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
181 MILKY WAY DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Observatory), Ontario MLS® #29706334
Courtesy of BING DONG/SMART SOLD REALTY
92 MAINPRIZE CRESCENT
East Gwillimbury (Mt Albert), Ontario MLS® #29707077
Courtesy of ANNA SPATARO/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
12 SUMMERLEA Drive
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29707130
Courtesy of Laura Taksas/Century 21 Heritage House LTD
24 - 649D WARDEN AVENUE
Toronto (Clairlea-Birchmount), Ontario MLS® #29707053
Courtesy of RAY COCHRANE/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
21 - 95 WEST BEAVER CREEK ROAD
Richmond Hill (Beaver Creek Business Park), Ontario MLS® #29707084
Courtesy of AMIR SAFA/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
50 ESPOSITO DRIVE
Caledon (Bolton East), Ontario MLS® #29707111
Courtesy of DINO NUNNO/CENTURY 21 PARKLAND LTD.
27 HOGAN MANOR DRIVE
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29707123
Courtesy of JEROME ROGER DOUGLAS/RE/MAX EXPERTS
414 3rd AVENUE
Dodsland, Saskatchewan MLS® #29707128
Courtesy of Connie McKee Realty Prof Corp/Realty ONE Group Dynamic
25 ANASTASIA Crescent
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29706396
Courtesy of Billy Abels/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
803 KHAN CRESCENT
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29707116
Courtesy of DEEPAK BAJAJ/KINGSWAY REAL ESTATE
1003 GRANT ROAD
Greater Madawaska, Ontario MLS® #29706985
Courtesy of Peter Vincent/RE/MAX METRO-CITY REALTY LTD. (RENFREW)
1007 - 223 ST CLAIR AVENUE W
Toronto (Yonge-St. Clair), Ontario MLS® #29707041
Courtesy of GABE LAKATOS/RE/MAX EXPERTS
75 TOLLGATE Road
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29706562
Courtesy of Mena O'Sullivan/Royal LePage Brant Realty
77 Carmella Drive
Whites Lake, Nova Scotia MLS® #29706973
Courtesy of Kimberly Dempsey/Royal LePage Atlantic
222 Fawcett CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29706930
Courtesy of Ashley Turner/Century 21 Fusion
MAIN - 179 HANSON STREET
Toronto (Woodbine Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29707058
Courtesy of NASMA ALI/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
833 DEVERON CRESCENT
London South (South J), Ontario MLS® #29706435
Courtesy of VERONICA SCHNARE/OAK AND KEY REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE, INC.
7 CRAWFORD CIRCLE
New Tecumseth (Beeton), Ontario MLS® #29706531
Courtesy of MICHELE ANDREA DENNISTON/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
110 - 1030 CORONATION DRIVE
London North (North I), Ontario MLS® #29706593
Courtesy of SOPHIA FORTIER/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
123 - 2250 BUROAK DRIVE
London North (North S), Ontario MLS® #29706790
Courtesy of DIMITRA PAPASTAMOS/THRIVE REALTY GROUP INC.
1382 ORR TERRACE
Milton (FO Ford), Ontario MLS® #29706923
Courtesy of PRISKA DIETRICH/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
132 3 Avenue NE
Milk River, Alberta MLS® #29707104
Courtesy of Kirby Maronda/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE - LETHBRIDGE
574 CRANBROOK ROAD S
London South (South M), Ontario MLS® #29707192
Courtesy of NATHAN BROOKS/SUTTON GROUP - SELECT REALTY
502 - 57 LAKEPORT ROAD
St. Catharines (Port Dalhousie), Ontario MLS® #29706947
Courtesy of MARK GAUDET/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
78 High Street
Trenton, Nova Scotia MLS® #29706872
Courtesy of Tabatha Lane/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
292 GEDDES STREET
Centre Wellington (Elora/Salem), Ontario MLS® #29707015
Courtesy of GEORGE MOCHRIE/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
423 - 120 VARNA DRIVE
Toronto (Englemount-Lawrence), Ontario MLS® #29707755
Courtesy of ALAN FELDBERG/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
170 GLENGROVE AVENUE W
Toronto (Lawrence Park South), Ontario MLS® #29707034
Courtesy of EDWARD MCKENNA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
511 - 208 QUEENS QUAY W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29707743
Courtesy of CHRIS CHAN/TRUSTWELL REALTY INC.
45 SHIRLEY STREET
Toronto (Little Portugal), Ontario MLS® #29707748
Courtesy of SANDRA PATE/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
39 DIXON AVENUE
Toronto (The Beaches), Ontario MLS® #29707774
Courtesy of DAVID MCLEAN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
134 VICTORIA STREET E
New Tecumseth (Alliston), Ontario MLS® #29707793
Courtesy of CASSIDY JULEE LEMOINE/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
41 LANDSCAPE DRIVE
Oro-Medonte (Horseshoe Valley), Ontario MLS® #29707801
Courtesy of PEGGY HILL/RE/MAX HALLMARK PEGGY HILL GROUP REALTY
45 WARD DRIVE
Barrie (Painswick North), Ontario MLS® #29708102
Courtesy of PEGGY HILL/RE/MAX HALLMARK PEGGY HILL GROUP REALTY
14 EDINBURGH Drive
St. Catharines, Ontario MLS® #29708068
Courtesy of Rob Golfi/RE/MAX Escarpment Golfi Realty Inc.
471 SEABOURNE Drive
Oakville, Ontario MLS® #29708070
Courtesy of Rayo Irani/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
1945 10TH SIDE ROAD
New Tecumseth, Ontario MLS® #29708082
Courtesy of AUGUSTUS THEODOROU/RE/MAX NOBLECORP REAL ESTATE
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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