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
384 W ERB Street W Unit# 306
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30186652
Courtesy of SVETLANA PANOVA/RED AND WHITE REALTY INC.
4216 - 319 JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30186676
Courtesy of GADY LIU/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
53 TARA CRESCENT
Markham (Cedarwood), Ontario MLS® #30186688
Courtesy of EDDIE WANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
2004 - 400 ADELAIDE STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30186677
Courtesy of Ena Kim/RETREND REALTY LTD
217 - 9506 MARKHAM ROAD
Markham (Wismer), Ontario MLS® #30186684
Courtesy of LENA CHEN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
3212 - 50 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30186696
Courtesy of JEAN WANG/CENTURY 21 KING'S QUAY REAL ESTATE INC.
121 5204 ACKROYD STREET
Terrace, British Columbia MLS® #30186527
Courtesy of Tashiana Johnson/RE/MAX Coast Mountains
410 - 225 VILLAGE GREEN SQUARE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #30186680
Courtesy of CHARLIE JOHNSON LAI/ROYAL LEPAGE PEACELAND REALTY
110 FOXFIELD CRESCENT
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #30186685
Courtesy of CHARLIE JOHNSON LAI/ROYAL LEPAGE PEACELAND REALTY
25 ORCHARD HILL
Hamilton (Kirkendall), Ontario MLS® #30186692
Courtesy of NADIA HIRMIZ/ROYAL LEPAGE MACRO REALTY
47 WESTMINSTER Avenue Unit# 7
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30186700
Courtesy of Xia bing Zhang/1st Sunshine Realty Inc.
147 BOUNDSTONE WAY
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30186674
Courtesy of Tao Peng/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
#1201 - 15 ICEBOAT TERRACE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30186675
Courtesy of AMY CHEONG/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
7892 ODELL CRESCENT
Niagara Falls (Brown), Ontario MLS® #30186694
Courtesy of VICTORIA MAKHNIN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
44 DAME GRUEV DRIVE
Markham (Greensborough), Ontario MLS® #30186699
Courtesy of CECILIA HE/CENTURY 21 KING'S QUAY REAL ESTATE INC.
493-505 Main Street
Jackson's Arm, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30182287
Courtesy of Jim Burton/RE/MAX Infinity Realty Inc.
1 ELGIN ST N Unit# 1B
Acton, Ontario MLS® #30182294
Courtesy of Tyler Stewart Dawe/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
81 GLENMORE CRESCENT
Brampton (Northgate), Ontario MLS® #30182751
Courtesy of CHERYL WHALEN/Royal LePage Real Estate Associates
104 - 38 JOE SHUSTER WAY
Toronto (South Parkdale), Ontario MLS® #30182756
Courtesy of RAYA VIRJI/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
105 - 1180 CAWTHRA ROAD
Mississauga (Mineola), Ontario MLS® #30182763
Courtesy of FRANK DE CAROLIS/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
803 - 1900 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (South Parkdale), Ontario MLS® #30182768
Courtesy of NANCY TAJICK/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
4428 HOMEWOOD AVENUE
Niagara Falls (Downtown), Ontario MLS® #30182787
Courtesy of DEEPAK ARORA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
738 FOURTH LINE
Milton (BE Beaty), Ontario MLS® #30182744
Courtesy of JOE CAMASTRA/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
206 - 3485 REBECCA STREET
Oakville (QE Queen Elizabeth), Ontario MLS® #30182749
Courtesy of JOHN E. DEOLIVEIRA/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
3200 REGIONAL ROAD 56 Unit# 206
Binbrook, Ontario MLS® #30182775
Courtesy of Anna Kusmider/Royal LePage Macro Realty
2043 Cameron Ravine Way NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30182547
Courtesy of Bretton Diakiw/MaxWell Polaris
163 SONG MEADOWAY
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #30181962
Courtesy of SIANA WONG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
2101 COUNTY RD 6 ROAD
Douro-Dummer, Ontario MLS® #30182415
Courtesy of Jeff Sands/Ball Real Estate Inc.
32 Lynnville Drive
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia MLS® #30182573
Courtesy of Trish Rafuse/Exit Realty Metro
55 SYDIE LANE
New Tecumseth (Tottenham), Ontario MLS® #30182953
Courtesy of LUCA DELEO/RE/MAX EXPERTS
117 Brookside Road
Brookside, Nova Scotia MLS® #30183040
Courtesy of Tanya Colbo/Royal LePage Atlantic
5203 23A AV SW SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30183247
Courtesy of Michelle Goltman/Century 21 Quantum Realty
4553 Cordova Bay Rd
Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #30183254
Courtesy of Brian Laing/Team 3000 Realty Ltd
2 MOUNTVIEW AVENUE
Huntsville, Ontario MLS® #30182489
Courtesy of SUE BURKE/Royal LePage Lakes Of Muskoka Realty
Cry Acreage
Shellbrook Rm No. 493, Saskatchewan MLS® #30183285
Courtesy of Kelly Reimer/RE/MAX North Country
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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