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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
4009 Alton CRESCENT
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29678348
Courtesy of Martin Blonski/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
0 SOUTHWOOD ROAD
Gravenhurst (Wood (Gravenhurst)), Ontario MLS® #29677237
Courtesy of HILLARIE TUCKER/Royal LePage Lakes Of Muskoka Realty
2 - 1185 NORTH KAHSHE LAKE ROAD
Gravenhurst (Morrison), Ontario MLS® #29677244
Courtesy of BRITTANY EVANS/Chestnut Park Real Estate
102 Oceantide Lane
West Pennant, Nova Scotia MLS® #29677282
Courtesy of Maria Sancho/Keller Williams Select Realty
695 Sandwick Drive
Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia MLS® #29677287
Courtesy of Rhonda Kennedy/RE/MAX Nova (Halifax)
907 - 185 ROEHAMPTON AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29677294
Courtesy of IAN PATHAN/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
2310 - 80 WESTERN BATTERY ROAD
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29677299
Courtesy of JERRY XIE/ANJIA REALTY
910 - 365 CHURCH STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29677302
Courtesy of DAVID QU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
TH108 - 37 HORSHAM AVE AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29677307
Courtesy of KEN HO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
24 Bardel CRESCENT
Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan MLS® #29677321
Courtesy of Austin Czernick/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
2425 Atkinson STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29677326
Courtesy of Darryl Spanier/Realty Executives Diversified Realty
Evergreen Road
Indian River, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29677333
Courtesy of Jessica Robichaud/CENTURY 21 NORTHUMBERLAND REALTY
4 DUMAINE STREET
Whitby, Ontario MLS® #29677338
Courtesy of DANIELA MARIA LACATUS/HOMELIFE/VISION REALTY INC.
70 STAGECOACH CIRCLE
Toronto (Centennial Scarborough), Ontario MLS® #29677345
Courtesy of KEVIN YU/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
908B - 7437 KINGSTON ROAD
Toronto (Rouge), Ontario MLS® #29677352
Courtesy of ADEWALE FAKEYE/EXP REALTY
20 WIGTON Street
Caledonia, Ontario MLS® #29677376
Courtesy of Tammy DiTomaso/Rock Star Real Estate Inc.
17 BRAEMAR Place
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29676722
Courtesy of Justin Kuiper/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc.
355 Granville Street
Bridgetown, Nova Scotia MLS® #29676727
Courtesy of Laura Boyko/RE/MAX Banner Real Estate(Annapolis Royal)
307 Crestridge Common SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29676741
Courtesy of Sean de Guzman/Century 21 Bravo Realty
1795 New Brighton Drive SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29676753
Courtesy of Jordan Huntrods/Paramount Real Estate Corporation
1754 BRANCH DRIVE
Cornwall, Ontario MLS® #29676758
Courtesy of ALAN MCLAUGHLIN-WHEELER/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS LTD.
153 WENTWORTH Avenue Unit# A
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29676760
Courtesy of William Prokopowicz/Chestnut Park Realty Southwestern Ontario Ltd., Brokerage
1819 MACHAR STRONG BOUNDARY ROAD W
Strong, Ontario MLS® #29676772
Courtesy of SHARON WILSON/RE/MAX Parry Sound Muskoka Realty Ltd
46 PEACHWOOD Court
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29676777
Courtesy of Riley Keller/RE/MAX SOLID GOLD REALTY (II) LTD.
402 - 399 SPRING GARDEN AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29676784
Courtesy of KAREN S DANIEL/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
201 - 489 QUEEN STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29676789
Courtesy of TALIA BLACK/KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CENTRES
5871 166 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29677636
Courtesy of Joanne Zhang/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
43 BLUFFS ROAD
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29677643
Courtesy of DEBBIE SAUNDERS/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
54 HIALEAH CRESCENT
Whitby (Blue Grass Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29677648
Courtesy of JENNIFER FULLER/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
23 COULTON COURT
Whitby (Blue Grass Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29677650
Courtesy of MING ZHONG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
7A Short Street
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29677655
Courtesy of Jacqui Rostek Holder/Royal LePage Atlantic
4712 BRITON HOUGHTON BAY ROAD
Rideau Lakes, Ontario MLS® #29677662
Courtesy of Stephanie Mols/COLDWELL BANKER FIRST OTTAWA REALTY
232 DEERFOX DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29677667
Courtesy of Caroline Andrews/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
209 - 550 ALDEN ROAD
Markham (Milliken Mills West), Ontario MLS® #29677679
Courtesy of SAL MARIANO/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
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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