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
4 PELMAR PLACE
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #29887153
Courtesy of TANBIR CHOWDHURY/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
11 HUMPHREY GATE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29887139
Courtesy of BING DONG/SMART SOLD REALTY
10 - 8900 BATHURST STREET
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #29887158
Courtesy of IRINA BYSTROV/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
312 - 85 QUEENS WHARF ROAD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29887184
Courtesy of YURI KVYETKO/RE/MAX METROPOLIS REALTY
66 ARLINGTON CRESCENT
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #29887172
Courtesy of MONICA EL-KHOLI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
911 - 18 HARRISON GARDEN BOULEVARD
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29887189
Courtesy of DANIEL HAN/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
39 COUPERTHWAITE CRESCENT
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29887159
Courtesy of JENNIFER GALLORO/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
401 LONGMORE STREET
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29887147
Courtesy of LAN WENG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
#89 - 15 OLD COLONY ROAD
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox), Ontario MLS® #29887161
Courtesy of DIANE CHANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
79 - 79 GUILDFORD CRESCENT
Brampton (Central Park), Ontario MLS® #29887166
Courtesy of MELANIE DAIGLE/TAILOR MADE REAL ESTATE INC.
311 - 85 QUEENS WHARF ROAD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29887185
Courtesy of YURI KVYETKO/RE/MAX METROPOLIS REALTY
15 CURREN CRESCENT
Tillsonburg, Ontario MLS® #29887173
Courtesy of GURPREET SANDHU/iCloud Realty Ltd.
2516 CAMERON RAVINE LANDING LD NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29886935
Courtesy of Ryan B. Debler/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
8001 STILLWATER CRESCENT
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29886757
Courtesy of Aaron Switzer/RE/MAX Core Realty
30 GARRARDVIEW STREET
Ajax (Northeast Ajax), Ontario MLS® #29887150
Courtesy of APRIL YANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
468 KLARVATTEN LAKE WD NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29887225
Courtesy of Diana Magnan/MaxWell Progressive
515 - 106 DOVERCOURT ROAD
Toronto (Trinity-Bellwoods), Ontario MLS® #29887143
Courtesy of ENZO BUONO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
112 DUMFRIES AVENUE
Brampton (Heart Lake West), Ontario MLS® #29887167
Courtesy of KHEMA DUDHEE/iCloud Realty Ltd.
307 - 85 QUEENS WHARF ROAD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29887186
Courtesy of YURI KVYETKO/RE/MAX METROPOLIS REALTY
729 SUNDANCE CIRCLE
Oshawa (Northglen), Ontario MLS® #29887174
Courtesy of Michele Rowland/The Nook Realty Inc.
1 - 7 SIMCOE STREET S
Oshawa (Central), Ontario MLS® #29887193
Courtesy of BENNY SINGH/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
7587 WOMACK ROAD
Deka Lake / Sulphurous / Hathaway Lakes, British Columbia MLS® #29886728
Courtesy of Adam Dirkson/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
39 GREENBURY MR
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #29887226
Courtesy of Nicole R. Mackoway/REMAX River City
309 CHISHOLM AVENUE
Toronto (Woodbine-Lumsden), Ontario MLS® #29887151
Courtesy of JOE CICCIARELLA/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
702 - 60 DUNSHEATH WAY
Markham (Cornell), Ontario MLS® #29887156
Courtesy of ZIBIN JOHN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
14 JOYCE PARKWAY
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #29887168
Courtesy of CARLA DE SA/Royal Lepage Real Estate Associates
1106 - 609 SHERBOURNE STREET
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #29887182
Courtesy of JEREMY ZHU/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
60 ARAGON AVENUE
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #29887194
Courtesy of MICHAEL WANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
121 UNIVERSITY Avenue E Unit# 102
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29887132
Courtesy of Soham Das/eXp Realty, Brokerage
3011 - 5 QUARRINGTON LANE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29887144
Courtesy of SELENA SUN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
6419 LAMBLEY ROAD
100 Mile House, British Columbia MLS® #29887113
Courtesy of Gisela Janzen/REMAX 100
1605N - 120 BROADWAY AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29887145
Courtesy of LEON ZHOU/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
485 Queen ST E # 103
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #29885435
Courtesy of James Caicco/Century 21 Choice Realty Inc.
499 CENTREVIEW ROAD
Hastings Highlands (Bangor Ward), Ontario MLS® #29887133
Courtesy of Al Schutt/EXP REALTY
2018 - 36 LISGAR STREET
Toronto (Little Portugal), Ontario MLS® #29887140
Courtesy of TRANG TRIZZY/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
122 - 3621 HIGHWAY 7 E
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29887157
Courtesy of NIGEL ZHANG/FIRST CLASS 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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