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
1111 - 15 GREENVIEW AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29750127
Courtesy of WENDY WANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
278 LASALLE AVENUE
Oshawa (Central), Ontario MLS® #29750134
Courtesy of SORRELLE A. GOLOMB/CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED
30 KAITLIN DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox), Ontario MLS® #29750141
Courtesy of YAYA CYNTHIA CHEN/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
4106 - 3883 QUARTZ ROAD
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29750146
Courtesy of NIRAV GANDHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
976 6TH AVENUE E
Owen Sound, Ontario MLS® #29750153
Courtesy of KEVIN JOHN/Royal Lepage Integrity Realty
70 GARVEY COURT
Bedford West, Nova Scotia MLS® #29750259
Courtesy of Amer Haidar/Royal LePage Atlantic
95 SARRACINI CRESCENT
Vaughan (Islington Woods), Ontario MLS® #29750329
Courtesy of MINA FILARDO/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
48 Jeep Crescent
Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia MLS® #29750456
Courtesy of Teddy Dexter/Parachute Realty
444 STONECHURCH Road W Unit# P5
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29750538
Courtesy of Brittany Quay/Revel Realty Inc.
407 BAYVIEW PARKWAY
Orillia, Ontario MLS® #29750468
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
12 Princes Walk
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #29750557
Courtesy of Johnathon Benedict/Royal LePage Atlantic - Valley(Windsor)
2 - 40 PRESTIGE CIRCLE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29750552
Courtesy of Maureen Yates/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
23, 420 Grier Avenue NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29750507
Courtesy of Natosha Wareham-Bakker/Royal LePage Benchmark
307 - 181 BEDFORD ROAD
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29750130
Courtesy of Sherry Jiang/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
4 KNOLLVIEW CRESCENT
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29750128
Courtesy of SUE ZHANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
523 - 7167 YONGE STREET
Markham (Grandview), Ontario MLS® #29750135
Courtesy of LILY TANG/EXP REALTY
15 JAGGES DRIVE
Barrie (Edgehill Drive), Ontario MLS® #29750142
Courtesy of CLIFFORD D'SOUZA/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
19290 HURONTARIO STREET
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #29750147
Courtesy of NIL CHINOY/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
UPPER - 30 WILLIAM STREET
Guelph (St. George's), Ontario MLS® #29750154
Courtesy of DENNIS XU/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
8989 S MAHOOD LAKE ROAD
Canim Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29749657
Courtesy of Jenni Guimond/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
68 235 Rosewood BOULEVARD E
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29750527
Courtesy of Sudendhu (Sid) Rai/L&T Realty Ltd.
160 Stone Hedges Lane
Waverley, Nova Scotia MLS® #29750515
Courtesy of Sandra Pike/Royal LePage Atlantic
273 Everglade Circle SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29750399
Courtesy of Suha Kordi/Century 21 Bravo Realty
785 OLD MILL ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Ops), Ontario MLS® #29750231
Courtesy of TRISH LEIGH TODD/REVEL REALTY INC.
54 RIVERBANK ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Fenelon Falls), Ontario MLS® #29750286
Courtesy of JASON RICHARD/ROYAL LEPAGE KAWARTHA LAKES REALTY INC.
22 - 1052 LONGHURST ROAD
Muskoka Lakes (Watt), Ontario MLS® #29750541
Courtesy of RICHARD SCULLY/Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd.
42 - 3435 OLD HIGHWAY 17 ROAD
Clarence-Rockland, Ontario MLS® #29750553
Courtesy of Lise Picard/RE/MAX DELTA REALTY
Acreage Big Pond Road
Rock Barra, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29750560
Courtesy of Joe Lisi/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
1601 - 2180 MARINE DRIVE
Oakville (BR Bronte), Ontario MLS® #29750584
Courtesy of ANITA SULLIVAN/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
146 TRUEDELL CIRCLE
Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #29750159
Courtesy of MICHAEL COPE/Engel & Volkers Oakville
1860 CREEK WAY
Burlington (Uptown), Ontario MLS® #29750363
Courtesy of ROSHAN BASNET/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
2884 Highway 2
Fall River, Nova Scotia MLS® #29750522
Courtesy of Hayley Thomas/Royal LePage Atlantic
2422 HERTFORDSHIRE WAY
Oakville (JC Joshua Creek), Ontario MLS® #29750148
Courtesy of BRUCE ZHAO/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1306 - 185 ROEHAMPTON AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29750129
Courtesy of CANDICE PAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
76 DORAN ROAD
Petawawa, Ontario MLS® #29750131
Courtesy of Jackie Durnford/CENTURY 21 ASPIRE REALTY LTD.
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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