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
411 - 360 BLOOR STREET E
Toronto (Rosedale-Moore Park), Ontario MLS® #29926843
Courtesy of SHAR ALIANI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
115 BERGEN ROAD
Toronto (Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #29926855
Courtesy of JACK MA/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
781 ROCKAWAY ROAD
Georgina (Historic Lakeshore Communities), Ontario MLS® #29926862
Courtesy of ANITA REZAEI/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
2027 ROY IVOR CRESCENT
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29926874
Courtesy of YUBIN HUANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
22 - 39 DREWRY AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29926836
Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER TACK CHEUNG CHAN/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
1811 - 340 DIXON ROAD
Toronto (Kingsview Village-The Westway), Ontario MLS® #29926901
Courtesy of VANZUL MONGA/HOUSESIGMA INC.
34 FREEMAN WILLIAMS STREET
Markham (Angus Glen), Ontario MLS® #29926898
Courtesy of RAY LIU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
51 PARKDALE DRIVE
Thorold (Thorold Downtown), Ontario MLS® #29928147
Courtesy of Matt Guthrie/EXP REALTY
1225 1ST CONCESSION ENR ROAD
Norfolk, Ontario MLS® #29928154
Courtesy of John Klassen/RE/MAX Tri-County Realty Inc Brokerage
40 Willow Green SW
Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #29928185
Courtesy of Pragnesh Patel/RE/MAX Complete Realty
413 866 Goldstream Ave
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #29928197
Courtesy of Zachary Parsons/Royal LePage Coast Capital - Chatterton
826 - 858 DUPONT STREET
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29928161
Courtesy of AMAR TAMBER/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
404 842 Orono Ave
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #29928200
Courtesy of Scott Faber/Royal LePage Coast Capital - Chatterton
669 FORTYE DRIVE
Peterborough (Otonabee Ward 1), Ontario MLS® #29928224
Courtesy of Kate Archer/Bowes & Cocks Limited
1202 SUNNIDALE ROAD
Springwater (Centre Vespra), Ontario MLS® #29929443
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
134-134A Gore ST
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #29929455
Courtesy of Jim Clemente/Remax Sault Ste. Marie Realty Inc.
11 Ells Lane
Advocate Harbour, Nova Scotia MLS® #29929462
Courtesy of Erma Cox/Coldwell Banker Open Door Realty Ltd.
3101 - 50 ABSOLUTE AVENUE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29929481
Courtesy of BHOWAN PERSAUD/CENTURY 21 REGAL REALTY INC.
84 JAMISON Drive
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #29929493
Courtesy of John Van Doorn/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
597 SEBURN DRIVE
Strathroy-Caradoc (Mount Brydges), Ontario MLS® #29929501
Courtesy of KEN RAMER/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
470 DUNDAS Street E Unit# 407
Waterdown, Ontario MLS® #29929506
Courtesy of Jonathan Verduyn/Keller Williams Edge Realty
176 Howse Crescent NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29928680
Courtesy of Jayesh Chaudhary/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)
170 Silver Lode Lane Unit# 510
Silver Star, British Columbia MLS® #29928661
Courtesy of Luke Cook/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
10 SISSON LANE
Clarington (Newcastle), Ontario MLS® #29928685
Courtesy of Natasha Murdoch/The Nook Realty Inc.
144 CAMPBELL Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29928705
Courtesy of Ryan Urban/Keller Williams Edge Realty
2140 TURNBERRY Road Unit# 3
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29928700
Courtesy of Michael Griffith/Coldwell Banker-Burnhill Realty
4090 PELMO PARK DRIVE E
Port Hope, Ontario MLS® #29928729
Courtesy of JONATHAN TROUSDALE/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
80 AMBROSIA TERRACE
Quinte West (Murray Ward), Ontario MLS® #29928724
Courtesy of Kyle Weir/Royal Lepage Proalliance Realty
42 WALDRON STREET
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29928731
Courtesy of LISA MARIE GIRARD/SPECTRUM REALTY SERVICES INC.
196 GUILDWOOD DRIVE
Hamilton (Gurnett), Ontario MLS® #29928736
Courtesy of ANIL VERMA/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
1003 PONTIAC DRIVE
Minden Hills (Minden), Ontario MLS® #29928755
Courtesy of ANDY CAMPBELL/Century 21 Granite Realty Group Inc.
201 - 99 HAYDEN STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29928591
Courtesy of HANNAH MANESH/MODERN SOLUTION REALTY INC.
720 - 438 KING STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29928596
Courtesy of TIMOTHY WAI MING HONG/ROCK STAR REAL ESTATE INC.
37 BEECHNUT CRESCENT
Clarington (Courtice), Ontario MLS® #29928609
Courtesy of KATIE PARISH/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
Lot 90 Sunset Crescent
West Covehead, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29928539
Courtesy of Janessa Wolters/ISLAND HOMES PEI REAL ESTATE
#25 17319 5 ST NE
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29928565
Courtesy of Wally Karout/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
305 5664 200 STREET
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #29928558
Courtesy of Satnam Arora/eXp Realty of Canada, 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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