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
PRO LIQUOR STORE
Vegreville, Alberta MLS® #30006458
Courtesy of Kuljeet Dhaliwal/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
1208 - 20 GILDER DRIVE
Toronto (Eglinton East), Ontario MLS® #30078993
Courtesy of JAY KISHORE RANA/CENTURY 21 TITANS REALTY INC.
20 MAYBECK DRIVE
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #30079004
Courtesy of RAJIV DHAWAN/ESTATE #1 REALTY SERVICES INC.
186 KING EDWARD AVENUE
London South (South J), Ontario MLS® #30079009
Courtesy of JOE DI GIORGIO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
3315, 33 Carringham Gate NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30079028
Courtesy of Akshay Pasricha/Prep Ultra Realty Ltd.
17 PRINCE ALBERT STREET
St. Thomas, Ontario MLS® #30079035
Courtesy of ANDY SHERIDAN/ELGIN REALTY LIMITED
11 - 218 PLAINS ROAD E
Burlington (LaSalle), Ontario MLS® #30079042
Courtesy of NASRIN YOUSIF/KINGSWAY REAL ESTATE
304 - 268 LORRY GREENBERG DRIVE N
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30079047
Courtesy of Louay Yassin/COLDWELL BANKER SARAZEN REALTY
30 ALLEGRA DRIVE
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #30079054
Courtesy of IDA WARREN/RE/MAX By The Bay Brokerage
1227 Lanark Boulevard SE
Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #30079078
Courtesy of Satya Meenavalli/Manor Real Estate Ltd.
4215, 8500 19 Avenue SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30079097
Courtesy of Ben Pinckney/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
31 TRAILSIDE DRIVE
St. Marys, Ontario MLS® #30079105
Courtesy of LINDSAY PICKERING/RE/MAX A-B Realty Ltd
3401 - 60 FREDERICK STREET
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30079112
Courtesy of KELLEY CLAYTON/ENTERHOME REALTY
210 FRONT STREET
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #30079085
Courtesy of Joe Shunock/EKORT REALTY LTD.
138 RIFLE RANGE ROAD
Hamilton (Ainslie Wood), Ontario MLS® #30078950
Courtesy of SUSANNA ZHANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
1073 MESA CRESCENT
Mississauga (Lorne Park), Ontario MLS® #30079395
Courtesy of FARHANA ZAKIR/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
7017 Deer Street
Lacombe, Alberta MLS® #30079369
Courtesy of Karen Sernecky/Royal LePage Network Realty Corp.
3309 - 38 ELM STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30079376
Courtesy of TONY KAMEL/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
108 AVENUE ROAD
Newmarket (Central Newmarket), Ontario MLS® #30079388
Courtesy of PATRICK BRYANT/COMFLEX REALTY INC.
97 Chinook Drive SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30079422
Courtesy of Karen Keveryga/Royal LePage Benchmark
27 CANTERBURY DRIVE
St. Catharines (Oakdale), Ontario MLS® #30079427
Courtesy of Kimberley Smith/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
1801 - 400 KING STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30079453
Courtesy of ANIL KALIA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
116 ADDINGTON CRESCENT
Brampton (Avondale), Ontario MLS® #30079509
Courtesy of RAKESH SEWAL/ESTATE #1 REALTY SERVICES INC.
21 ELLIS CRESCENT
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #30079465
Courtesy of Keith Mcdonald/Birdhouse Realty Inc.
303 - 320 TWEEDSMUIR AVENUE
Toronto (Forest Hill South), Ontario MLS® #30079458
Courtesy of SANDON SCHWARTZBEN/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
325 - 4 KIMBERLY LANE
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #30079491
Courtesy of NICO JAMES-BOCK/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
3 HALEY COURT
Brampton (Central Park), Ontario MLS® #30078924
Courtesy of DEEPAK KHOSLA/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
2108 - 33 HELENDALE AVENUE
Toronto (Yonge-Eglinton), Ontario MLS® #30078912
Courtesy of MING YUAN LI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
618 - 7805 BAYVIEW AVENUE
Markham (Aileen-Willowbrook), Ontario MLS® #30078943
Courtesy of APRIL SUN/ROYAL LEPAGE PEACELAND REALTY
7007 - 55 COOPER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30079535
Courtesy of CRYSTAL ZHANG/EVERLAND REALTY INC.
2958A - 2958 ISLINGTON AVENUE NW
Toronto (Humber Summit), Ontario MLS® #30079554
Courtesy of VITTORIA GALLONE/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
1040 TALASA Court Unit# 3102
Kamloops, British Columbia MLS® #30079528
Courtesy of Linda Turner/REMAX Kamloops
2301 - 88 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30079578
Courtesy of STEPHANIE LU/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
77 SINGHAMPTON ROAD
Vaughan (Kleinburg), Ontario MLS® #30079592
Courtesy of JEEVA BRAICH/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
3415 RESERVOIR ROAD
Severn, Ontario MLS® #30079597
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
34 - 25 TURNTABLE CRESCENT
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #30079605
Courtesy of ERIN MCLAUGHLIN/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT 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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