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
2505 - 203 COLLEGE STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30176898
Courtesy of HYMAN ZHANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
115 COUNTRYSIDE (MAIN ONLY) CRESCENT
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30176920
Courtesy of OMAR AL-SHAREEDA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2006 - 60 BYNG AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30176937
Courtesy of MANDY GAO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1411 - 4010 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Toronto (Humber Heights), Ontario MLS® #30176951
Courtesy of MAHMUD NAQVI/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
4103 - 80 JOHN STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30176932
Courtesy of KORINA WANG/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
100 CENTRE STREET N
Brampton (Brampton North), Ontario MLS® #30176918
Courtesy of JAIDEV GAIND/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
57 MERRYGALE CRESCENT
Toronto (Eringate-Centennial-West Deane), Ontario MLS® #30176949
Courtesy of NICK ALLA/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
792 HARLEQUIN CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30178926
Courtesy of JP Chartrand/SUTTON GROUP - OTTAWA REALTY
10 MACATEE Place
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30179272
Courtesy of William Forbes/Corcoran Horizon Realty
19 REDMOND CRESCENT
Springwater (Centre Vespra), Ontario MLS® #30177428
Courtesy of TERRY JUNG/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
526 MAVRINAC BOULEVARD
Aurora, Ontario MLS® #30178130
Courtesy of MICHAEL CHEN/RE/MAX ATRIUM HOME REALTY
4-8-2 - 6 GOLDROCK ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Laxton/Digby/Longford), Ontario MLS® #30178541
Courtesy of Stephanie Lange/AFFINITY GROUP PINNACLE REALTY LTD.
32 Beddington Rise NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30178229
Courtesy of Vijay Thankey/RE/MAX Realty Professionals
4205 - 386 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30177574
Courtesy of CATHY KIM/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY PLATINUM REALTY
1051 BITTNER ROAD
Chilcotin, British Columbia MLS® #30179049
Courtesy of Reani Fraser/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
401, 81 Midtown Boulevard SW
Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #30177339
Courtesy of Irina C. Lucardie/CIR Realty
1283 BLANSHARD Drive Unit# 14
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30179986
Courtesy of Maggie Abril/Nashdom Realty Brokerage Inc.
702 6095 Coburg Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #30178286
Courtesy of Andrea Ramia/Royal LePage Atlantic
106 - 1901 BAYVIEW AVENUE
Toronto (Leaside), Ontario MLS® #30177264
Courtesy of ELIZABETH ANN COMPTON/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
50 Douglasview Park SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30177377
Courtesy of Cody Steele/Nineteen 88 Real Estate
386 NALON ROAD
Gananoque, Ontario MLS® #30177524
Courtesy of GRAEME MCDONALD/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
463 DUNSMURE Road
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30179943
Courtesy of Rob Golfi/RE/MAX Escarpment Golfi Realty Inc.
1702 24 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30180200
Courtesy of Claire LeFebvre/Royal LePage Benchmark
2252 26 Avenue S
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #30180731
Courtesy of Karri Flatla/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE - LETHBRIDGE
208 - 35 CHURCH STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30177865
Courtesy of PETER MOGHTADER/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
258 OLYMPIC CRESCENT
London North (North I), Ontario MLS® #30180414
Courtesy of RYAN HODGE/THE REALTY FIRM INC.
LT 4 Pritchard Rd
Comox, British Columbia MLS® #30180902
Courtesy of Christiaan Horsfall/REMAX Ocean Pacific (CX)
205 3175 COLUMBIA VALLEY ROAD|Cultus Lake North
Cultus Lake, British Columbia MLS® #30180212
Courtesy of Sarah Toop/RE/MAX Nyda Realty Inc. (Vedder North)
92 HARTSMERE DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30181044
Courtesy of Jennifer Anne Cook/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
67 WOODSIDE ROAD
Guelph (Dovercliffe Park/Old University), Ontario MLS® #30177620
Courtesy of ANDRA ARNOLD/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
402 Stonecrest Terrace W
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #30177480
Courtesy of Kimberly Campbell/CUSTOM REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS LTD
934 DANFORTH Avenue
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30177478
Courtesy of Deborah Bennet/Century 21 Miller Real Estate Ltd.
5155 Township Road 295A
Rural Mountain View County, Alberta MLS® #30178231
Courtesy of Sandy Seifert/RE/MAX First
366 STROUDS LANE
Pickering (Highbush), Ontario MLS® #30177606
Courtesy of SHIV BANSAL/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
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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