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.
BSMT 3 - 48 BELLEFONTAINE STREET
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #29990641
Courtesy of RAYMOND PAU/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
1 RINGWAY ROAD
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29990646
Courtesy of ARSHDEEP SINGH/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
22 RAMORE Street
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29990735
Courtesy of Janine Walsh/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
89 ROYAL BEECH DRIVE
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29990831
Courtesy of MONICA L. KEESS/ROYAL LEPAGE MEADOWTOWNE REALTY
71 NEWPORT LANE
Norfolk (Port Dover), Ontario MLS® #29990850
Courtesy of ABI GUL/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
208 HUNTING RIDGES DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Jefferson), Ontario MLS® #29990829
Courtesy of BINNA HE/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
COACHHOUSE - 290 CORNELL CENTRE BOULEVARD
Markham (Cornell), Ontario MLS® #29990805
Courtesy of LENA CHEN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
56 - 445 ONTARIO STREET S
Milton (TM Timberlea), Ontario MLS® #29990647
Courtesy of TAHIRA MALIK/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2012 - 87 PETER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29990635
Courtesy of WINNIE LAM/REALTY ASSOCIATES INC.
20 GREEN ASH TERRACE
Toronto (West Hill), Ontario MLS® #29990642
Courtesy of STEVEN ZENG/GOLDENWAY REAL ESTATE LTD.
23 ARROWVIEW DRIVE
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29990849
Courtesy of MEDHAT SALIB/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
428 - 2 OLD MILL DRIVE
Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #29990921
Courtesy of PREMAL SOMANI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
18 - 1235 QUEENSWAY AVENUE E
Mississauga (Dixie), Ontario MLS® #29991114
Courtesy of Enas Awad/Enas Awad
SEMI BASEMENT - 19 OLDBOROUGH CIRCLE
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #29990907
Courtesy of PETER WANG/HOMECOMFORT REALTY INC.
36 Regal Road
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29990820
Courtesy of Danielle Dubuc/The Agency Real Estate Brokerage
95 PLEASANT VIEW DRIVE
Toronto (Pleasant View), Ontario MLS® #29990636
Courtesy of SKY QIU/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
966 DUNDAS STREET E
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29990643
Courtesy of MICHAEL SUN/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
54 WALLACE DRIVE
Barrie (Northwest), Ontario MLS® #29990763
Courtesy of REBECCA VANDEWORP/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
MAIN - 16 MARJORAM DRIVE
Ajax (South East), Ontario MLS® #29990826
Courtesy of NASIM YUSUFI/ROYAL LEPAGE CITIZEN REALTY
277 HUNTSVILLE DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29990775
Courtesy of Haiyun Wang/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
38 ASCOT AVENUE
Brampton (Avondale), Ontario MLS® #29990814
Courtesy of JOE GENTILE/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
2224 FIELDVIEW DRIVE
Cavan Monaghan (Cavan Twp), Ontario MLS® #29991057
Courtesy of Lauren Murphy/Just 3 Percent Realty Inc.
2012 - 87 PETER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29990637
Courtesy of WINNIE LAM/REALTY ASSOCIATES INC.
82 JUSTUS DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Devonsleigh), Ontario MLS® #29990644
Courtesy of SHANA MIRSHAHI/CANADA GEM REALTY INC.
419 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29990764
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
204 - 4060 LAWRENCE AVENUE E
Toronto (West Hill), Ontario MLS® #29990827
Courtesy of AMMEPA ANTON/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
9921 HALDI ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29990480
Courtesy of Kristin Houghtaling/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
4335 COOKE LN SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29990911
Courtesy of Ch Tahir Masud/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
218 Horlick CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29990928
Courtesy of Richard Reimer Realty Pc Ltd./Boyes Group Realty Inc.
4404 - 38 GRENVILLE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29990638
Courtesy of KENNY KHANG TRINH/RE/MAX CONDOS PLUS CORPORATION
BSMT 1 & 2 - 48 BELLEFONTAINE STREET
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #29990640
Courtesy of RAYMOND PAU/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
9049 DUBLIN LINE
Halton Hills (ES Rural Esquesing), Ontario MLS® #29990765
Courtesy of AMAN DHALIWAL/NEWGEN REALTY EXPERTS
3324 Buckingham DRIVE E
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29990811
Courtesy of Angelo O Coppola/Sutton Group - Results Realty
88 MICHAEL CRESCENT
Barrie (East Bayfield), Ontario MLS® #29990830
Courtesy of GRACE GAO/ROYAL LEPAGE FIRST CONTACT REALTY
502, 8445 Broadcast Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29990708
Courtesy of Rachelle Starnes/Coldwell Banker Mountain Central
#114 1080 MCCONACHIE BV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29990912
Courtesy of Lenny C. Burt/MaxWell Progressive
8874 Kempt Head Road
Ross Ferry, Nova Scotia MLS® #29990777
Courtesy of Heather Grant/Coldwell Banker Boardwalk Realty
42 - 4230 FIELDGATE DRIVE
Mississauga (Rathwood), Ontario MLS® #29990847
Courtesy of LINDA TUROSKY/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
71 NEWPORT Lane
Port Dover, Ontario MLS® #29990950
Courtesy of ABI GUL/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
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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