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.
3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
1108 - 474 CALDARI ROAD
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #30161407
Courtesy of RAYMOND TAM/Avenue Group Realty Inc.
1605 - 95 MCMAHON DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30161515
Courtesy of JULIA XU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
104 - 310 MILL STREET S
Brampton (Brampton South), Ontario MLS® #30161541
Courtesy of KARANVIR GANDHI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1107 - 30 NELSON STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30161490
Courtesy of IRVING XIA/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1015 Lake ST
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30161488
Courtesy of James Caicco/Century 21 Choice Realty Inc.
2405 - 5180 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30161457
Courtesy of BILL ZHIHONG GUO/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
688 PRINCE ROAD E
Madawaska Valley, Ontario MLS® #30161414
Courtesy of Pamela Ogelsby/QUEENSWOOD NATIONAL REAL ESTATE LTD
1303 - 10 FLAVELLE TRAIL
Vaughan (Steeles West Industrial), Ontario MLS® #30161433
Courtesy of ARSLAN SHAHID/ROYAL LEPAGE PINNACLE REAL ESTATE
1109A - 9608 YONGE STREET
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #30161394
Courtesy of RYAN LIAN/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
3502 - 501 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30161402
Courtesy of JOHN YE/JDL REALTY INC.
2 AITKEN CIRCLE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30161546
Courtesy of Yifei Lin/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
46 EASTMAN DRIVE
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #30161589
Courtesy of PARVEEN ARORA/RE/MAX OPTIMUM REALTY
104 - 310 MILL STREET S
Brampton (Brampton South), Ontario MLS® #30161560
Courtesy of KARANVIR GANDHI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1389 NATIONAL COMMON COURT
Burlington (Tyandaga), Ontario MLS® #30161673
Courtesy of ALAN BARBER/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
2407 - 50 BRIAN HARRISON WAY
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #30161604
Courtesy of DAVID XIE/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
602, 335 Creekside Boulevard SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30161453
Courtesy of Nnamdi Philip/TREC The Real Estate Company
THREE-BEDROOM MAIN FLOOR - 8 HIGHWOOD AVE AVENUE
Toronto (Wexford-Maryvale), Ontario MLS® #30161458
Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL REALTY INC.
90 MOON DRIVE
Barrie (Ardagh), Ontario MLS® #30161439
Courtesy of ANNE LIN/SUTTON GROUP INCENTIVE REALTY INC.
59 KENT STREET
Trent Hills (Campbellford), Ontario MLS® #30161446
Courtesy of RAAFAT METWALY/EXP REALTY
704 OWEN SOUND STREET
Shelburne, Ontario MLS® #30161484
Courtesy of JENNIFER LYNNE HORNE/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
3201 - 761 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30161403
Courtesy of JACK J. WANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
4009 - 100 DALHOUSIE STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30161388
Courtesy of MIN SOO YU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
21A BRIAN DRIVE
Toronto (Pleasant View), Ontario MLS® #30161509
Courtesy of RATI DEE PEROFF/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
25 - 985 LIMERIDGE ROAD
Hamilton (Berrisfield), Ontario MLS® #30161542
Courtesy of TENY JOSEPH PETER/THE CANADIAN HOME REALTY INC.
41 SIERRA TRAIL
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #30161489
Courtesy of KARL HANNAN/Royal LePage Locations North
1536 23 Avenue NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30161496
Courtesy of Richard Zywotkiewicz/First Place Realty
254 BLANCHFIELD ROAD
Saugeen Shores, Ontario MLS® #30161547
Courtesy of MELISA BERNER/Royal LePage D C Johnston Realty
3 VALLEY HILL DRIVE
Caledon (Palgrave), Ontario MLS® #30161559
Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
14 FOSTER HEWITT STREET
Brock (Beaverton), Ontario MLS® #30161554
Courtesy of SOTHEES KATHIRGAMATHAMBY/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
48 GAME CREEK CRESCENT
Brampton (Northwest Sandalwood Parkway), Ontario MLS® #30161674
Courtesy of RICK SIDHU/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
11 Aspen Glen
Canmore, Alberta MLS® #30161612
Courtesy of MARY-ANNE KAMENKA/Century 21 Nordic Realty
430 Elizabeth Rd
Campbell River, British Columbia MLS® #30161624
Courtesy of Melanie McCutcheon/Royal LePage Advance Realty
203 - 736 DUNDAS STREET E
Toronto (Regent Park), Ontario MLS® #30161600
Courtesy of CHRISTINE LYNN GUERIN/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
9 WILBUR STREET N
Halton Hills (AC Acton), Ontario MLS® #30161504
Courtesy of AARON BROOKS/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
199 HUTCHINSON DRIVE
New Tecumseth (Alliston), Ontario MLS® #30161605
Courtesy of TATIANA USTINA/SKYBOUND REALTY
1006 - 370 MARTHA STREET
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #30161396
Courtesy of ASHRAF MESSIHA/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
71 MAIN Street E Unit# 8
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30161411
Courtesy of Xia bing Zhang/1st Sunshine Realty 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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