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
PRO LIQUOR STORE
Vegreville, Alberta MLS® #30006458
Courtesy of Kuljeet Dhaliwal/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
4506 - 3 CONCORD CITYPLACE WAY
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30015643
Courtesy of MAGGIE NGO/POWER 7 REALTY
100 GARMENT Street Unit# 1608
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30009397
Courtesy of Fernando Calero/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.
116 Stovel AVENUE W
Melfort, Saskatchewan MLS® #30011183
Courtesy of Val Ozeroff/Royal LePage Hodgins Realty
579 Waterstone Run
Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia MLS® #30011188
Courtesy of Michael Bebee/Royal LePage Atlantic
310 TUCK DRIVE
Burlington (Shoreacres), Ontario MLS® #30011190
Courtesy of LESLEY KENNEDY/Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage
565 Walls Side RD
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30011210
Courtesy of Andrea Zavitz/Century 21 Choice Realty Inc.
8 COCHRANE Avenue
Brampton, Ontario MLS® #30011222
Courtesy of Christy Lee D Oliveira/REVEL Realty Inc
107139 Rge Rd 1247
Rural Mackenzie County, Alberta MLS® #30011234
Courtesy of Caleb Doerksen/RE/MAX Grande Prairie
261 Villa Rd
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30011246
Courtesy of Julien Prevost/REMAX Professionals (NA)
#3308 10360 102 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30011253
Courtesy of Dale W. Temple/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
LPH3 - 777 STEELES AVENUE W
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #30011498
Courtesy of RACHEL GOLD LEVY/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
2104 - 609 SHERBOURNE STREET
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #30011501
Courtesy of ANDREA HUNG/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
3703 - 290 ADELAIDE STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30011518
Courtesy of JIM MILLIS/P2 REALTY INC.
#130 - 36501 DASHWOOD ROAD
South Huron (Stephen), Ontario MLS® #30011532
Courtesy of STEVE SARARAS/COLDWELL BANKER DAWNFLIGHT REALTY BROKERAGE
22979 PRATT SIDING ROAD
Southwest Middlesex (Glencoe), Ontario MLS® #30011537
Courtesy of LINDS MODRZYNSKI/EXP REALTY
121 ACHRAY ROAD
Laurentian Valley, Ontario MLS® #30011568
Courtesy of Wendy Reeves/RE/MAX PEMBROKE REALTY LTD.
4 MARTINET STREET
Whitby (Pringle Creek), Ontario MLS® #30011575
Courtesy of JENNIFER LEE MCCARROLL/RE/MAX CROSSTOWN REALTY INC.
412 - 1350 HEMLOCK ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30011607
Courtesy of Kim Tran/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
42 LEEPER STREET
St. Catharines (Western Hill), Ontario MLS® #30011626
Courtesy of Kara Speth/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
30 EUGENIA STREET
Barrie (Codrington), Ontario MLS® #30011676
Courtesy of PEGGY HILL/RE/MAX HALLMARK PEGGY HILL GROUP REALTY
902 - 9245 JANE STREET
Vaughan (Maple), Ontario MLS® #30011258
Courtesy of JON BROCK/KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CENTRES
152 MCCAFFREY ROAD
Newmarket (Summerhill Estates), Ontario MLS® #30011260
Courtesy of JENNIFER JONES/LPT REALTY
111W - 9 CLEGG ROAD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30011272
Courtesy of KELLY ZHOU/Advent Realty Inc
3343 STOCKSBRIDGE AVENUE
Oakville (BC Bronte Creek), Ontario MLS® #30011309
Courtesy of MIRJANA WHEELER/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
111 - 55 BRISTOL ROAD E
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #30011311
Courtesy of SUNDEEP BAHL/RE/MAX PLUS CITY TEAM INC.
1253 DUIGNAN CRESCENT
Milton (FO Ford), Ontario MLS® #30011316
Courtesy of BASIL KHAN/RE/MAX EXPERTS
42 MARITIME ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Bexley), Ontario MLS® #30011323
Courtesy of DANIEL LUCIANO/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
16 WILLIAMS DRIVE
Bancroft (Bancroft Ward), Ontario MLS® #30011330
Courtesy of TRACEY LYNN DRIVER/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
222 Pringle LANE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30011354
Courtesy of Sumeet Vij/Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate
62 FALL FAIR Way
Binbrook, Ontario MLS® #30011373
Courtesy of Stefanie Di Francesco/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
11204 71 Avenue
Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #30011378
Courtesy of Matt Yesmaniski/Sutton Group Grande Prairie Professionals
Lot NORTHSIDE Road
Lakeville, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30011380
Courtesy of Kyle Kickham/East Coast Realty
1040 VITTORIA Road
Vittoria, Ontario MLS® #30011164
Courtesy of Kathy Johnson/Royal LePage Trius Realty Brokerage
7205 HIGHWAY 3 W
Dunnville, Ontario MLS® #30011169
Courtesy of Corey Schilstra/RE/MAX Escarpment 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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