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
104 GREAT OAK DRIVE
Toronto (Princess-Rosethorn), Ontario MLS® #29908341
Courtesy of FRANK LE/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
412 AUTUMN CRESCENT
Welland (West Welland), Ontario MLS® #29908389
Courtesy of AGNES KIM/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
1572 RUTLAND CRESCENT
Milton (BW Bowes), Ontario MLS® #29908347
Courtesy of BAHA ALSHARIF/ZOLO REALTY
306 - 55 SPEERS ROAD
Oakville (CO Central), Ontario MLS® #29908342
Courtesy of KEN QI/HIGHLAND REALTY
29 ROSLO COURT
Oakville (CP College Park), Ontario MLS® #29908385
Courtesy of JIM CHEN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
525 NEW DUNDEE Road Unit# 516
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29908309
Courtesy of Jeewan Sidhu/HOMELIFE MIRACLE REALTY LTD.
15 - 10 CARNATION AVENUE
Toronto (Long Branch), Ontario MLS® #29908343
Courtesy of SUN KIM/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1359 KESTELL BOULEVARD
Oakville (JC Joshua Creek), Ontario MLS® #29908344
Courtesy of JEFF JAEWOONG CHOI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
6321 HOUSEMAN ROAD
Forest Grove, British Columbia MLS® #29907980
Courtesy of Sean Dirkson/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
67 BRIARWOOD Crescent
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29908388
Courtesy of Xia bing Zhang/1st Sunshine Realty Inc.
1708 - 430 SQUARE ONE DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29908288
Courtesy of MAHER DIB/CITYVIEW REALTY INC.
LOWER - 855 GARTH STREET
Hamilton (Buchanan), Ontario MLS® #29908303
Courtesy of AMYN MERCHANT/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
710 Glenwright CO NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29908264
Courtesy of Larry George/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
15 SULGRAVE CRESCENT
Toronto (St. Andrew-Windfields), Ontario MLS® #29903687
Courtesy of BARRY COHEN/RE/MAX REALTRON BARRY COHEN HOMES INC.
910 NOSBONSING PARK ROAD
East Ferris, Ontario MLS® #29903699
Courtesy of PHIL SEGUIN/REALTY EXECUTIVES Local Group Inc. Brokerage
639 MORTIMER AVENUE
Toronto (Danforth Village-East York), Ontario MLS® #29903707
Courtesy of ARMIN PARTASH/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
2491 POSTMASTER DRIVE
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29903771
Courtesy of MUHAMMAD IMTIAZ/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1095 HAMILTON ROAD
London East (East O), Ontario MLS® #29903144
Courtesy of LINDS MODRZYNSKI/EXP REALTY
3237 BAYHAM LANE
London South (South V), Ontario MLS® #29903149
Courtesy of AMANDEEP SINGH/NU-VISTA PINNACLE REALTY BROKERAGE INC
564 CREEKVIEW CHASE
London North (North R), Ontario MLS® #29903151
Courtesy of AHMED WAQAS/NU-VISTA PINNACLE REALTY BROKERAGE INC
130 COLLEGE CIRCLE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29903163
Courtesy of Jacob Floyd/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
1035 GEORGE ROAD
Bracebridge (Monck (Bracebridge)), Ontario MLS® #29903202
Courtesy of Kaelan Andrews/Strive Realty Ltd.
31 Greenspond Drive
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29903214
Courtesy of Joe Fleming/Royal LePage Vision Realty
3362 - PART LOT 2&3 TOOLEY ROAD
Clarington (Courtice), Ontario MLS® #29903512
Courtesy of Patricia Begley/Land & Gate Real Estate Inc.
72 COOK STREET
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #29903517
Courtesy of Tracy Hennekam/Re/Max All-Stars Realty Inc.
1415 GHENT Avenue Unit# 705
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29903548
Courtesy of Laura Brown/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
47 BEVDALE ROAD
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29903288
Courtesy of ANDY YANG/UNION CAPITAL REALTY
707 - 155 MERCHANTS' WHARF
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29903290
Courtesy of KAREN ZHANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
11 Olympic Avenue
New Minas, Nova Scotia MLS® #29903303
Courtesy of Sarah Strachan/Royal LePage Atlantic (Greenwood)
251A CHISHOLM AVENUE
Toronto (Woodbine-Lumsden), Ontario MLS® #29903315
Courtesy of DEREK STEVEN LADOUCEUR/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
36 PACIFIC WIND CRESCENT
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29903430
Courtesy of RAY DE RIDDER/iCloud Realty Ltd.
90 HOWICK AVENUE
Toronto (Weston-Pellam Park), Ontario MLS® #29903442
Courtesy of TONI MARTINS/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
216 2632 PAULINE STREET
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #29903827
Courtesy of Anders Fung/Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
802 - 28 BYNG AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29903841
Courtesy of JAY KIM/REMAX YC REALTY
10 NORTHTOWN WAY
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29903860
Courtesy of AYDIN OSKOUEI/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
79 BOADWAY CRESCENT
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29903928
Courtesy of KAREN HUI/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
177 OTTAWA STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29903478
Courtesy of Neal Schaefer/Realty Executives Diversified Realty
193 DOUGLAS STREET
Stratford, Ontario MLS® #29903500
Courtesy of JANET LANGE/Home and Company Real Estate Corp Brokerage
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!
READY TO TALK ABOUT CABBAGETOWN REAL ESTATE?
READY TO TALK ABOUT CABBAGETOWN REAL ESTATE?
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide