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
12854 BENS ROAD
Charlie Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29749159
Courtesy of Kimberley Schwarz/Izon Realty
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
22 OAKDALE Avenue Unit# Main&Upper
St. Catharines, Ontario MLS® #29795471
Courtesy of Nadia Hirmiz/Royal LePage Macro Realty
1418 - 15 DAVID EYER ROAD
Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #29795534
Courtesy of Wilson Lee/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1009 - 10 STONEHILL COURT
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #29795527
Courtesy of TIM ZHU/SMART SOLD REALTY
134 DAVID Street
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29795445
Courtesy of JOHN THOMPSON/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
1224 - 50 POWER STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29795623
Courtesy of MIKE YOON/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
277 OLD WESTON ROAD
Toronto (Weston-Pellam Park), Ontario MLS® #29796051
Courtesy of TAYYIB SHARIFF/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
2750 BARNSTONE CRESCENT
Mississauga (Sheridan), Ontario MLS® #29796044
Courtesy of CANSIN CETINKAYA/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
32 BRUNSWYCK CR
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #29796032
Courtesy of Lindsay A. Oulette/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
4102 - 5 BUTTERMILL AVENUE
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29796013
Courtesy of ROBBY SINGH/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
4120 EDGERTON ROAD
Scugog, Ontario MLS® #29796006
Courtesy of PETER TRIANTAFILOU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
277 CENTRE STREET N
Brampton (Brampton North), Ontario MLS® #29795964
Courtesy of MONIKA VAID/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
28 HAWKINS DRIVE
Barrie (Ardagh), Ontario MLS® #29795870
Courtesy of PEGGY HILL/RE/MAX HALLMARK PEGGY HILL GROUP REALTY
195 YORK MILLS ROAD
Toronto (Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills), Ontario MLS® #29795825
Courtesy of JOSEPH FRANCIS DE SOUZA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
10 BALMORAL STREET
North Grenville, Ontario MLS® #29795938
Courtesy of Chris Drozda/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
3383 ELIZABETH STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29795837
Courtesy of Emily Deans/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
37 SCOTCHMERE CRESCENT
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #29796037
Courtesy of ONKAR CHEEMA/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
16 - 250 LAGERFELD DRIVE
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29796025
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
3 SULLIVAN DRIVE
New Tecumseth (Tottenham), Ontario MLS® #29796018
Courtesy of PAT JORDAN/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
1149 SECRETARIATE ROAD
Newmarket (Stonehaven-Wyndham), Ontario MLS® #29795630
Courtesy of JOHN DONG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
6197 DUFORD DRIVE
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29795957
Courtesy of JACOB EBRAHIMI/CENTURY 21 INNOVATIVE REALTY INC.
55 KNUPP ROAD
Barrie (Edgehill Drive), Ontario MLS® #29795952
Courtesy of MIGUEL BURGOS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
MAIN & UPPER - 22 OAKDALE AVENUE
St. Catharines (Oakdale), Ontario MLS® #29795542
Courtesy of NADIA HIRMIZ/ROYAL LEPAGE MACRO REALTY
1201 - 8119 BIRCHMOUNT ROAD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29795535
Courtesy of MARK DU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
97 SANDY HAVEN DRIVE E
Toronto (Steeles), Ontario MLS® #29795554
Courtesy of COURTNEY HE/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2481 BANDSMAN CRESCENT
Oshawa (Windfields), Ontario MLS® #29795528
Courtesy of GARY HU/BENCHMARK SIGNATURE REALTY INC.
5942 DELLE DONNE DRIVE
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29795566
Courtesy of REBECCA SAINI/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
41 Bianca Court
Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29795698
Courtesy of Chelsea Lawlor/EXP Realty of Canada Inc.
2601 - 7 MABELLE AVENUE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29796038
Courtesy of SHANNON LEE/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
5 - 100 RINGWOOD DRIVE
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29796019
Courtesy of SAM C.L. FUNG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
84 POMELL TRAIL
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #29795958
Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
1 - 44 MAIN STREET N
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29795960
Courtesy of NANCY MENDES/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
301 - 1 THE ESPLANADE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29795934
Courtesy of ANGEL DIMITROV VARIYSKI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2515 211 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29795763
Courtesy of Matthew G. Harrison/MaxWell Challenge 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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