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
302 - 35 SUNNY GLENWAY
Toronto (Flemingdon Park), Ontario MLS® #30139478
Courtesy of MASON CHIU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
4875 VALERA ROAD
Burlington (Alton), Ontario MLS® #30139497
Courtesy of MAHESH KUMAR/Gold Estate Realty Inc.
418 - 7447 KINGSTON ROAD
Toronto (Rouge), Ontario MLS® #30139485
Courtesy of YIN-LYNN LOW/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
1432 Madrona Dr
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia MLS® #30139846
Courtesy of Morgan Carey/eXp Realty (NA)
12A VALLEY DRIVE
Bracebridge, Ontario MLS® #30139651
Courtesy of CHUCK MURNEY/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
3 - 1432 QUEEN STREET E
Toronto (Greenwood-Coxwell), Ontario MLS® #30139738
Courtesy of RAY COCHRANE/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
548 SILVER LAKE ROAD
Magnetawan (Spence), Ontario MLS® #30139884
Courtesy of NICOLE VAN TOL/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY
361 ROBINSON ROAD
Brant (Burford), Ontario MLS® #30139911
Courtesy of SANDY DALTON/Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage
1310 ST CLAIR AVENUE W
Toronto (Corso Italia-Davenport), Ontario MLS® #30139872
Courtesy of TONY VITALE/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
3110 - 42 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30139942
Courtesy of Weitao Shen/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
204 - 50 FOREST MANOR ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #30139581
Courtesy of MOE NIKAIEN/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
#302 9811 96A ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30139555
Courtesy of Shelley D. Dolen/RE/MAX Real Estate
PH15 - 101 ERSKINE AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #30139567
Courtesy of AGHIL OJAGHI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
5612 Hammond Bay Rd
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30140312
Courtesy of Dawn Walton/eXp Realty (NA)
7817 SANDPIPER STREET
Mission, British Columbia MLS® #30140867
Courtesy of Ravneet Sandhu/Homelife Advantage Realty Ltd.
1608 - 28 HARRISON GARDEN BOULEVARD
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30139512
Courtesy of WYMAN WU/EXP REALTY
530 Taskamanwa STREET
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30141290
Courtesy of Mitchell Stretch/Derrick Stretch Realty Inc.
105 Russell DRIVE
Yorkton, Saskatchewan MLS® #30143481
Courtesy of Elyce Wilson/RE/MAX Blue Chip Realty
215 Grono Road
Dutch Settlement, Nova Scotia MLS® #30143710
Courtesy of Sara Keyes/RE/MAX Nova (Enfield)
2902 - 330 RICHMOND STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30140569
Courtesy of ARA MARDIROSSIAN/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
56 15 Morning Lane
Vaughan, Nova Scotia MLS® #30140937
Courtesy of Kyla Stanick/Exit Realty Town & Country
2991 HARWOOD ROAD
Hamilton Township (Baltimore), Ontario MLS® #30142407
Courtesy of Lindsey Edwards/Royal Lepage Proalliance Realty
2004 - 1333 BLOOR STREET
Mississauga (Applewood), Ontario MLS® #30140855
Courtesy of ADEL POLTORATSKAYA/ROYAL TEAM REALTY INC.
160 WOODLAWN AVENUE
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30140874
Courtesy of TERRY SUMMERHAYS/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
156 SNOWDON AVENUE
Toronto (Lawrence Park North), Ontario MLS® #30140406
Courtesy of MANI SHOOSHTARIZADEH/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
4203 - 251 JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30140413
Courtesy of WEI LI/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
3707 - 35 MARINER TERRACE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30140418
Courtesy of HILARY BROWNING/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
1654 GERRARD STREET E
Toronto (Woodbine Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30140432
Courtesy of BRADEN WHITE/CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED
22 Kildare Place
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30140437
Courtesy of Christine Wilson/Royal LePage Property Consultants Limited
47 TOWNSHIP AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Jefferson), Ontario MLS® #30139517
Courtesy of SUE ZHANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
LOWER - 334 THIMBLEWEED COURT
Milton (Walker), Ontario MLS® #30140456
Courtesy of ADRIAN TROTT/CENTURY 21 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD.
1331 COUNTRYSTONE Drive Unit# A11
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30140470
Courtesy of Moad Jadi/EXP REALTY
4811 50 ST
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30140494
Courtesy of Lucas F. Isley/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
81 VIENNA ROAD
Tillsonburg, Ontario MLS® #30140526
Courtesy of Lindsay Morgan-Jacko/RE/MAX a-b Realty Ltd Brokerage
93 - 23 DAWSON DRIVE
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #30140533
Courtesy of JOHN KIRBY/Engel & Volkers Toronto Central
60 FREDERICK Street Unit# 2209
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30140545
Courtesy of BRAD ENNS/MCINTYRE REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC.
PT LT 35-36 CENTRE DIAGONAL ROAD
South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario MLS® #30140552
Courtesy of BRAD BARFOOT/Sutton-Sound Realty
1214 - 914 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #30140564
Courtesy of GRANT ALLARDYCE/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
BSMT - 27 MIDDLECOTE DRIVE
Ajax (Central), Ontario MLS® #30140608
Courtesy of HARRY RAISINGHANI/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
83 DEPEUTER CRESCENT
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #30140639
Courtesy of DAVID ROMANO/REVEL REALTY INC.
230 HWY 20 E
Thorold (Hurricane/Merrittville), Ontario MLS® #30140653
Courtesy of Jason Hodder/REAL BROKER ONTARIO 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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