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
7 KNOTTY PINE TRAIL
Markham (Royal Orchard), Ontario MLS® #29693377
Courtesy of ANNIE VARBEDIAN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
1408 - 159 WELLESLEY STREET E
Toronto (Cabbagetown-South St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #29693365
Courtesy of SHIRLEY PASCARIELLE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
11 PATTON Drive
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29693310
Courtesy of LINA ANSOURIAN/ROYAL LEPAGE CROWN REALTY SERVICES
273 PALMERSTON AVENUE
Toronto (Trinity-Bellwoods), Ontario MLS® #29693322
Courtesy of VOLODYMYR POHORETSKYY/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
903 - 276 ST GEORGE STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29693334
Courtesy of TODOR YORDANOV/CITY REALTY POINT
1014 - 1480 BAYLY STREET
Pickering (Bay Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29693339
Courtesy of HARRIS DURRANI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
212 RAY SNOW BOULEVARD
Newmarket (Woodland Hill), Ontario MLS® #29693341
Courtesy of SLAVA RYZHIKOV/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
103 - 321 WATER STREET W
Cornwall, Ontario MLS® #29693358
Courtesy of JO ANN LANGSTAFF/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
BSMT SUITE A - 23 PINEWAY BLVD BOULEVARD
Toronto (Bayview Woods-Steeles), Ontario MLS® #29693366
Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL REALTY INC.
91 ANGUS MORTON CRESCENT
East Gwillimbury (Queensville), Ontario MLS® #29693342
Courtesy of SUE ZHANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
112 DUMFRIES AVENUE
Brampton (Heart Lake West), Ontario MLS® #29693347
Courtesy of KHEMA DUDHEE/iCloud Realty Ltd.
3315 KULAY WY SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29693392
Courtesy of Jefri C. Estrada/The E Group Real Estate
2619 - 5 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29693324
Courtesy of LISA MAH/EXP REALTY
54 PLYMBRIDGE ROAD
Toronto (Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills), Ontario MLS® #29693331
Courtesy of RAIN ZHANG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
135 MARKVIEW ROAD
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29693343
Courtesy of MARK DU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
2 - 2171 FIDDLERS WAY
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29693348
Courtesy of JIAJIA ZHU/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
2005 - 365 PRINCE OF WALES DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29693379
Courtesy of EBTEHAL WAHDAN/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
25 SPARROW AVENUE
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #29693350
Courtesy of ENZO BUONO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
508 - 350 RED MAPLE ROAD
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #29693374
Courtesy of SERENA WU/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
228 RUTTAN TERRACE
Cobourg, Ontario MLS® #29693386
Courtesy of NADINE COMEAU/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
2021 - 5 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29693362
Courtesy of HELEN YANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
218 - 9861 GLENDON DRIVE
Middlesex Centre (Komoka), Ontario MLS® #29693355
Courtesy of LOU LUMANI/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
2819 WILLINGDON STREET
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29693130
Courtesy of Aaron Switzer/RE/MAX Core Realty
134A FINCH AVENUE W
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29693368
Courtesy of HELEN YE/AREA REALTY INC.
83 HEADWATER ROAD
Caledon (Bolton West), Ontario MLS® #29693382
Courtesy of MARIA PETRAKOS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
9105 WHITE OAK AVENUE
Niagara Falls (Lyons Creek), Ontario MLS® #29693318
Courtesy of LILY RUGGI/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
728 RICHMOND STREET W
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29693332
Courtesy of HARVEY ZUCKERMAN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
55 SHEPMORE TERRACE
Toronto (Malvern), Ontario MLS® #29693337
Courtesy of Shad Rahman/REALTY 21 INC.
17 - 6 BICKNELL AVENUE
Toronto (Keelesdale-Eglinton West), Ontario MLS® #29693349
Courtesy of ENZO BUONO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
133 COWAN AVENUE
Toronto (South Parkdale), Ontario MLS® #29693351
Courtesy of ANDREW BEVERIDGE/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
7 PIDGEON STREET
Toronto (Clairlea-Birchmount), Ontario MLS® #29693369
Courtesy of MAZHAR KAIF/CAPITAL HILL REALTY INC.
2010 - 710 HUMBERWOOD BOULEVARD
Toronto (West Humber-Clairville), Ontario MLS® #29693383
Courtesy of MARCO SOBREVINAS/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
573 A EVERGREEN LANE
Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan, Ontario MLS® #29693357
Courtesy of Barb Kraft Kuiack/EXP REALTY
210 RUSSELL STREET
Woodstock (Woodstock - South), Ontario MLS® #29693319
Courtesy of Allen Skinner/RE/MAX a-b Realty Ltd Brokerage
489 CRESTWOOD DRIVE
Oshawa (O'Neill), Ontario MLS® #29693321
Courtesy of JC DOUGAN/ROYAL LEPAGE FRANK REAL ESTATE
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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide