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
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
27 WILEY STREET
St. Catharines (Downtown), Ontario MLS® #29713264
Courtesy of Teresa Lynn Hoogendam/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
3938 AREND DRIVE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29713081
Courtesy of Jorden Birks/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
2202 BROOKHAVEN Crescent
Oakville, Ontario MLS® #29713214
Courtesy of NEESH BUTTOO/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
9 - 11 ELDORA AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29713252
Courtesy of KATHY HOSSEINALI SAMIEI/HOMELIFE CLASSIC REALTY INC.
1708 - 50 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29713257
Courtesy of NANCY XIN WANG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
TH4 - 175 PEARS AVENUE
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29713303
Courtesy of JOE TU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
203 - 195 BONIS AVENUE
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #29713310
Courtesy of HELEN YANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
220 PINE BEACH DRIVE
Georgina (Keswick South), Ontario MLS® #29714527
Courtesy of MICHAEL VOLPE/RE/MAX HALLMARK YORK GROUP REALTY LTD.
UPPER - 113 JOSEPHINE ROAD
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #29714534
Courtesy of AMAN ANAND/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
8529 9TH LINE
Essa, Ontario MLS® #29714539
Courtesy of LINDA KNIGHT/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY
38 NORTH STREET W
Orillia, Ontario MLS® #29714565
Courtesy of KIMBERLY SAUNDERS/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY
155 BROOKWOOD DR
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #29714584
Courtesy of Tyson H. Lawley/The Good Real Estate Company
1213 BOWMAN Drive
Oakville, Ontario MLS® #29714320
Courtesy of Brad Miller/Century 21 Miller Real Estate Ltd.
20 MOURNING DOVE TRAIL
Tiny, Ontario MLS® #29713923
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
1403 - 1360 YORK MILLS ROAD
Toronto (Parkwoods-Donalda), Ontario MLS® #29713877
Courtesy of NICOLE NORTON/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
35 - 1209 QUEEN STREET E
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29714077
Courtesy of NATALIA CORREDOR/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
421 BUCKBY LANE
Saugeen Shores, Ontario MLS® #29714659
Courtesy of CHRISTEL MCFATRIDGE/SKYBOUND REALTY
1213 BOWMAN DRIVE
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #29714933
Courtesy of BRAD MILLER/CENTURY 21 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD.
1201 - 8 ANN STREET
Mississauga (Port Credit), Ontario MLS® #29714630
Courtesy of CYNTHIA SOPHIA OSTOS/EXP REALTY
55506 RGE ROAD 254
Rural Sturgeon County, Alberta MLS® #29714356
Courtesy of Allison M. Meston/Exp Realty
BSMT - 74 CREANONA BOULEVARD
Hamilton (Winona Park), Ontario MLS® #29714969
Courtesy of ANEELA ZEHRA/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
408 212 Willis CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29714692
Courtesy of Gerry Scott/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
299 Antifaev Road
Grand Forks, British Columbia MLS® #29714731
Courtesy of Leanne Babcock/Grand Forks Realty Ltd
137 PRINGLE DRIVE
Whitby (Pringle Creek), Ontario MLS® #29714743
Courtesy of WANDA TRAUZZI/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
7708 NICHOL SIDEROAD 15
Centre Wellington, Ontario MLS® #29714755
Courtesy of MALCOLM CROOKS/Keller Williams Home Group Realty
11 BIRCH LANE
McDougall, Ontario MLS® #29714762
Courtesy of NICOLE BOYD/Royal LePage Team Advantage Realty
85 DAVY ROAD
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #29714774
Courtesy of Gerry Baker/RE/MAX QUINTE LTD.
332 Main Street
Triton, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29714781
Courtesy of Janice Kearley/Keller Williams Platinum Realty - Grand Falls
76 MCNAY STREET
London East (East C), Ontario MLS® #29714786
Courtesy of MATT GILBOE/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
1107 - 1880 GORDON STREET
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #29714197
Courtesy of SANDRA MCMUNN/KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CENTRES
706 6369 Coburg Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #29714091
Courtesy of JAN MALONE/Bryant Realty Atlantic
38 Morris DRIVE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29714180
Courtesy of Lorri Walters/Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate
1 CARDINAL COURT
Quinte West (Murray Ward), Ontario MLS® #29714301
Courtesy of DAVID WEIR/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY
2200 Prospect Road
Hatchet Lake, Nova Scotia MLS® #29714990
Courtesy of Glen Cluett/Sutton Group Professional Realty
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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