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
115 BURTCH STREET
Woodstock (Woodstock - South), Ontario MLS® #30120390
Courtesy of Kasia Krzewina/Gale Group Realty Brokerage Ltd
B - 3420 ALBION ROAD S
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30120388
Courtesy of Jenny Yao/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
#13 7289 SOUTH TERWILLEGAR DR NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30120472
Courtesy of Peter B. Taylor/MaxWell Progressive
25 - 1280 HARMONY ROAD N
Oshawa (Pinecrest), Ontario MLS® #30120725
Courtesy of Michael Mcdougall/Keller Williams Energy Real Estate
39 MATTERDALE AVENUE
Brampton (Fletcher's West), Ontario MLS® #30120484
Courtesy of IDAN SILELNIKOV/eXp Realty
13 STEADMAN STREET
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30120600
Courtesy of ZAHEER HAQ/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
47 Rotary Drive
Sydney, Nova Scotia MLS® #30120744
Courtesy of Desneiges Campbell/RE/MAX Park Place Inc.
20 DOVER STREET
Woodstock (Woodstock - South), Ontario MLS® #30120977
Courtesy of Christine Hamulecki/Gale Group Realty Brokerage Ltd
25 WELLINGTON Street S Unit# 2114
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30120922
Courtesy of VICKI MCFARLANE/CONDO CULTURE, BROKERAGE
69 PLEASANT Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30120422
Courtesy of Renata Mattina/Royal LePage NRC Realty Inc.
19 - 4211 MILLCROFT PARK DRIVE
Burlington (Rose), Ontario MLS® #30121040
Courtesy of GREG KUCHMA/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
69 Mount Herbert Road
Stratford, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30121057
Courtesy of Leigh Jenkins/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
2122 FERN GLEN COURT
Severn (Bass Lake), Ontario MLS® #30121033
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
721 REECE COURT
Milton (HA Harrison), Ontario MLS® #30121038
Courtesy of REHAN IFTIKHAR/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
7746 REDSTONE ROAD
Mississauga (Malton), Ontario MLS® #30121045
Courtesy of AVTAR SINGH/HOMELIFE SILVERCITY REALTY INC.
13 QUAY Street
Port Dover, Ontario MLS® #30121052
Courtesy of Matt Devos/RE/MAX Erie Shores Realty Inc. Brokerage
158 SAVANNAH RIDGE DRIVE
Brant (Paris), Ontario MLS® #30121064
Courtesy of SARA SEHRAWAT/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
10 AZALEA COURT
Hamilton (Stoney Creek Mountain), Ontario MLS® #30121069
Courtesy of E. MARTIN MAZZA/ROYAL LEPAGE STATE REALTY
28 MAREVAN PLACE
Vaughan (East Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #30121026
Courtesy of DAWNA MARIE BORG/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
1215 Sifton Boulevard SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30121002
Courtesy of Parker Toppings/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
#12 18230 104A ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30121019
Courtesy of Daniel M. Israel/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
99 TUXEDO AVENUE S
Hamilton (Delta), Ontario MLS® #30121406
Courtesy of BRITTANY MCKENZIE/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
3 - 341 WILSON DRIVE
Milton (DP Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #30120908
Courtesy of SCOTT B. PRIOR/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
29 WINDERMERE CR
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #30121021
Courtesy of Christine Tetreault/One Percent Realty
1338 ELEANOR AVENUE
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30121401
Courtesy of ROBERT WOLLZIEFER/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
3149 JEWELL AVENUE
Fort Erie (Ridgeway), Ontario MLS® #30121413
Courtesy of Nicole Burns/KELLER WILLIAMS EDGE REALTY
55 - 151 CLAIRFIELDS DRIVE E
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #30121420
Courtesy of John Zakher/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
Lot 2 Bayfield Road
Bayfield, Nova Scotia MLS® #30121122
Courtesy of Andre Lajo/Royal LePage Atlantic (Dartmouth)
354 Davis Ave
Parksville, British Columbia MLS® #30120934
Courtesy of Glen McPherson/RE/MAX First Realty (PK)
2732 Sackville Drive
Upper Sackville, Nova Scotia MLS® #30122005
Courtesy of Mehrdad Samadzadeh/RE/MAX Nova (Halifax)
1988 RIVER ROAD
London East (East A), Ontario MLS® #30122175
Courtesy of JASVIR SINGH DHILLON/COMMITMENT REALTY LTD.
193 ONTARIO STREET
St. Catharines (Downtown), Ontario MLS® #30121280
Courtesy of Andrew Perrie/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
243 - 50 HERRICK AVENUE
St. Catharines (Oakdale), Ontario MLS® #30122170
Courtesy of MUHAMMAD YAHYA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
21 SAMUEL Road
Grimsby, Ontario MLS® #30121153
Courtesy of Steve Augustine/Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty Elite
78 Rundle Road SE
Medicine Hat, Alberta MLS® #30121482
Courtesy of JULIE DAVIS/ROYAL LEPAGE COMMUNITY REALTY
2325 Dufferin AVENUE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30121494
Courtesy of Levi Dziadyk/TRCG The Realty Consultants Group
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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