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
142 CARSON Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30204529
Courtesy of ELIAS JIRYIS/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.
157 CENTRE STREET S
Oshawa (Central), Ontario MLS® #30202597
Courtesy of ARUL SIVASUBRAMANIAM/LUCKY HOMES REALTY
343 DUNCOMBE DRIVE
Burlington (Appleby), Ontario MLS® #30202996
Courtesy of DONNA JAMIESON/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
4-6 Green Street
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30203709
Courtesy of Heather Howard/eXp Realty
233 Grand BLVD
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30203742
Courtesy of Melanie Thorburn/REVEL Realty Inc.
507 - 95 DUNDAS STREET W
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #30204315
Courtesy of MINA SAVOV/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
707 - 4099 BRICKSTONE MEWS
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30204322
Courtesy of MAHER DIB/CITYVIEW REALTY INC.
18137 CATARACT ROAD
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #30204327
Courtesy of HARBINDER BRAR/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
599 MANIECE AVENUE
Peterborough (Ashburnham Ward 4), Ontario MLS® #30204384
Courtesy of JEFF MCNAB/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
23 GLEN ABBEY CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30203850
Courtesy of Andy Oswald/INNOVATION REALTY LTD.
106 - 1745 CAMPEAU DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30203108
Courtesy of Jason Polonski/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
614 Crescent Boulevard SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30204163
Courtesy of Karen Fawcett/RE/MAX Realty Professionals
RG15 - 25 WATER WALK DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30205666
Courtesy of DARRELL CHRISTOPHER CHAN/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
184 MATTINGLY WAY
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30206448
Courtesy of Patrice Meloshe/COLDWELL BANKER FIRST OTTAWA REALTY
A - 307 DANFORTH AVENUE
Toronto (North Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #30205818
Courtesy of BRAM JONATHAN ZEIDENBERG/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY
301 - 64 HATT STREET
Hamilton (Dundas), Ontario MLS® #30204473
Courtesy of MATTHEW REGAN/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc., Brokerage
2916 - 319 JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30206328
Courtesy of FADY NAKHLA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
9206 128 Avenue
Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #30206683
Courtesy of Katie Good/Century 21 Grande Prairie Realty Inc.
314 - 20 DEAN PARK ROAD
Toronto (Rouge), Ontario MLS® #30204219
Courtesy of MADDISON DOMBROSKI/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
1694 KINGFISHER AVENUE
Kitimat, British Columbia MLS® #30204404
Courtesy of Giuseppe Bravo/Century 21 Northwest Realty Ltd.
5151 UPPER MIDDLE Road Unit# 11
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30203158
Courtesy of Lorraine Buck Forget/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services
125 8497 YOUNG ROAD|Chilliwack Proper South
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #30203754
Courtesy of Trevor Carne/Homelife Advantage Realty Ltd.
17 ELIZABETH STREET E
Welland (Prince Charles), Ontario MLS® #30204151
Courtesy of JoAnne Stirling/Century 21 Heritage House LTD
1221 Hugh Allan Drive Unit# 47
Kamloops, British Columbia MLS® #30204827
Courtesy of Nolan Pastoor/Royal LePage Westwin Realty
314 MIAMI RIVER DRIVE|Harrison Hot Springs
Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia MLS® #30205731
Courtesy of Raja Naik/Nationwide Realty Corp.
#101 54302 RGE ROAD 250
Rural Sturgeon County, Alberta MLS® #30203730
Courtesy of Bhavya Soni/One Percent Realty
419 - 150 LOGAN AVENUE
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #30203982
Courtesy of FATIMA BREGMAN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
1 - 7481 WOODBINE AVENUE
Markham (Milliken Mills West), Ontario MLS® #30203090
Courtesy of Shaw Hasyj/SHAW REALTY GROUP INC.
673 SPRING VALLEY DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30203103
Courtesy of Jason Pilon/RE/MAX HALLMARK PILON GROUP REALTY
975 STRASBURG Road Unit# 21B
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30203482
Courtesy of WANDA IRELAND/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
228 LONGBOAT Run W
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30203507
Courtesy of Adrian McStravick/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
UNIT # MAIN FLOOR - 11 URSULA AVENUE
St. Catharines (Burleigh Hill), Ontario MLS® #30202756
Courtesy of Trish Postman/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
130 BRANTWOOD PARK Road Unit# upper
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30202908
Courtesy of Andrea Stanbridge/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc.
16 Stevens ST
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30203184
Courtesy of Ryan Harnden/Royal LePage® Northern Advantage
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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