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
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
219 NORTH INDIAN ROAD E
Asphodel-Norwood, Ontario MLS® #30187321
Courtesy of Dalton Charlebois/RE/MAX HALLMARK EASTERN REALTY
606 - 580 CHRISTIE STREET
Toronto (Wychwood), Ontario MLS® #30187333
Courtesy of TYSON LESLIE ERLICK/PMT REALTY INC.
515 - 7 KAY CRESCENT
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #30187340
Courtesy of EDWIN BARBOSA ORTIZ/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
238 GRANDIN VG
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #30187345
Courtesy of Jennifer L. Kitzan Mohammed/MaxWell Polaris
802 - 60 INVERLOCHY BOULEVARD
Markham (Royal Orchard), Ontario MLS® #30187388
Courtesy of NIMA KOMPANI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
256 GIDDINGS CRESCENT
Milton (SC Scott), Ontario MLS® #30187395
Courtesy of Kartral Adolfo/REVEL REALTY INC.
1604 - 375 KING STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30187124
Courtesy of MILA SHEINA/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
2015 CROFT ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30187357
Courtesy of Shannon Horrigan/RE/MAX Core Realty
715 - 39 PEMBERTON AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #30187371
Courtesy of SAM LIU/EXPRESS REALTY INC.
3 - 75 CANTERBURY PLACE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30187484
Courtesy of DARYOUSH MESBAH/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
706 - 5418 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30187446
Courtesy of BRIAN ASHTIANI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2309 - 56 ANNIE CRAIG DRIVE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30187509
Courtesy of JOHN XU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
9 BAYCLIFFE DRIVE
Whitby (Williamsburg), Ontario MLS® #30187131
Courtesy of RICHARD WANG/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
3912 - 950 PORTAGE PARKWAY
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30187150
Courtesy of ZECKO JALLOUL/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
18 TERRYELLEN CRESCENT
Toronto (Markland Wood), Ontario MLS® #30187179
Courtesy of YASMIN ADAM-MAKO/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
846 REGIONAL ROAD 27
West Lincoln, Ontario MLS® #30187181
Courtesy of Wayne Schilstra/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
145 Bridleglen Road SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30187042
Courtesy of Shawn Rasmussen/Coldwell Banker Mountain Central
1422 TWILITE BOULEVARD
London North (North S), Ontario MLS® #30186809
Courtesy of ANDREA NEWCOMBE/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
195 JAMES STREET S
Hamilton (Corktown), Ontario MLS® #30186835
Courtesy of ANDREW ATTIA/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT - THE HOUSE WHISPERERS
70 15833 26 AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30186715
Courtesy of Dustin Wallington/Nu Stream Realty Inc.
247 ERIC STREET
Clearview (Stayner), Ontario MLS® #30186734
Courtesy of MARK PHIPPS/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
MASTER BEDROOOM 2ND FLOOR - 15 WILDFLOWER WAY
Toronto (West Hill), Ontario MLS® #30186816
Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL REALTY INC.
652 MILLER STREET
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #30186811
Courtesy of Karen Sutherland/The Realty Firm Inc.
1708 - 426 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
Toronto (University), Ontario MLS® #30187201
Courtesy of JEFF JO/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
908 - 5 ST JOSEPH STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30187206
Courtesy of SELENA SUN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
9047 52 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30187213
Courtesy of Frank A. Vanderbleek/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
37 NORTH PARK BOULEVARD
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #30187251
Courtesy of VARUN GOYAL/LOMBARD GROUP REAL ESTATE INC.
409 - 6 TORONTO STREET
Barrie (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30187249
Courtesy of HELEN MANN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
77 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #30187270
Courtesy of KRISTINA TARDIF/Royal LePage Locations North
86 CARLYLE Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30187275
Courtesy of Suresh Kangayampalayam Manian/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.
1 - 21 ESSA ROAD
Barrie (Allandale Centre), Ontario MLS® #30187287
Courtesy of ANDRO MAKARY/RE/MAX METROPOLIS REALTY
82 PENBRIDGE CIRCLE
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #30187294
Courtesy of PARVEEN ARORA/RE/MAX OPTIMUM REALTY
409 - 195 HUNTER STREET E
Peterborough (Ashburnham Ward 4), Ontario MLS® #30187299
Courtesy of MUSENNA UCAR/REALTY WEALTH GROUP INC.
86 CARLYLE DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30187302
Courtesy of SURESHKUMAR KANGAYAMPALAYAM MANIAN/RE/MAX TWIN CITY 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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