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
117 SNIVELY STREET
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox), Ontario MLS® #29894482
Courtesy of HOMAYRA AKBARI/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
1057 Kolynchuk CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29894499
Courtesy of Jenna Schmid/Century 21 Fusion
298436 RANGE ROAD
Georgian Bluffs, Ontario MLS® #29894285
Courtesy of KIM GIBBONS/Sutton-Sound Realty
205 - 320 TWEEDSMUIR AVENUE
Toronto (Forest Hill South), Ontario MLS® #29894449
Courtesy of SANDON SCHWARTZBEN/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
361 Moody Court
Kingston, Nova Scotia MLS® #29894456
Courtesy of Umme Sardar/Keller Williams Select Realty
20 KISSINGBRIDGE LANE
Clarington (Newcastle), Ontario MLS® #29894230
Courtesy of Derek Baird/Royal LePage Frank Real Estate
43 HENRY Street
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29894418
Courtesy of JEANETTE L. SCHMIDT/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
155 SOUTH Street
Goderich, Ontario MLS® #29894413
Courtesy of Jillian Eagle/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
580 DUFF CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29894386
Courtesy of Leena Ray/COLDWELL BANKER FIRST OTTAWA REALTY
406 Braeburn CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29894019
Courtesy of Joel Dyck/Real Broker SK Ltd.
2903 - 33 CHARLES STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29894451
Courtesy of ALEX NEZAMINIA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1 WAKEM COURT
Whitby (Williamsburg), Ontario MLS® #29894305
Courtesy of MARIE ALLISON TUGWELL/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
547, 110 18A Street NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29894348
Courtesy of Alex Hripko/Royal LePage Benchmark
8 COLLEEN STREET
Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #29893838
Courtesy of ANNIE VARBEDIAN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
38934 BELGRAVE ROAD
North Huron (East Wawanosh), Ontario MLS® #29893946
Courtesy of TOM DAUM/Peak Realty Ltd
38 FORTIN DRIVE
West Nipissing (Verner), Ontario MLS® #29894165
Courtesy of ROBERT SMITH/RE/MAX Parry Sound Muskoka Realty Ltd
46 JOSHUA Street
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29894196
Courtesy of LAURIE KEYES/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.
5 & 6 - 18 AUTOMATIC ROAD
Brampton (Gore Industrial North), Ontario MLS® #29894209
Courtesy of JASWINDER DAYAL/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
704 - 360 MCLEOD STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29893941
Courtesy of Matt Falle/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
21 Caterpillar Loop
Darlings Lake, Nova Scotia MLS® #29894259
Courtesy of Mike Randall/The Real Estate Store
51 Bianca Court
Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29894297
Courtesy of Roshanak Abbas Nazari/Royal LePage Atlantic
1137 STANTIN STREET
Innisfil (Lefroy), Ontario MLS® #29894312
Courtesy of John Bertolli/MAIN STREET REALTY LTD.
241 JARRETT CROSS
Milton (SC Scott), Ontario MLS® #29894329
Courtesy of YEN MARK/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
133 - 1 BECKENROSE COURT
Brampton (Brampton West), Ontario MLS® #29894331
Courtesy of DEEP SANDHU/CITYGATE REALTY INC.
450 HIGHLAND Road E
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29894336
Courtesy of Sylvia Eckert/Royal LePage Brant Realty
11 HARDWOOD DRIVE
Georgina (Sutton & Jackson's Point), Ontario MLS® #29894317
Courtesy of JENNIFER JONES/LPT REALTY
2115 Langille Drive
Coldbrook, Nova Scotia MLS® #29894177
Courtesy of Heather Nauss/Exit Realty Town & Country
1934 LENESTER AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29894071
Courtesy of Jenniffer Alvarenga/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
3310 - 11 YORKVILLE AVENUE
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29895290
Courtesy of JENNY WU/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
62 VARLEY Crescent
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29895334
Courtesy of Nicole Steane/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
3830 1A Street SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29894994
Courtesy of Jeannie Brennan-Minchin/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
984 SHIMMERTON CIRCLE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29894134
Courtesy of Angelo Camposarcone/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
803 - 20 RICHARDSON STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29895288
Courtesy of HIMANSHU DESAI/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
861 BOXWORTH PLACE
Pickering (West Shore), Ontario MLS® #29894300
Courtesy of TONYA MCINTYRE/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
1705 - 250 QUEENS QUAY W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29893958
Courtesy of ALFRED DSOUZA/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
664 HIGHWAY 654
Callander, Ontario MLS® #29894583
Courtesy of ANTHONY FALCIONI/Century 21 Blue Sky Region Realty Inc., 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!
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