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
PRO LIQUOR STORE
Vegreville, Alberta MLS® #30006458
Courtesy of Kuljeet Dhaliwal/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
3710 - 609 SHERBOURNE STREET
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #30029181
Courtesy of RICHAEL XU/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
22 RED ASH COURT
Brampton (Northwood Park), Ontario MLS® #30030265
Courtesy of GURNAM SINGH PANESAR/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
27 WELLINGTON STREET E
Cornwall, Ontario MLS® #30029864
Courtesy of MATTHEW GIRGIS/CENTURY 21 SHIELD REALTY LTD.
1376 Ridge Road
Wolfville, Nova Scotia MLS® #30030304
Courtesy of Mero Mirzakhalili/RE/MAX NOVA (Windsor)
698 LATIMER WAY
Peterborough (Monaghan Ward 2), Ontario MLS® #30030296
Courtesy of BRETT STEIN/HOMEWISE REAL ESTATE
175 TILLER TRAIL
Brampton (Fletcher's Creek Village), Ontario MLS® #30030063
Courtesy of CATHERINE NACAR/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
135 CATHARINE STREET S
Hamilton (Corktown), Ontario MLS® #30030501
Courtesy of LUKE O'REILLY/ROYAL LEPAGE STATE REALTY
PT LT 13 HIGHWAY 6
Haldimand, Ontario MLS® #30030506
Courtesy of PAUL DISHKE/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
1950 Estevan Rd
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30030513
Courtesy of Anton Nikl/Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)
18 CHERRY AVENUE
West Lincoln (Smithville), Ontario MLS® #30031030
Courtesy of GERALDINE MAHOOD/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
58 BELLEFEUILLE ROAD
West Nipissing (Field), Ontario MLS® #30029629
Courtesy of JOYCE MICHELE BEAUCHAMP/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
34 ALLNESS ROAD
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #30029624
Courtesy of BRYAN CHANA/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
15 UNION BOULEVARD
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #30029390
Courtesy of QAMBER KHAWAJA/RE/MAX By The Bay Brokerage
369 QUEEN STREET
Midland, Ontario MLS® #30029749
Courtesy of DEREK STEVEN LADOUCEUR/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
611 - 1037 THE QUEENSWAY AVENUE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30029768
Courtesy of CHRISTINA CAO/RE/MAX DASH REALTY
215 - 1037 THE QUEENSWAY AVENUE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30029770
Courtesy of CHRISTINA CAO/RE/MAX DASH REALTY
25300 MAPLE BEACH ROAD
Brock (Beaverton), Ontario MLS® #30029600
Courtesy of JENNIFER JONES/LPT REALTY
1244 MARY-LOU STREET
Innisfil (Alcona), Ontario MLS® #30029737
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
303 PALL MALL STREET
London East (East F), Ontario MLS® #30029725
Courtesy of DAN GUINDON/KELLER WILLIAMS LIFESTYLES
94 MOYNAHAN CRESCENT
Ajax (South East), Ontario MLS® #30029186
Courtesy of ARIA SHAHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2712 - 38 LEE CENTRE DRIVE
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #30029213
Courtesy of DONNA LI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
411 - 690 KING STREET
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30029225
Courtesy of MILLI PAJPANI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
136 Thakur STREET
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30030688
Courtesy of Brody Reimer/Coldwell Banker Signature
111 Amisk WAY
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30030690
Courtesy of Jessica Nakrayko/Coldwell Banker Signature
3415 NIGHTINGALE DRIVE
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #30030664
Courtesy of Shinder Gill/Royal LePage Little Oak Realty
1007 - 55 ELM DRIVE W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30030657
Courtesy of KSENIA CEGLARSKI/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
289 - 3060 CONSTITUTION BOULEVARD
Mississauga (Applewood), Ontario MLS® #30030652
Courtesy of LEONARD YEN/THE KEY MARKET INC.
907 HIGHWAY 7
Kawartha Lakes (Oakwood), Ontario MLS® #30030582
Courtesy of Gina Masters/Royal Lepage Kawartha Lakes Realty Inc.
1196 HABGOOD STREET
White Rock, British Columbia MLS® #30030880
Courtesy of Dave Robles/RE/MAX Treeland Realty
61 WINDSOR STREET
Guelph (Riverside Park), Ontario MLS® #30031016
Courtesy of ANNE HORSLEY/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
520 MAYFLOWER STREET
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30031023
Courtesy of Ryan Schinker/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
514 HAVELOCK DRIVE
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30031028
Courtesy of RICK LUONG/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
154 Flegel COURT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30031263
Courtesy of Terry Butler/Realty Executives Saskatoon
158 14600 MORRIS VALLEY ROAD
Harrison Mills, British Columbia MLS® #30031218
Courtesy of Melvin Waardenburg/Homelife Advantage Realty Ltd.
11 - 1 BUCHANAN CRESCENT
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30031225
Courtesy of TERRY SUMMERHAYS/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
35275 DELAIR ROAD
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #30031213
Courtesy of Varinder Jatana/RE/MAX Truepeak 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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