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.
3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
1001 - 1007 THE QUEENSWAY AVENUE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30213157
Courtesy of CHRISTINA CAO/RE/MAX DASH REALTY
245 Cityscape Boulevard NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30212991
Courtesy of Drashti Doshi/Greater Calgary Real Estate
5 HAMILTON Street N Unit# 209
Waterdown, Ontario MLS® #30212977
Courtesy of Phil Calvano/Rockhaven Realty Inc.
255 KEATS Way Unit# 1403
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30212984
Courtesy of Christine Just/Peak Realty Ltd.
139 9 Avenue W
Bow Island, Alberta MLS® #30213057
Courtesy of Dave Hill/Real Estate Centre - Bow Island
148 Highland Street
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia MLS® #30213165
Courtesy of Darcy MacDonald/3% Realty Nova Scotia
553 BALSAM POPLAR Street
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30212904
Courtesy of ZONGYOU ZHANG/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
64 WALES AVENUE
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30212896
Courtesy of ELLA ZHUANG/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
2202 - 159 DUNDAS STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30212891
Courtesy of SHARON WANG/ANJIA REALTY
2911 - 388 PRINCE OF WALES DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30213161
Courtesy of SARAH GU/GLOBAL BRICKS EXECUTIVE HOMES REALTY
4523 GRAHAM AVENUE
Terrace, British Columbia MLS® #30213166
Courtesy of Dawn Monsen/RE/MAX Coast Mountains
Lot 08-4 Crooked Lake Road
Framboise, Nova Scotia MLS® #30213192
Courtesy of Sondra Lahey/Cape Breton Realty
76 LARRATT LANE
Richmond Hill (Westbrook), Ontario MLS® #30212974
Courtesy of MICHAEL G. LI/LE SOLD REALTY BROKERAGE INC.
43 - 1764 RATHBURN ROAD E
Mississauga (Rathwood), Ontario MLS® #30212986
Courtesy of HELEN GOLJAK/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
20 BAROLO ROAD
Toronto (West Humber-Clairville), Ontario MLS® #30212901
Courtesy of CHARLIE BIAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
105 - 370D RED MAPLE ROAD
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #30212898
Courtesy of NORA HAO/SMART SOLD REALTY
40 GRANVILLE CR
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #30213086
Courtesy of Chris K. Karampelas/MaxWell Polaris
6 MAES CRESCENT
Mulmur, Ontario MLS® #30212970
Courtesy of CONNIE CAMPBELL/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
1409, 13104 Elbow Drive SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30212949
Courtesy of Wendy Kelman/Coldwell Banker Mountain Central
458 & 460 Egan ST
Thunder Bay, Ontario MLS® #30213043
Courtesy of JIM MCCULLOUGH/D S MCCULLOUGH REALTY LTD
708 SPITFIRE STREET
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #30213163
Courtesy of JAGTAR SINGH/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
125 Laurier RD
Elliot Lake, Ontario MLS® #30211846
Courtesy of Peter Lendak/Re/Max Sault Ste. Marie Realty Inc.
84 EWEN Road
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30212337
Courtesy of Alison Kitson/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
14 Coulee View SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30212445
Courtesy of Zeenat Taghvai/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)
26 BARTON STREET E
Hamilton (Beasley), Ontario MLS® #30212022
Courtesy of TONY GAO/CENTURY 21 LANDUNION REALTY INC.
603 - 1600 CHARLES STREET
Whitby (Port Whitby), Ontario MLS® #30212041
Courtesy of SANDRA DANTAS/SUTTON GROUP-HERITAGE REALTY INC.
4305 - 65 BREMNER BOULEVARD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30212109
Courtesy of PETER KARLOS/Move Smartly Realty Inc.
1404 - 20 SHORE BREEZE DRIVE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30212159
Courtesy of RICKY KHURANA/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
LOWER - 8 MEAFORD AVENUE
Toronto (Long Branch), Ontario MLS® #30212161
Courtesy of TARA NEAL MCNALLY/ROYAL LEPAGE PORRITT REAL ESTATE
71 SANFORD AVENUE S
Hamilton (St. Clair), Ontario MLS® #30212178
Courtesy of OMAR AZIZ/GRACE CANADA REALTY INC.
139 CASTILIAN BV
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #30212065
Courtesy of Christine Tetreault/One Percent Realty
350 WARREN STREET
Central Elgin (Port Stanley), Ontario MLS® #30212077
Courtesy of DALLAS POSTHUMUS/RE/MAX CENTRE CITY REALTY INC.
3E - 150 YORK STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30211721
Courtesy of Tito Tejada Montano/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
62 - 1584 FEATHER LANE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30211822
Courtesy of Pierre Legault/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
3402 - 28 WELLESLEY STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30211860
Courtesy of KEVIN ALVAREZ/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
1215, 200 2 Avenue
Dead Man's Flats, Alberta MLS® #30211935
Courtesy of HAYLEY LAUINGER/Onyx 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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