate
300 CONLEY STREET
Vaughan (Lakeview Estates), Ontario MLS® #30015945
Courtesy of MARIA HYPONEN/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
29 ALDER Street
Orangeville, Ontario MLS® #30015952
Courtesy of Scott Benson/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
411 - 3391 BLOOR STREET W
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30015964
Courtesy of KATIUSKA RIVAS/RE/MAX PREMIER 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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