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
59 EDENBOROUGH DRIVE
Brampton (Southgate), Ontario MLS® #29844672
Courtesy of ZIBIN JOHN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
3686 VICTORIA DRIVE
Smithers, British Columbia MLS® #29844230
Courtesy of Ron Lapadat/RE/MAX Bulkley Valley
49 GROVE Avenue
St. Catharines, Ontario MLS® #29846041
Courtesy of Kayla Smith/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
458 BEECHWOOD Place Unit# 6
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29844545
Courtesy of MARTY FRASER/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD., BROKERAGE
833 - 31 TIPPETT ROAD
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #29844576
Courtesy of JENNY LIAN/SMART SOLD REALTY
139 MAIN STREET
Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Ontario MLS® #29844730
Courtesy of MARK BELCHER/EXP REALTY, BROKERAGE
23 WINSTON AVENUE
Petawawa, Ontario MLS® #29844735
Courtesy of Nicole Walters/SIGNATURE TEAM REALTY LTD.
640 ACADIA Drive
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29844742
Courtesy of Leonardo Macaluso/Keller Williams Complete Realty
251 ROYAL LANDING GATE
North Grenville, Ontario MLS® #29844766
Courtesy of Katherine Scott/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
72 TURTLE ISLAND ROAD
Toronto (Englemount-Lawrence), Ontario MLS® #29844785
Courtesy of IVAN KALININ/EXP REALTY
65 Cedar Hill Place
St John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29845512
Courtesy of Corina Baldwin/Century 21 Seller's Choice Inc.
192 CHERRYWOOD PARKWAY
Greater Napanee (Greater Napanee), Ontario MLS® #29845360
Courtesy of KEVIN HAGGERTY/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
7 MABELLE Avenue Unit# PH07
Toronto, Ontario MLS® #29845290
Courtesy of Sukhi Kohli/Keller Williams Edge Realty
418 Froom CRESCENT
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29845980
Courtesy of Justus Smith/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
914 West North River Road
North River, Nova Scotia MLS® #29845954
Courtesy of Patrycja Budzynska/RE/MAX Nova
14 RANWOOD DRIVE
Toronto (Humberlea-Pelmo Park), Ontario MLS® #29845815
Courtesy of SABRINA KENTROS/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
9008 COOPER LINK LI SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29845942
Courtesy of Sean P. Ducharme/Latitude Real Estate Group
20 KITTY MURRAY Lane Unit# 11
Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #29846053
Courtesy of Natalie Butler/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
38 FOXTAIL LANE
St. Thomas, Ontario MLS® #29846089
Courtesy of JANA VERBAKEL LEACH/SUTTON GROUP - SELECT REALTY
8 KIERNAN CRESCENT N
New Tecumseth (Alliston), Ontario MLS® #29846111
Courtesy of JOHN AYOUB/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
2176 WINSOME TERRACE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29846116
Courtesy of Geoff Walker/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE WALKER REALTY
1856 BONNYMEDE DRIVE
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #29846154
Courtesy of MEL SCHEERLE/EXP REALTY
1801 MITOFF PLACE
Mississauga (Rathwood), Ontario MLS® #29846173
Courtesy of HAMID AYOUBI/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
2207 - 284 KING STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29846010
Courtesy of BRAD JOHN LAMB/BRAD J. LAMB REALTY 2016 INC.
LL - 901 MANNING AVENUE
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29846022
Courtesy of JUDITH MOIREEN HUME/CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED
253 BRIAR HILL AVENUE
Toronto (Yonge-Eglinton), Ontario MLS® #29846027
Courtesy of AARON LUFTSPRING/RE/MAX REALTRON BARRY COHEN HOMES INC.
638 HOLLY AVENUE
Milton (CO Coates), Ontario MLS® #29846180
Courtesy of SHENBI LAKSHMIPATHY/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
819 ARGYLE STREET
Peterborough (Northcrest Ward 5), Ontario MLS® #29846192
Courtesy of Cole Murray/Century 21 United Realty Inc.
28 BRIARWOOD CRESCENT
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #29846197
Courtesy of Trish Clarke/Royal Lepage Proalliance Realty
1039 CROOKSTON ROAD
Centre Hastings, Ontario MLS® #29846200
Courtesy of Steve Bancroft/Century 21 Lanthorn Real Estate Ltd.
123 MACDONALDS ROAD
Grey Highlands, Ontario MLS® #29846205
Courtesy of JEN SCHOLTE/Revel Realty Inc.
605 - 360 QUARTER TOWN LINE
Tillsonburg, Ontario MLS® #29846212
Courtesy of ALEJANDRA IVIC/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
212 Myles Heidt LANE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29846231
Courtesy of Elwood (Woody) Heroux/Realty Executives Saskatoon
83 EARLS LAKE ROAD
Papineau-Cameron (Papineau Cameron), Ontario MLS® #29845428
Courtesy of SHAUN BILLINGSLEY/Royal LePage Northern Life Realty, Brokerage
351 - 353 RICHELIEU AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29845411
Courtesy of Paul Rushforth/PAUL RUSHFORTH REAL ESTATE INC.
1220 RIVERBEND Road Unit# 105
London, Ontario MLS® #29845245
Courtesy of Biren Patel/Pay It Forward Realty
49 GROVE AVENUE
St. Catharines (Secord Woods), Ontario MLS® #29846142
Courtesy of William Smith/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
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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