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
201 ALBERT STREET
Tay (Victoria Harbour), Ontario MLS® #29730636
Courtesy of CASEY KIM/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
Ridge Road
North Range, Nova Scotia MLS® #29730624
Courtesy of Shauna Denton/Exit Realty Town & Country
1596 CRIMSON CRESCENT
Kingston (City Northwest), Ontario MLS® #29730516
Courtesy of LESLIE HACAULT/SUTTON GROUP-MASTERS REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
2542 GO HOME LAKE SHORE
Georgian Bay (Gibson), Ontario MLS® #29730496
Courtesy of BRYAN COXWORTH/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
125 MAIN ST N Street
Halton Hills, Ontario MLS® #29730491
Courtesy of Raymond Barrand/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
27 SPRUCE BOULEVARD
Halton Hills (AC Acton), Ontario MLS® #29730460
Courtesy of TYLER STEWART DAWE/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
705 732 Cormorant St
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #29730270
Courtesy of Jim Fields/Pemberton Holmes Ltd.
1409 - 75 JAMES STREET S
Hamilton (Corktown), Ontario MLS® #29730225
Courtesy of NATASHA KASSANDRA TROPEA/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
1808 - 208 ENFIELD PLACE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29730218
Courtesy of JOE TU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
137 CHELWOOD DRIVE
Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #29730206
Courtesy of VICTORIA MAKHNIN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
1606 - 18 HOLMES AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29730198
Courtesy of OWEN ZHANG/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
109 BRIXHAM CRESCENT
London South (South M), Ontario MLS® #29730193
Courtesy of SCOTT HASLETT/NU-VISTA PINNACLE REALTY BROKERAGE INC
505 - 25 BROADWAY AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29730439
Courtesy of JACOB BERKENBLIT/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
3110 IMMEL STREET
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #29733611
Courtesy of Himat Dhaliwal/Royal LePage Global Force Realty
1622 Bradwell AVENUE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29734640
Courtesy of Lana Kirchgessner/Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate
Lot 10 MacMillan Lane
Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29731646
Courtesy of Sharon Riley/COLDWELL BANKER/PARKER REALTY MONTAGUE
269 ROBINSON STREET
Woodstock (Woodstock - South), Ontario MLS® #29731610
Courtesy of KRISTY ZIEGEL/PEAK REALTY LTD.
UPPER - 1149 DUFFERIN STREET
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29731576
Courtesy of JOSEPHINE KIBALIAN/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
506 - 2501 SAW WHET BOULEVARD
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #29731569
Courtesy of NEGAR MONAGHED TEHRANI/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
38 Badcock Boulevard
Bay Roberts, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29731475
Courtesy of Stephanie O'Brien/eXp Realty
306 - 1333 WEBER STREET E
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29731393
Courtesy of VICK SAHOTA/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
222 - 1055 DUNDAS STREET E
Mississauga (Applewood), Ontario MLS® #29731355
Courtesy of SUSI KOSTYNIUK/Royal Lepage Real Estate Associates
2 - 365 HEALEY ROAD
Caledon (Bolton West), Ontario MLS® #29731350
Courtesy of MASSIMO MARCHESE/PROSPECT REALTY INC.
#37, 801 232 Street
Hillcrest, Alberta MLS® #29731331
Courtesy of OLIVER STRICKLAND/Century 21 Foothills South Real Estate
2505 - 1455 CELEBRATION DRIVE
Pickering (Bay Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29731285
Courtesy of MANAV KALE/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
4391 Elnido Cres
Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29731280
Courtesy of Manbir Samra/Pemberton Holmes Ltd. - Oak Bay
6 Sylvia Avenue
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #29731278
Courtesy of Umme Sardar/Keller Williams Select Realty
428 Highway 1
Deep Brook, Nova Scotia MLS® #29731230
Courtesy of Lindsay Leavitt/Royal LePage Atlantic (Greenwood)
16 Bayberry Place
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29731196
Courtesy of Justin Spurrell/RE/MAX Realty Specialists
60 ST PATRICK'S DRIVE
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29731146
Courtesy of Roxanne Gontarz/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
307 - 455 SENTINEL ROAD
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #29731090
Courtesy of RACHEL LITVINENKO/PROPERTY.CA INC.
52 RICKABY STREET
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29730701
Courtesy of THERESA GIBSON/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
3340 Ashley PLACE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29730681
Courtesy of Craig Adam/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
1590 C Line RD
Richards Landing, Ontario MLS® #29731639
Courtesy of Michelle Lundy/Royal LePage® Northern Advantage
903 - 160 GEORGE STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29731425
Courtesy of Paul Rushforth/PAUL RUSHFORTH REAL ESTATE 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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