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
5 CEDARGROVE ROAD
Caledon (Bolton West), Ontario MLS® #30046281
Courtesy of APRIL LAN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
77 ELMA STREET
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30046279
Courtesy of HALA GHM ABU-HANTASH/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
56 LONG LAKE ESTATES ROAD
McDougall, Ontario MLS® #30046286
Courtesy of KATRINA ISMAY CROSS/PMA BRETHOUR REAL ESTATE CORPORATION INC.
38 PINEDALE AVENUE
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #30046274
Courtesy of KAVAS SATCHITHANANDAN/RE/MAX REALTRON BLUE FORCE REALTY
UPPER - 18 ANGELA COURT
Markham (Middlefield), Ontario MLS® #30046267
Courtesy of KRISTY CHEN/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
1108 - 55 MERCER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30046243
Courtesy of IN RYU/RETREND REALTY LTD
1107 - 70 TEMPERANCE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30046250
Courtesy of ANDY QIU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1026 ARCOL ROAD
Frontenac (Frontenac North), Ontario MLS® #30046293
Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER JONES/EXP REALTY, BROKERAGE
227 - 8855 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Rouge), Ontario MLS® #30046301
Courtesy of SANDEEP BATRA/HOUSESIGMA INC.
520 - 101 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30046298
Courtesy of MICHELLE SAU KING CHUNG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
20573 YONGE STREET
East Gwillimbury (Holland Landing), Ontario MLS® #30046306
Courtesy of VINCENT JIANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
40 RAVENCLIFF CRESCENT
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #30046256
Courtesy of JEFFREY LU/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
1209 - 50 ELM DRIVE E
Mississauga (Mississauga Valleys), Ontario MLS® #30046282
Courtesy of AL IBRAHIM/REALTY ONE GROUP FLAGSHIP
1709 - 101 PETER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30046244
Courtesy of CHAEA PIELS/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY
908 - 125 BLUE JAYS WAY
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30046249
Courtesy of CHARLIE CHEN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
3805 - 3 GLOUCESTER STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30046299
Courtesy of PHOEBE LI/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
49 BROCK MEADOW CRESCENT
Markham, Ontario MLS® #30046307
Courtesy of LIN HUANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2201 - 238 SIMCOE STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30046251
Courtesy of ALBERT WANG/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
10B HOLMSTEAD AVENUE
Toronto (O'Connor-Parkview), Ontario MLS® #30046257
Courtesy of FERESHTA GHAFOORI/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
1701 - 252 CHURCH STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30046252
Courtesy of BITA IZADPARAST/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
3591 COPERNICUS DRIVE
Mississauga (Fairview), Ontario MLS® #30046283
Courtesy of KEN QI/HIGHLAND REALTY
67 - 124 PARKINSON CRESCENT
Orangeville, Ontario MLS® #30046276
Courtesy of DEZSO ILLYES/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
26 MILLWARD AVENUE
St. Catharines (Vine/Linwell), Ontario MLS® #30046240
Courtesy of Jordan Clark/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
5002 - 11 WELLESLEY STREET W
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30046245
Courtesy of CHAEA PIELS/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY
2208 - 65 SPRING GARDEN AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30046295
Courtesy of FRED WANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
4619 CAVERLY ROAD
Lac La Hache, British Columbia MLS® #30046315
Courtesy of Shay Mahoney/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
602 - 2 WESTNEY STREET N
Ajax (Central West), Ontario MLS® #30046258
Courtesy of MIRWAN EID/REALTY ONE GROUP REVEAL
20 EVER SWEET WAY
Thorold (Rolling Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30046239
Courtesy of Anmol Vig/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
629 - 7950 BATHURST STREET
Vaughan (Beverley Glen), Ontario MLS® #30046241
Courtesy of SABRINA HUDSON/Rock Star Real Estate Inc., Brokerage
1608 - 8 CUMBERLAND STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #30046246
Courtesy of WAN WAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
3 - 730 CEDAR STREET
Oshawa (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #30046291
Courtesy of George Zois/Island Heritage Realty Inc.
23 AUTUMN DRIVE
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #30046309
Courtesy of DAWNA MARIE BORG/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
77 LETCHWORTH CRESCENT
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #30046311
Courtesy of AARON MCCADE/EXP REALTY
4607 - 488 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30046253
Courtesy of PHILIP YUNG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1055 CLAREDALE ROAD
Mississauga (Mineola), Ontario MLS® #30046285
Courtesy of TONY TSANG/ACCSELL REALTY INC.
184 PROSPECT STREET
Newmarket (Central Newmarket), Ontario MLS® #30046266
Courtesy of MASON HORMATI/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
88 FREY CRESCENT
Toronto (Wexford-Maryvale), Ontario MLS® #30046259
Courtesy of BEN CHEN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1005 - 81 WELLESLEY STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30046247
Courtesy of ELWYN CHEN/BAY STREET INTEGRITY 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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