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
709 - 509 DUNDAS STREET
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #29744740
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
3281 TURNSTONE BOULEVARD
Pickering, Ontario MLS® #29744567
Courtesy of KOTI MANJULA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
LOWER - 11 MICHAEL AVENUE
Hamilton (Berrisfield), Ontario MLS® #29744839
Courtesy of KIRK ORVILLE JACKSON/ROYAL LEPAGE MEADOWTOWNE REALTY
BSMT - 41 RITA AVENUE
Hamilton (Templemead), Ontario MLS® #29744846
Courtesy of AZEEZ OYEBANJI ADESANYA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
1367 Abitibi Road W
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #29744815
Courtesy of BRAD TRADEWELL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE - LETHBRIDGE
58 DORCHESTER BOULEVARD
St. Catharines (Carlton/Bunting), Ontario MLS® #29744555
Courtesy of Ryan Stegner/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
53 - 3515 ODYSSEY DRIVE
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29744764
Courtesy of Matthew Regan/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
111 - 5030 HEATHERLEIGH AVENUE
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29744771
Courtesy of KAYLA OSBORNE/PROPERTY.CA INC.
52 LAKERIDGE DRIVE
Toronto (Centennial Scarborough), Ontario MLS® #29744283
Courtesy of JENNIFER GIBSON/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
26 MARYLAND BOULEVARD
Toronto (Crescent Town), Ontario MLS® #29744151
Courtesy of DEE PAUL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
278 DALGLEISH GARDENS
Milton (SC Scott), Ontario MLS® #29743848
Courtesy of MATTHEW YAN/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
40 - 63 MERSEY DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29743906
Courtesy of Kathy Walker/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
60 Lakeridge Crescent
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29743913
Courtesy of Christina Byrne/Royal LePage Atlantic (Dartmouth)
512 - 9205 YONGE STREET
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #29744637
Courtesy of AYDIN OSKOUEI/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
4 CASSON PLACE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29744620
Courtesy of YUN CHEN/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
47 LAWRENCE CRESCENT
Toronto (Lawrence Park South), Ontario MLS® #29745281
Courtesy of KAREN ZHANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
3194 PINCOMBE DRIVE
London South (South W), Ontario MLS® #29744889
Courtesy of SHARON VON BEHR/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
9 BEN TIRRAN Crescent
Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #29745515
Courtesy of Jane Savidis/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
2355 Rosedale Avenue
Armstrong, British Columbia MLS® #29745572
Courtesy of Heather Angel/Royal LePage Downtown Realty
17 Porter Street
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29745577
Courtesy of Mike Randall/The Real Estate Store
303 - 360 PEARL STREET
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #29745611
Courtesy of JOSIE ATTARDO/Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage
2112 - 9 GEORGE STREET N
Brampton (Downtown Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29745623
Courtesy of MICHAEL PHINNEY/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES PHINNEY REAL ESTATE
638 GERVAIS TERRACE
Milton (CO Coates), Ontario MLS® #29745130
Courtesy of JAS BAHIA/BAHIA REALTY GROUP INC.
919 - 711 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29745022
Courtesy of SELIM ASSAL/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
624 Boundary AVENUE S
Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan MLS® #29745041
Courtesy of John Okolita/Authentic Realty Inc.
5 FLAVIAN CRESCENT
Brampton (Southgate), Ontario MLS® #29745370
Courtesy of LISA MARIE HOCHREITER/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
112 BAY SHORE DRIVE
Faraday, Ontario MLS® #29745217
Courtesy of LISA HEFFERTON/KELLER WILLIAMS ENERGY REAL ESTATE
59 Hayward Avenue
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29745224
Courtesy of Ryan Hopkins/Royal LePage Property Consultants Limited
27 IRENE ROAD
Tiny, Ontario MLS® #29745344
Courtesy of SHAN SIVASOTHILINGAM/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
130 SURBRAY GROVE S
Mississauga (Fairview), Ontario MLS® #29745368
Courtesy of KETAN SHARMA/CENTURY 21 LEGACY LTD.
544 DUNDAS STREET E
London East (East E), Ontario MLS® #29745414
Courtesy of RAVI MINHAS/HOMELIFE SILVERCITY REALTY INC.
#213 11033 127 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29744132
Courtesy of Rob Smashnuk/Coldwell Banker Mountain Central
31 3889 MULLER AVENUE
Terrace, British Columbia MLS® #29745628
Courtesy of Rick McDaniel/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Terr)
8, 4940 39 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29745351
Courtesy of Abhishek Dnyandeo Zodge/Royal LePage Solutions
1701 - 203 CATHERINE STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29744098
Courtesy of Maryam Ouach/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
223 SKINNER ROAD
Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #29744389
Courtesy of ABBIE KACZMAREK/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT 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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