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
10628 HISLOP ROAD
Telkwa, British Columbia MLS® #30144218
Courtesy of Ron Lapadat/RE/MAX Bulkley Valley
1255 Beaver Bank Road
Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia MLS® #30144698
Courtesy of Alia Huntley/Exit Real Estate Professionals
1 KITTO COURT
Brampton (Fletcher's West), Ontario MLS® #30144871
Courtesy of AMAN DHALIWAL/NEWGEN REALTY EXPERTS
385 VILLAGE CRESCENT
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30144749
Courtesy of DAN DARRAGH/GREEN HEDGE REALTY INC.
219 Richards Pond Road
River Bourgeois, Nova Scotia MLS® #30144814
Courtesy of Robert Wambolt/Harvey Realties Limited (St.Peters)
314 - 115 NIPISING ROAD
Milton (OM Old Milton), Ontario MLS® #30144869
Courtesy of JUSTIN DANIEL ENGLISH/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
63 ARGYLE CRESCENT
Brampton (Avondale), Ontario MLS® #30144876
Courtesy of DEEP KUMAR/RE/MAX PARAMOUNT REALTY
741 KING Street W Unit# 1806
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30144888
Courtesy of Sabrina Ladhar/Corcoran Horizon Realty
139 ATTWOOD Drive
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30144890
Courtesy of SUE MACHADO/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
147 Fitch DRIVE
La Ronge, Saskatchewan MLS® #30145038
Courtesy of Karla Hardcastle/RE/MAX La Ronge Properties
3007 - 18 ESTHER SHINER BOULEVARD
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30144821
Courtesy of PATRICK BERNARD ROCCA/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
85 Houston Road
Mayfield, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30145019
Courtesy of Jason Caldwell/POWERHOUSE REALTY PEI INC
104 1395 Bear Mountain Pkwy
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #30144523
Courtesy of Joanna Mitchell/Pemberton Holmes Ltd.
1206 - 263 WELLINGTON STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30144650
Courtesy of QIN JULIE JIANG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
427 ABERDEEN Avenue Unit# 105
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30144770
Courtesy of Amanda Gibbons/Coldwell Banker-Burnhill Realty
2680 Arbutus Rd
Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #30145519
Courtesy of Tracy Keenan-Whyte/Macdonald Realty Victoria
49 Macfarlane Avenue
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #30145014
Courtesy of Karrie-Anne Brewster/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
92 Sherwood Rise NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30144958
Courtesy of Barbara Daroux/Royal LePage Benchmark
130 Boykowich BEND
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30145040
Courtesy of Kerri Mossing/Century 21 Fusion
2115, 3727 Sage Hill Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30144636
Courtesy of Heather Natividad/CIR Realty
51017 Rge Rd 14
Rural Parkland County, Alberta MLS® #30145829
Courtesy of Mackenzie Bilokraly/RE/MAX PREFERRED CHOICE
52 LEEWARD DRIVE
Brampton (Westgate), Ontario MLS® #30145228
Courtesy of DIPESH MAHESURIA/365 REALTY
3605 2 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30144910
Courtesy of Amie Hautz/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
139 Silver Beach RD
Rural Wetaskiwin County, Alberta MLS® #30145831
Courtesy of Manny Fuller/Real Broker
9762 116 STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30145711
Courtesy of Jodi Steeves/RE/MAX Aldercenter Realty
316 FAIRBROOKE CRES
THUNDER BAY, Ontario MLS® #30145639
Courtesy of ALLISON BELLUZ/RE/MAX GENERATIONS REALTY
11 - 101 SWALES AVENUE
Strathroy-Caradoc (SW), Ontario MLS® #30145595
Courtesy of STEWART BLAIR/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
8 103 Berini DRIVE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30145552
Courtesy of Rishit (RJ) Jain/Realty Executives Saskatoon
23 Rankin Drive
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia MLS® #30144682
Courtesy of Barbara MacLean/Royal LePage Atlantic
Hangar 15, 55072 Range Road 214
Josephburg, Alberta MLS® #30143805
Courtesy of Jennifer C. Lucas/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
772 BANTING COURT
Milton (DP Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #30144872
Courtesy of EDGAR MELO/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
61 SUNNYSIDE Drive
St. George, Ontario MLS® #30144877
Courtesy of Matthew Comeau/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
4870 CONNOR Drive
Beamsville, Ontario MLS® #30144889
Courtesy of Krista Toussaint/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
2706 - 4099 BRICKSTONE MEWS PARKWAY
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30144865
Courtesy of MINA MATTA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1 LOWER TERRACE HILL Street
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30144884
Courtesy of Shane Hamelin/Chase Realty Inc.
14 HEATHERINGTON STREET
St. Catharines (Downtown), Ontario MLS® #30144810
Courtesy of Kara Speth/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
138 RENDELL Boulevard
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30145015
Courtesy of Amir Mukhtar/Bridgecan Realty Corp.
Rural Address / Naismith Acreage
Young, Saskatchewan MLS® #30145039
Courtesy of Lisa Mueller/Century 21 Fusion
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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