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
12 JILL COURT
Markham (Markham Village), Ontario MLS® #29920321
Courtesy of PING PING HU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
305W - 268 BUCHANAN DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29920314
Courtesy of JENNY LIAN/SMART SOLD REALTY
211 HILLSVIEW DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Observatory), Ontario MLS® #29920322
Courtesy of ALVA TANG/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
2277 BLUE OAK CIRCLE
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29920327
Courtesy of RUBEN FURTADO/ROCK STAR REAL ESTATE INC.
#906 - 399 SOUTH PARK ROAD
Markham (Commerce Valley), Ontario MLS® #29920323
Courtesy of CHRIS SY/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
39 KETCHUM CRESCENT
Markham (Middlefield), Ontario MLS® #29920316
Courtesy of GRACE JIANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
28 - 51 HAYS BOULEVARD
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #29920330
Courtesy of STEVE WALKER/ZOLO REALTY
540 WEIR AVENUE
Oakville (WO West), Ontario MLS® #29920328
Courtesy of RUBEN FURTADO/ROCK STAR REAL ESTATE INC.
2793 LINDHOLM CRESCENT
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29920361
Courtesy of NATHAN ZHOU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
616 - 1100 SHEPPARD AVENUE W
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #29920359
Courtesy of Wilson Lee/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
290 DUNDAS STREET
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #29920366
Courtesy of SUKH CHATHA/COLDWELL BANKER SUN REALTY
#18 230 EDWARDS DR SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29920380
Courtesy of Ravi Mander/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
5 ARIANNA CRESCENT
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #29920324
Courtesy of VICKY ZHOU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
24 NORMANDY CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Harding), Ontario MLS® #29920318
Courtesy of KATIE CHEN/SMART SOLD REALTY
33943 SUNNYRIDGE ROAD
Bluewater (Hay), Ontario MLS® #29920293
Courtesy of TIM CANN/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
58 - 58 STEWART MACLAREN ROAD
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29920332
Courtesy of BRUNO F. CRISTINI/NEW WORLD 2000 REALTY INC.
33222 HAWTHORNE AVENUE
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #29916039
Courtesy of Sat Swaich/Real Broker B.C. Ltd.
3063 Hornsberger Road Unit# 15
Salmon Arm, British Columbia MLS® #29916041
Courtesy of Jodi Towell/REMAX Shuswap Realty
35 Reardon Avenue
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29916058
Courtesy of Karl Sorensen/eXp Realty
410 2ND CONCESSION ROAD
Norfolk, Ontario MLS® #29916084
Courtesy of Joyce Frew/RE/MAX a-b Realty Ltd Brokerage
60 Transvaal Street
Shelburne, Nova Scotia MLS® #29916180
Courtesy of Anne Swim/Keller Williams Select Realty (Shelburne)
1201 MOWAT LANE
Milton (DE Dempsey), Ontario MLS® #29916192
Courtesy of UMER FAROOQ/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
61011 704A Township
Rural Grande Prairie No. 1, County of, Alberta MLS® #29916229
Courtesy of Tory Foster/RE/MAX Grande Prairie
D5 - 10 PALACE STREET
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29916281
Courtesy of JIGNESH DAVE/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
140 Northlander Bend W
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #29916306
Courtesy of KENT EARL/Lethbridge Real Estate.com
12 NEWTON DRIVE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29916344
Courtesy of KARINA ESKANDARY/UNION CAPITAL REALTY
109 Beaver PLACE
Lakeland Rm No. 521, Saskatchewan MLS® #29916370
Courtesy of Krystal Hammersmith/RE/MAX P.A. Realty
224 Langlois WAY
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29916375
Courtesy of Derek Kopp/TRCG The Realty Consultants Group
86 QUINTETTE CLOSE
Brampton (Toronto Gore Rural Estate), Ontario MLS® #29916938
Courtesy of GARY BHUTTA/YES REALTY INC.
1 - 6 BICKNELL AVENUE
Toronto (Keelesdale-Eglinton West), Ontario MLS® #29916940
Courtesy of SABRINA CHIODO EDWARDS/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
2404 - 2075 LAKESHORE ROAD
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #29916945
Courtesy of STEVE KOFI-AKUFFO/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
Lot Glenn Drive
Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia MLS® #29916969
Courtesy of Andrea Ramia/Royal LePage Atlantic
35 - 9440 EAGLE RIDGE DRIVE
Niagara Falls (Forestview), Ontario MLS® #29917018
Courtesy of Daniel Bones/RE/MAX HENDRIKS TEAM REALTY
3500 LAKESHORE Road W Unit# 205
Oakville, Ontario MLS® #29917049
Courtesy of Gianna Schiralli/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
4667 Chegwin Wynd SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29917068
Courtesy of Caitlin Kanizaj/MaxWell Progressive
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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