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.
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Vegreville, Alberta MLS® #30006458
Courtesy of Kuljeet Dhaliwal/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
32 Abbotts Road
Portugal Cove - St. Philips, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30009931
Courtesy of Christopher Samuelson/eXp Realty
192 RIVIERA DR
THUNDER BAY, Ontario MLS® #30010192
Courtesy of JOE MANNELLA/ROYAL LEPAGE LANNON REALTY
667 EVERLASTING CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30010205
Courtesy of Geoff Walker/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE WALKER REALTY
10904 108 Avenue
Fairview, Alberta MLS® #30010212
Courtesy of Robert Hart-Moore/Grassroots Realty Group Ltd.
3205 - 3975 GRAND PARK DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30010224
Courtesy of LUCIA GOUVEIA/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
310 - 408 BROWNS LINE
Toronto (Alderwood), Ontario MLS® #30010229
Courtesy of COLE RESNICK/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
13229 ILDERTON ROAD
Middlesex Centre (Ilderton), Ontario MLS® #30010250
Courtesy of J.P. RANDHAWA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
905 - 225 SUMACH STREET S
Toronto (Regent Park), Ontario MLS® #30010111
Courtesy of JANICE ZHANG/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
268 - 60 ANN O'REILLY ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #30010123
Courtesy of FRANK LEO/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
29 STRATTON CRESCENT
Whitby (Rolling Acres), Ontario MLS® #30010130
Courtesy of Victoria Sullivan/REVEL Realty Inc.
53 WILSHIRE DRIVE
Whitby (Brooklin), Ontario MLS® #30010135
Courtesy of JOHN FERRARA/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
1380 LINSTEAD STREET
Oshawa (Taunton), Ontario MLS® #30010142
Courtesy of KEITH MORLEY JASPER/URBAN AVENUE REALTY LTD.
3094 McCauley Dr
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30010147
Courtesy of David Hayward/Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)
11229 99 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30010159
Courtesy of Daniel M. Israel/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
1 1330 OSLER STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30009823
Courtesy of John Chung/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
38 RAHNS ROAD
Laurentian Valley, Ontario MLS® #30010010
Courtesy of James Scott/RE/MAX PEMBROKE REALTY LTD.
297 OAK WALK Drive Unit# 1605
Oakville, Ontario MLS® #30010077
Courtesy of MARGARET EMERSON/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
148 ELLIOTT TRAIL
Thames Centre (Thorndale), Ontario MLS® #30010154
Courtesy of EMMA WRIGHT/RE/MAX CENTRE CITY REALTY INC.
459 DIXON BOULEVARD
Newmarket (Central Newmarket), Ontario MLS® #30010185
Courtesy of SARA MISTRY/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
111 9522 Lochside Dr SE
Sidney, British Columbia MLS® #30010351
Courtesy of Elizabeth Macey/Macdonald Realty Victoria
312 - 1375 DUPONT STREET
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #30010046
Courtesy of CANDIDO FARIA/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
51 SPARROW Avenue Unit# 37
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30009878
Courtesy of KIM ADEMA TOPP/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
3211 - 385 PRINCE OF WALES DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30009556
Courtesy of CINDY ZHANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
47 BOITON STREET
Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #30009551
Courtesy of BRIAN LI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
70 Hillcrest Drive
Coxheath, Nova Scotia MLS® #30009861
Courtesy of Heather Grant/Coldwell Banker Boardwalk Realty
7245 OPTIMIST LANE
Niagara Falls (Morrison), Ontario MLS® #30009532
Courtesy of Jamie Szeibert/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
5 GREENWOOD CRESCENT
Brampton (Northgate), Ontario MLS® #30010553
Courtesy of KALPESH SHAH/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
109-113 INKERMAN STREET
St. Thomas, Ontario MLS® #30010577
Courtesy of LUIS MONIZ/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
9 MACLEOD STREET
Toronto (Maple Leaf), Ontario MLS® #30010558
Courtesy of JEFF JAFFARI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
217 - 6638 MCLEOD ROAD
Niagara Falls (Arad/Fallsview), Ontario MLS® #30010591
Courtesy of PRISCILLA ELETHIA FACEY/M5V Elite Realty Group
309 - 264 OAKDALE AVENUE
St. Catharines (Oakdale), Ontario MLS® #30010596
Courtesy of LEO MANCHISI/CENTURY 21 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD.
4651 Alder Glen Rd
Cowichan Bay, British Columbia MLS® #30010604
Courtesy of Peter Miller/D.F.H. Real Estate Ltd. (CwnBy)
8139 Highway 6
Haliburton, Nova Scotia MLS® #30009847
Courtesy of Kelly Stinson/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
22 STINSON STREET
Hamilton (Stinson), Ontario MLS® #30010058
Courtesy of GREG DE DENUS/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
176 Elbow Ridge Bluffs
Rural Rocky View County, Alberta MLS® #30010274
Courtesy of Justin Havre/eXp Realty
UPPER - 143 VOLTARIE CRESCENT
Mississauga (Mississauga Valleys), Ontario MLS® #30010801
Courtesy of CATARINA DOMINGUES/ROYAL LEPAGE SUPREME REALTY
42 Cedar Crescent
Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia MLS® #30010818
Courtesy of Christeen Chiasson/Keller Williams Select Realty
Lot Yeo Crescent
Montague, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30010793
Courtesy of Joanna Grant/ROYAL LEPAGE PRINCE EDWARD REALTY
104 SUNNY MEADOW BOULEVARD
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30010806
Courtesy of ONKAR CHEEMA/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
63 LINKDALE ROAD
Brampton (Brampton North), Ontario MLS® #30010813
Courtesy of LISA WILLIAMS/CENTURY 21 MILLENNIUM 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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