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
12854 BENS ROAD
Charlie Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29749159
Courtesy of Kimberley Schwarz/Izon Realty
18 Range Road 271
Calahoo, Alberta MLS® #29803390
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
18 Range Road 271
Calahoo, Alberta MLS® #29803391
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
811 - 10 HONEYCRISP CRESCENT
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29816210
Courtesy of EILEEN SONG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
5 BOURGEOIS BEACH ROAD
Tay (Victoria Harbour), Ontario MLS® #29816532
Courtesy of TIM LINTICK/EXP REALTY
8D GEORGE STREET
North Stormont, Ontario MLS® #29816621
Courtesy of Eduardo Alculumbre/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
178 YELLOWCRESS WAY
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29816619
Courtesy of Hoda Baselyos/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
45 FOREHT CRESCENT
Aurora (Aurora Heights), Ontario MLS® #29816645
Courtesy of WAYNE CLEMENTS/RE/MAX HALLMARK YORK GROUP REALTY LTD.
620 Kilmalu Rd
Mill Bay, British Columbia MLS® #29816594
Courtesy of Mike Eddy/Sutton Group-West Coast Realty (Dunc)
29 ALEXANDER Street
Burford, Ontario MLS® #29816664
Courtesy of Ashleigh Bowman/Royal LePage Brant Realty
464 NORTHLAKE Drive
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29816330
Courtesy of CAROLINE HARVEY/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
137 JONAS MILLWAY
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29816385
Courtesy of ROBBIE XU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
4343 Emily Carr Dr
Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29816277
Courtesy of Jenny Wu/Macdonald Realty Victoria
1009 - 219 DUNDAS STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29816347
Courtesy of Annie Liu/Wisdomax Realty LTD
68 HIDDENVALLEY DRIVE
Belleville (Thurlow Ward), Ontario MLS® #29816498
Courtesy of Lisa Francis/Re/Max Quinte Ltd.
976 SHADELAND Avenue Unit# 3
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29816493
Courtesy of Greg Kuchma/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
114 NEILSON DRIVE
Toronto (Markland Wood), Ontario MLS® #29816429
Courtesy of SCOTT GILMOUR/REALTY EXECUTIVES PLUS LTD
8 RENWOOD PLACE
Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #29816448
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
UNIT 1 - 319 BEECHFIELD ROAD
Oakville (FD Ford), Ontario MLS® #29816412
Courtesy of TONY HUI WANG/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
310 - 40 HORSESHOE BOULEVARD
Oro-Medonte (Horseshoe Valley), Ontario MLS® #29816392
Courtesy of ROBERTO MANCA/CENTURY 21 B.J. ROTH REALTY LTD.
56 ELIZA Avenue
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29816397
Courtesy of ZORAN STOJAKOVIC/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
1005 - 20 JOE SHUSTER WAY
Toronto (South Parkdale), Ontario MLS® #29816417
Courtesy of WADE JOHNSTON/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
6794 SIXTH LINE
Centre Wellington, Ontario MLS® #29816506
Courtesy of ERICA VOISIN/Keller Williams Home Group Realty
367 Copperfield Heights SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29816556
Courtesy of Wendy M. Wacko/Royal LePage Solutions
917 ORPHA STREET
Burlington (Freeman), Ontario MLS® #29816549
Courtesy of LIONET HASBURY/KELLER WILLIAMS EDGE REALTY
6150-6160 HAZELDEAN ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29816513
Courtesy of Florian Nagelschmitz/CAPITAL COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT CORP.
7 COLONIAL CRESCENT
Oakville (MO Morrison), Ontario MLS® #29816676
Courtesy of GREG KUCHMA/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
752 Leslie AVE
Thunder Bay, Ontario MLS® #29816570
Courtesy of MARCIA BROUGHTON/SIGNATURE NORTH REALTY INC.
207 - 418 IROQUOIS SHORE ROAD
Oakville (QE Queen Elizabeth), Ontario MLS® #29816671
Courtesy of CALLUM WALLACE/ENGEL & VOLKERS OAKVILLE
436 Canoe Crescent
Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia MLS® #29816688
Courtesy of Sandra Pike/Royal LePage Atlantic
7229 161B AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29816537
Courtesy of Craig E. Finnman/Royal LePage Prestige Realty
14 BOUNDARY CREEK PATH
Brampton (Bram West), Ontario MLS® #29816424
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
#1020 260 Bellerose DR
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29816974
Courtesy of Michael T. Kinsella/RE/MAX Elite
205 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29816986
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
22 MATTHEW COURT
Toronto (Princess-Rosethorn), Ontario MLS® #29816993
Courtesy of LUIGI DEDOMINICIS/RE/MAX EXPERTS
2114 SPRINGDALE ROAD
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29816998
Courtesy of JAY NICOLAS GHANEM/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
PH40 - 250 WELLINGTON STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29816361
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
294 CHELTENHAM ROAD
Burlington (Appleby), Ontario MLS® #29816809
Courtesy of SNEHA JAGAD/CENTURY 21 PROPERTY ZONE REALTY 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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