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
2908 MARION AVENUE
Terrace, British Columbia MLS® #30099177
Courtesy of Dawn Monsen/RE/MAX Coast Mountains
229 - 55 MERCHANTS' WHARF WAY
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30099158
Courtesy of LISA RUSWATI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
7049 HARVARD CRESCENT
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30099146
Courtesy of Lisa ONeill/Team Powerhouse Realty
252 RAYMOND Road Unit# Lower
Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #30099487
Courtesy of Arshad Hayat/Royal LePage Macro Realty
3 Garneau GA
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30099603
Courtesy of Tammy Colbow/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
#304 11511 130 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30099468
Courtesy of Che Taylor/MaxWell Challenge Realty
78 MAIN STREET
West Elgin (West Lorne), Ontario MLS® #30099153
Courtesy of NICOLE BARTLETT/COLDWELL BANKER STAR REAL ESTATE
2026-2 Drew Street
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia MLS® #30099502
Courtesy of Vince Browner/Keller Williams Select Realty(Sydney,Townsend St.)
2 Ingrids Lane
Roaches Line, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30099494
Courtesy of Frank Evely/RE/MAX Eastern Edge Realty Ltd. - Bay Roberts
6-14A Drover's Road
Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30099622
Courtesy of Sarah Morgan/BlueKey Realty Inc.
1217 - 2489 TAUNTON ROAD
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #30099672
Courtesy of NAVEED HAIDARI/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
LOWER - 847 UPPER OTTAWA STREET
Hamilton (Lisgar), Ontario MLS® #30099689
Courtesy of MARINA EFSTATHIADIS/EXP REALTY
304 - 5 VIKING COURT
Grimsby (Grimsby Beach), Ontario MLS® #30099691
Courtesy of JOE COSENTINO/ROYAL LEPAGE STATE REALTY
Swift Current Rm No. 137, Saskatchewan MLS® #30099716
Courtesy of Abbie Houston/RE/MAX Revolution Realty
#16, 5935 63 Street
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #30099608
Courtesy of Shane Opp/2 Percent Realty Advantage
33 TORRENS AVENUE
Toronto (Broadview North), Ontario MLS® #30099817
Courtesy of CHERYL AROSOY TUMULAK/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
A122 - 27 MILLEN AVENUE
Hamilton (Centremount), Ontario MLS® #30099918
Courtesy of ABED RAWAS/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
4680 CRABAPPLE RUN RU SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30100126
Courtesy of Amritpal S. Hunjan/REMAX River City
BASEMENT - 504 CALEDONIA ROAD
Toronto (Caledonia-Fairbank), Ontario MLS® #30100107
Courtesy of CHATAY EROGLU/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
1307, 100 Walgrove Court SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30099540
Courtesy of Justyna Jakimowicz/Royal LePage Benchmark
350 KIRBY CRESCENT
Newmarket (Glenway Estates), Ontario MLS® #30099165
Courtesy of SUE ZHANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
89 CRESTWOOD ROAD
Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #30099999
Courtesy of Emilio Sanchez Coronado/RE/MAX Jazz INC.
590 MANIECE AVENUE
Peterborough (Ashburnham Ward 4), Ontario MLS® #30100001
Courtesy of Tamer Kamar/Century 21 United Realty Inc.
31 HAWTHORN STREET
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #30100006
Courtesy of Edie Bonisteel/Royal Lepage Proalliance Realty
A - 11 CRAWFORD STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #30100037
Courtesy of CHELO DUENAS GARCIA/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
29 SHALLOT CRESCENT
North Bay (Birchaven), Ontario MLS® #30100044
Courtesy of MIKE BURMAN/REALTY EXECUTIVES Local Group Inc. Brokerage
23 Redwood Meadows Drive
Rural Rocky View County, Alberta MLS® #30100049
Courtesy of Derek Thistle/Real Broker
1212 - 1480 BAYLY STREET
Pickering (Bay Ridges), Ontario MLS® #30100051
Courtesy of TREVOR CHRISTIAN NICOLLE/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
29 Alice Avenue
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30099944
Courtesy of Kris Fournier/RE/MAX CHARLOTTETOWN REALTY
1005 - 4699 GLEN ERIN DRIVE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30100311
Courtesy of JACKIE JIANG/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
56246 DONNELLY DRIVE
Bayham (Straffordville), Ontario MLS® #30100025
Courtesy of Nancy Gowette/RE/MAX Tri-County Realty Inc Brokerage
27 Loggie Drive
Summerside, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30100119
Courtesy of Steven Malayny/ROYAL LEPAGE COUNTRY ESTATES 1985 LTD
A + B - 96 RECTORY STREET
London East (East L), Ontario MLS® #30100164
Courtesy of AN LAM/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
30 DOWDALL CIRCLE
Carleton Place, Ontario MLS® #30100171
Courtesy of Angela (Angie) White/PAUL RUSHFORTH REAL ESTATE INC.
LOWER - 50 PELHAM ROAD
St. Catharines (Western Hill), Ontario MLS® #30100183
Courtesy of Todd Garvie/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
LOWER - 12 CASTLE VIEW AVENUE
Toronto (Casa Loma), Ontario MLS® #30100203
Courtesy of RUSSELL JOSEPH WILLER/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
3308 - 101 PETER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30100208
Courtesy of RACHEL JONES/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
810 - 36 LISGAR STREET
Toronto (Little Portugal), Ontario MLS® #30100210
Courtesy of DAVID P VITI/CENTURY 21 FINE LIVING 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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