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
Address not available.
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30018521
Courtesy of Zenaida S. Knodel/Century 21 Leading
202 - 25 AGNES STREET
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30015673
Courtesy of Hari Shukla/EXP REALTY
1307 - 65 MUTUAL STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30015692
Courtesy of DONALD DUONG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
511 - 219 DUNDAS STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30015697
Courtesy of JINSONG LU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
12835 COUNTY RD 2 ROAD
Cramahe, Ontario MLS® #30015712
Courtesy of Marwen Ferchichi/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
418 - 35 KINGSBURY SQUARE
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #30015717
Courtesy of EMAD IBRAHIM/RE/MAX SUCCESS REALTY
19 ORLANDO DR
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #30015729
Courtesy of Billy Biendarra/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
1402 - 15 GRENVILLE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30015642
Courtesy of DANIEL TANG/RE/MAX ATRIUM HOME REALTY
MAIN - 57 BELVEDERE CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Crosby), Ontario MLS® #30015654
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/EXP REALTY
12 ALM COURT
Aurora (Aurora Estates), Ontario MLS® #30015661
Courtesy of EILEEN LI/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
7201 SIGSBEE DRIVE
Mississauga (Malton), Ontario MLS® #30016176
Courtesy of ALESSANDRA FAIETA/EXP REALTY
6 TIMBER DRIVE
Cavan Monaghan (Cavan Twp), Ontario MLS® #30016183
Courtesy of MICHAEL LOUIS GALLANT/CENTURY 21 WENDA ALLEN REALTY
9 Leeward Lane
East Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia MLS® #30016210
Courtesy of Tami James/Sutton Group Professional Realty
303 MacDonald AVE
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30016215
Courtesy of Bill Fraser/Century 21 Choice Realty Inc.
107 STRICKLAND STREET
Selwyn, Ontario MLS® #30016222
Courtesy of Ryleigh Hickey/Century 21 United Realty Inc.
10 Seascape Drive
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30016234
Courtesy of Jeremy Cummings/RE/MAX Realty Specialists
MAIN - 670 UPPER WELLINGTON STREET
Hamilton (Centremount), Ontario MLS® #30016241
Courtesy of Cody Smith/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
Lot 6, 8 & 9 Highway 1
Weymouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #30016246
Courtesy of Lucy Muszkie/RE/MAX Banner Real Estate
4 - 45 KING STREET E
Brockville, Ontario MLS® #30016253
Courtesy of Ryann Bailey/HOMELIFE/DLK REAL ESTATE LTD
146 BANKSIDE Drive Unit# Upper
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30016265
Courtesy of Rayo Irani/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
2055 WALKERS Line Unit# 117
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30016272
Courtesy of James McCloskey/RE/MAX Realty Enterprises Inc.
1383 TOBYN DRIVE
Burlington (Tansley), Ontario MLS® #30016323
Courtesy of JAMIE VIEIRA/CENTURY 21 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD.
459 WILDGRASS ROAD
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30016330
Courtesy of SANDY BHUTANI/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
6407 - 448 BURNHAMTHORPE RD W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30016335
Courtesy of Justin Chan/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
604 City View Drive
Mermaid, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30016342
Courtesy of Leigh Jenkins/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
18 HUMMINGBIRD GROVE
Adjala-Tosorontio (Colgan), Ontario MLS® #30016866
Courtesy of JAMIE MCGINTY/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
101 - 1222 YORK MILLS ROAD
Toronto (Parkwoods-Donalda), Ontario MLS® #30016520
Courtesy of ALEX MELCONIAN/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
58 AMALIA CRESCENT
Centre Wellington (Belwood), Ontario MLS® #30016347
Courtesy of JASON PACHECO/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
228 WESSENGER DRIVE
Barrie (North Shore), Ontario MLS® #30016626
Courtesy of CURTIS GODDARD/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
443 CAVANAGH LANE
Milton (WI Willmott), Ontario MLS® #30016645
Courtesy of JAS SINGH/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
7 SELLERS AVENUE
Toronto (Corso Italia-Davenport), Ontario MLS® #30016657
Courtesy of MATT GERLOCK/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
3687 ROUTE 20
Seaview, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30016669
Courtesy of Marsha Weeks/East Coast Realty
213 18th STREET NE
Weyburn, Saskatchewan MLS® #30016676
Courtesy of Brody Ward/RE/MAX Weyburn Realty 2011
428 EAGLE STREET S
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30016695
Courtesy of LEE S. QUAILE/CHESTNUT PARK REALTY(SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO) LTD
1104 - 223 JACKSON STREET W
Hamilton (Durand), Ontario MLS® #30016703
Courtesy of MARISSA KERR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
Range Road 44
Rural Cypress County, Alberta MLS® #30016727
Courtesy of TARA LAM/SOURCE 1 REALTY CORP.
155 23rd STREET W
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan MLS® #30016671
Courtesy of Patricia Farrell/eXp Realty
30 CHARLES CURRIE CRESCENT
Erin, Ontario MLS® #30016690
Courtesy of AMY FLOWERS/ROYAL LEPAGE MEADOWTOWNE REALTY
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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide