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
2234 North Street
Westville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29858330
Courtesy of Brenda Kennedy/Royal LePage Atlantic(Stellarton)
25 Nichol AVE
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #29854436
Courtesy of Jim Clemente/Remax Sault Ste. Marie Realty Inc.
22 MORGAN HEIGHTS DRIVE
Huntsville (Chaffey), Ontario MLS® #29854455
Courtesy of KIM O'GRADY/Chestnut Park Real Estate
48237 RGE RD 240
Rural Leduc County, Alberta MLS® #29854462
Courtesy of Mary-Jane Downie/Maxwell Heritage Realty
787 Barclay Cres
French Creek, British Columbia MLS® #29854486
Courtesy of BJ Estes/Royal LePage Island Living (PK)
4124 Argyle STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29854498
Courtesy of Natasha Blaisdell/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
818 - 15 RICHARDSON STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29854513
Courtesy of MANI ALAEDDINI/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
468 - 209 FORT YORK BOULEVARD
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29854518
Courtesy of GIULIA GALLINA/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
215 - 560 FRONT STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29855162
Courtesy of MIGUEL C. MADEIRA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
712 - 2495 DUNDAS STREET W
Toronto (High Park North), Ontario MLS® #29853344
Courtesy of WENDY HAMMOND/SUTTON GROUP OLD MILL REALTY INC.
54 RENOWN ROAD
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29855340
Courtesy of ZELLO JOVANOVIC/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
302 COLBORNE Street Unit# 1
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29854537
Courtesy of Callum Thomas/Re/Max Escarpment Realty Inc.
82 CHATFIELD DRIVE
Ajax (Central West), Ontario MLS® #29854544
Courtesy of REEMA WALI/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
28 CHAD CRESCENT
Toronto (Malvern), Ontario MLS® #29854549
Courtesy of Marcos Serioux/CORCORAN HORIZON REALTY
457 DAVIS STREET
Port Colborne (Killaly East), Ontario MLS® #29854669
Courtesy of HAMID INTEZAM/MODERN SOLUTION REALTY INC.
36 WILTSHIRE PLACE
Hamilton (Meadowlands), Ontario MLS® #29854676
Courtesy of MARK DEGROOT/ROYAL LEPAGE BURLOAK REAL ESTATE SERVICES
41 LUCKNOW L LINE
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (Ashfield), Ontario MLS® #29854746
Courtesy of PAUL ZINN/Wilfred McIntee & Co. Limited
54 RANDALL Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29854791
Courtesy of Sarah Amina Khan/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
232 LASSWADE ROAD
North Kawartha, Ontario MLS® #29852721
Courtesy of Dawn Armstrong/Ball Real Estate Inc.
1798 Olympus Way Unit# 5
West Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29855282
Courtesy of Nick Hazzi/Vantage West Realty Inc.
84 MARYLAND DRIVE
Selwyn, Ontario MLS® #29854986
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
53 DALHOUSIE Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29855023
Courtesy of Rod Frank/RE/MAX Escarpment Frank Realty
560 ROGERS Road
Listowel, Ontario MLS® #29855028
Courtesy of Ellen Bakker/KELLER WILLIAMS INNOVATION REALTY
77 AMORAK TRAIL
Whitestone, Ontario MLS® #29855066
Courtesy of KEVIN WHETHAM/RE/MAX Parry Sound Muskoka Realty Ltd
1, 269 Laval Boulevard W
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #29855136
Courtesy of CAMERON HURT/Century 21 Foothills South Real Estate
2104 - 127 BROADWAY AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29855174
Courtesy of MARY SIGIANNIS/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
340 ALBANY AVENUE
Toronto (Casa Loma), Ontario MLS® #29855179
Courtesy of RASHEDY LIVINGSTON LEWIS/RE/MAX COMMUNITY REALTY INC.
419 18th STREET W
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29855201
Courtesy of Troy Burke/Coldwell Banker Signature
4721 Elizabeth St
Port Alberni, British Columbia MLS® #29855186
Courtesy of Dion Hopkins/Pemberton Holmes Ltd. (PA)
1646 WEBSTER BOULEVARD
Innisfil (Alcona), Ontario MLS® #29855244
Courtesy of TERESA PIARULLI/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
2044 25TH SIDE ROAD
Innisfil (Alcona), Ontario MLS® #29855249
Courtesy of LISA RAHMILOV/SUTTON GROUP INCENTIVE REALTY INC.
1787 LAMSTONE STREET
Innisfil (Alcona), Ontario MLS® #29855251
Courtesy of HANS OHRSTROM/HOMELIFE EAGLE REALTY INC.
213 MELBOURNE DRIVE
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #29855256
Courtesy of MARY B PADULA/RE/MAX EXPERTS
43 HORSEDREAMER LANE
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29855263
Courtesy of DOLORES TRENTADUE/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
203 - 30 HANMER STREET W
Barrie (West Bayfield), Ontario MLS® #29855270
Courtesy of JANETTE KINGSWELL/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
1807 New Brighton Drive SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29855275
Courtesy of Michael B. Burton/RE/MAX Realty Professionals
3312, 279 Copperpond Common SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29855287
Courtesy of Sally Krulis/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
305 PINEGROVE Road
Oakville, Ontario MLS® #29855294
Courtesy of Sarah Lamain/RE/MAX Escarpment 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!
READY TO TALK ABOUT CABBAGETOWN REAL ESTATE?
READY TO TALK ABOUT CABBAGETOWN REAL ESTATE?
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide