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
1 SUN YAT SEN AVENUE
Markham (Milliken Mills East), Ontario MLS® #30094590
Courtesy of TAYLOR TANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
12881 HWY 27 HIGHWAY
King (Nobleton), Ontario MLS® #30094588
Courtesy of ROBERT MILLER/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
8396 CANTLE DRIVE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30094204
Courtesy of Madison Porsnuk/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
119 VERA LYNN CRESCENT
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #30094584
Courtesy of MARK AYOUNG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
41 RUSSELL HILL DRIVE
Barrie (Painswick South), Ontario MLS® #30094591
Courtesy of NASRIN ZAMANI/RE/MAX CROSSTOWN REALTY INC.
579 SHAFTSBURY STREET
Oshawa (Eastdale), Ontario MLS® #30094515
Courtesy of HECTOR ANTONIO LARA/EXP REALTY
12881 27 HIGHWAY S
King (Nobleton), Ontario MLS® #30094589
Courtesy of ROBERT MILLER/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
8 DUNRAVEN AVENUE
St. Catharines (Carlton/Bunting), Ontario MLS® #30094509
Courtesy of Abdullah Al-Hassan/EXP REALTY
UPPER TWO BEDROOMS - 97 HALLDORSON AVENUE
Aurora, Ontario MLS® #30094587
Courtesy of GAVIN GAO/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
7962 BOOTH STREET
Niagara Falls (Ascot), Ontario MLS® #30094507
Courtesy of Jon Cain/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
134 EARTH STAR TRAIL
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30094538
Courtesy of SALMAN MALIK/COLDWELL BANKER DREAM CITY REALTY
55 CHISWICK AVENUE
Toronto (Brookhaven-Amesbury), Ontario MLS® #30090896
Courtesy of SAM VALENTINI/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
LOWER - 870 CONSORT CRESCENT
Mississauga (Erindale), Ontario MLS® #30091109
Courtesy of RICHARD ZHENG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
312 - 80 ESTHER LORRIE DRIVE
Toronto (West Humber-Clairville), Ontario MLS® #30091332
Courtesy of STEFANO SCALA/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
BSMT - 31 EVERINGHAM CIRCLE
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30091553
Courtesy of SHAZMEEN DHALIWAL/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
(UPPER PORTION) - 50 BONHAM BOULEVARD
Mississauga (Streetsville), Ontario MLS® #30092669
Courtesy of ASIF JAMIL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
20 LLOYD MANOR ROAD
Toronto (Princess-Rosethorn), Ontario MLS® #30092664
Courtesy of E. MARTIN MAZZA/ROYAL LEPAGE STATE REALTY
1403 - 4850 GLEN ERIN DRIVE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30092671
Courtesy of HASAN KANAWI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
16158 MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD
Caledon (Palgrave), Ontario MLS® #30092830
Courtesy of ANTHONY CARMOSINO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
3513 DUNDAS STREET W
Toronto (Runnymede-Bloor West Village), Ontario MLS® #30092835
Courtesy of IAN WILSON/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
UNIT B - 750 GLENGROVE AVENUE W
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #30093150
Courtesy of SALAR MAGHZI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2 - 3 HARTNELL SQUARE
Brampton (Central Park), Ontario MLS® #30093155
Courtesy of HARJIT SINGH SAINI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
203 - 135 HILLCREST AVENUE
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30093509
Courtesy of SUNNY KOONER/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
189 EDENBRIDGE DRIVE
Toronto (Edenbridge-Humber Valley), Ontario MLS® #30093511
Courtesy of MARKIAN SILECKY/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
2 TOVEY TERRACE
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30093516
Courtesy of KANNAN NADARAJAH/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
311 - 75 ST NICHOLAS STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30094514
Courtesy of DAISY LI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
475 Bauline Line
Torbay, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30090497
Courtesy of John Callahan/Hanlon Realty
232 McKellar ST S
Thunder Bay, Ontario MLS® #30090500
Courtesy of MARCIA BROUGHTON/SIGNATURE NORTH REALTY INC.
2899 HIGHWAY 11 N
Unorganized Townships (Marten River), Ontario MLS® #30090517
Courtesy of KATHLEEN CUTSEY/REALTY EXECUTIVES Local Group Inc. Brokerage
111 SHERWOOD Drive Unit# 7
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30090524
Courtesy of Olivia Rapson/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
453 ROSMERE STREET
Oshawa (McLaughlin), Ontario MLS® #30090529
Courtesy of Vince Montagano/Coldwell Banker 2M Realty
15 HURON LANE
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (Colborne), Ontario MLS® #30090531
Courtesy of SHANA BARNIM/Royal LePage Heartland Realty
34 LOGGING TRAIL
Huntsville (Brunel), Ontario MLS® #30090536
Courtesy of MARK ABEN/Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd.
3107 - 18 ESTHER SHINER BOULEVARD
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30090543
Courtesy of MERAD SAFAEIAN/THE AGENCY
2002 - 1315 BAY STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #30090548
Courtesy of TYLAR THOMPSON/PROPERTY.CA INC.
812 - 410 QUEENS QUAY W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30090550
Courtesy of QUYNH TRAN/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
110 ALFRED STREET
North Grenville, Ontario MLS® #30091495
Courtesy of Lisa Deschambault/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
203 ROY DRIVE
Clearview (Stayner), Ontario MLS® #30091510
Courtesy of KAYLA LAUREN THOMPSON/COLDWELL BANKER RONAN REALTY
1110 - 812 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD
Toronto (Markland Wood), Ontario MLS® #30091546
Courtesy of ASHLEY SHAW/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
2 - 376 REVUS AVENUE
Mississauga (Mineola), Ontario MLS® #30091560
Courtesy of MATTHEW HUA/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
311 150 Promenade Dr
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30091642
Courtesy of Jim Grieve/eXp Realty (NA)
GPH5 - 111 WORSLEY STREET
Barrie (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30091774
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
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!
READY TO TALK ABOUT CABBAGETOWN REAL ESTATE?
READY TO TALK ABOUT CABBAGETOWN REAL ESTATE?
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide