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
LOWER LEVEL - 235 BERNARD AVENUE
London East (East B), Ontario MLS® #30080253
Courtesy of JACK J. WANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
3496 Weidle Way SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30080254
Courtesy of Jeneath Motil/Coldwell Banker Mountain Central
4882 ROSEBUSH ROAD
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #30080243
Courtesy of SHELLEY ZHANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
2361 SILVERWOOD DRIVE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30080244
Courtesy of EMILY GUO/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
242 BUTTERCUP Court
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30080256
Courtesy of YING SUSAN JIANG/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
306 - 55 SPEERS ROAD
Oakville (CO Central), Ontario MLS® #30080252
Courtesy of KEN QI/HIGHLAND REALTY
108 AVENUE ROAD
Newmarket (Central Newmarket), Ontario MLS® #30079388
Courtesy of PATRICK BRYANT/COMFLEX REALTY INC.
13 EVARIDGE DRIVE
Markham (Cornell), Ontario MLS® #30079390
Courtesy of STEPHEN W.S. CHAN/CENTURY 21 KING'S QUAY REAL ESTATE INC.
1073 MESA CRESCENT
Mississauga (Lorne Park), Ontario MLS® #30079395
Courtesy of FARHANA ZAKIR/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
97 Chinook Drive SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30079422
Courtesy of Karen Keveryga/Royal LePage Benchmark
27 CANTERBURY DRIVE
St. Catharines (Oakdale), Ontario MLS® #30079427
Courtesy of Kimberley Smith/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
1801 - 400 KING STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30079453
Courtesy of ANIL KALIA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
303 - 320 TWEEDSMUIR AVENUE
Toronto (Forest Hill South), Ontario MLS® #30079458
Courtesy of SANDON SCHWARTZBEN/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
21 ELLIS CRESCENT
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #30079465
Courtesy of Keith Mcdonald/Birdhouse Realty Inc.
325 - 4 KIMBERLY LANE
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #30079491
Courtesy of NICO JAMES-BOCK/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
116 ADDINGTON CRESCENT
Brampton (Avondale), Ontario MLS® #30079509
Courtesy of RAKESH SEWAL/ESTATE #1 REALTY SERVICES INC.
3 TAN LANE
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #30079511
Courtesy of HARBINDER BRAR/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
8 SAFARI COURT
Brampton (Snelgrove), Ontario MLS® #30079275
Courtesy of MANVEER SINGH DHINDSA/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
423474 6 CONCESSION
West Grey, Ontario MLS® #30079282
Courtesy of Chakshu Verma/CENTURY 21 PROPERTY ZONE REALTY INC.
5419 AULTSVILLE ROAD
South Stormont, Ontario MLS® #30079299
Courtesy of ERIC BELANGER/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS LTD.
4710 #59 Highway
Norfolk County, Ontario MLS® #30079307
Courtesy of Matt Devos/RE/MAX Erie Shores Realty Inc. Brokerage
350 GILPIN DRIVE
Newmarket (Woodland Hill), Ontario MLS® #30079326
Courtesy of ALVIN C. LIU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1726 THE PINES
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #30079340
Courtesy of ERICA BLAIN/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
110 - 320 SUGARCREEK TRAIL S
London North (North N), Ontario MLS® #30079345
Courtesy of Adam Khan/RE/MAX PRIME PROPERTIES
7017 Deer Street
Lacombe, Alberta MLS® #30079369
Courtesy of Karen Sernecky/Royal LePage Network Realty Corp.
3309 - 38 ELM STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30079376
Courtesy of TONY KAMEL/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
3277 PAUL HENDERSON DRIVE
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30079148
Courtesy of ZARIFA BAHRAN/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
28 THOMAS STREET
South Glengarry, Ontario MLS® #30079167
Courtesy of ERIC BELANGER/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS LTD.
60 REISTWOOD Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30079179
Courtesy of Michael Darou/eXp Realty (Team Branch)
913 - 25 THE ESPLANADE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30079186
Courtesy of DAVID VU/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
1720 - 25 KINGSBRIDGE GARDEN CIRCLE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30079225
Courtesy of Neelofar Neelofar/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
1585 ROSE WAY
Milton (CB Cobban), Ontario MLS® #30079232
Courtesy of NAVV PATHEJA/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
4782 REGIONAL RD 57
Kawartha Lakes (Manvers), Ontario MLS® #30079244
Courtesy of Grant Gibson/RE/MAX HALLMARK EASTERN 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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