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
1005 - 225 VILLAGE GREEN SQUARE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #30122428
Courtesy of AMAR TAMBER/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
91 CAMBRIDGE CRESCENT
Loyalist (Amherstview), Ontario MLS® #30122593
Courtesy of MIKE COTE-DIPIETRANTONIO/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
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
28 MAREVAN PLACE
Vaughan (East Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #30121026
Courtesy of DAWNA MARIE BORG/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
3 - 341 WILSON DRIVE
Milton (DP Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #30120908
Courtesy of SCOTT B. PRIOR/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
3149 JEWELL AVENUE
Fort Erie (Ridgeway), Ontario MLS® #30121413
Courtesy of Nicole Burns/KELLER WILLIAMS EDGE REALTY
21 SAMUEL Road
Grimsby, Ontario MLS® #30121153
Courtesy of Steve Augustine/Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty Elite
39 MATTERDALE AVENUE
Brampton (Fletcher's West), Ontario MLS® #30120484
Courtesy of IDAN SILELNIKOV/eXp Realty
47 Rotary Drive
Sydney, Nova Scotia MLS® #30120744
Courtesy of Desneiges Campbell/RE/MAX Park Place Inc.
2 1514 Foul Bay Rd
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #30122783
Courtesy of Ryan Messer/Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island
514 Nicol St
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30123142
Courtesy of Hunter Yu/Sutton Group-West Coast Realty (Nan)
26 UPPER HIGHLAND
New Tecumseth, Ontario MLS® #30122505
Courtesy of LINDA KNIGHT/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY
1146 Graham ROAD
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30123089
Courtesy of Lynne Bobyck/Century 21 Dome Realty Inc.
48 LOOKOUT COURT
London South (South K), Ontario MLS® #30122884
Courtesy of KIM MULLAN/SUTTON GROUP - SELECT REALTY
258 SUNVIEW Street Unit# 276
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30120453
Courtesy of EMANUEL CATANA/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
4391 BENNETT Road
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30122954
Courtesy of Cheryl Quinn/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
1291 Schubert Drive
Kamloops, British Columbia MLS® #30123394
Courtesy of Kip Clere/eXp Realty (Kamloops)
205 3915 Carey Rd
Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #30121103
Courtesy of Claire Brown/Royal LePage Duncan Realty
308 - 11 CHARLOTTE STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30121172
Courtesy of LUCY TIAN/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
900 NOTTINGHILL AVENUE
Kingston (North of Taylor-Kidd Blvd), Ontario MLS® #30121204
Courtesy of LINDA BRENT/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
304 - 1941 QUEEN STREET E
Toronto (The Beaches), Ontario MLS® #30121228
Courtesy of TINA SMITH/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
1879 BELCOURT BOULEVARD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30121247
Courtesy of Angela (Angie) White/PAUL RUSHFORTH REAL ESTATE INC.
244 EAST STREET
East Gwillimbury (Holland Landing), Ontario MLS® #30121261
Courtesy of HOSSEIN NIKOUEINEJAD/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
438 WOODBRIDGE AVENUE
Vaughan (West Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #30121266
Courtesy of MINA FILARDO/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
193 ONTARIO STREET
St. Catharines (Downtown), Ontario MLS® #30121280
Courtesy of Andrew Perrie/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
136 TUNBRIDGE ROAD
Barrie (Georgian Drive), Ontario MLS® #30121285
Courtesy of ENGIN ONAT/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
60 GRAY STREET
Severn (Coldwater), Ontario MLS® #30121292
Courtesy of JASON PHILLIP SCHLEGEL/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
512 - 3865 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (Long Branch), Ontario MLS® #30121331
Courtesy of SAM DILORETO/SPECTRUM REALTY SERVICES INC.
705 - 285 DUFFERIN STREET
Toronto (South Parkdale), Ontario MLS® #30121343
Courtesy of JEREMY ZHU/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
4110 - 11 BRUNEL COURT
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30121564
Courtesy of LINA ZUBI/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
5 SZOLLOSY Circle
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30121569
Courtesy of Sheri Lin Robins/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
4857 DALE ROAD
Port Hope, Ontario MLS® #30121583
Courtesy of Tony Pulla/RE/MAX Rouge River Realty Ltd.
306 - 414 BLAKE STREET
Barrie (Codrington), Ontario MLS® #30121610
Courtesy of BOB BELLAMY/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY 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
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