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
531 - 531 ARLINGTON BOULEVARD
Burlington (Roseland), Ontario MLS® #30134396
Courtesy of BROOKE VICTORIA O'BRIEN/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC.
5790 ROBINSON STREET
Niagara Falls (Dorchester), Ontario MLS® #30134411
Courtesy of Annie Liu/Wisdomax Realty LTD
1503 - 9 BOGERT AVENUE
Toronto (Lansing-Westgate), Ontario MLS® #30134416
Courtesy of AMY QU/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
1203 - 256 DORIS AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30134377
Courtesy of BRIAN CHAU/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
701 - 801 SHEPPARD AVENUE W
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #30134384
Courtesy of CLIFF TSZ SIU LAU/SKYLETTE MARKETING REALTY INC.
32 ELLENDALE DRIVE
Toronto (Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #30134391
Courtesy of JESSE CHOI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
421 - 3 MARKET STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30134567
Courtesy of NATASHA CHRISTINE PREHN/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
325-PH9 - 325 SOUTH PARK ROAD
Markham (Commerce Valley), Ontario MLS® #30134574
Courtesy of MIKE JIANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
843 ROYSTON ROAD
Ryerson, Ontario MLS® #30134586
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
35 MANCROFT CRESCENT
Brampton (Central Park), Ontario MLS® #30134581
Courtesy of JAMIE ALVES/SUTTON GROUP ELITE REALTY INC.
709 - 460 CALLAWAY ROAD
London North (North R), Ontario MLS® #30134606
Courtesy of SANDRA PINEDA/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
46 FAIRVIEW Drive
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30134620
Courtesy of Amy Sheffar/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
42 Berm Street
Spryfield, Nova Scotia MLS® #30134625
Courtesy of Patrick Stubbert/PLUMB LINE REALTY INC. - 12234
123 Dragon Fly Lane Lane
Three Brooks, Nova Scotia MLS® #30134670
Courtesy of Brenda Kennedy/Royal LePage Atlantic(Stellarton)
291993 CULLODEN LINE
South-West Oxford (Brownsville), Ontario MLS® #30134682
Courtesy of NATHAN BLES/RE/MAX CENTRE CITY REALTY INC.
1221 KITCHENER AVENUE W
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30134687
Courtesy of Dan Seguin/CENTURY 21 ACTION POWER TEAM LTD.
711 - 2 OLD MILL DRIVE
Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #30134726
Courtesy of CHRIS KELOS/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
34 ATTWATER DRIVE E
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30134752
Courtesy of AMAL YVETTE GABRAIEL/Royal LePage Real Estate Associates
4326 BRIDLEPATH TRAIL
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30134500
Courtesy of OMAR AL-SHAREEDA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1105 - 100 LAKESHORE ROAD E
Oakville (OO Old Oakville), Ontario MLS® #30134694
Courtesy of CYNTHIA AVIS/Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage
414 - 158 FRONT STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30134707
Courtesy of FISHER YU/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
58 Ridge Road
Holyrood, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30134714
Courtesy of Cathy Austin/RE/MAX Infinity Realty Inc.
107W - 268 BUCHANAN DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30134719
Courtesy of GUANG YANG/REAL LAND REALTY INC.
166 KING Street
Burford, Ontario MLS® #30134721
Courtesy of Bree Barreira/Re/Max Escarpment Realty Inc.
219 SHELLARD Lane Unit# 11
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30134649
Courtesy of Tony Pucci/Royal LePage Action Realty
175 ALBION Street
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30134435
Courtesy of Wade Tabak/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc.
167 WESTCLIFF Way
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30134459
Courtesy of VICTOR ESTEIREIRO/RED AND WHITE REALTY INC.
104 GARMENT Street Unit# 1910
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30134461
Courtesy of Wendy Pauls/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
4467 TRANQUILITY LANE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30134466
Courtesy of Diana Delisle/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
1404 - 78 HARRISON GARDEN BOULEVARD
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30134473
Courtesy of CINDY SU/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
740 KING STREET W
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #30134478
Courtesy of JASON KLEYN/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
203 - 38 HONEYCRISP CRESCENT
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30134485
Courtesy of AYAZ ADATIYA/KINGSWAY REAL ESTATE
8 Brule Street
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #30134548
Courtesy of Cassandra Adams/Royal LePage Atlantic (Dartmouth)
Lot 3 Albany New Road
Albany New, Nova Scotia MLS® #30134808
Courtesy of Chad Oickle/EXIT Realty Inter Lake
5 PORCHLIGHT ROAD
Brampton (Fletcher's Creek Village), Ontario MLS® #30134877
Courtesy of RAY NAKON/ROYAL LEPAGE CREDIT VALLEY REAL ESTATE
20 HOGARTH ROAD
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30134889
Courtesy of ANDREW PETER EVANS/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
602 Alder Point Road
Alder Point, Nova Scotia MLS® #30134803
Courtesy of Eric Young/3% Realty Nova Scotia
391 TAMARACK DRIVE
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30134896
Courtesy of SADDIQ KHAN/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE 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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