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
3710 - 609 SHERBOURNE STREET
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #30029181
Courtesy of RICHAEL XU/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
1355 GREEN LAKE ROAD
Dysart et al (Guilford), Ontario MLS® #30029201
Courtesy of BRITTNEY MARINO/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
94 MOYNAHAN CRESCENT
Ajax (South East), Ontario MLS® #30029186
Courtesy of ARIA SHAHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2712 - 38 LEE CENTRE DRIVE
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #30029213
Courtesy of DONNA LI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
411 - 690 KING STREET
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30029225
Courtesy of MILLI PAJPANI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
607 - 126 SIMCOE STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30029182
Courtesy of OKSANA ILIOUKEVITCH/UPPERSIDE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
30 GARRARDVIEW STREET
Ajax (Northeast Ajax), Ontario MLS® #30029187
Courtesy of APRIL YANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
3432 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30029194
Courtesy of PETER ZHAO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
174 ROSETHORN AVENUE
Toronto (Keelesdale-Eglinton West), Ontario MLS® #30029221
Courtesy of SLAVICA SUKA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
UPPER - 274 TIMOTHY COURT
Mississauga (Mineola), Ontario MLS® #30029219
Courtesy of SHERRY LIU/REAL LAND REALTY INC.
3 1121 Bridge Street
Greenwood, Nova Scotia MLS® #30028604
Courtesy of David Marriage/Royal LePage Atlantic (New Minas)
1929 BEACH CRESCENT
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #30028717
Courtesy of April Cameron/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
1811 - 8 WELLESLEY STREET W
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30029176
Courtesy of JACK MA/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1611 - 50 WELLESLEY STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30029183
Courtesy of JUN AMY CHEN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
60 CHIPWOOD CRESCENT
Brampton (Madoc), Ontario MLS® #30029195
Courtesy of Wahab Khan/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
SECOND FLOOR & LOFT - 48 NASSAU STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30029210
Courtesy of AFARIN RADJAEI-BOKHARAI/AFARIN & CO. REALTY INC.
5848-5850 FERRY STREET
Niagara Falls (Dorchester), Ontario MLS® #30029222
Courtesy of IAN CARRILLO/EXP REALTY
614 - 1050 MAIN STREET E
Milton (DE Dempsey), Ontario MLS® #30029196
Courtesy of UMAR ANJUM/HOME CHOICE REALTY INC.
1909 - 251 JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30029209
Courtesy of MARISSA KERR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
5856-5860 FERRY STREET
Niagara Falls (Dorchester), Ontario MLS® #30029223
Courtesy of IAN CARRILLO/EXP REALTY
151 SILAS HILL DRIVE
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #30029177
Courtesy of BING DONG/SMART SOLD REALTY
710 - 38 WIDMER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30029184
Courtesy of Sophie Zhou/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
WANSA ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30029204
Courtesy of Kristin Houghtaling/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
108 GARMENT Street Unit# 1510
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30029228
Courtesy of Idris Baig/eXp Realty, Brokerage
708 - 10 WILLISON SQUARE
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30029180
Courtesy of THOMAS SUN/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
LOWER - 48 SHAFTESBURY STREET
Toronto (Bathurst Manor), Ontario MLS® #30029178
Courtesy of MICHELLE ZHANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2302 - 88 HARBOUR STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30029185
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/EXP REALTY
FOREMAN ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30029205
Courtesy of Kristin Houghtaling/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
224 CALEDONIA ROAD
Toronto (Corso Italia-Davenport), Ontario MLS® #30029217
Courtesy of NASER DADGAR/REALTY EXECUTIVES PRIORITY ONE LIMITED
5848-5860 FERRY STREET
Niagara Falls (Dorchester), Ontario MLS® #30029224
Courtesy of IAN CARRILLO/EXP REALTY
418 - 3560 ST CLAIR AVENUE E
Toronto (Kennedy Park), Ontario MLS® #30029097
Courtesy of JASON PATRICK YIP/ELITE CAPITAL REALTY INC.
23 EARL STREET
Kingston (Central City East), Ontario MLS® #30024958
Courtesy of CHERI ROSE GENYK/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
1412 HIGHWAY 7A
Kawartha Lakes (Manvers), Ontario MLS® #30024960
Courtesy of Cathy Burningham/Royal LePage Frank Real Estate
11 CORNELL CRESCENT
London East (East I), Ontario MLS® #30024972
Courtesy of KRIS GEAR/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
8306 BANK STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30024984
Courtesy of Wilson Mittelstaedt/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE 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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