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
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
12124 51 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30182038
Courtesy of Albert J. Kozel/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
106 Rummel Place
Canmore, Alberta MLS® #30178495
Courtesy of Robert Cote/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
5155 Township Road 295A
Rural Mountain View County, Alberta MLS® #30178231
Courtesy of Sandy Seifert/RE/MAX First
702 6095 Coburg Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #30178286
Courtesy of Andrea Ramia/Royal LePage Atlantic
4-8-2 - 6 GOLDROCK ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Laxton/Digby/Longford), Ontario MLS® #30178541
Courtesy of Stephanie Lange/AFFINITY GROUP PINNACLE REALTY LTD.
792 HARLEQUIN CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30178926
Courtesy of JP Chartrand/SUTTON GROUP - OTTAWA REALTY
1051 BITTNER ROAD
Chilcotin, British Columbia MLS® #30179049
Courtesy of Reani Fraser/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
338 Laurier CRESCENT
North Saskatchewan River, Saskatchewan MLS® #30179056
Courtesy of James Haywood/Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate
10 MACATEE Place
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30179272
Courtesy of William Forbes/Corcoran Horizon Realty
463 DUNSMURE Road
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30179943
Courtesy of Rob Golfi/RE/MAX Escarpment Golfi Realty Inc.
1283 BLANSHARD Drive Unit# 14
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30179986
Courtesy of Maggie Abril/Nashdom Realty Brokerage Inc.
301 CASCADE STREET
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30180022
Courtesy of James Haywood/Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate
1702 24 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30180200
Courtesy of Claire LeFebvre/Royal LePage Benchmark
205 3175 COLUMBIA VALLEY ROAD|Cultus Lake North
Cultus Lake, British Columbia MLS® #30180212
Courtesy of Sarah Toop/RE/MAX Nyda Realty Inc. (Vedder North)
317 - 681 YONGE STREET
Barrie (Painswick South), Ontario MLS® #30180274
Courtesy of CASSIDY JULEE LEMOINE/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
626 Monterey Ave
Oak Bay, British Columbia MLS® #30180337
Courtesy of Brenda L. Russell/Royal LePage Coast Capital - Oak Bay
4103 - 80 JOHN STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30176932
Courtesy of KORINA WANG/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
2006 - 60 BYNG AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30176937
Courtesy of MANDY GAO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
57 MERRYGALE CRESCENT
Toronto (Eringate-Centennial-West Deane), Ontario MLS® #30176949
Courtesy of NICK ALLA/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
1411 - 4010 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Toronto (Humber Heights), Ontario MLS® #30176951
Courtesy of MAHMUD NAQVI/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
106 - 1901 BAYVIEW AVENUE
Toronto (Leaside), Ontario MLS® #30177264
Courtesy of ELIZABETH ANN COMPTON/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
401, 81 Midtown Boulevard SW
Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #30177339
Courtesy of Irina C. Lucardie/CIR Realty
50 Douglasview Park SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30177377
Courtesy of Cody Steele/Nineteen 88 Real Estate
19 REDMOND CRESCENT
Springwater (Centre Vespra), Ontario MLS® #30177428
Courtesy of TERRY JUNG/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
258 OLYMPIC CRESCENT
London North (North I), Ontario MLS® #30180414
Courtesy of RYAN HODGE/THE REALTY FIRM INC.
26 - 1205 LAMBS COURT
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #30180440
Courtesy of DIANNA BRADBURY/Bradbury Estate Realty Inc., Brokerage
2252 26 Avenue S
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #30180731
Courtesy of Karri Flatla/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE - LETHBRIDGE
LT 4 Pritchard Rd
Comox, British Columbia MLS® #30180902
Courtesy of Christiaan Horsfall/REMAX Ocean Pacific (CX)
92 HARTSMERE DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30181044
Courtesy of Jennifer Anne Cook/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
2505 - 203 COLLEGE STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30176898
Courtesy of HYMAN ZHANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
100 CENTRE STREET N
Brampton (Brampton North), Ontario MLS® #30176918
Courtesy of JAIDEV GAIND/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
115 COUNTRYSIDE (MAIN ONLY) CRESCENT
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30176920
Courtesy of OMAR AL-SHAREEDA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
136 Posthill Drive SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30181929
Courtesy of Christopher Matlashewski/Royal LePage Solutions
934 DANFORTH Avenue
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30177478
Courtesy of Deborah Bennet/Century 21 Miller Real Estate Ltd.
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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