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
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
4702 - 55 CHARLES STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30211682
Courtesy of JIE SHI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
2 PETER MILLER STREET N
Aurora, Ontario MLS® #30211687
Courtesy of NIKKI SHAHEBRAHIM/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
1901 - 15 ELLERSLIE AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30211699
Courtesy of Theresa Lee/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
83 SHELBURNE AVENUE
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #30211702
Courtesy of DINARA VLASOV/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
104 Butt Street
Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia MLS® #30211764
Courtesy of Stuart Murgatroyd/Roger Burns Real Estate Ltd.
2107 - 1 UPTOWN DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30211688
Courtesy of LIHONG ZHANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1 PICKWICK PLACE
London East (East D), Ontario MLS® #30211676
Courtesy of HARRY LAMB/SUTTON GROUP PREFERRED REALTY INC.
150 HILLSIDE LAKE ROAD
North Bay (Airport), Ontario MLS® #30211695
Courtesy of TOM HE/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
3061 WILLIAM CUTMORE BOULEVARD
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30211691
Courtesy of MANSOOR WAHID KHAN/ZOLO REALTY
525 NEW DUNDEE Road Unit# 516
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30211704
Courtesy of Jeewan Sidhu/HOMELIFE MIRACLE REALTY LTD.
9 BLACKSHIRE CIRCLE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30211677
Courtesy of Parva Sanaei/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
450 HURON STREET
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #30211684
Courtesy of Rachel Isaac/Gale Group Realty Brokerage Ltd
22 ROMAC DRIVE
Toronto (Highland Creek), Ontario MLS® #30211730
Courtesy of MI SOOK KWEON/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1815 - 319 JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30211700
Courtesy of NANCY XIN WANG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
711 - 3121 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #30211685
Courtesy of KEVIN CHAN/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
49 - 44 FRANKLIN COURT
Brampton (Bramalea West Industrial), Ontario MLS® #30211692
Courtesy of NAVEEN DUA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1704 - 199 SLATER STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30211678
Courtesy of Parva Sanaei/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
1904 - 480 FRONT STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30211680
Courtesy of WYMAN LAU/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
#505 9707 105 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30211439
Courtesy of Lakhwinder Brar/Sterling Real Estate
1306 - 736 SPADINA AVENUE
Toronto (University), Ontario MLS® #30211681
Courtesy of DAVID ANDERSON OEY/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
718 - 32 CLEGG ROAD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30211686
Courtesy of NELSON LIREN YU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
1 - 5750 TOSCA DRIVE
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30211693
Courtesy of MITRA NOORMEHR/ROYAL LEPAGE REALTY PLUS
23336 HOWELLS ROAD
Topley, British Columbia MLS® #30210660
Courtesy of Franz Gigl/RE/MAX Bulkley Valley
8935 Hwy 17 E (aka 23 Ellen's Corner Rd)
Bruce Mines, Ontario MLS® #30210521
Courtesy of Violette Amimi/Remax Sault Ste. Marie Realty Inc.
51 COUNTY ROAD 4
Otonabee-South Monaghan, Ontario MLS® #30210533
Courtesy of John McConkey/McConkey Real Estate Corporation
218 3rd STREET
Estevan, Saskatchewan MLS® #30210538
Courtesy of Jamie Dyer/Royal LePage Dream Realty
201 7043 Central Saanich Rd
Central Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #30210519
Courtesy of Tony Zarsadias/Rennie & Associates Realty Ltd.
407 45615 BRETT AVENUE|Chilliwack Proper West
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #30210540
Courtesy of Rick Dubord/Homelife Property Management BC
222 & 224 KENNEDY ROAD
Toronto (Birchcliffe-Cliffside), Ontario MLS® #30210590
Courtesy of ANDREAS BENAKIS/HOMELIFE/VISION REALTY INC.
0000 HIGHWAY 43 HIGHWAY
Drummond/North Elmsley, Ontario MLS® #30210653
Courtesy of Lisa Hanson/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS
25 BERKHOUT TERRACE
Pelham (Fonthill), Ontario MLS® #30210658
Courtesy of Shannon Beattie/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
201 7162 West Saanich Rd
Central Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #30210672
Courtesy of Alli Munro/RE/MAX Camosun
110 - 50 ORDNANCE STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #30210728
Courtesy of DHAIRYA KAPOOR/KAPSONS REALTY POINT
1604 - 128 FAIRVIEW MALL DRIVE
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #30210730
Courtesy of MIRUNA BUSOI/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
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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