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
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
4206 - 3975 GRAND PARK DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30193392
Courtesy of KERY ZENG/SMART SOLD REALTY
167 CARLYLE DRIVE
London East (East I), Ontario MLS® #30193335
Courtesy of SOPHIA HAMDAN/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
33 COX BOULEVARD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30193354
Courtesy of MICHAEL ZHENG/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
1581 RICE ROAD
Pelham (Fonthill), Ontario MLS® #30193342
Courtesy of Jordan Clark/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
2326 YORKTOWN CIRCLE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30193359
Courtesy of JING HUANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
236 - 30 SHORE BREEZE DRIVE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30193361
Courtesy of EDUARDO PONTES/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
504 - 17 KENASTON GARDENS
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30193378
Courtesy of HELEN YANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
82 RADWELL CRES CRESCENT
Toronto (Milliken), Ontario MLS® #30193385
Courtesy of DIANA YAN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
169 KENNARD AVENUE
Toronto (Bathurst Manor), Ontario MLS® #30193347
Courtesy of Khoa Le/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
1471 OLD BROCK Street
Vittoria, Ontario MLS® #30193621
Courtesy of Ryan VandenBussche/RE/MAX Erie Shores Realty Inc. Brokerage
22 BORDEN TRAIL
Welland (Prince Charles), Ontario MLS® #30193664
Courtesy of Jessica Meier/CENTURY 21 AVMARK REALTY LIMITED
619 MOORELANDS Crescent
Milton, Ontario MLS® #30193842
Courtesy of Ariel Kormendy/Century 21 Miller Real Estate Ltd.
22 Columbia DRIVE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30193854
Courtesy of Elwood (Woody) Heroux/Realty Executives Saskatoon
22 Princess CRES
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30193873
Courtesy of John Glavota/Royal LePage® Northern Advantage
30 RIVER ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Fenelon Falls), Ontario MLS® #30193885
Courtesy of Heather Ahrens/Re/Max All-Stars Realty Inc.
557 TULLAMORE STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30193900
Courtesy of Christopher Lacharity/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
2667 RUSSLAND ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30193905
Courtesy of Angela (Angie) White/PAUL RUSHFORTH REAL ESTATE INC.
495 STONEMILL ROAD
Fort Erie (Ridgeway), Ontario MLS® #30193912
Courtesy of Milos Krtek/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
4031 38 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30193436
Courtesy of Jennifer Anderson/Century 21 Quantum Realty
18B - 1084 QUEEN STREET W
Mississauga (Lorne Park), Ontario MLS® #30193544
Courtesy of LORALIE PRINZEN/RE/MAX PRIME PROPERTIES
285 ALBERT Street
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30193619
Courtesy of CLARE DOVE/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
209 S FRANKLIN Street S
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30193431
Courtesy of MARK O'KRAFKA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
2302 - 115 MCMAHON DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30193448
Courtesy of JAMIE WU/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
301 - 30 WESTERN BATTERY ROAD
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #30193450
Courtesy of JOY ZHANG/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
18 & 19 - 165 WELLINGTON STREET W
Barrie (Queen's Park), Ontario MLS® #30193462
Courtesy of Adam Cui/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
690 W KING Street W Unit# 116
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30193474
Courtesy of RIZ JADAVJI/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
1256 MARYHILL Road
Maryhill, Ontario MLS® #30193479
Courtesy of RIZ JADAVJI/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
1549 Victoria Road
Dempseys Corner, Nova Scotia MLS® #30193493
Courtesy of Stacey Vries/Keller Williams Select Realty (Kentville)
2 - 754 QUEEN STREET E
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #30193525
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
UNIT 20 - 290 YORKTECH DR DRIVE
Markham (Buttonville), Ontario MLS® #30193532
Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL REALTY INC.
7164 OLD SHILOH ROAD
Georgina (Baldwin), Ontario MLS® #30193537
Courtesy of STEWART MADDEN/KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CENTRES
58 DISSING CRESCENT
London North (North I), Ontario MLS® #30193758
Courtesy of CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN/THE REALTY FIRM INC.
1605 - 75 ST NICHOLAS STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30193772
Courtesy of YA MARY TANG/REALTY ASSOCIATES INC.
912 - 95 MCMAHON DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30193777
Courtesy of DAVID WEI/CENTURY 21 KING'S QUAY REAL ESTATE INC.
109 NASSAU STREET
Oshawa (Vanier), Ontario MLS® #30193784
Courtesy of DANA LYN UBAKAR/PMT REALTY INC.
19877 BATHURST STREET
East Gwillimbury (Holland Landing), Ontario MLS® #30193789
Courtesy of MILENA D'ASTOLI/COLDWELL BANKER RONAN REALTY
285 ALBERT STREET W
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30193809
Courtesy of JEANETTE DOVE/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc
121 - 1589 ROSE WAY
Milton (CB Cobban), Ontario MLS® #30193816
Courtesy of SUMIT TAGGAR/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
31 - 103 ADDISON STREET
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #30193823
Courtesy of MATTHEW AMENDOLA/Royal LePage Security Real Estate
4 - 110 GREW BOULEVARD
Georgina (Sutton & Jackson's Point), Ontario MLS® #30193791
Courtesy of RANDY CRUZ/MCCANN REALTY GROUP LTD.
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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