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
22 MADELAINE CRESCENT
Brampton (Central Park), Ontario MLS® #29701175
Courtesy of JAMMAL RAMONG/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
50 LAWLOR COURT
Brampton (Snelgrove), Ontario MLS® #29700482
Courtesy of MATTI SARAN/ROYAL LEPAGE REALTY CENTRE
2138 BURBANK DRIVE
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29700297
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
#153 603 WATT BV SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29700261
Courtesy of Che Taylor/MaxWell Challenge Realty
38 6195 168 STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29700463
Courtesy of Teresa Magsambol/Sutton Premier Realty
608 - 120 EAGLE ROCK WAY
Vaughan, Ontario MLS® #29699952
Courtesy of AHNNA KIM/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
#316 1316 WINDERMERE WY SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29701303
Courtesy of Fan Yang/Mozaic Realty Group
1395 Ellis Street Unit# 1004
Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29703710
Courtesy of Kaila Klassen/Royal LePage Kelowna
3253 CHAPMAN ROAD
Smithers, British Columbia MLS® #29702748
Courtesy of Vanita Des Mazes/RE/MAX Bulkley Valley
3366 McIver Road
West Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29700191
Courtesy of Anthony Shephard/2 Percent Realty Interior Inc.
5021 HIGHWAY 9
Kincardine, Ontario MLS® #29703501
Courtesy of AMANDA MCCLENAGHAN/Coldwell Banker All Points-Festival City Realty
2301 - 238 SIMCOE STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #29700242
Courtesy of JENNIFER JONES/LPT REALTY
7 CHARTERHOUSE ROAD
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29699762
Courtesy of MASON CHIU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
218 BAY THORN DRIVE
Markham (Royal Orchard), Ontario MLS® #29699786
Courtesy of ANNIE VARBEDIAN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
151 EASTWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Birchcliffe-Cliffside), Ontario MLS® #29701997
Courtesy of GEOFFREY PATRICK GRACE/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
Eskasoni Road
Northside East Bay, Nova Scotia MLS® #29702003
Courtesy of Lyle MacKinnon/Keller Williams Select Realty(Sydney,Townsend St.)
64 JERSEYVILLE Road W
Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #29702022
Courtesy of Cindy Murrell-Wright/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
1576 WOODBURN Road
Binbrook, Ontario MLS® #29702027
Courtesy of Stacey Keric/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
22 BAKER HILL BOULEVARD
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29702065
Courtesy of LESLIE RUDOLPH BENCZIK/RE/MAX ALL-STARS BENCZIK KAVANAGH TEAM
88 MORAY AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox), Ontario MLS® #29702072
Courtesy of NIMA NIKSERESHT/RE/MAX EXPERTS
19 STENNETT DRIVE
Georgina (Keswick North), Ontario MLS® #29702084
Courtesy of DARYL KING/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
2-4 Meadow Lane
Clarkes Beach, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29702089
Courtesy of Michelle Bradbury-Smith/Royal LePage Atlantic Homestead
58-66 Meadow Road
Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29702091
Courtesy of Bob Crocker/RE/MAX Eastern Edge Realty Ltd. - Bay Roberts
543 Redberry ROAD
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29702096
Courtesy of Chandra Classen/Coldwell Banker Signature
303 Brookmore CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29702104
Courtesy of Marilee Fehr/Realty ONE Group Dynamic
72 STANLEY STREET
Barrie (East Bayfield), Ontario MLS® #29702111
Courtesy of PEGGY HILL/RE/MAX HALLMARK PEGGY HILL GROUP REALTY
403 - 40 MUSEUM DRIVE
Orillia, Ontario MLS® #29702116
Courtesy of MIKE SECKLER/SUTTON GROUP INCENTIVE REALTY INC.
2 15518 103A AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29702419
Courtesy of Charles Tsang/Royal Pacific Realty (Kingsway) Ltd.
45765 THOMAS ROAD|Vedder Crossing
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29702541
Courtesy of Jahir Uddin/RE/MAX Performance Realty
24 WESTCLIFFE ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29702988
Courtesy of Norton Ngo/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
1244 CYPRUS ROAD
Kingston (Kingston East (Incl Barret Crt)), Ontario MLS® #29702205
Courtesy of ROB BAGG/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
200 ADELAIDE STREET
Mississippi Mills, Ontario MLS® #29702440
Courtesy of Mathieu Gignac/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
114 Fourth Street North
Kenora, Ontario MLS® #29702464
Courtesy of JOEY KATZ/RE/MAX NORTHWEST REALTY LTD.
316 WALMER ROAD
Oshawa (McLaughlin), Ontario MLS® #29701598
Courtesy of SURESH THEIVENDRAM/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
2201 - 24 WELLESLEY STREET W
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29701574
Courtesy of JACK CHEN/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
62 GLENRIDGE AVENUE
Toronto (Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills), Ontario MLS® #29701579
Courtesy of BELLA LEE/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
1912 21 Avenue N
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #29702767
Courtesy of TAD CONSTABLE/Royal Lepage South Country - Lethbridge
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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