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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
14 Valley View Road
Little Catalina, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29722204
Courtesy of Dawn Hussey/Royal LePage Atlantic Homestead
3408 HIDEAWAY PLACE
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29727652
Courtesy of ARIF QURESHI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
44 BAHA CRESCENT
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #29727791
Courtesy of INDERJEET SINGH/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
12716 12718 94 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29727828
Courtesy of Jigo George/Royal Lepage Summit Realty
201 - 1 FALAISE ROAD
Toronto (West Hill), Ontario MLS® #29727847
Courtesy of CATHERINE KONG/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
1082 BOB SCOTT COURT
Newmarket (Stonehaven-Wyndham), Ontario MLS® #29727854
Courtesy of WILSON HON/EXP REALTY
51 - 22790 AMIENS ROAD
Middlesex Centre, Ontario MLS® #29727823
Courtesy of LYNDSEY HAYWARD/EXP REALTY
87 Candle Terrace SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29727885
Courtesy of Paul Paterson/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
139 Murray Lane
Chance Harbour, Nova Scotia MLS® #29727880
Courtesy of Julie Bowes/EXP Realty of Canada Inc.
57 WESSENGER DRIVE
Barrie (Holly), Ontario MLS® #29727929
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
5611 - 4015 THE EXCHANGE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29727943
Courtesy of BHAVIK VYAS/NEWGEN REALTY EXPERTS
20 MUNRO CIRCLE
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29727950
Courtesy of ANOOP SINGH KULAR/ROYAL LEPAGE FLOWER CITY REALTY
GROUND - 39 CARDICO DRIVE
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario MLS® #29727443
Courtesy of KYLE SHEN/SMART SOLD REALTY
1503 - 70 ABSOLUTE AVENUE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29727448
Courtesy of SACHIT SHETTY/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1115 FLINTON RD HIGHWAY N
Tweed (Elzevir (Twp)), Ontario MLS® #29727619
Courtesy of DEEPAK KUMAR SHARMA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1236 FLEET STREET
Mississauga (Sheridan), Ontario MLS® #29727614
Courtesy of SAVITA PRASHAD/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
5653 COLONEL TALBOT ROAD
London South (South GG), Ontario MLS® #29727638
Courtesy of RYAN FEATHERSTONE/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
520 GREY Street Unit# 7
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29727633
Courtesy of Jahan Chaudhry/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
391 PEACH TREE LANE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29727607
Courtesy of Michelle Wherrett/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
10 GEARIN STREET
Quinte West (Trenton Ward), Ontario MLS® #29727816
Courtesy of SANDRA HUSSEY/EXIT REALTY GROUP
557 CURRAN PLACE
Mississauga (Creditview), Ontario MLS® #29728004
Courtesy of RAED AL-FAR/iCloud Realty Ltd.
4626 51 Avenue
Rimbey, Alberta MLS® #29727993
Courtesy of Jennifer Damiani/Coldwell Banker OnTrack Realty
5010 - 4015 THE EXCHANGE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29727936
Courtesy of PRADEEP SHOKEEN/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
27 EDWIN Street
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29728011
Courtesy of David Griffin/Century 21 Heritage House Ltd
357, 1620 8 Avenue NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29727669
Courtesy of Valerie Konechny/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
212 KING WILLIAM Street Unit# 1411
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29727878
Courtesy of Matthew Brent/Corcoran Horizon Realty
2687 HWY 11 N
Unorganized Townships (Marten River), Ontario MLS® #29728016
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
1020 DRAGONFLY AVENUE
Pickering, Ontario MLS® #29727405
Courtesy of JANET ZHU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
203F 141 105th STREET W
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29727658
Courtesy of Brent Herman/Realty Executives Saskatoon
244 RICHARDSON Drive Unit# U13
Port Dover, Ontario MLS® #29727932
Courtesy of Gail Simmons/Coldwell Banker Momentum Realty
ROOM 1 - 19 GATSBY SQUARE
Brampton (Northgate), Ontario MLS® #29727937
Courtesy of ANNIE NGUYEN/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
128 ORCHARDCROFT ROAD
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #29727944
Courtesy of KEALY ELISE WHARRAM/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
20 SAVAGE DRIVE
Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #29727951
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
LOWER LEVEL - 106 SPRINGDALE CRESCENT
Oshawa (Donevan), Ontario MLS® #29727850
Courtesy of SUNIL NARALE/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
239 WESTFIELD TRAIL
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #29727862
Courtesy of ANDREA LAWS/ROYAL LEPAGE REALTY PLUS
720 GREY Street Unit# 34
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29727634
Courtesy of Ajay Shah/HOMELIFE MIRACLE REALTY LTD
40010 SHADY LANE CRESCENT
Southwold (Talbotville), Ontario MLS® #29727639
Courtesy of RYAN FEATHERSTONE/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
333 ANDREW STREET
Shelburne, Ontario MLS® #29727660
Courtesy of JOE SCALABRELLI/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE 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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Toronto Neighbourhood Guide
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