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
Lot Dentremont Road
Meteghan Station, Nova Scotia MLS® #30034363
Courtesy of Mathieu Theriault/EXP Realty of Canada Inc.
4 VISTA DRIVE
Pelham (Fonthill), Ontario MLS® #30034452
Courtesy of Makenna Mallett/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
21 5988 GAUTHIER ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30034043
Courtesy of Jonathan Bonnett/RE/MAX Core Realty
138 RIFLE RANGE ROAD
Hamilton (Ainslie Wood), Ontario MLS® #30034532
Courtesy of SUSANNA ZHANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
369 Brintnell BV NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30034544
Courtesy of Sean Lee/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
22 WALTER PROCTOR ROAD
East Gwillimbury (Sharon), Ontario MLS® #30034520
Courtesy of VINCENT JIANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
23 RIVER ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Somerville), Ontario MLS® #30034449
Courtesy of Kelli Lovell/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
UPPER - 62 HIGHLAND ROAD W
Hamilton (Stoney Creek Mountain), Ontario MLS® #30034533
Courtesy of MANNY ANWAR/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1212 - 1346 DANFORTH ROAD
Toronto (Eglinton East), Ontario MLS® #30034399
Courtesy of ROSANY RODRIGUES/MAIN STREET REALTY LTD.
740 WOODCREST RD
THUNDER BAY, Ontario MLS® #30029838
Courtesy of ERIC VASTAMAKI/RE/MAX FIRST CHOICE REALTY LTD.
27 WELLINGTON STREET E
Cornwall, Ontario MLS® #30029864
Courtesy of MATTHEW GIRGIS/CENTURY 21 SHIELD REALTY LTD.
349 Pacific Yew Crescent
Sparwood, British Columbia MLS® #30029876
Courtesy of Jennifer King/eXp Realty (Fernie)
208 - 196 SCOTT STREET
St. Catharines (Fairview), Ontario MLS® #30030006
Courtesy of Elizabeth Izzo/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
70 Hawkes AVENUE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30030049
Courtesy of Curtus Collins/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
400 Stone TERRACE
Martensville, Saskatchewan MLS® #30030051
Courtesy of Dan Gaudet/Barry Chilliak Realty Inc.
175 TILLER TRAIL
Brampton (Fletcher's Creek Village), Ontario MLS® #30030063
Courtesy of CATHERINE NACAR/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
340 CLARENDON DRIVE
Hamilton (Ancaster), Ontario MLS® #30030107
Courtesy of HEATHER ERIN OSBERG-SCHUIT/ROYAL LEPAGE REALTY PLUS OAKVILLE
100 CRADDOCK Boulevard
Jarvis, Ontario MLS® #30030126
Courtesy of Rod Fess/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
68 Five Island Brook Road
Vaughan, Nova Scotia MLS® #30031268
Courtesy of Linda Tanner/Royal LePage Atlantic
408 34395 GLADYS AVENUE
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #30031403
Courtesy of Victor Klassen/RE/MAX Nyda Realty Inc.
10 14959 58 AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30031410
Courtesy of Greg Holmes/Macdonald Realty (Surrey/152)
149 152 8400 SHOOK ROAD
Mission, British Columbia MLS® #30031415
Courtesy of Matt Bastien/Royal LePage Elite West
408 JARVIS STREET
Fort Erie (Central), Ontario MLS® #30031441
Courtesy of Shawn Schertzing/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
108 - 77 LELAND STREET
Hamilton (Ainslie Wood), Ontario MLS® #30031484
Courtesy of DEEPESH AHUJA/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
9 - 306 ROXTON DRIVE
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30031489
Courtesy of MIKE BOLGER/CHESTNUT PARK REALTY(SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO) LTD
16068 10A AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30030878
Courtesy of Paul Andersen/RE/MAX Colonial Pacific Realty
1196 HABGOOD STREET
White Rock, British Columbia MLS® #30030880
Courtesy of Dave Robles/RE/MAX Treeland Realty
C - 326 EVEREST PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30030892
Courtesy of Ryan Gauthier/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
48 CANNERY DRIVE
Niagara-on-the-Lake (St. Davids), Ontario MLS® #30030905
Courtesy of Crystal Simons/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
41 WINTERFOLD DR DRIVE
Brampton (Madoc), Ontario MLS® #30030998
Courtesy of SABRINA CHIODO EDWARDS/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
2437 MONTAGNE AVENUE
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #30031009
Courtesy of GAGANDEEP SAINI/SMARTWAY REALTY
61 WINDSOR STREET
Guelph (Riverside Park), Ontario MLS® #30031016
Courtesy of ANNE HORSLEY/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
520 MAYFLOWER STREET
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30031023
Courtesy of Ryan Schinker/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
514 HAVELOCK DRIVE
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30031028
Courtesy of RICK LUONG/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE 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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