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
45 Cranberry CRESCENT
Good Spirit Lake Prov Park, Saskatchewan MLS® #29739102
Courtesy of Darren A Balaberda/RE/MAX Blue Chip Realty
1012 BLACK ROAD
Frontenac (Frontenac North), Ontario MLS® #29739140
Courtesy of CHERYL EASTON/CENTURY 21 GRANITE REALTY GROUP INC.
54 PROVINCE STREET S
Hamilton (Delta), Ontario MLS® #29738370
Courtesy of AYAZ VISRAM/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
10 LINDEN PARK LANE
Hamilton (Hill Park), Ontario MLS® #29736615
Courtesy of HAIDAN WANG/CENTURY 21 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD.
106 435 Festubert St
Duncan, British Columbia MLS® #29739450
Courtesy of Jason McLean/Pemberton Holmes Ltd. (Cow Vall)
206, 30 Cranfield Link SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29740351
Courtesy of Emily Mucciacito/MaxWell Capital Realty
BSMT - 117 HIBBARD DRIVE
Ajax (Central), Ontario MLS® #29737252
Courtesy of ROY GEORGE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
914 - 438 KING STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29738748
Courtesy of REZA IPCHILAR/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
463 Buckwold COVE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29738926
Courtesy of Tristan Hering/Real Broker SK Ltd.
11 Cougar Road N
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #29740938
Courtesy of Karri Flatla/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE - LETHBRIDGE
Lot 5-21 Cabot Trail Road
St. Anns, Nova Scotia MLS® #29741397
Courtesy of Catherine Harvey/Harvey Realties Limited
242125 8 Street E
Rural Foothills County, Alberta MLS® #29741265
Courtesy of Tod Hall/RE/MAX Landan Real Estate
2611 - 218 QUEENS QUAY W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29736920
Courtesy of TABASSOM NAJAFIMEHRI/RE/MAX CONDOS PLUS CORPORATION
7 - 10 MARQUETTE AVENUE
Toronto (Englemount-Lawrence), Ontario MLS® #29738729
Courtesy of RICHELLE WHEELER/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
406 - 205 THE DONWAY W
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29738731
Courtesy of SARA MISTRY/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
2180-2186 HWY 141
Muskoka Lakes (Watt), Ontario MLS® #29738717
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
2802 - 224 KING STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29738743
Courtesy of WINHAN WONG/SUTTON GROUP-ASSOCIATES REALTY INC.
1108 - 203 COLLEGE STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #29738755
Courtesy of ANDREW KIM/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
24 GEORGE STREET
Ajax (Central), Ontario MLS® #29738786
Courtesy of BRIAN KONDO/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
61 HORSESHOE BAY Road
Dunnville, Ontario MLS® #29738919
Courtesy of Peter R. Hogeterp/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
709 - 1998 IRONSTONE DRIVE
Burlington (Uptown), Ontario MLS® #29737391
Courtesy of HARRY MAND/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
9488 WELLINGTON RD 124
Erin, Ontario MLS® #29738368
Courtesy of TYLER STEWART DAWE/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
GPH2 - 480 FRONT STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29736792
Courtesy of LUISA PICCIRILLI/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
888 REG POPE BOULEVARD
Timmins (TNW - Vic Heights), Ontario MLS® #29738407
Courtesy of Cedric Bradette/REVEL REALTY INC.
773 MASSON STREET
Oshawa (Centennial), Ontario MLS® #29736932
Courtesy of DAVID CINELLI/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
20 FOXWOOD GROVE
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #29736925
Courtesy of EDWARD L. CRAIG/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
40 SHERWAY STREET
Hamilton (Stoney Creek), Ontario MLS® #29736855
Courtesy of BALRAJ NARANG/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
754 CHURCH ROAD
Stone Mills (Stone Mills), Ontario MLS® #29737079
Courtesy of MELISSA GIFF/MCCAFFREY REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
19 WESTDALE AVENUE
Kingston (Central City East), Ontario MLS® #29737074
Courtesy of LORI CHENIER/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
1307 MACINALLY COURT
Oshawa (Pinecrest), Ontario MLS® #29737067
Courtesy of NATE BROUWER/KELLER WILLIAMS ENERGY REAL ESTATE
158 EVERETT COMMON
St. Catharines (Oakdale), Ontario MLS® #29737029
Courtesy of ANA DA SILVA/RED HOUSE REALTY
6342 LINE 60 LINE
North Perth (Elma), Ontario MLS® #29737024
Courtesy of ELLEN BAKKER/KELLER WILLIAMS INNOVATION REALTY
9077 135A STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29737017
Courtesy of Wendy Zhou/Sutton Premier Realty
2119 GHENT Avenue
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29737012
Courtesy of Lisa Ann Weber/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
416B - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29736968
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS 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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