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
12854 BENS ROAD
Charlie Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29749159
Courtesy of Kimberley Schwarz/Izon Realty
18 Range Road 271
Calahoo, Alberta MLS® #29803390
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
18 Range Road 271
Calahoo, Alberta MLS® #29803391
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
1 EDENRIDGE Drive
Townsend, Ontario MLS® #29804119
Courtesy of Trevor Barr/Royal LePage Trius Realty Brokerage
2261 EAGLE CREEK ROAD
Canim Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29804049
Courtesy of Shay Mahoney/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
22933 HAGERTY ROAD
Newbury, Ontario MLS® #29804208
Courtesy of FADY FADDOUL/OAK AND KEY REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE, INC.
2107 - 68 ESTHER SHINER BOULEVARD
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29804222
Courtesy of ROSE LAM/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
1512 - 18 HARRISON GARDEN BOULEVARD
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29804227
Courtesy of KAMRAN ANVARI-HAMEDANI/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
17 WAGNER CRESCENT
Essa (Angus), Ontario MLS® #29804241
Courtesy of BOBBY DHALIWAL/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
20 HEGGIE ROAD
Brampton (Madoc), Ontario MLS® #29804253
Courtesy of VICTOR XU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
235 SAGINAW Parkway Unit# 74
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29804122
Courtesy of Scott Shea/RED AND WHITE REALTY INC.
2060 MEADOWGATE Boulevard
London, Ontario MLS® #29804139
Courtesy of Rajeev Cherian/Right at Home Realty
139 OLD RIVER ROAD
Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Ontario MLS® #29804211
Courtesy of Fariba Amjadi/HOUSESIGMA INC
411 - 8 DOVERCOURT ROAD
Toronto (Little Portugal), Ontario MLS® #29804223
Courtesy of GEN SHIMANUKI/EXP REALTY
10 SALT DRIVE
Ajax (South East), Ontario MLS® #29804235
Courtesy of GEMMA PASCUAL/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
10 - 2060 MEADOWGATE BOULEVARD
London South (South U), Ontario MLS® #29804259
Courtesy of RAJEEV CHERIAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
10 REDBUD Crescent
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #29804261
Courtesy of EMANUEL CATANA/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
7510 GAUTHIER ROAD
Deka Lake / Sulphurous / Hathaway Lakes, British Columbia MLS® #29804008
Courtesy of Chris Janzen/REMAX 100
74 - 235 SAGINAW PARKWAY
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29804217
Courtesy of SCOTT SHEA/Red And White Realty Inc
3802 - 761 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29804224
Courtesy of ZHEN GONG/LYF REALTY
809 - 3 GLOUCESTER STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29804229
Courtesy of JING CHEN/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
180 WHILTSHIRE AVENUE
Toronto (Weston-Pellam Park), Ontario MLS® #29804248
Courtesy of SIMON J. RODRIGUEZ/KELLER WILLIAMS PORTFOLIO REALTY
2044 SCHOOLMASTER CIRCLE
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #29804250
Courtesy of JESSICA YIN/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
710 - 72 ESTHER SHINER BOULEVARD
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29804267
Courtesy of DANIEL LIN/EVERLAND REALTY INC.
145 DANIS AVENUE
Cornwall, Ontario MLS® #29804220
Courtesy of JO ANN LANGSTAFF/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
301 - 1360 RATHBURN ROAD
Mississauga (Rathwood), Ontario MLS® #29804251
Courtesy of TASSO MICHAILIDIS/SKYBOUND REALTY
3045 ABERNATHY WAY
Oakville (BC Bronte Creek), Ontario MLS® #29804256
Courtesy of GERRARD HE/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
38 CAMROSE COURT
London South (South B), Ontario MLS® #29804263
Courtesy of ANNE-MARIE GRANTHAM/SUTTON GROUP - SELECT REALTY
2209 - 77 SHUTER STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29804270
Courtesy of CHRISTINE YEUNG/TIMES SQUARE REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC.
5101 - 8 THE ESPLANADE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29804226
Courtesy of JESSIE WU/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
3805 - 9 BOGERT AVENUE
Toronto (Lansing-Westgate), Ontario MLS® #29804221
Courtesy of EVAN JIHYUN EOM/RETREND REALTY LTD
1538 CONNERY CRESCENT
Oshawa (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #29804233
Courtesy of TREVOR BLAIR WATSON/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
8187 COTTONWOOD BAY ROAD
Bridge Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29731122
Courtesy of David Jurek/REMAX 100
5604 GARDEN MEADOWS DR
Wetaskiwin, Alberta MLS® #29804157
Courtesy of Marc S. Wener/RE/MAX Excellence
52 Beacham Road NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29804121
Courtesy of Lynne Walker/Stonemere Real Estate Solutions
3227 E KING Street E Unit# 503
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29804087
Courtesy of Lynne Duff/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.
43 WALLS CRESCENT
New Tecumseth (Tottenham), Ontario MLS® #29799151
Courtesy of CRAIG BUTCHER/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
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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