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
5903 102 AV NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30069086
Courtesy of Kendall Parcher/The Agency North Central Alberta
113 BIG ROCK ROAD
Georgian Bluffs, Ontario MLS® #30069017
Courtesy of ROB MACVICAR/Sutton-Sound Realty
250 SANDALE ROAD
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #30069029
Courtesy of HANNY WAI/POWER 7 REALTY
609 - 383 SORAUREN AVENUE
Toronto (Roncesvalles), Ontario MLS® #30069036
Courtesy of JACK LY/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
910 - 308 JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30069055
Courtesy of Lisa Deng/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
MAIN - 402 KINGSTON ROAD
Toronto (East End-Danforth), Ontario MLS® #30069062
Courtesy of LINDA ING-GILBERT/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
30 MASTERS GREEN CRESCENT
Brampton (Snelgrove), Ontario MLS® #30069074
Courtesy of RUDY LACHHMAN/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
Lot 5 Cabot Trail
Ingonish, Nova Scotia MLS® #30068728
Courtesy of Jenessa MacInnis/RE/MAX Park Place Inc.
127 TRAGINA AVENUE S
Hamilton (Bartonville), Ontario MLS® #30069365
Courtesy of NICK DAYMOND/KELLER WILLIAMS EDGE REALTY
LOWER - 23 JAY COURT
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30069632
Courtesy of REENA PATEL/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
31 DOROTHY STREET
Hamilton (Balfour), Ontario MLS® #30069637
Courtesy of GABRIEL BOZOLASCO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
Unit 20 Estates at Fieldstone Grove
Moosomin Rm No. 121, Saskatchewan MLS® #30069644
Courtesy of Kimberly Setrum/Royal LePage Martin Liberty (Sask) Realty
4064 Montague STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30069651
Courtesy of Amber Struthers/Coldwell Banker Local Realty
21 Cedarcrest Drive
Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia MLS® #30069524
Courtesy of Conner Sherwood/Exit Real Estate Professionals
116 Whitecap Ridge
Black Point, Nova Scotia MLS® #30069500
Courtesy of Kaycee Bessette/Engel & Volkers
1369 HIPKISS DRIVE
Dysart et al (Harburn), Ontario MLS® #30069625
Courtesy of JENNIFER JONES/LPT REALTY
1090 CANNON Street E Unit# Main
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30069620
Courtesy of Abdellah Majd/Revel Realty Inc.
303 302 Nelson ROAD
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30069492
Courtesy of Mike Yerhoff/Realty Executives Saskatoon
244 HUNTERSFIELD DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30069810
Courtesy of Anthony Bassile/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
15 DIREZZE COURT S
Richmond Hill (Mill Pond), Ontario MLS® #30069822
Courtesy of DARYL KING/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
1834 JANE STREET
Toronto (Weston), Ontario MLS® #30069858
Courtesy of PARAS. P. BHATIA/PROPERTY.CA INC.
1019 DONNELLY STREET
Milton (BE Beaty), Ontario MLS® #30069860
Courtesy of INGY DOSS/RE/MAX SUCCESS REALTY
4413 LEE DRIVE
Mississauga (Rathwood), Ontario MLS® #30069872
Courtesy of ANGELA ZEZZA/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC.
506 - 55 DE BOERS DRIVE
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #30069889
Courtesy of PAOLA CALAMIA/RE/MAX NOBLECORP REAL ESTATE
16/17 - 37 VICTORIA AVENUE
Halton Hills (AC Acton), Ontario MLS® #30069891
Courtesy of RYAN FRANCIS HAYDAR/REVEL REALTY INC.
185 THORNBUSH BOULEVARD
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #30069896
Courtesy of JAGAT PATEL/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
96 UNIVERSITY Avenue W
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30069916
Courtesy of DAN OPENSHAW/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
23 STAUFFER ROAD
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30069928
Courtesy of ANDREW PETER EVANS/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
3021 Crestwood Pl
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30069961
Courtesy of Alex Penner/460 Realty Inc. (NA)
221 - 35 SOUTHSHORE CRESCENT
Hamilton (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #30069935
Courtesy of TAMMY PHINNEY/ROYAL LEPAGE BURLOAK REAL ESTATE SERVICES
16 - 121 GREEN BRIAR ROAD
New Tecumseth, Ontario MLS® #30069827
Courtesy of GEORGEINA HELEN BLYTH/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
51 BRIARSDALE CRESCENT
Welland (N. Welland), Ontario MLS® #30069834
Courtesy of Ben Lockyer/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
703 - 70 ABSOLUTE AVENUE E
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30069865
Courtesy of ANWAR MAJEED/GLOBAL BRICKS EXECUTIVE HOMES REALTY
108 - 364 THE EAST MALL
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30069598
Courtesy of LAZARO RAMOS/EXP REALTY
285 VANILLA TRAIL
Thorold (Rolling Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30070122
Courtesy of DAVE CHOWDHURY/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
232 WILLARD AVENUE
Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #30069358
Courtesy of PAUL JOHNSTON/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
290 MELROSE Avenue
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30070110
Courtesy of MARTY FRASER/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD., BROKERAGE
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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