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
46 CRESTRIDGE DRIVE
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #29798292
Courtesy of KASH ALAVI-MEHR/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
2208 - 3883 QUARTZ ROAD
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29798300
Courtesy of EDWARD XIN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
346 ROSELAWN AVENUE
Toronto (Yonge-Eglinton), Ontario MLS® #29798280
Courtesy of HARVEY ZUCKERMAN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
1557 MIDLAND AVENUE
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29798285
Courtesy of MOHAMMED SAKIL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2210 - 85 MCMAHON DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29798279
Courtesy of ROBERT CHIN/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
1206 - 60 BYNG AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29798281
Courtesy of CALEB CHAN/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
8 JACOB WAY
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29798293
Courtesy of MATT GIUNTA/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
3806 FOXBOROUGH TERRACE
Mississauga (Lisgar), Ontario MLS® #29798301
Courtesy of ADEEL ANWAR/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
3104 - 200 BLOOR STREET W
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29798282
Courtesy of TOM ZHEN LI/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
31 ROWATSON ROAD
Toronto (Guildwood), Ontario MLS® #29798287
Courtesy of STEVEN ZENG/GOLDENWAY REAL ESTATE LTD.
6 COMPTON CRESCENT
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #29798294
Courtesy of TREVOR RODRIGUES/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
510 - 265 ENFIELD PLACE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29798302
Courtesy of Morad Al-Muhandes/EXP REALTY
127 KEEWATIN STREET S
Oshawa (Donevan), Ontario MLS® #29798288
Courtesy of MICHAEL GERACE/URBAN LANDMARK REALTY INC
2 PURCELL CRESCENT
Vaughan (Maple), Ontario MLS® #29798290
Courtesy of EDRIC WONG/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
92 PINE HILL CRESCENT
Aurora (Aurora Estates), Ontario MLS® #29798295
Courtesy of GERRARD HE/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
4 - 4733 STEELES AVENUE E
Toronto (Milliken), Ontario MLS® #29798284
Courtesy of JAMES LU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
847 BUR OAK AVENUE
Markham (Wismer), Ontario MLS® #29798289
Courtesy of ELISA XU/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
5102 50 Ave
St. Paul Town, Alberta MLS® #29795692
Courtesy of Jongsung Baik/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
86 NIAGARA STREET
St. Catharines (E. Chester), Ontario MLS® #29797770
Courtesy of WASIM AKHTAR/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
404 395 River STREET E
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan MLS® #29797775
Courtesy of Cindy Olson/Advantage Real Estate
502 - 35 ROLLING MILLS ROAD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29797814
Courtesy of STEPHANIE HAXHILLARI/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
21 SANDFORD AVENUE
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29797840
Courtesy of TAKARA JONES/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
928 ROBERT FERRIE DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29797852
Courtesy of PARM MANGAT/ROYAL LEPAGE FLOWER CITY REALTY
9 SUMMER MIST CRESCENT
Markham (Cachet), Ontario MLS® #29797934
Courtesy of RONGHAI DONG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
227 ROWBERRY BOULEVARD
Peterborough (Northcrest Ward 5), Ontario MLS® #29797991
Courtesy of SONIA NICOLE SAMPOGNA/ZOLO REALTY
10 LADYSMITH STREET
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington North), Ontario MLS® #29798122
Courtesy of HARJIT DHOTHER/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
445 Beacon Hill Drive
Fort McMurray, Alberta MLS® #29798127
Courtesy of Kristy Rosario De Graves/EXP REALTY
5537 Park Street
Blackfalds, Alberta MLS® #29798196
Courtesy of Todd Reed/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
#11 2011 TWP ROAD 510
Rural Parkland County, Alberta MLS® #29798216
Courtesy of Karen C. Moe/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
#BASEMENT - 6 BAILEY CRESCENT
Aurora (Aurora Highlands), Ontario MLS® #29797270
Courtesy of MOHAMMAD NASRKHANI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
3214 CRYSTAL DRIVE
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #29797302
Courtesy of EMILY GUO/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
1742 Albert Ave
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #29797340
Courtesy of Julia Blackburn/RE/MAX Camosun
3503 - 33 LOMBARD STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29797441
Courtesy of MITHUNA SIVAKUMAR/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE 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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