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
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
46 CRESTRIDGE DRIVE
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #29798292
Courtesy of KASH ALAVI-MEHR/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
2208 - 3883 QUARTZ ROAD
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29798300
Courtesy of EDWARD XIN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1557 MIDLAND AVENUE
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29798285
Courtesy of MOHAMMED SAKIL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
346 ROSELAWN AVENUE
Toronto (Yonge-Eglinton), Ontario MLS® #29798280
Courtesy of HARVEY ZUCKERMAN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
1268 LORNE PARK ROAD
Mississauga (Lorne Park), Ontario MLS® #29798329
Courtesy of PETER FENG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
MAIN - 509 PARNELL STREET
Peterborough (Town Ward 3), Ontario MLS® #29798305
Courtesy of Nicole Montgomery/Re/Max Hallmark First Group Realty Ltd.
3108 - 3900 CONFEDERATION PARKWAY
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29798627
Courtesy of AMOLAK DHINDSA/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
6 ACACIA STREET
Hamilton (Stoney Creek Mountain), Ontario MLS® #29798639
Courtesy of ANDREW DUNN/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
16 - 5800 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Malvern), Ontario MLS® #29798538
Courtesy of SIMON C.M. CHAN/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
2023 Atkinson STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29798742
Courtesy of Jason Kostiuk/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
B1 - 10 CASTLERIDGE DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Doncrest), Ontario MLS® #29798610
Courtesy of TITI ZHANG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
130A MILLER Crescent
Palmerston, Ontario MLS® #29798660
Courtesy of John Zwart/Home and Property Real Estate Ltd.
240 GRAND RIVER Boulevard
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29798665
Courtesy of PETER KOSTECKI/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
63 St. Clare Avenue
Stephenville, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29798672
Courtesy of Juliana King/Royal LePage NL Realty-Stephenville
247 CALLAWAY ROAD
London North (North R), Ontario MLS® #29798709
Courtesy of QI YANG/STREETCITY REALTY INC.
346 DARLINGTON CRESCENT
Newmarket (Bristol-London), Ontario MLS® #29798747
Courtesy of FRANK COVELLO/REALTY EXECUTIVES PRIORITY ONE LIMITED
14 STONEBRIDGE Place
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #29798761
Courtesy of Robyn Kichler/RE/MAX Erie Shores Realty Inc. Brokerage
88 Kenwood Circle
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29798766
Courtesy of Yuanlin,(Lynn) Chen/HOMELIFE P.E.I. REALTY INC.
375 HOLIDAY INN Drive Unit# 28
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29798773
Courtesy of Christina Howell-McLellan/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
607B - 7437 KINGSTON ROAD
Toronto (Rouge), Ontario MLS® #29798432
Courtesy of ALI MARANI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1220 BIRCHCLIFFE CRESCENT
Severn, Ontario MLS® #29798468
Courtesy of DONNA TELFORD/RE/MAX RIGHT MOVE
BASEMEN - 3162 CAULFIELD CRESCENT
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29798475
Courtesy of ROBBIE XU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
567 GLADSTONE AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29798499
Courtesy of Ray Smiley/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
48 - 860 RYMAL ROAD E
Hamilton (Allison), Ontario MLS® #29798502
Courtesy of ANITA REZAEI/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
119 EAST AVENUE E
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29798507
Courtesy of Joanne Acri/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
3205 - 50 WELLESLEY STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29798526
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
935 Glacial Shores MANOR
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29798533
Courtesy of Grant LaMarsh/2 Percent Realty Platinum Inc.
2101 - 3600 HIGHWAY 7 ROAD
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29798540
Courtesy of NEIL MODI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
305 - 689 THE QUEENSWAY
Toronto (Stonegate-Queensway), Ontario MLS® #29798564
Courtesy of RICHARD ROBIBERO/PANORAMA R.E. LIMITED
408 - 860 COMMISSIONERS ROAD E
London South (South H), Ontario MLS® #29798569
Courtesy of LOUIS AU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
51 Pebblecreek Crescent
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29798576
Courtesy of Zoe Carvery/Exit Realty Metro
17630 CAMERON ROAD
South Stormont, Ontario MLS® #29798608
Courtesy of ALAN MCLAUGHLIN-WHEELER/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS LTD.
148 WINCOTT DRIVE
Toronto (Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview), Ontario MLS® #29798780
Courtesy of ALEX PORRITT/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
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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