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
PRO LIQUOR STORE
Vegreville, Alberta MLS® #30006458
Courtesy of Kuljeet Dhaliwal/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
209 Old Garden River RD
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30044479
Courtesy of John Glavota/Royal LePage® Northern Advantage
4603 - 8 WATER WALK DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30040339
Courtesy of QILUN XU/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
802 - 400 KING STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30040360
Courtesy of MARTIN SHUM/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
914 - 195 REDPATH AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #30040365
Courtesy of DAPHNE DE LA CRUZ/HOMELIFE EXCELSIOR REALTY INC.
26 LIVING CRESCENT
Markham (Victoria Square), Ontario MLS® #30040377
Courtesy of ERIC WANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
837 QUEENSBRIDGE DRIVE
Mississauga (Creditview), Ontario MLS® #30040384
Courtesy of JULIET QIN/SMART SOLD REALTY
2 GLENGORDON CRESCENT
Markham (Devil's Elbow), Ontario MLS® #30040334
Courtesy of STEVEN LIAMBAS/RE/MAX NOBLECORP REAL ESTATE
147 BERCZY GREEN DRIVE
Markham, Ontario MLS® #30040497
Courtesy of HANSEL CHEUNG/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
2 - 2170 BROMSGROVE ROAD
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #30040524
Courtesy of BOBBY BHOGAL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
346 CREEK PATH AVENUE
Oakville (BR Bronte), Ontario MLS® #30040529
Courtesy of MARCO SHARIFI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
22 COATES OF ARMS LANE
Ajax (Central West), Ontario MLS® #30040492
Courtesy of BRANDON NARSINGH/RE/MAX COMMUNITY REALTY INC.
B-532 - 7950 BATHURST STREET
Vaughan (Beverley Glen), Ontario MLS® #30040663
Courtesy of BETTY DENG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
32 - 81 BROOKMILL BOULEVARD
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #30040322
Courtesy of RAYMOND HONG/HC YouHome Realty Inc.
3 - 2910 TOKALA TRAIL
London North (North S), Ontario MLS® #30040447
Courtesy of AMANDA MOREIRA/THRIVE REALTY GROUP INC.
12 SQUASHBERRY LANE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30040858
Courtesy of Michael Dapaah/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
918 - 308 JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30040480
Courtesy of HELEN GAO/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
303 - 761 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30041116
Courtesy of SANDY CHEN/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
1709 - 7250 YONGE STREET
Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #30041180
Courtesy of ZAMIRA DUNNET/EXP REALTY
1069 CORRIE STREET
Innisfil (Alcona), Ontario MLS® #30041185
Courtesy of POLINA MORGULIS/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
2228 ELANA DRIVE
Severn (Bass Lake), Ontario MLS® #30041192
Courtesy of TIM HEWITT/CENTURY 21 B.J. ROTH REALTY LTD.
243 PRINCE GEORGE CRESCENT
Oakville (SW Southwest), Ontario MLS® #30041205
Courtesy of MARZENA MONIKA CIECIELAG/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
56 - 2651 AQUITAINE AVENUE
Mississauga (Meadowvale), Ontario MLS® #30041231
Courtesy of HANSEL O'NIEL PATRICK/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
8310 99 AV
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta MLS® #30041286
Courtesy of Nathan Humphrey/Royal LePage Prestige Realty
2 ARMITAGE CRESCENT
Ajax (Northwest Ajax), Ontario MLS® #30040889
Courtesy of PATRICK BRYANT/COMFLEX REALTY INC.
530EB - 278 BUCHANAN DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30040904
Courtesy of LYDIA SU/EXP REALTY
119 WALTER SINCLAIR COURT
Richmond Hill (Jefferson), Ontario MLS® #30040909
Courtesy of DAVID ELFASSY/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
8766 DANFORTH ROAD W
Hamilton Township, Ontario MLS® #30040923
Courtesy of Erin Campbell/Homesmiths Real Estate Ltd.
739 CONSORT CRESCENT
Mississauga (Erindale), Ontario MLS® #30040928
Courtesy of KAI MIN TAN/ROYAL LEPAGE MEADOWTOWNE REALTY
101 - 895 MAPLE AVENUE
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #30040930
Courtesy of GREG KUCHMA/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
15 SAMUEL CRESCENT
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #30040942
Courtesy of AHNNA KIM/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
2538 RAGLAN COURT
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30040947
Courtesy of JUMAAL KHAN/PONTIS REALTY INC.
2285 SOUTHWOOD ROAD
Gravenhurst (Morrison), Ontario MLS® #30040966
Courtesy of WAYNE CLEMENTS/RE/MAX HALLMARK YORK GROUP REALTY LTD.
62 BRISTON PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30041060
Courtesy of Hayley Vaughan/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
1558 Meghan Drive
Coldbrook, Nova Scotia MLS® #30041077
Courtesy of Kane Smith/Exit Realty Town & Country
2306 - 750 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30041128
Courtesy of RICHARD CHAO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
302 - 645 ST DAVID STREET S
Centre Wellington (Fergus), Ontario MLS® #30041147
Courtesy of LISA BLOOR/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc
MAIN - 1 BONFIELD AVENUE
Toronto (The Beaches), Ontario MLS® #30041154
Courtesy of LES WALLACE/RE/MAX PRIME PROPERTIES - UNIQUE GROUP
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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