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
2005 - 8 WELLESLEY STREET W
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29692103
Courtesy of JESSICA HUANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
5 THWAITE AVENUE
Toronto (Glenfield-Jane Heights), Ontario MLS® #29692110
Courtesy of ALEX PRICE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
109 AQUASANTA CRESCENT
Hamilton (Ryckmans), Ontario MLS® #29692115
Courtesy of NIRAV GANDHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
64 BROOKSHIRE CIRCLE
Markham (Thornlea), Ontario MLS® #29692122
Courtesy of SIAMAK SHAHEDI/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
4130 PARKSIDE VILLAGE DRIVE
Mississauga (Creditview), Ontario MLS® #29692127
Courtesy of NATHAN ZHOU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
30 Avebury Court
Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29692139
Courtesy of Janice Naugler/Royal LePage Atlantic
272 WILTOM DRIVE
Madawaska Valley, Ontario MLS® #29692153
Courtesy of Sam Norris/QUEENSWOOD NATIONAL REAL ESTATE LTD
98 FRED VARLEY DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29692158
Courtesy of BRUCE LIN/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
43 OAKHURST DRIVE
Vaughan (Beverley Glen), Ontario MLS® #29692160
Courtesy of ANNETTE GEITZEN/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
2004 - 1185 DUPONT STREET
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29692172
Courtesy of SEOUK HYUN KIM/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
17 LYONS Avenue Unit# 2
Welland, Ontario MLS® #29692204
Courtesy of Guy Frank D'Alesio/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
17 LYONS Avenue Unit# 3
Welland, Ontario MLS® #29692211
Courtesy of Guy Frank D'Alesio/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
505 4 Street S
Vulcan, Alberta MLS® #29692216
Courtesy of Aaron Mouser/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)
198 DUSKYWING WAY
Oakville (BR Bronte), Ontario MLS® #29692223
Courtesy of SHRUTI PAUL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
826 WINTERTON WAY
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29692247
Courtesy of JADE CHEN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
9 TARRISON STREET
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29692324
Courtesy of ANDREW PETER EVANS/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
906 - 5 BUTTERMILL AVENUE
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29692336
Courtesy of KIT NG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
2007 - 19 WESTERN BATTERY ROAD
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29692367
Courtesy of ANDREW VAN BUSKIRK/RE/MAX URBAN TORONTO TEAM REALTY INC.
4 - 2481 BADGER CRESCENT
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #29692386
Courtesy of PAUL MANN/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
7113 177a AV NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29692393
Courtesy of Denise A. Royer/Blackmore Real Estate
2357 Demamiel Dr
Sooke, British Columbia MLS® #29692398
Courtesy of Sari Ringma/Coldwell Banker Oceanside Real Estate
6 - 30 PRESTIGE CIRCLE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29692401
Courtesy of Sharon Forbes/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1102 - 1007 THE QUEENSWAY AVENUE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29692413
Courtesy of CHRISTINA CAO/RE/MAX DASH REALTY
1906 - 50 ABSOLUTE AVENUE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29692418
Courtesy of ASHUTOSH KUMAR PANDEY/PIONEER REALTY
535 PARK STREET N
Peterborough (Town Ward 3), Ontario MLS® #29692432
Courtesy of WENDY HYLAND-FREEMANTLE/REVEL REALTY INC.
212 - 5055 GREENLANE ROAD
Lincoln (Beamsville), Ontario MLS® #29692437
Courtesy of YING WANG/COSMOPOLITAN REALTY
5107 - 2920 HWY 7
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29692487
Courtesy of ISHWAR GARG/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
A 100 Fairford STREET W
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan MLS® #29692502
Courtesy of Gayland Panko/Royal LePage Next Level
206 - 1878 GORDON STREET
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #29692514
Courtesy of SANJEEV ARORA/THE FORTUNE REALTY
1626 BLOHM DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29692521
Courtesy of Mark Di Salvo/COLDWELL BANKER RHODES & COMPANY
522 Moonlight Lane W
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #29692595
Courtesy of SHAUNA GRUNINGER/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE - LETHBRIDGE
30479 Range Road 24
Rural Mountain View County, Alberta MLS® #29693106
Courtesy of Katherine Kuyltjes/Royal LePage Benchmark
3312 - 4968 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Lansing-Westgate), Ontario MLS® #29692104
Courtesy of WENTAN ZHAO/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
1209 - 80 ABSOLUTE AVENUE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29692111
Courtesy of VISH KAPOOR/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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