Cabbagetown

Preserving Victorian Housing Architechture

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Cabbagetown is home to many artists, musicians, journalists, writers, lawyers, management consultants, and many other professionals.

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$2,175,000

2900 sqft

73 SUPERIOR Street

Devon, Alberta MLS® #29441052

Courtesy of Erin Holowach/ComFree

1400 sqft

4807 44 Ave

Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474

Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate

4000 sqft

7210 144 Avenue

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29357892

Courtesy of Taleb Choucair/REMAX River City

1320 sqft

1234 Not disclosed

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29232876

Courtesy of Pankaj Dua/MaxWell Polaris

$449,900

1 beds 2 baths 1060 sqft

3739 Casorso Road Unit# 101

Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29454225

Courtesy of Mike Mychalyshyn/Unison Jane Hoffman Realty

$294,900

3 beds 1 baths 1371 sqft

3079 RED BLUFF ROAD

Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29454382

Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)

$795,000

5 beds 3 baths 3015 sqft

2031 MCPHERSON WYND

Williams Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29454820

Courtesy of Tanya Rankin/Tanya Rankin Ltd

$575,000

4 beds 2 baths 1270 sqft

29 WEXFORD Avenue N

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29454889

Courtesy of Chase Siberry-Bennett/Keller Williams Edge Realty

$1,800

2 beds 2 baths 586 sqft

60 FREDERICK Street Unit# 2710

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29454885

Courtesy of Diana Lavinia Martin/Re/Max Icon Realty

$597,497

3 beds 3 baths 1903 sqft

18963 28 AV NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29454899

Courtesy of Wally Karout/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty

$1,300

3 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

254 CORONATION DRIVE

Toronto (West Hill), Ontario MLS® #29454882

Courtesy of MEENA WEN/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.

$2,100

2 beds 1 baths 2000 sqft

2 LOWER - 84 EAST 34TH STREET

Hamilton (Raleigh), Ontario MLS® #29454863

Courtesy of IAN WONG/THE MARKET REAL ESTATE INC.

$1,950

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

704 - 460 DUNDAS STREET

Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #29454894

Courtesy of DENIS IBRAHIMAGIC/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.

$239,900

4 beds 2 baths 910 sqft

1429 4th STREET

Estevan, Saskatchewan MLS® #29454712

Courtesy of Linda Mack/RE/MAX Blue Chip Realty - Estevan

$379,900

3 beds 2 baths 1349 sqft

128 Cedarwood Park SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29450563

Courtesy of Tim Lind/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)

$3,450

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

5704 - 100 HARBOUR STREET

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29454851

Courtesy of JESSE CHOI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

$899,980

4 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

29 BAMBURG STREET N

Georgina (Sutton & Jackson's Point), Ontario MLS® #29454887

Courtesy of FRANK LIN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

$2,500

2 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

2014 - 20 EDWARD STREET

Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29454875

Courtesy of ARTHUR ZHAO/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

$1,699,999

5 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

6358 LISGAR DRIVE

Mississauga (Lisgar), Ontario MLS® #29450760

Courtesy of GREGORY BALIAN/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.

$174,900

2 beds 1 baths 980 sqft

201 427 TAIT CRESCENT

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29450955

Courtesy of Shaun Renneberg/Realty Executives Saskatoon

$649,900

4 beds 3 baths 1746 sqft

13505 104a Street

Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #29450900

Courtesy of Helen Harder/RE/MAX Grande Prairie

$1,299,900

4 beds 4 baths 3937 sqft

39 TEMPLER Drive

Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #29450501

Courtesy of Michael K. Johnson/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.

$549,900

2 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

6 - 2 COLUMBUS AVENUE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29450366

Courtesy of Jason Polonski/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

$860,000

2 beds 3 baths 1200 sqft

1 - 343 GEORGE STREET N

Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29449903

Courtesy of Ashley Hunter/EXP REALTY

$1,497,000

4 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

439 BIRCH STREET

Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #29450626

Courtesy of GREG SYROTA/Century 21 Millennium Inc.

$779,000

8 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

298 ANGUS POINT ROAD

Machar, Ontario MLS® #29450640

Courtesy of TOM HARSANYI/RE/MAX Professionals North

$849,000

2 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

19 VALLEY DRIVE

Parry Sound Remote Area (Golden Valley), Ontario MLS® #29450638

Courtesy of JULIE RAINVILLE/eXp Realty

$589,800

2 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

3059 SHOWCASE CRESCENT

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29451263

Courtesy of Zach Neilson/THE AGENCY OTTAWA

$1,328,000

4 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

21 DOROTHY CAINE CRESCENT

Georgina (Keswick South), Ontario MLS® #29451744

Courtesy of EMILY PASKAROU/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.

$525,000

1 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

324 - 1210 DON MILLS ROAD

Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29451667

Courtesy of GILLIAN HULL/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY

$500,000

4 beds 3 baths 1656 sqft

1460 GARTH Street Unit# 6

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29450917

Courtesy of Rob Golfi/RE/MAX Escarpment Golfi Realty Inc.

$998,000

5 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

52 LAKESPRING DRIVE

Markham (Cachet), Ontario MLS® #29450905

Courtesy of MARK XIAO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

$729,786

3 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

423 - 490 GORDON KRANTZ AVENUE

Milton (Walker), Ontario MLS® #29450929

Courtesy of ASIF IQBAL SYED/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.

$418,000

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

301 - 51 LADY BANK ROAD

Toronto (Stonegate-Queensway), Ontario MLS® #29450931

Courtesy of LEEANNE FRANCOMBE/ROYAL LEPAGE WEST REALTY GROUP LTD.

$143,900

2 beds 2 baths 1043 sqft

#104 6315 135 Avenue NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29450948

Courtesy of . Gurbir Nishan Singh/MaxWell Devonshire Realty

$699,000

3 beds 4 baths 1600 sqft

1 - 31 MOSS BOULEVARD

Hamilton (Dundas), Ontario MLS® #29450962

Courtesy of VINCE GUAGLIANO/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.

$749,900

2 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

318 SANDRINGHAM DRIVE

Clarington (Courtice), Ontario MLS® #29450892

Courtesy of CINDY SGROI/CINDY & CRAIG REAL ESTATE LTD.

$1,850

2 beds 1 baths 993 sqft

919 BRUCEDALE Avenue E Unit# Lower

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29450912

Courtesy of Ruben Furtado/Rock Star Real Estate Inc.

$350,000

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

230 LANCASTER STREET W

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29451232

Courtesy of MILA KOLOVIC/KELLER WILLIAMS INNOVATION REALTY

$1,600

2 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

115 ALBERT STREET N

Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #29451225

Courtesy of BRANDON ALTAMURO/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.

$1,250,000

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

1094 RIVER ROAD W

Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29450861

Courtesy of BAILEY MOXHAM/Royal LePage Locations North

$495,000

2 beds 2 baths 1086 sqft

2760 Auburn Road Unit# 108

West Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29450816

Courtesy of Darcy Nyrose/RE/MAX Kelowna

$679,900

3 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

9 KILMORY CRESCENT

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29450823

Courtesy of Susan Oneid/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY

$627,900

4 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

869 FAIRLINE ROW

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29450828

Courtesy of Anthony Cava/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY

$1,695

1 beds 1 baths

305 - 77 WILLIAM STREET N

Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #29450804

Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.

$2,600,000

2 sqft

1127 GARRISON ROAD

Fort Erie (Crescent Park), Ontario MLS® #29450811

Courtesy of TARA HUSSEIN/Royal LePage Our Neighbourhood Realty

$985,000

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

54 CEDAR LANE

Prince Edward County (Hallowell Ward), Ontario MLS® #29450866

Courtesy of Kevin Gale/RE/MAX QUINTE LTD.

$479,000

3 beds 2 baths 1343 sqft

131 Erin Woods Drive SE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29451009

Courtesy of Sam Nguyen/Ko Realty Ltd.

$399,900

3 beds 1 baths 1040 sqft

9039 Highway 10 Highway

Nictaux, Nova Scotia MLS® #29450981

Courtesy of Tina Williamson/Royal Lepage Atlantic (Mahone Bay)

$5,950

5 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

331 SENLAC ROAD

Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29450880

Courtesy of RAYMOND XU/EASTIDE REALTY

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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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