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
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
30 Avebury Court
Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29692139
Courtesy of Janice Naugler/Royal LePage Atlantic
6 - 30 PRESTIGE CIRCLE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29692401
Courtesy of Sharon Forbes/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
9 TARRISON STREET
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29692324
Courtesy of ANDREW PETER EVANS/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
206 - 1878 GORDON STREET
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #29692514
Courtesy of SANJEEV ARORA/THE FORTUNE REALTY
198 DUSKYWING WAY
Oakville (BR Bronte), Ontario MLS® #29692223
Courtesy of SHRUTI PAUL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
906 - 5 BUTTERMILL AVENUE
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29692336
Courtesy of KIT NG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
1626 BLOHM DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29692521
Courtesy of Mark Di Salvo/COLDWELL BANKER RHODES & COMPANY
1102 - 1007 THE QUEENSWAY AVENUE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29692413
Courtesy of CHRISTINA CAO/RE/MAX DASH REALTY
1906 - 50 ABSOLUTE AVENUE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29692418
Courtesy of ASHUTOSH KUMAR PANDEY/PIONEER REALTY
7113 177a AV NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29692393
Courtesy of Denise A. Royer/Blackmore Real Estate
5107 - 2920 HWY 7
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29692487
Courtesy of ISHWAR GARG/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
212 - 5055 GREENLANE ROAD
Lincoln (Beamsville), Ontario MLS® #29692437
Courtesy of YING WANG/COSMOPOLITAN REALTY
505 4 Street S
Vulcan, Alberta MLS® #29692216
Courtesy of Aaron Mouser/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)
4 - 2481 BADGER CRESCENT
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #29692386
Courtesy of PAUL MANN/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
826 WINTERTON WAY
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29692247
Courtesy of JADE CHEN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
43 OAKHURST DRIVE
Vaughan (Beverley Glen), Ontario MLS® #29692160
Courtesy of ANNETTE GEITZEN/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
272 WILTOM DRIVE
Madawaska Valley, Ontario MLS® #29692153
Courtesy of Sam Norris/QUEENSWOOD NATIONAL REAL ESTATE LTD
522 Moonlight Lane W
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #29692595
Courtesy of SHAUNA GRUNINGER/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE - LETHBRIDGE
716 - 251 MASONRY WAY
Mississauga (Port Credit), Ontario MLS® #29692344
Courtesy of MAHER DIB/CITYVIEW REALTY INC.
1106 - 1007 THE QUEENSWAY AVENUE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29692414
Courtesy of CHRISTINA CAO/RE/MAX DASH REALTY
#403 10115 88 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29692419
Courtesy of Samia M. Seifeddine/RE/MAX Excellence
1711 - 125 WESTERN BATTERY ROAD
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29692332
Courtesy of DANIELE CELLUCCI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
37 WICKSTEAD COURT
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29692508
Courtesy of S. P. SINGH AHLUWALIA/RE/MAX PARAMOUNT REALTY
1209 - 80 ABSOLUTE AVENUE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29692111
Courtesy of VISH KAPOOR/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
#502 - 195 BONIS AVENUE
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #29692471
Courtesy of MUHAMMAD IMRAN TABASSAM/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
335 PARK STREET
Georgian Bluffs, Ontario MLS® #29692205
Courtesy of BRANDI GOWAN/Sutton-Sound Realty
40 REIGATE AVENUE
Brampton (Madoc), Ontario MLS® #29692320
Courtesy of ANIL GUPTA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
140 VALE AVENUE
Newmarket (Gorham-College Manor), Ontario MLS® #29692123
Courtesy of CINDY SUN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
605 MARC SANTI BOULEVARD
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #29692243
Courtesy of DERRICK PENG/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
244082 817 Highway N
Rural Wheatland County, Alberta MLS® #29692236
Courtesy of Nettie T. Hendricks/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
137 Caldwell DRIVE
Yorkton, Saskatchewan MLS® #29692224
Courtesy of Trina Stechyshyn/Royal LePage Next Level
2703 - 55 COOPER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29692218
Courtesy of DAVID YONG CHEN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
#204 10126 144 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29692321
Courtesy of Tina K. Fournier/RE/MAX Real Estate
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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