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
219 ATHENIA Drive
Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #29914134
Courtesy of Renata Mattina/Royal LePage NRC Realty Inc.
10 PARKLAWN CRESCENT
Markham (Thornlea), Ontario MLS® #29914209
Courtesy of ERIN BALABAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
270 MOORLAND Crescent
Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #29914177
Courtesy of Xia bing Zhang/1st Sunshine Realty Inc.
MAIN FL - 12 CRAIGMORE CRESCENT
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29914191
Courtesy of JOE JIA/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
#306 11820 22 AV SW SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29914259
Courtesy of Boyeon Park/Sterling Real Estate
4108 ENSUITE - 11 WELLESLEY STREET W
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29914196
Courtesy of HUNG TAT TERRY CHAN/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
2328 2330 OAK STREET
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29914110
Courtesy of Matthew Petkau/Maxsave Real Estate Services
4501 FRANCES Crescent
Beamsville, Ontario MLS® #29914608
Courtesy of Mark Garrett/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
494 HARDEN CRESCENT
Cobourg, Ontario MLS® #29914273
Courtesy of Tyler Smith/Homesmiths Real Estate Ltd.
49 FALLING LEAF COURT
Aurora (Hills of St Andrew), Ontario MLS® #29914610
Courtesy of BRYNA ANN RABISHAW/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
7918 MELBOURNE PLACE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29914867
Courtesy of Dean Birks/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
133 Portway Close
Blackfalds, Alberta MLS® #29914881
Courtesy of Melissa Delaronde/Century 21 Maximum
22 Gibson Lane
Chelton, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29914475
Courtesy of Michael Poczynek/CENTURY 21 NORTHUMBERLAND REALTY
4501 FRANCES CRESCENT
Lincoln (Beamsville), Ontario MLS® #29914766
Courtesy of MARK GARRETT/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
2 GREENSHIELDS CRESCENT
Oro-Medonte, Ontario MLS® #29914735
Courtesy of KAREN JANUS/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY
285 BROADACRE Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29914886
Courtesy of SURJIT SAM PABLAY/CENTURY 21 RIGHT TIME REAL ESTATE INC.
405 Newtown Road
Belfast, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29914901
Courtesy of Austin Humphries/ROYAL LEPAGE PRINCE EDWARD REALTY
37 CORONATION BOULEVARD
St. Catharines (Grapeview), Ontario MLS® #29914324
Courtesy of Connie Garay/Century 21 Heritage House LTD
27 SHADWICK DRIVE
Toronto (Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview), Ontario MLS® #29914211
Courtesy of JOHN TOKATLIDIS/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
175 Gillies LANE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29914641
Courtesy of Kim Stevenson/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
14 Nectar WD
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29915512
Courtesy of Matthew G. Harrison/MaxWell Challenge Realty
424 176 AV NE
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29915517
Courtesy of Matthew G. Harrison/MaxWell Challenge Realty
3319 KNIGHT AVENUE
Severn (West Shore), Ontario MLS® #29914906
Courtesy of NIKKI CHARTRAND/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY
1904 - 77 MAITLAND PLACE
Toronto (Cabbagetown-South St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #29914336
Courtesy of SHAWN AREVALO/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
5 - 215 ELDORADO PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29914805
Courtesy of Sam Moussa/RE/MAX HALLMARK SAM MOUSSA REALTY
16 Winston Avenue
Mt. Pearl, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29915416
Courtesy of Heather Guy/Royal LePage Atlantic Homestead
2450 MAGNUS AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29915480
Courtesy of Heith Gharib/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
41 ABBEY CR
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29914913
Courtesy of Brett J. Winegarden/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
582 GORHAM STREET
Newmarket (Gorham-College Manor), Ontario MLS® #29914898
Courtesy of ALISA FULSHTINSKY/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
1443 BAYSHIRE DRIVE
Oakville (JC Joshua Creek), Ontario MLS® #29915377
Courtesy of GRACE ZHANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
16 - 297 WHITING STREET
Ingersoll (Ingersoll - South), Ontario MLS® #29914987
Courtesy of JESSIE LALL/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
4 MERIDENE CRESCENT E
London North (North G), Ontario MLS® #29915428
Courtesy of YU GUO GENG/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
6078 Compton Avenue
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #29914925
Courtesy of Melanie Leblanc/Royal LePage Atlantic
12 MAIN Street W
Selkirk, Ontario MLS® #29915043
Courtesy of SARAH MACMURCHY/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
313 - 510 KING STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29915740
Courtesy of RONALD GORDON BLANCHARD/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
12 NEWTON DRIVE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29916344
Courtesy of KARINA ESKANDARY/UNION CAPITAL REALTY
22 - 30 DUNDALK DRIVE
Toronto (Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #29914228
Courtesy of YANN LIU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
188 SYMINGTON AVENUE
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29915637
Courtesy of JEN LASCHINGER/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE 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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