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
8 WINDWARD WAY N
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (Colborne), Ontario MLS® #30171999
Courtesy of KRISTY DALEY/Royal LePage Heartland Realty
10513 88A STREET
Fort St. John, British Columbia MLS® #30171689
Courtesy of Dan Petersen/RE/MAX Action Realty Inc
171 KINZIE Avenue Unit# Upper Unit
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30171963
Courtesy of EMANUEL CATANA/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
616 - 1882 GORDON STREET
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #30172000
Courtesy of DAVE AUBREY/Coldwell Banker Neumann Real Estate
7 NEW HAVEN'S WAY
Markham (Thornhill), Ontario MLS® #30172031
Courtesy of ELENA MOKHTAREZADEH/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
556 Duart Avenue
Fall River, Nova Scotia MLS® #30171881
Courtesy of Dexter Wilkie/Royal LePage Atlantic
44 CONRAD PLACE
Grimsby (Grimsby Beach), Ontario MLS® #30172043
Courtesy of JOE REA/ROYAL LEPAGE PREMIUM ONE REALTY
202 - 180 FAIRVIEW MALL DRIVE
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #30171994
Courtesy of JESSE DAVID WEEKS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
600 1853 HAMILTON STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30172295
Courtesy of John Chung/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
315 1479 Lower Water Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #30172416
Courtesy of Peter Brouwer/Royal LePage Atlantic
17 MONMORE ROAD
London North (North F), Ontario MLS® #30172322
Courtesy of ALEEN KELLEDJIAN/LPT REALTY
165 COUNTY RD 507
Trent Lakes, Ontario MLS® #30172423
Courtesy of Andrew Galvin/Royal LePage Frank Real Estate
248 GREY STREET
London East (East K), Ontario MLS® #30172435
Courtesy of ARON GANGBAR/SUTTON GROUP - SELECT REALTY
2313 - 2550 SIMCOE STREET
Oshawa (Windfields), Ontario MLS® #30172466
Courtesy of IMRAN MEHDI GONDAL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
402 FAIRWAY ROAD
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #30172625
Courtesy of Greg Visser/Gale Group Realty Brokerage Ltd
22 VELIA COURT
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #30172726
Courtesy of MARIA GRACE COLUCCI/RE/MAX EXPERTS
41 ABERDEEN CRESCENT
Brampton (Avondale), Ontario MLS® #30172808
Courtesy of ANTHONY BAKSH/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
75 AUBURN LANE
Clarington (Courtice), Ontario MLS® #30172473
Courtesy of GREG MILLER/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
PART 2 - 132 58TH STREET S
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #30172125
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
210 - 65 SHIPWAY AVENUE
Clarington (Newcastle), Ontario MLS® #30172315
Courtesy of Kate St. John/Royal LePage Our Neighbourhood Realty
4002 - 85 QUEENS WHARF ROAD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30172651
Courtesy of SCOTT GILMOUR/REALTY EXECUTIVES PLUS LTD
502 147 Haliburton St
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30172512
Courtesy of Brooke Haxton/460 Realty Inc. (NA)
34 ORCHARD Drive Unit# LOWER
Stratford, Ontario MLS® #30172536
Courtesy of Aslam Dudha/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
LOT 115 Waters Edge Lane
Cornwall, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30172543
Courtesy of Chloe Costa/KELLER WILLIAMS SELECT REALTY
49 CATHERINE DRIVE
East Ferris (Astorville), Ontario MLS® #30172480
Courtesy of TAMMY MALCOLM/Coldwell Banker-Peter Minogue R.E., Brokerage
LOT 17 - 1 IRONSTONE CRESCENT
Barrie (400 East), Ontario MLS® #30172492
Courtesy of MIKE KANE/ED LOWE LIMITED
47 HANNON Crescent
Hannon, Ontario MLS® #30172497
Courtesy of Giacomo Luppino/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
577 LYNWOOD DRIVE
Cornwall, Ontario MLS® #30172500
Courtesy of JO ANN LANGSTAFF/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
320 WESTON ROAD
Toronto (Junction Area), Ontario MLS® #30172505
Courtesy of ANTHONY CHRISTIAN ANGHELONI/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
539 John ST
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30172574
Courtesy of Jim Clemente/Remax Sault Ste. Marie Realty Inc.
19 TOLMAN STREET
Brighton, Ontario MLS® #30172579
Courtesy of Stacy Vermeire/Bosley Real Estate Ltd.
8 SUNRISE COURT
Prince Edward County (Ameliasburg Ward), Ontario MLS® #30172586
Courtesy of JEN FITZPATRICK/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
47 Great Southern Drive
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30172598
Courtesy of Chris Dunn/RE/MAX Infinity Realty Inc. - Sheraton Hotel
311 Pennywell Road
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30172601
Courtesy of Peter Goulding/Hanlon Realty
4429 HARPER AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30172606
Courtesy of Mathieu Bedirian/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
4 TAMARACK PLACE N
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30172613
Courtesy of Yograj Singh/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
1725 HWY 61
Thunder Bay, Ontario MLS® #30172620
Courtesy of WENDY FERRIS/CENTURY 21 SUPERIOR REALTY 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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide