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
1610 - 77 MUTUAL STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29822755
Courtesy of IVY CHEN/RE/MAX EPIC REALTY
6A YONGE STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29822748
Courtesy of WEN LANG CHENG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
63 HAGAN Avenue
Guelph, Ontario MLS® #29822813
Courtesy of Jimmy Joseph/LifeStyle International Realty Inc.
52 Lott Creek View
Rural Rocky View County, Alberta MLS® #29823006
Courtesy of Sam Corea/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
16 - 1 PLACE D'ARMES
Kingston (East of Sir John A. Blvd), Ontario MLS® #29823448
Courtesy of CLINT WINDSOR/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
12 MACDONELL AVENUE
Toronto (Roncesvalles), Ontario MLS® #29823462
Courtesy of LINO FEIJO/HOMELIFE REGIONAL REALTY LTD.
416A - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29823455
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
87 AVENUE ROAD
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29823405
Courtesy of AZIZ HUSSAIN/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
23 VICTORIA AVENUE
Tiny, Ontario MLS® #29823424
Courtesy of SONYA WHITMELL/CENTURY 21 B.J. ROTH REALTY LTD.
138 Great George Street
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29823400
Courtesy of Taralynn Arsenault/KELLER WILLIAMS SELECT REALTY
2023 MAPLE Boulevard
Port Dover, Ontario MLS® #29823429
Courtesy of Chuck Hogeterp/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
9 GORDON AVENUE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29823392
Courtesy of STEVE MARGARONIS/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
Lot 06 - A1-R Beech Hill Road
Princeport, Nova Scotia MLS® #29823397
Courtesy of Barbie Nunn-Porter/Engel & Volkers (Chester)
16070 KEELE STREET
King, Ontario MLS® #29823258
Courtesy of JOE SARACENI/RE/MAX WEST SIGNATURE REALTY INC.
15 Bingham Drive
Stillwater Lake, Nova Scotia MLS® #29823063
Courtesy of Robert Scanlan/Royal LePage Atlantic (Dartmouth)
1207 - 212 KING WILLIAM STREET
Hamilton (Beasley), Ontario MLS® #29822779
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/EXP REALTY
3304 - 2200 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29823138
Courtesy of BILL LI/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
16 GRASSINGTON CRESCENT
Brampton (Northgate), Ontario MLS® #29822926
Courtesy of SUNNY GAWRI/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
11 SPENCE AVENUE
Springwater (Midhurst), Ontario MLS® #29822919
Courtesy of ALLISON ELLIOTT/EXP REALTY
1681 SEVERN Avenue
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29823152
Courtesy of Allyson VanderHarst/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
220 PETTIGREW TRAIL
Milton (DE Dempsey), Ontario MLS® #29823140
Courtesy of MANUEL JARAMILLO/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
226 MCCREA DRIVE
Clearview (Stayner), Ontario MLS® #29823119
Courtesy of CHRISTA DUITS/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
101 BUNTING ROAD
St. Catharines (E. Chester), Ontario MLS® #29823001
Courtesy of Gayle Pasco/Century 21 Heritage House LTD
377 Walnut Crescent
Fort McMurray, Alberta MLS® #29823289
Courtesy of TJ CAMPBELL/ROYAL LEPAGE BENCHMARK
325 FAIRVIEW Drive
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29823291
Courtesy of Andrew Evans/Re/Max Escarpment Realty Inc.
180 Lewis Drive
Bedford, Nova Scotia MLS® #29823570
Courtesy of Tamara Barker/Sutton Group Professional Realty
2277 BLUE OAK CIRCLE
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29822774
Courtesy of RUBEN FURTADO/ROCK STAR REAL ESTATE INC.
35 BEECH AVENUE
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29822832
Courtesy of Tyler Smith/Homesmiths Real Estate Ltd.
9717 DICKENSON Road W
Mount Hope, Ontario MLS® #29823145
Courtesy of Jon Van Geest/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
15 5251 Island Hwy W
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia MLS® #29823638
Courtesy of Karen Hayes/Royal LePage Island Living (QU)
63 MICHAEL WAY
Markham (Buttonville), Ontario MLS® #29822762
Courtesy of SUE ZHANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
Lot 26-3 Beech Hill Road
Princeport, Nova Scotia MLS® #29823582
Courtesy of Barbie Nunn-Porter/Engel & Volkers (Chester)
1358 Forget STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29823703
Courtesy of Brenda Lauf/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
412 - 9235 JANE STREET
Vaughan (Maple), Ontario MLS® #29823880
Courtesy of RAJEEV KUMAR/PONTIS REALTY INC.
406 ANNE STREET N
Barrie (West Bayfield), Ontario MLS® #29823897
Courtesy of KAREN LEE JOHNSTON/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY
510 PEPPERVILLE CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29822887
Courtesy of Cory Hall/REMAX BOARDWALK REALTY
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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