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
778 LAURELWOOD Drive Unit# 710
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29901403
Courtesy of RANA MOUFTI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
10 DARRAS COURT
Brampton (Southgate), Ontario MLS® #29901434
Courtesy of PRITAM KAHLON/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
4844 OWL CIRCLE
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29901484
Courtesy of MANOJ JOSHI/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
1004 - 33 BAY STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29901547
Courtesy of ANNA ZHENG/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
5030 HEATHERLEIGH AVENUE
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29901554
Courtesy of JACK LI/JDL REALTY INC.
261 WOODBINE Avenue Unit# 58
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29901528
Courtesy of INDIRA ZUKAN/ROYAL LEPAGE WOLLE REALTY
10 THIRD STREET
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #29901667
Courtesy of GREG WEEKS/Royal LePage Locations North
3108 - 6 SONIC WAY
Toronto (Flemingdon Park), Ontario MLS® #29901674
Courtesy of SAM HUANG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
73 WAGNER CRESCENT
Essa (Angus), Ontario MLS® #29901718
Courtesy of DEBBIE TERRY/COLDWELL BANKER RONAN REALTY
17 FERRIS LANE
New Tecumseth (Alliston), Ontario MLS® #29901840
Courtesy of NICOLE OSTRYNSKI/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
16 LAGROTTO ROAD
Brampton (Madoc), Ontario MLS® #29901648
Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
2112 - 2033 KENNEDY ROAD
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29901953
Courtesy of JOYCE YI/GLOBAL BRICKS EXECUTIVE HOMES REALTY
#330 50150 RGE RD 232 NE
Rural Leduc County, Alberta MLS® #29901960
Courtesy of Yad Dhillon/Nationwide Realty Corp
1001 - 609 SHERBOURNE STREET
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #29901679
Courtesy of GILBERT WANG/HOMELIVING EMPIRE REALTY INC.
1101 - 666 SPADINA AVENUE
Toronto (University), Ontario MLS® #29901991
Courtesy of TODOR YORDANOV/CITY REALTY POINT
212 - 2388 KHALSA GATE
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29902007
Courtesy of RAHMAN BELLO/EXP REALTY
1112 - 1050 MAIN STREET E
Milton (DE Dempsey), Ontario MLS® #29902064
Courtesy of SEHAR MALIK/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
622 - 102 GROVEWOOD COMMON
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #29901435
Courtesy of CECILIA SAILIN WANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
BASMENT - 2931 BUR OAK AVENUE S
Markham (Cornell), Ontario MLS® #29901430
Courtesy of RIYAZ MALAM/CENTURY 21 TITANS REALTY INC.
BASEMENT - 27 ELMARTIN DRIVE
Toronto (Steeles), Ontario MLS® #29901428
Courtesy of JOE REA/ROYAL LEPAGE PREMIUM ONE REALTY
1004 - 3200 WILLIAM COLTSON AVENUE
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29901555
Courtesy of KIRK JOHN GERMAIN FOURNIER/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC.
16 ACKROW COURT
Toronto (Eringate-Centennial-West Deane), Ontario MLS® #29901620
Courtesy of MARELA BAJIC/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
81 - 6797 FORMENTERA AVENUE
Mississauga (Meadowvale), Ontario MLS® #29901618
Courtesy of JUDITH HOPE DAWKINS/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
2206 - 898 PORTAGE PARKWAY
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29901954
Courtesy of AMANDA LIU/ANJIA REALTY
511 1 AV
Rural Wetaskiwin County, Alberta MLS® #29901904
Courtesy of Korey L. McIntosh/RE/MAX Real Estate
BSMT - 83 GRASSINGTON CRESCENT
Brampton (Northgate), Ontario MLS® #29901740
Courtesy of PARGAT SINGH/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
30 BRIDGE Street W Unit# 307
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29901404
Courtesy of YING SUSAN JIANG/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
402 - 20 GATINEAU DRIVE
Vaughan (Beverley Glen), Ontario MLS® #29901839
Courtesy of CHRISTINE HWANG/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
194 Arbour Stone Rise NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29901598
Courtesy of Dianne Legros/Engel & Völkers Calgary
905 - 39 ROEHAMPTON AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29901992
Courtesy of PING XIAO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
44 MCQUEEN Drive
Paris, Ontario MLS® #29901776
Courtesy of David Griffin/Century 21 Heritage House Ltd
2842 PIONEER CRESCENT
150 Mile House, British Columbia MLS® #29901632
Courtesy of Victor Khong/Horsefly Realty
49 GRAY CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29902034
Courtesy of BROOKE TARTIBI/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
1906 - 8 WATER WALK DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29901431
Courtesy of BELINDA YU/JDL REALTY INC.
1306 ST JOHNS Road W
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #29901405
Courtesy of Jacob Atkinson/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
MASTER BEDROOM, 2ND FLOOR - 15 WILDFLOWER WAY S
Toronto (West Hill), Ontario MLS® #29901549
Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL 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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