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
327 BESSBOROUGH DRIVE
Toronto (Leaside), Ontario MLS® #30074371
Courtesy of ANDREW IPEKIAN/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
895 MAPLE Avenue Unit# 116
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30074547
Courtesy of Kaylin Rivers/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
267 MONTGOMERY BOULEVARD
Orangeville, Ontario MLS® #30074876
Courtesy of MANMOHAN KHROUD/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
402 JANE STREET
Toronto (Lambton Baby Point), Ontario MLS® #30074883
Courtesy of DMYTRO BERBEKA/ROCK STAR REAL ESTATE INC.
34 ALLNESS ROAD
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #30074895
Courtesy of BRYAN CHANA/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
LOT 3 BOND STREET
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30074939
Courtesy of Cindy DaCosta/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
155 VICTORIA AVENUE N
Hamilton (Landsdale), Ontario MLS® #30074946
Courtesy of LILY ZHANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
3234 Winchester Ave
Courtenay, British Columbia MLS® #30074960
Courtesy of Bert Jaeger/Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island North
CON 2 PT LT 19 HWY 518
Kearney (Proudfoot), Ontario MLS® #30074679
Courtesy of NICOLE YULE/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
1012 - 33 ERIE AVENUE
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30074934
Courtesy of PHUONG NHAT TRAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
27 PERRY Lane
Union Corner, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30074410
Courtesy of Anthony Sant/EXIT Realty PEI
228 Veterans DRIVE
Warman, Saskatchewan MLS® #30074232
Courtesy of Scott Ziegler/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
Melrose Road
Melrose, Nova Scotia MLS® #30074369
Courtesy of Jeffrey McKenna/Results Realty Atlantic Inc.
11 CHESTERFIELD DRIVE
Loyalist (Amherstview), Ontario MLS® #30074441
Courtesy of KIM PURCELL/SUTTON GROUP-MASTERS REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
9994 EDWARD STREET
Lambton Shores (Port Franks), Ontario MLS® #30074446
Courtesy of GARRETT PEDLAR/RE/MAX BLUEWATER REALTY INC.
2729 Victory Road
Victory, Nova Scotia MLS® #30074472
Courtesy of Brent Goertzen/Exit Realty Town & Country
Lot 104 Minnow Lane
Lake Egmont, Nova Scotia MLS® #30074585
Courtesy of Randy Beal/Sutton Group Professional Realty
697 FERNDALE Avenue
Fort Erie, Ontario MLS® #30074408
Courtesy of Joe Cosentino/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
61 CONACHER DRIVE
Kingston (Rideau), Ontario MLS® #30074573
Courtesy of LAUREL AMEY/RE/MAX RISE EXECUTIVES, BROKERAGE
416 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30074655
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
12 ALEXANDRIA CRESCENT
Brampton (Avondale), Ontario MLS® #30074667
Courtesy of HARRY HARKIRAN SINGH/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
15 JAYLIN Crescent
Port Dover, Ontario MLS® #30075139
Courtesy of Rod Fess/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
302B 3355 Green Poppy STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30075172
Courtesy of Myles Schick/eXp Realty
1062 CANNON Street E
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30075057
Courtesy of Zaya Oshana/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
155 VICTORIA AVENUE N
Hamilton (Landsdale), Ontario MLS® #30075158
Courtesy of LILY ZHANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
#33 445 BRINTNELL BV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30075160
Courtesy of Taylor J. Hack/REMAX River City
PCL 11012 HOUGH LAKE ROAD
Englehart (Central Timiskaming), Ontario MLS® #30074453
Courtesy of Mandy Bailey/HUFF REALTY LTD
1007 - 810 SCOLLARD COURT
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #30075381
Courtesy of LYNDA COWAN/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
B - 541 CHAMBERLAIN ROAD
Burlington (Shoreacres), Ontario MLS® #30075386
Courtesy of WALEED AHMAD KHAN/CENTURY 21 INNOVATIVE REALTY INC.
6942 LUNDYS Lane
Niagara Falls, Ontario MLS® #30075393
Courtesy of Rob Golfi/RE/MAX Escarpment Golfi Realty Inc.
LOWER UNIT - 5866 VALLEY WAY
Niagara Falls (Cherrywood), Ontario MLS® #30075406
Courtesy of ENSI PIRHOSSEINLOU/ZOWN REALTY INC.
76 MAPLE FIELDS CIRCLE
Aurora (Aurora Estates), Ontario MLS® #30074100
Courtesy of LYNDON LIU/AVION REALTY INC.
1062 CANNON STREET E
Hamilton (Hill Park), Ontario MLS® #30075413
Courtesy of MATTHEW ADEH/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
615 Coal Miners Crescent
Nordegg, Alberta MLS® #30075470
Courtesy of Simon Choi/RE/MAX Complete Realty
834 - 858 DUPONT STREET
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #30075540
Courtesy of JOHN GENEREAUX/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
16 AUSTIN STREET
Quinte West (Trenton Ward), Ontario MLS® #30074720
Courtesy of Julie Struthers/RE/MAX Quinte John Barry Realty Ltd.
1331 ALLOWAY CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30075216
Courtesy of Daniel E Oakes/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
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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