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
3686 VICTORIA DRIVE
Smithers, British Columbia MLS® #29844230
Courtesy of Ron Lapadat/RE/MAX Bulkley Valley
2602 - 195 COMMERCE STREET
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29838687
Courtesy of RADHIKA BAKSHI/RE/MAX KEY2 REAL ESTATE
1005 - 330 RIDOUT STREET N
London East (East K), Ontario MLS® #29838656
Courtesy of SEBASTIAN DZWONCZYK/INFINITY REALTY INC.
101 NIPPISING ROAD
Milton (TM Timberlea), Ontario MLS® #29838740
Courtesy of PRABHJOT MAHAL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
55 LINDERWOOD DRIVE
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #29838738
Courtesy of SAM MIGLANI/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
710 - 270 WELLINGTON STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29838649
Courtesy of ARI ARMANI/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
2203 WINDING WOODS DRIVE
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #29839399
Courtesy of Melissa Cescon/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
1411 - 3695 KANEFF CRESCENT
Mississauga (Mississauga Valleys), Ontario MLS® #29838315
Courtesy of RAMZI ASSAL/ROYAL LEPAGE URBAN REALTY
42 WATSON CRESCENT
Brampton (Brampton East), Ontario MLS® #29839654
Courtesy of JASMIN FELIX/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
1609 MAJOR OAKS ROAD
Pickering (Brock Ridge), Ontario MLS® #29838031
Courtesy of ABRAHAM LIM/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
89 POWELL ROAD
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29838435
Courtesy of SHRUTI SHARMA/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
180 CLAIRMONT ROAD
Gravenhurst (Muskoka (S)), Ontario MLS® #29838283
Courtesy of TARA DOYLE/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
5 3400 48 ST
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29840151
Courtesy of Marty J. Weishaupt/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
24 GOWER ROAD
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29839659
Courtesy of BETTY D'OLIVEIRA/ROYAL LEPAGE MEADOWTOWNE REALTY
88 ADVENTURA ROAD
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29839609
Courtesy of KAMAL RAINA/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
781 DRURY LANE
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #29839630
Courtesy of SAHIL MARWAHA/INTERCITY REALTY INC.
222 EARL STREET W
Timmins (Porcupine - East), Ontario MLS® #29839591
Courtesy of Cedric Bradette/REVEL REALTY INC.
30 THIRD Avenue
St. Thomas, Ontario MLS® #29839039
Courtesy of Matthew Comeau/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
119 Grosvenor AVE
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #29839786
Courtesy of Carol Myhill/EXP Realty Brokerage - Jean's Team
16 DOROTHY STREET
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29840226
Courtesy of TOM SOFIANOPOULOS/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
6596 Lavington Way
Coldstream, British Columbia MLS® #29839940
Courtesy of AJ Eathorne/RE/MAX Vernon
399 York Street Street
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia MLS® #29840245
Courtesy of Stephen Sparrow/Coldwell Banker Boardwalk Realty
2707 JERRING MEWS
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29840341
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
36 MARGARET Street Unit# 44
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29839205
Courtesy of Daniela Tofano/Coldwell Banker Community Professionals
11212 75A Avenue
Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #29839243
Courtesy of Garth Vion/Grassroots Realty Group Ltd.
2185 Dick Ave
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #29839262
Courtesy of Erin Havers/REMAX Professionals (NA)
1206 - 51 CLARINGTON BOULEVARD
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29839298
Courtesy of NASIR SAFI/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
45 GOLDEN MEADOW DRIVE
Markham (Wismer), Ontario MLS® #29839332
Courtesy of PHILIP XU/RE/MAX EPIC REALTY
6 HOWARD WILLIAMS COURT
Uxbridge, Ontario MLS® #29839325
Courtesy of COLIN NOBLE/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
3 - 315 DALY AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29839363
Courtesy of Gabriel De Varennes/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
B-11 MILLER ROAD
McNab/Braeside, Ontario MLS® #29839370
Courtesy of Austin Cranney/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
1341 DUPONT STREET
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29839382
Courtesy of BROOKE BAROOTES/CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED
77 HATHERLEY ROAD
Toronto (Caledonia-Fairbank), Ontario MLS® #29838733
Courtesy of PHILIP ABTAN/RE/MAX REALTRON REALTY INC.
6773 WENDONNA Pl
Central Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29838699
Courtesy of Christopher Peereboom/eXp Realty
1 - 50 PAPE AVENUE
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29838670
Courtesy of MELANIE MARANDA RECINE/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
5403 - 28 FREELAND STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29838651
Courtesy of MATIA KIM/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
64 BENTON Street Unit# 502
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29838625
Courtesy of AGA SAUNDERS/RE/MAX Twin City 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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