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
50 - 5555 PRINCE WILLIAM DRIVE
Burlington (Appleby), Ontario MLS® #29676316
Courtesy of EDGAR MELO/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1387 COBBLER LANE
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #29676311
Courtesy of LI ZOU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
5750 41 Street Crescent
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #29676645
Courtesy of Danielle Davies/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
80 SWEETWOOD CIRCLE
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #29677042
Courtesy of NAVEEN DUA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
115 - 20 NORTH SHORE BOULEVARD W
Burlington (Bayview), Ontario MLS® #29677054
Courtesy of MARA ZECEVIC/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
1207 - 4080 LIVING ARTS DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29677061
Courtesy of AMIT DHAWAN/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
610 Main Street
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29676900
Courtesy of Angelica Howard/RE/MAX Banner Real Estate(Yarmouth)
7 HERITAGE Drive
Miscouche, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29676811
Courtesy of Jeff Rodgerson/ROYAL LEPAGE COUNTRY ESTATES 1985 LTD
501 - 525 ADELAIDE STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29676955
Courtesy of OLA ADEGBORUWA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
2213 - 20 EDWARD STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29676962
Courtesy of NATALIA FELDMAN/EXIT REALTY LEGACY
107 SHELDABREN STREET
North Middlesex (Ailsa Craig), Ontario MLS® #29676967
Courtesy of DENETTE NEWHAM/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP.
2 - 4104 LOGANBERRY COURT
Lincoln (Lincoln-Jordan/Vineland), Ontario MLS® #29677004
Courtesy of Kimberley Smith/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
88 TIMES AVENUE
Markham (Commerce Valley), Ontario MLS® #29677009
Courtesy of DENNIS WONG/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
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Rural Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of, Alberta MLS® #29676905
Courtesy of Steve Sklenka/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
19 JILL CRESCENT
Toronto (Eringate-Centennial-West Deane), Ontario MLS® #29676866
Courtesy of PAUL SIKSNA/PROPERTY.CA INC.
Lot Scenic Drive
Bible Hill, Nova Scotia MLS® #29677028
Courtesy of Samantha Johnson/Keller Williams Select Realty (Truro)
388 Grizzly Crescent N
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #29677030
Courtesy of Kurtis Christopher Hawkins/REAL BROKER
1219 Sackville Drive
Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29677023
Courtesy of Jonathan Lander/RE/MAX Nova (Halifax)
36 Crawford AVE
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #29677035
Courtesy of Tim Gardiner/Exit Realty True North
116 DOMINION GARDENS DRIVE
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29678021
Courtesy of MARK DOUGLAS/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
55 SUNVALE DRIVE
Toronto (Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview), Ontario MLS® #29678019
Courtesy of RACHEL WONG/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
171 MARSELLUS DRIVE
Barrie (Holly), Ontario MLS® #29677441
Courtesy of VINCENT BONGARD/KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CENTRES
191 EMERSON ROAD
Centre Hastings, Ontario MLS® #29677427
Courtesy of ARTEL COSTA/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
17 HUNTERSWOOD CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29678432
Courtesy of Lena Maione/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
5597 St Margarets Bay Road
Head Of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia MLS® #29678538
Courtesy of Sona Sheikh Pour/Royal LePage Atlantic
LOT BUELL Road
Mermaid, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29678696
Courtesy of Lori Jenkins/EXIT Realty PEI
145 TERRY FOX DRIVE
Barrie, Ontario MLS® #29678704
Courtesy of ELENA LVOVA/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
LOWER - 122 FRANKLIN TRAIL
Barrie, Ontario MLS® #29678709
Courtesy of SAM KHADEM AZARIAN/ZOLO REALTY
318 Clarkson Pl
Parksville, British Columbia MLS® #29678730
Courtesy of Kirk Walper/Royal LePage Island Living (PK)
1713 - 310 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29677523
Courtesy of CLAUDIA KAREN MITTELSTAEDT/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
533 - 120 HARRISON GARDEN BOULEVARD
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29677895
Courtesy of JAMES CARPIO/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
1702, 280 Williamstown Close NW
Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #29677799
Courtesy of Karolina Zuczek/eXp Realty
171 GERMAN SCHOOL ROAD
Brant (South Dumfries), Ontario MLS® #29678069
Courtesy of KATE BRODDICK/REVEL REALTY INC.
PT LT 22 CON 3 CAVAN PT 1
Cavan Monaghan (Cavan Twp), Ontario MLS® #29678386
Courtesy of MARLENE BOYLE/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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Toronto Neighbourhood Guide
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