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
514 GROVE STREET E
Barrie (Grove East), Ontario MLS® #30162330
Courtesy of HOVIG TCHADERIAN/REALTY WEALTH GROUP INC.
712 - 3088 KENNEDY ROAD
Toronto (Steeles), Ontario MLS® #30162323
Courtesy of EDMOND TONG/EXP REALTY
BSM - 95 MAPLEGROVE AVENUE
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #30162328
Courtesy of NATASHA OSADCHUK/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
538 EDENBROOK HILL DRIVE
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #30162335
Courtesy of NIKITA WALIA/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
37 MAIMONIDES COURT
Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #30162354
Courtesy of SANDY LUO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
MAIN - 190 MAJOR STREET
Toronto (University), Ontario MLS® #30162347
Courtesy of MAGGIE TIAN/HC YouHome Realty Inc.
183 SNYDER Avenue N
Elmira, Ontario MLS® #30162316
Courtesy of WEI ZHANG/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
58 BRIARSCROSS BOULEVARD
Toronto (Agincourt North), Ontario MLS® #30162324
Courtesy of SHARON ZHU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
59 RIVER VALLEY CRESCENT
Markham (Victoria Manor-Jennings Gate), Ontario MLS® #30162329
Courtesy of SHARON ZHU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
1138 SIESTA DRIVE
Tiny, Ontario MLS® #30162331
Courtesy of NATASHA OSADCHUK/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
350 BELSIZE DRIVE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant East), Ontario MLS® #30162317
Courtesy of MAULYNNA DOUNG/ACCSELL REALTY INC.
100 ACACIA ROAD
Pelham (Fonthill), Ontario MLS® #30162336
Courtesy of WILSON CHAN NGO/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
2ND FL - 190 MAJOR STREET
Toronto (University), Ontario MLS® #30162348
Courtesy of MAGGIE TIAN/HC YouHome Realty Inc.
65 LORNE THOMAS PLACE
New Tecumseth (Alliston), Ontario MLS® #30162355
Courtesy of MORRES CHELEBI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
2612 - 33 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30162350
Courtesy of JOHN YE/JDL REALTY INC.
567 COBBLEHILL DRIVE
Oshawa (Pinecrest), Ontario MLS® #30162313
Courtesy of Stephen Young/Keller Williams Energy Real Estate
4310 - 488 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
Toronto (University), Ontario MLS® #30162318
Courtesy of OLIVIA LI/REALTY ASSOCIATES INC.
1010 - 68 MERTON STREET
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #30162320
Courtesy of KATHY L. CHOU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
39 - 521 TIMBER LANE
Burlington (Appleby), Ontario MLS® #30162332
Courtesy of HOVIG TCHADERIAN/REALTY WEALTH GROUP INC.
2705 - 3260 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #30162351
Courtesy of SANDY LIU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
154 CHARLTON BOULEVARD
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #30162349
Courtesy of ARI ESMAIL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
612 - 2486 OLD BRONTE ROAD
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #30162333
Courtesy of SLAVICA MUTNJAKOVIC/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
190 MAJOR STREET
Toronto (University), Ontario MLS® #30162345
Courtesy of MAGGIE TIAN/HC YouHome Realty Inc.
67 WALTER SCOTT CRESCENT
Markham (Victoria Square), Ontario MLS® #30162352
Courtesy of SHARON ZHU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
103 LAKE AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox), Ontario MLS® #30162326
Courtesy of TONY LI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
132 KING STREET W
Hamilton (Stoney Creek), Ontario MLS® #30162338
Courtesy of Tito Huynh/CENTURY 21 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD.
188 HILLSDALE AVENUE
Oshawa (O'Neill), Ontario MLS® #30162341
Courtesy of Ronald Smithson/Right At Home Realty
42 MONDIAL CRESCENT
East Gwillimbury (Queensville), Ontario MLS® #30162327
Courtesy of HOVIG TCHADERIAN/REALTY WEALTH GROUP INC.
705 - 350 ALTON TOWERS CIRCLE
Toronto (Milliken), Ontario MLS® #30162322
Courtesy of RICKY CHEE/EXP REALTY
36 LUCKY LANE
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30162334
Courtesy of AJAY SHARMA/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
1902 - 370 MARTHA STREET
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #30161767
Courtesy of YAHYA AL-ARABI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
4023 McPhail AVENUE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30161774
Courtesy of Jenna Selinger/Realty Executives Diversified Realty
22 Dewberry Road
High Level, Alberta MLS® #30161786
Courtesy of Eva Krahn-Richmond/RE/MAX Grande Prairie
368 - 65 ATTMAR DRIVE
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #30161818
Courtesy of YEMI FOLORUNSHO/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
504 - 340 DIXON ROAD
Toronto (Kingsview Village-The Westway), Ontario MLS® #30161820
Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER BORKOWSKI/GET SOLD REALTY INC.
16635 30 AV SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30161825
Courtesy of Louise M. James/Royal LePage Prestige Realty
D - 64 TIPPERARY PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30161832
Courtesy of Crystal Cao/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
Township Rd 284
Rural Rocky View County, Alberta MLS® #30161837
Courtesy of David A. Swanson/CIR Realty
TH10 - 5858 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #30161863
Courtesy of MAHNOUSH POUR-SHAHNAZARI/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
WALKOUT - 49 COG HILL DRIVE
Vaughan (Glen Shields), Ontario MLS® #30161870
Courtesy of VICTORIA MAKHNIN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL 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
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