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
5175 BAKER-KERSLEY ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #30039838
Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
Lot Dentremont Road
Meteghan Station, Nova Scotia MLS® #30034363
Courtesy of Mathieu Theriault/EXP Realty of Canada Inc.
4 VISTA DRIVE
Pelham (Fonthill), Ontario MLS® #30034452
Courtesy of Jamie Szeibert/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
92 - 495856 10TH LINE
East Zorra-Tavistock (Braemar), Ontario MLS® #30034731
Courtesy of Tovah Hommes/Gale Group Realty Brokerage Ltd
33 Foundry Street
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia MLS® #30034952
Courtesy of Johannes Dombrowski/iLand Realty Inc.
1503, 225 11 Avenue SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30035032
Courtesy of Craig Rushton/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
1201 - 320 MILL STREET S
Brampton (Brampton South), Ontario MLS® #30035169
Courtesy of HARRY K.P. KANDHAI/CENTURY 21 LEGACY LTD.
2503 - 2230 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30035171
Courtesy of SUNIL SAINI/CENTURY 21 LEGACY LTD.
510 City View Drive
Mermaid, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30035183
Courtesy of Leigh Jenkins/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
33 RUSKVIEW ROAD
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30035203
Courtesy of SANDRA MILOVANOVIC/ROCK STAR REAL ESTATE INC.
137 GOODMAN DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30037684
Courtesy of Josee Blaskie/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
23 TALL PINES TRAIL
East Gwillimbury (Holland Landing), Ontario MLS® #30038942
Courtesy of NADIA HUSSAINI/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
10 CLEAR VALLEY LANE
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30039039
Courtesy of JOEY ZURINI/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
161 Canterbury Cres
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30039046
Courtesy of Rob Grey/REMAX Professionals (NA)
LOT 6 VERNON ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #30039053
Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
491 MCLEOD STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30036960
Courtesy of Kelly Tchorewski/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
22 Badger Avenue
Lake Loon, Nova Scotia MLS® #30038081
Courtesy of Tamuno Cookey/Royal LePage Atlantic
527 YATES Road Unit# 13
Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #30039111
Courtesy of Dean Witala/REMAX Kelowna - Stone Sisters
14185 33 AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30039159
Courtesy of Elaine Zhou/Macdonald Realty (Surrey/152)
#2 University AV
Fort Assiniboine, Alberta MLS® #30039178
Courtesy of Shannon T. Carlson/RE/MAX Results
508 7th STREET E
Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan MLS® #30039180
Courtesy of Catherine Aldous/Century 21 Prairie Elite
900 Gore Street Unit# 25
Nelson, British Columbia MLS® #30038733
Courtesy of Kristine McKay/Royal LePage Rosling Realty
2506 WILDING CRESCENT
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #30039320
Courtesy of Amman Rawji/eXp Realty of Canada, Inc.
313 155 McFaull WAY
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30039387
Courtesy of Jessica Nakrayko/Coldwell Banker Signature
7470 CARIBOO CHALET ROAD
Deka Lake / Sulphurous / Hathaway Lakes, British Columbia MLS® #30039399
Courtesy of Mark Trousdell/Century 21 Creekside Realty Ltd.
51 Pinehurst Street
Amherst, Nova Scotia MLS® #30039402
Courtesy of Tony Mitchell/Royal LePage Cumberland Realty Ltd.
3931 11TH AVENUE
Smithers, British Columbia MLS® #30036249
Courtesy of Heather Cyr/Calderwood Realty Ltd.
388 ASHWOOD AVENUE
Fort Erie (Crystal Beach), Ontario MLS® #30038757
Courtesy of Matthew Morocco/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
4208 RAMSAY RD NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30038567
Courtesy of Jawad M. Kahlon/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
6163 SAINT MARTIN Place Unit# 1
Oliver, British Columbia MLS® #30039527
Courtesy of Ale Morales/Royal LePage Locations West
#43 62045 TWP ROAD 462
Rural Wetaskiwin County, Alberta MLS® #30039611
Courtesy of Margaret Budanov/MORE Real Estate
136 20738 84 AVENUE
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #30036181
Courtesy of Chris Ruscheinski/Royal LePage - Wolstencroft
303 3585 146A STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30039705
Courtesy of Deena Faleiro/Macdonald Realty Westmar
2083 GRANGE DRIVE
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30039697
Courtesy of JEFF PODGORSKI/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
321 HARTSON ROAD
London North (North O), Ontario MLS® #30035049
Courtesy of JEFF GARD/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
7400 Cottage Way
Lake Cowichan, British Columbia MLS® #30035114
Courtesy of Jason Anson/eXp Realty (NA)
638 ST THOMAS ROAD E
Russell, Ontario MLS® #30037881
Courtesy of Melanie Roussel/EXIT RESULTS 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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