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
12854 BENS ROAD
Charlie Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29749159
Courtesy of Kimberley Schwarz/Izon Realty
18 Range Road 271
Calahoo, Alberta MLS® #29803390
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
18 Range Road 271
Calahoo, Alberta MLS® #29803391
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
1897 10 LINE N
Oro-Medonte, Ontario MLS® #29828967
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
679 KANANASKIS DR
Devon, Alberta MLS® #29829263
Courtesy of Justin L. Griffith/The Good Real Estate Company
1283 MILLBOURNE RD E NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29829244
Courtesy of Kevin Kraus/Sterling Real Estate
2203 - 2075 LAKESHORE ROAD
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #29829256
Courtesy of LARRY TO/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
1706 15th AVENUE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29829340
Courtesy of Mariel Harvey/Realtyone Real Estate Services Inc.
1209 - 2087 FAIRVIEW STREET
Burlington (Freeman), Ontario MLS® #29829352
Courtesy of NANCY FESTARINI/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
13 SUMMITRIDGE COURT
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #29829357
Courtesy of JOE REA/ROYAL LEPAGE PREMIUM ONE REALTY
2505 Soderholm Crt
Campbell River, British Columbia MLS® #29829073
Courtesy of Rob Shaw/eXp Realty (CR)
450 HIGHLAND Road E
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29829270
Courtesy of Sylvia Eckert/Royal LePage Brant Realty
124 - 101 SHOREVIEW PLACE
Hamilton (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #29829491
Courtesy of MARK DOUGLAS/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
12 Sunset Harbour
Rural Wetaskiwin County, Alberta MLS® #29829496
Courtesy of Christine F. McFarland/MaxWell Progressive
201 - 221 ADELAIDE STREET
Saugeen Shores, Ontario MLS® #29829364
Courtesy of JUDITH HANLEY/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
42 BROADFIELD DRIVE
Toronto (Markland Wood), Ontario MLS® #29829578
Courtesy of PARVEEN DALAL/CENTURY 21 RED STAR REALTY INC.
87 - 180 MISSISSAUGA VALLEY BOULEVARD
Mississauga (Mississauga Valleys), Ontario MLS® #29829573
Courtesy of RAJ SIDHU/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
#18 53111 RGE ROAD 21
Rural Parkland County, Alberta MLS® #29829597
Courtesy of Amber Prue/MaxWell Challenge Realty
4121 Quadra St
Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29829162
Courtesy of Brenda Jackman/Coldwell Banker Oceanside Real Estate
12 Veteran's Memorial Court|Cabot Trail Road
Inverness, Nova Scotia MLS® #29829650
Courtesy of Dawn Coady/Cape Breton Realty (Port Hawkesbury)
1311 - 955 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29829427
Courtesy of MOLLY LIU/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
6 - 2875 HAZELTON PLACE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29828823
Courtesy of SHIRLEY SU-ROMANELL/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
63 MASTERS DRIVE
Barrie (East Bayfield), Ontario MLS® #29829679
Courtesy of DIANA MONTEITH/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
1124 - 498 CALDARI ROAD
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29829713
Courtesy of AUGUSTO SABAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
527 ONEIDA DRIVE
Burlington (LaSalle), Ontario MLS® #29829720
Courtesy of MARYAM TOBIA/GRACE CANADA REALTY INC.
13523 65 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29829030
Courtesy of James R. Statt/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
206 MATAWIN LANE
Richmond Hill (Headford Business Park), Ontario MLS® #29829035
Courtesy of HARRY XIAO/ROYAL LEPAGE PEACELAND REALTY
234 - 395 DUNDAS STREET W
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #29829054
Courtesy of PUJA UPPAL/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
32 NESS ROAD
Brampton (Bram West), Ontario MLS® #29829059
Courtesy of SAURABH VERMA/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
6 - 745 BRIDGE STREET W
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29829080
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
2300 Fowler Rd
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia MLS® #29828924
Courtesy of Justin White/eXp Realty (CX)
PT LT 12 PART 2 18 GREY ROAD
Meaford, Ontario MLS® #29828962
Courtesy of TODD BROOKER/RE/MAX Four Seasons Realty Limited
H108 - 8 WALDER LANE
Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #29829117
Courtesy of HELDER SILVA/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
603 - 1185 THE QUEENSWAY
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29829136
Courtesy of MIKE CZERNIECKI/RED HOUSE REALTY
3049 MERRICK ROAD
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29829201
Courtesy of WAYNE XU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
67 VETERANS DRIVE
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29829198
Courtesy of RAVI SIDHU/RE/MAX SKYWAY REALTY INC.
2401 - 2075 LAKESHORE ROAD
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #29829441
Courtesy of TARIQ JANJUA/SUTTON GROUP - SUMMIT 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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