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
11 PATTON Drive
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29693310
Courtesy of LINA ANSOURIAN/ROYAL LEPAGE CROWN REALTY SERVICES
903 - 276 ST GEORGE STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29693334
Courtesy of TODOR YORDANOV/CITY REALTY POINT
1014 - 1480 BAYLY STREET
Pickering (Bay Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29693339
Courtesy of HARRIS DURRANI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
212 RAY SNOW BOULEVARD
Newmarket (Woodland Hill), Ontario MLS® #29693341
Courtesy of SLAVA RYZHIKOV/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
103 - 321 WATER STREET W
Cornwall, Ontario MLS® #29693358
Courtesy of JO ANN LANGSTAFF/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
7 KNOTTY PINE TRAIL
Markham (Royal Orchard), Ontario MLS® #29693377
Courtesy of ANNIE VARBEDIAN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
90 Lindenwood Terrace
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29693454
Courtesy of Joshua Svec/Air Realty Limited
376 WALLACE DRIVE
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #29693961
Courtesy of JOHN KOZAK/ROYAL LEPAGE KAWARTHA LAKES REALTY INC.
38 VEALE CRESCENT
Strathroy-Caradoc (SW), Ontario MLS® #29693966
Courtesy of SARAH STEVENS/THE REALTY FIRM PRESTIGE BROKERAGE INC.
229 VANILLA TRAIL
Thorold (Rolling Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29693978
Courtesy of Alejandra Bourassa Florez/EXP REALTY
236 BULRUSH CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29693973
Courtesy of Samantha Nelson/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
5 8638 159 STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29693942
Courtesy of Jayson Pingol/Sutton Premier Realty
202 Saunders Road
Deerfield, Nova Scotia MLS® #29693954
Courtesy of Robert Nelson/The Real Estate Store
343 GLORY ROAD
Hastings Highlands (Herschel Ward), Ontario MLS® #29693959
Courtesy of Marilyn Dillon/RE/MAX COUNTRY CLASSICS LTD.
34 BLACKHORNE Crescent
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29693764
Courtesy of STEFAN CUCAK/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.
601 - 90 ABSOLUTE AVENUE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29693769
Courtesy of PETER WOZNOWSKI/GOWEST REALTY LTD.
Lot 11 Patrice Road
Corberrie, Nova Scotia MLS® #29693752
Courtesy of Adrien Doucet/RE/MAX Banner Real Estate(Meteghan River)
15 Buffalo Springs Road
Montrose Rm No. 315, Saskatchewan MLS® #29693771
Courtesy of Candace Epp Realty Prof. Corp./Boyes Group Realty Inc.
2310 BRIARGROVE CIRCLE
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29693396
Courtesy of CHRISTINA SUTHERLAND-YOEST/Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd.
191 FIFTH CONCESSION ROAD S
Addington Highlands (Addington Highlands), Ontario MLS® #29693416
Courtesy of JILL RAYNER/SUTTON GROUP-MASTERS REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
114 BAKERSFIELD Drive
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29693428
Courtesy of LUCY SCHITO/RED AND WHITE REALTY INC.
6433 121A STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29693810
Courtesy of Serguiy Turitsa/Team 3000 Realty Ltd.
16 - 30 HESLOP ROAD
Milton (OM Old Milton), Ontario MLS® #29693670
Courtesy of Danny Latincic/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
20 FORD STREET
Barrie (Sunnidale), Ontario MLS® #29694332
Courtesy of ASHLEY LAMB/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
46 KINCARDINE STREET
Vaughan (Kleinburg), Ontario MLS® #29694313
Courtesy of MARVET MASSOUD/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
239 CROSS STREET
Deseronto (Deseronto (Town)), Ontario MLS® #29694344
Courtesy of JEN FITZPATRICK/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
563 MULOCK COURT
Newmarket (Gorham-College Manor), Ontario MLS® #29694293
Courtesy of PAUL HELPS/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
451 L AVENUE S
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29694363
Courtesy of Spencer Chilliak/Barry Chilliak Realty Inc.
154 ROWE STREET
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bond Head), Ontario MLS® #29694306
Courtesy of TAY DOAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
E09 - 26 BRUCE STREET
Vaughan (East Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #29694301
Courtesy of DOMENIC FIORENZA/RE/MAX EXPERTS
62 - 3050 PINEMEADOW DRIVE
Burlington (Headon), Ontario MLS® #29694128
Courtesy of BRANKA VIDOVIC/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp., Brokerage
249 E MAJOR MACKENZIE Drive E Unit# 106
Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #29694104
Courtesy of Eliana Arsalides/Realty Network
322 Topsail Road
St.John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29694111
Courtesy of Krystal Gibbons/3% Realty East Coast
24 - 1043 LOBO DRIVE
Minden Hills (Snowdon), Ontario MLS® #29694096
Courtesy of WEI HWA/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
132 BARLAKE Avenue Unit# 35
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29694286
Courtesy of Anna Sophia Jodhi/Realty World Legacy
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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