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
411 - 360 BLOOR STREET E
Toronto (Rosedale-Moore Park), Ontario MLS® #29926843
Courtesy of SHAR ALIANI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
115 BERGEN ROAD
Toronto (Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #29926855
Courtesy of JACK MA/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
781 ROCKAWAY ROAD
Georgina (Historic Lakeshore Communities), Ontario MLS® #29926862
Courtesy of ANITA REZAEI/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
2027 ROY IVOR CRESCENT
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29926874
Courtesy of YUBIN HUANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
22 - 39 DREWRY AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29926836
Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER TACK CHEUNG CHAN/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
1811 - 340 DIXON ROAD
Toronto (Kingsview Village-The Westway), Ontario MLS® #29926901
Courtesy of VANZUL MONGA/HOUSESIGMA INC.
34 FREEMAN WILLIAMS STREET
Markham (Angus Glen), Ontario MLS® #29926898
Courtesy of RAY LIU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
TH120 - 26 CHURCHILL AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29926886
Courtesy of LAN WENG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
2118 LAKESHORE Road
Dunnville, Ontario MLS® #29927149
Courtesy of Angelica Banas/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC
UPPER LEVEL - 61 MARY STREET
Barrie (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29927226
Courtesy of KHAWAR AHMED MANSOOR/iCloud Realty Ltd.
38 Drumdonald Road
Spryfield, Nova Scotia MLS® #29927238
Courtesy of Darren MacQueen/Royal LePage Atlantic (Dartmouth)
2870 FOREST Road
Stratford, Ontario MLS® #29927257
Courtesy of JON LAMBERT/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
1837 63 AV NE
Rural Leduc County, Alberta MLS® #29926975
Courtesy of . Jatinder Singh/Sterling Real Estate
434 MAIN STREET E
Welland (Welland Downtown), Ontario MLS® #29926987
Courtesy of Armando Avolio/COLDWELL BANKER MOMENTUM REALTY, BROKERAGE
1501 - 35 HAYDEN STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29926999
Courtesy of WILLIAM LIN/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
3408 - 28 TED ROGERS WAY
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29927000
Courtesy of JULIA XU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
87 BECKETT CRESCENT
Clarington (Courtice), Ontario MLS® #29927012
Courtesy of DEREK HOOPER/HOME CHOICE REALTY INC.
101 AUGUSTA STREET
Port Hope, Ontario MLS® #29927081
Courtesy of Kathran Helps/Royal Service Real Estate Inc.
337 Cockcroft STREET
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29927125
Courtesy of Dave Rempel/RE/MAX Saskatoon
596 ROSEDALE STREET
London East (East F), Ontario MLS® #29927156
Courtesy of MICHAEL LEFF/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
12 STIEFELMEYER Crescent
Baden, Ontario MLS® #29927151
Courtesy of JON LAMBERT/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
811 - 1485 BASELINE ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29927170
Courtesy of Robert A. Williams/COLDWELL BANKER SARAZEN REALTY
64 LOUCKS ROAD
Seguin, Ontario MLS® #29927207
Courtesy of CURTIS PAYERL/Century 21 Granite Properties Ltd.
12916 95A ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29927214
Courtesy of Shafin W. Thawer/MaxWell Challenge Realty
49 ROTHEAN DRIVE
Whitby (Lynde Creek), Ontario MLS® #29926937
Courtesy of Anita Halminen/Re/Max Hallmark First Group Realty Ltd.
50 FORLER Street
Baden, Ontario MLS® #29926951
Courtesy of MICHELLE WOBST/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
172 NORWICH Road
Breslau, Ontario MLS® #29926949
Courtesy of DAVID TIDD/RE/MAX SOLID GOLD REALTY (II) LTD.
28 20155 84TH AVENUE
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #29926944
Courtesy of Jay Khera/Multiple Realty Ltd.
11047 MILLER ROAD
Dutton/Dunwich (Dutton), Ontario MLS® #29926963
Courtesy of NICOLE BARTLETT/COLDWELL BANKER STAR REAL ESTATE
384 DOVERCOURT ROAD
Fort Erie (Crystal Beach), Ontario MLS® #29927303
Courtesy of Jamie Szeibert/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
1002 Ruggles Road
Prince Albert, Nova Scotia MLS® #29927341
Courtesy of Jessica Findlay/Exit Realty Town & Country
3607 118 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29927358
Courtesy of Daniel M. Israel/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
2108 - 265 POULIN AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29927416
Courtesy of Anne Scharf/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
178 ROSEMOUNT AVENUE
Port Colborne (Sugarloaf), Ontario MLS® #29927428
Courtesy of Kristyn Robins/A.G. ROBINS & COMPANY LTD, BROKERAGE
692 JOHNSTON PARK AVENUE
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #29927435
Courtesy of CRAIG DAVIES/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
18 Marina Drive
New Minas, Nova Scotia MLS® #29927240
Courtesy of Tim Davison/Royal LePage Atlantic (New Minas)
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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