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
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
50 - 5555 PRINCE WILLIAM DRIVE
Burlington (Appleby), Ontario MLS® #29676316
Courtesy of EDGAR MELO/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1387 COBBLER LANE
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #29676311
Courtesy of LI ZOU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
4803 - 3975 GRAND PARK DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29676342
Courtesy of SAJAD AL-ALI/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
115 SOUTH CREEK Drive Unit# 14B
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29676300
Courtesy of ZONGYOU ZHANG/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
14 FANNY GROVE WAY
Markham (Greensborough), Ontario MLS® #29676297
Courtesy of HAWKINS GUAN/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
1308 - 2075 LAKESHORE ROAD
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #29676317
Courtesy of WILLIAM ZHENG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
610 - 5 MARINE PARADE DRIVE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29676305
Courtesy of DANIEL FOTI/RE/MAX EXPERTS
417 - 25 FONTENAY COURT
Toronto (Edenbridge-Humber Valley), Ontario MLS® #29676336
Courtesy of RICO AU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
1158 MCDOWELL CRESCENT
Milton (BE Beaty), Ontario MLS® #29676343
Courtesy of CHARLIE BIAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
282 MANHATTAN DRIVE
Markham (Markville), Ontario MLS® #29676298
Courtesy of KAREN CHAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
163 - 351 WALLACE AVENUE
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29676301
Courtesy of ASEEM JINDAL/KINGSWAY REAL ESTATE
184 WELLINGTON STREET
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29676293
Courtesy of Gavin Lutz/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
907 - 12 LAURELCREST STREET
Brampton (Queen Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29676337
Courtesy of BORIS DIMOVSKI/BASK REALTY INC.
25 - 5020 DELAWARE DRIVE
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29676344
Courtesy of ANNURAG CHAWLA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
16 MILLIES WAY
Armour, Ontario MLS® #29676349
Courtesy of MAX HEERSCHAP/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
2680 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29676302
Courtesy of LYNN JANE TRIBBLING/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
LOFT APARTMENT - 76 PROSPECT STREET
Newmarket (Central Newmarket), Ontario MLS® #29676294
Courtesy of RHONDA ROSALINDA BAILEY/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
8 SANFORD CRESCENT
Brampton (Northwood Park), Ontario MLS® #29676338
Courtesy of JENNIFER KRANE/EXP REALTY
992 DOVERCOURT ROAD
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29676340
Courtesy of JENN LANZA/QUEENSWAY REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE INC.
404 - 1460 MAIN STREET E
Milton (DE Dempsey), Ontario MLS® #29676345
Courtesy of VICTOR CHIN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
136 N GROSZ ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29676271
Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
992 DOVERCOURT ROAD
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29676303
Courtesy of JENN LANZA/QUEENSWAY REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE INC.
517 AINTREE DRIVE
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29676295
Courtesy of VICTORIA MAKHNIN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
2 23429 Twp Rd 584
Rural Westlock County, Alberta MLS® #29675918
Courtesy of Donna R. McHale/RE/MAX Edge Realty
LOWER - 696 PENNY LANE
Burlington (LaSalle), Ontario MLS® #29676339
Courtesy of SAHIL SHARMA/EXP REALTY
2637 ALTADENA COURT
Mississauga (Sheridan), Ontario MLS® #29676341
Courtesy of SAHIL SHARMA/EXP REALTY
#85 2803 JAMES MOWATT TR SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29676360
Courtesy of Jefri C. Estrada/The E Group Real Estate
201 N MENOMINEE LAKE ROAD
Huntsville (Brunel), Ontario MLS® #29676258
Courtesy of SHAE MCLEOD/KELLER WILLIAMS INNOVATION REALTY
1106 - 25 FONTENAY COURT
Toronto (Edenbridge-Humber Valley), Ontario MLS® #29676304
Courtesy of RICO AU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
6092 FOURTH LINE E
Centre Wellington, Ontario MLS® #29676260
Courtesy of SARBJEET BHATOA/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
5951 Cathedral Cres
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #29671222
Courtesy of David Hayward/Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)
24 SHUH AVENUE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29671330
Courtesy of Adam Tillie/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
12 WILLOWBROOK STREET
Cramahe (Colborne), Ontario MLS® #29671392
Courtesy of BRENDA KLOOSTRA/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY
1399 East Petpeswick Road
East Petpeswick, Nova Scotia MLS® #29671405
Courtesy of Michelle Gerrior/Royal LePage Anchor 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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