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
14 Valley View Road
Little Catalina, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29722204
Courtesy of Dawn Hussey/Royal LePage Atlantic Homestead
GROUND - 39 CARDICO DRIVE
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario MLS® #29727443
Courtesy of KYLE SHEN/SMART SOLD REALTY
1503 - 70 ABSOLUTE AVENUE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29727448
Courtesy of SACHIT SHETTY/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
3900 CONFEDERATION PARKWAY
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29727449
Courtesy of NATHAN ZHOU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
BSMT - 140 ROXBURY STREET
Markham (Rouge River Estates), Ontario MLS® #29727440
Courtesy of KAREN ZHOU/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
230 DUNCAN LANE
Milton (SC Scott), Ontario MLS® #29727445
Courtesy of TAHIR I QURESHI/CITY-PRO REALTY INC.
1521 - 75 JAMES STREET S
Hamilton (Corktown), Ontario MLS® #29727453
Courtesy of FANGFANG MA/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
1414 - 8501 BAYVIEW AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Doncrest), Ontario MLS® #29727442
Courtesy of SACHIT SHETTY/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1233 AGRAM DRIVE
Oakville (JC Joshua Creek), Ontario MLS® #29727447
Courtesy of SYLVIA ZHANG/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
118 OLD MILL Road
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29727310
Courtesy of Lidia Tagliabracci/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
25057 TWP RD
Rural Leduc County, Alberta MLS® #29727459
Courtesy of Loralee Johnson/RE/MAX PREFERRED CHOICE
77 WESMINA AVENUE
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29727411
Courtesy of ELVA YIN TSING LEE/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
1215 SUNSET DRIVE
South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario MLS® #29724134
Courtesy of CHRISTIE NUTTALL/Sutton-Sound Realty
3 - 5030 FOUR SPRINGS AVENUE
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29727373
Courtesy of VANESSA PEREIRA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
225 Kincora Heights NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29727385
Courtesy of Jian Hui Ouyang/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
139 MILTON STREET
Bracebridge (Draper), Ontario MLS® #29721541
Courtesy of SUZANNE MARTINEAU/Re/Max Hallmark Realty Limited
LOT 1, 34696 BLYTH ROAD
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (Colborne), Ontario MLS® #29721553
Courtesy of AMANDA MCCLENAGHAN/Coldwell Banker All Points-Festival City Realty
LOT 5, 34696 BLYTH ROAD
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (Colborne), Ontario MLS® #29721558
Courtesy of TODD STANBURY/Coldwell Banker All Points-Festival City Realty
LOT 7, 34696 BLYTH ROAD
Goderich (Goderich (Town)), Ontario MLS® #29721560
Courtesy of LAURA MULDER/Coldwell Banker All Points-Festival City Realty
339 DANIEL CRESCENT
Centre Wellington (Elora/Salem), Ontario MLS® #29721565
Courtesy of GEORGE MOCHRIE/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
112 FAIRMONT AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29721577
Courtesy of Carmen Veres/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
1006 - 75 CLEARY AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29721589
Courtesy of Nick J. Kyte/COLDWELL BANKER FIRST OTTAWA REALTY
761 GARNER AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29721596
Courtesy of Sam Moussa/RE/MAX HALLMARK SAM MOUSSA REALTY
405 - 1 BEDFORD ROAD
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29721611
Courtesy of SEP SEPIDAR/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
19 MENIN ROAD
Toronto (Humewood-Cedarvale), Ontario MLS® #29721623
Courtesy of CARI COGAN/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
426 - 55 ANN O'REILLY ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29721628
Courtesy of LUCIE SOPHIA PAUL-RONIS/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
88 ELLENDALE DRIVE
Toronto (Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #29721142
Courtesy of RON BRADLEY WALL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
8 Curley Drive
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29721147
Courtesy of Anthony Carter/Royal LePage Anchor Realty
122 REJANE CRESCENT
Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #29721161
Courtesy of HAIM HARTMAN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
32 COLTON CRESCENT S
Vaughan (Islington Woods), Ontario MLS® #29721166
Courtesy of HAMZA AWAN/REALTY WEALTH GROUP INC.
77 A Trenton Drive
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29721180
Courtesy of Candace Prince/Royal LePage Atlantic Homestead
258 SUNRISE CRESCENT
Oakville (BR Bronte), Ontario MLS® #29721192
Courtesy of DAN COOPER/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
UPPER - 1354 AUGUSTINE DRIVE
Burlington (Mountainside), Ontario MLS® #29721197
Courtesy of NICK PANARESE/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
6 SEAGRAM PLACE
Hamilton (Huntington), Ontario MLS® #29721205
Courtesy of Jeannie Crawford/COLDWELL BANKER COMMUNITY PROFESSIONALS
17 Second Avenue
Pasadena, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29721065
Courtesy of Lisa Thornhill/Keller Williams Platinum Realty
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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