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
815 TINCTURE PLACE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29736418
Courtesy of Haleh Majidian/KELLER WILLIAMS ICON 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.
416B - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29736968
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
9077 135A STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29737017
Courtesy of Wendy Zhou/Sutton Premier Realty
87 CEDAR STREET N
Uxbridge, Ontario MLS® #29738541
Courtesy of JANET GREEN/ROYAL LEPAGE FRANK REAL ESTATE
25 BRIARSDALE Drive
St. Catharines, Ontario MLS® #29738654
Courtesy of Patricia Kwasnik/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
3 - 199 HILLCREST AVENUE
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #29736970
Courtesy of MEGAN SCOTT/Royal Lepage Real Estate Associates
2119 GHENT Avenue
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29737012
Courtesy of Lisa Ann Weber/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
10 LAMONT CREEK DRIVE
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29736583
Courtesy of ANDREW MCKAY/RE/MAX By The Bay Brokerage
1307 MACINALLY COURT
Oshawa (Pinecrest), Ontario MLS® #29737067
Courtesy of NATE BROUWER/KELLER WILLIAMS ENERGY REAL ESTATE
19 WESTDALE AVENUE
Kingston (Central City East), Ontario MLS® #29737074
Courtesy of LORI CHENIER/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
202 - 2545 BLOOR STREET W
Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #29736843
Courtesy of EILEEN LASSWELL/CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED
754 CHURCH ROAD
Stone Mills (Stone Mills), Ontario MLS® #29737079
Courtesy of MELISSA GIFF/MCCAFFREY REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
6342 LINE 60 LINE
North Perth (Elma), Ontario MLS® #29737024
Courtesy of ELLEN BAKKER/KELLER WILLIAMS INNOVATION REALTY
616 - 4055 PARKSIDE VILLAGE DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29736689
Courtesy of SAM NALWA/CANADA HOME GROUP REALTY INC.
6342 LINE 60
Monkton, Ontario MLS® #29736684
Courtesy of Ellen Bakker/KELLER WILLIAMS INNOVATION REALTY
213 - 5800 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Malvern), Ontario MLS® #29736463
Courtesy of ELIZABETH MILOT/HOMELIFE/VISION REALTY INC.
204 - 12 SUNCREST LANE
Huntsville (Chaffey), Ontario MLS® #29736538
Courtesy of RICHARD GAMBLING/HOMELIFE OPTIMUM REALTY
1607 - 158C MCARTHUR AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29736557
Courtesy of Wan Zhang/KELLER WILLIAMS ICON REALTY
40 SHERWAY STREET
Hamilton (Stoney Creek), Ontario MLS® #29736855
Courtesy of BALRAJ NARANG/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
20 FOXWOOD GROVE
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #29736925
Courtesy of EDWARD L. CRAIG/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
116 33478 ROBERTS AVENUE
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #29736901
Courtesy of Andrew King/Sutton Group-West Coast Realty (Abbotsford)
2 PROSSER CRESCENT
Georgina (Sutton & Jackson's Point), Ontario MLS® #29736944
Courtesy of YASMEEN TAVARES/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
773 MASSON STREET
Oshawa (Centennial), Ontario MLS® #29736932
Courtesy of DAVID CINELLI/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
118 QUEEN STREET
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #29736949
Courtesy of MARC RONAN/COLDWELL BANKER RONAN REALTY
3836 COUNTY RD 88 ROAD
Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario MLS® #29736951
Courtesy of LINDA ALSEMGEEST/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
112 CRIMSON RIDGE ROAD
Barrie (Bayshore), Ontario MLS® #29736956
Courtesy of BLANKA ACH/CENTURY 21 B.J. ROTH REALTY LTD.
Lot Woodburn Road
Kings Head, Nova Scotia MLS® #29736963
Courtesy of Amanda Brophy/Results Realty Atlantic Inc.
1572 Lansdowne Road
Bear River, Nova Scotia MLS® #29738394
Courtesy of Shauna Denton/Exit Realty Town & Country
4 - 191 TWELFTH STREET
Toronto (New Toronto), Ontario MLS® #29737411
Courtesy of RUSSELL JOSEPH WILLER/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
608 - 110 PROMENADE CIRCLE
Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #29736817
Courtesy of QIN JULIE JIANG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
158 EVERETT COMMON
St. Catharines (Oakdale), Ontario MLS® #29737029
Courtesy of ANA DA SILVA/RED HOUSE REALTY
5988 LONG VALLEY ROAD
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29736608
Courtesy of ARSALAN HASAN/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
667 Jones Terr
Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29737137
Courtesy of James Smith/Pemberton Holmes Ltd.
422 GLENALAN AVENUE
Oshawa (Northglen), Ontario MLS® #29738433
Courtesy of BOB ANDERSON/RE/MAX JAZZ 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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