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
632 - 8 BEVERLEY GLEN BOULEVARD
Vaughan (Beverley Glen), Ontario MLS® #30149566
Courtesy of HELEN ZHANG/POWERLAND REALTY
25 CHALMERS CRESCENT
Ajax (Central), Ontario MLS® #30149561
Courtesy of ARIFUR RAHMAN SHOHEL/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
Lot 1B&C Wine Harbour Road
Wine Harbour, Nova Scotia MLS® #30149991
Courtesy of Jake Chisholm/Results Realty Atlantic Inc.
12031 90 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30150140
Courtesy of Conor Salisbury/Century 21 All Stars Realty Ltd
1 PERTHSHIRE Court
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30150102
Courtesy of Eric LaPierre/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
1546 St Margarets Bay Road
Lakeside, Nova Scotia MLS® #30149871
Courtesy of James Goode/The Agency Real Estate Brokerage
2302 Hanover AVENUE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30150900
Courtesy of Jennifer (Jenny) Kardynal/Coldwell Banker Signature
25 LONGWOOD AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges), Ontario MLS® #30151369
Courtesy of VALENTINA CULEANU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
15 JONAS MILLWAY
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #30151376
Courtesy of DANIELE MESSINA/CENTURY 21 PARKLAND LTD.
15 LANG LANE
East Luther Grand Valley, Ontario MLS® #30149605
Courtesy of SABRINA CORREIA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
2203 - 275 YORKLAND ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #30149681
Courtesy of CARA TONG/SKYLETTE MARKETING REALTY INC.
19 GRAND TRUNK CRESCENT
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30149756
Courtesy of JOSHUA CHAIT/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
96 HUXLEY AVENUE S
Hamilton (Delta), Ontario MLS® #30150429
Courtesy of KYRSTEN SHELBY FEERE/Royal LePage Real Estate Associates
23 PARKSIDE COURT
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #30150330
Courtesy of LUIS MONIZ/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
UPPER - 252 THISTLE DOWN BOULEVARD
Toronto (Thistletown-Beaumonde Heights), Ontario MLS® #30150385
Courtesy of SHANNON WALKER/BSPOKE REALTY INC.
60 BROWN AVENUE
Brant (Burford), Ontario MLS® #30150431
Courtesy of Michelle Topic/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
736 GRACE STREET
Newmarket (Gorham-College Manor), Ontario MLS® #30149693
Courtesy of JIE CHEN/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
675 BEST ROAD
Milton (BE Beaty), Ontario MLS® #30149701
Courtesy of KIRAN KUMAR/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
80 ALBERT STREET S
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #30150169
Courtesy of Denise Barker/Royal Lepage Kawartha Lakes Realty Inc.
3202 EMILYCARR LANE
London South (South W), Ontario MLS® #30150190
Courtesy of KEVIN MILLER/THRIVE REALTY GROUP INC.
30 JOSEPH TRAIL
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #30150234
Courtesy of ROB HOLROYD/Royal LePage Locations North
11132 & 11140 ROUND LAKE ROAD
Laurentian Valley, Ontario MLS® #30149751
Courtesy of Judy Pattinson/ROYAL LEPAGE EDMONDS & ASSOCIATES
A103 - 705 DAVIS DRIVE
Newmarket (Huron Heights-Leslie Valley), Ontario MLS® #30149770
Courtesy of FRANK COVELLO/REALTY EXECUTIVES PRIORITY ONE LIMITED
47 SCARLETT COMMON
St. Catharines (Secord Woods), Ontario MLS® #30150013
Courtesy of Dhana Dias/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
1530 ALBANY DRIVE
Kingston (City Northwest), Ontario MLS® #30150171
Courtesy of MARK STRACHAN/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD., BROKERAGE
4 LOCH ERNE LANE
King (Nobleton), Ontario MLS® #30149826
Courtesy of MICHELE ANDREA DENNISTON/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
1507 - 830 LAWRENCE AVENUE W
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #30149958
Courtesy of JEFFREY STARR/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
326 - 652 PRINCESS STREET
Kingston (Central City East), Ontario MLS® #30150001
Courtesy of KASSIE SULLIVAN/EXP REALTY, BROKERAGE
113 Old Petty Harbour Road
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30150051
Courtesy of Marie French/Royal LePage Atlantic Homestead
902 (SHARED UNIT) - 770 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30150296
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
871 CARMEL LINE
Cavan Monaghan (Cavan Twp), Ontario MLS® #30149648
Courtesy of Tyler Smith/Homesmiths Real Estate Ltd.
7 IGUANA TRAIL
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #30149840
Courtesy of HARP GREWAL/HOMELIFE SILVERCITY REALTY INC.
16 - 383 EDINBURGH ROAD S
Guelph (Dovercliffe Park/Old University), Ontario MLS® #30149833
Courtesy of MIKE CHUCHMACH/eXp Realty
3080 PATRICK STREET
Howick, Ontario MLS® #30149934
Courtesy of SAM MCGILL/Royal LePage Heartland Realty
25 - 1070 MEADOWLARK RIDGE
London South (South U), Ontario MLS® #30150188
Courtesy of VERNON MARTIN/THRIVE REALTY GROUP INC.
106 Geary CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30149725
Courtesy of Norm Grodecki/Century 21 Fusion
901 - 33 MILL STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30150602
Courtesy of PETE DODE/ZOLO REALTY
2606 - 33 ISABELLA STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30151302
Courtesy of TODOR YORDANOV/CITY REALTY POINT
911 - 3009 NOVAR ROAD
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30151408
Courtesy of CLAUDIA VERMA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE 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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