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.
1015 - 955 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29988893
Courtesy of KNOX MENG/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
4303 27 Avenue Unit# 28
Vernon, British Columbia MLS® #29985387
Courtesy of Gord Glinsbockel/3 Percent Realty Inc.
526 McWillie AVENUE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29985414
Courtesy of Kris Miazga/Coldwell Banker Signature
4676 MCDOUGALL CRESCENT
Niagara Falls (Downtown), Ontario MLS® #29985433
Courtesy of Peter Van Hezewyk/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
BASEMENT - 180 COTTINGHAM STREET
Toronto (Casa Loma), Ontario MLS® #29985452
Courtesy of JULIETTE TALANI/RE/MAX MILLENNIUM REAL ESTATE
301 - 34 BAYFIELD STREET
Meaford, Ontario MLS® #29985490
Courtesy of MARY RIOPELLE/RE/MAX Four Seasons Realty Limited
10 CLIMIE COURT
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29985577
Courtesy of Marlene Boyle/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
710 MAPLE ROAD
Loyalist (Lennox and Addington - South), Ontario MLS® #29985584
Courtesy of MATHEW MUNDELL/SUTTON GROUP-MASTERS REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
24 LARGO CRESCENT S
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29985591
Courtesy of Myriam Reina Vargas/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
331 BEECHGROVE AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29985596
Courtesy of Jessica Larocque/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
456 Mayne Avenue
Princeton, British Columbia MLS® #29986880
Courtesy of Josh Quiring/Century 21 Horizon West Realty
23 LESGAY CRESCENT
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #29986936
Courtesy of Roya Shamsazar Nerbin/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
5224 43 Street
Camrose, Alberta MLS® #29987047
Courtesy of Jennifer Shields/Royal LePage Rose Country Realty
1626 LEONARD STREET
London East (East H), Ontario MLS® #29987105
Courtesy of ANGEE GEORGE/THE REALTY FIRM INC.
1, 11415 8 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29987136
Courtesy of Emily Mucciacito/MaxWell Capital Realty
7701 Okanagan Landing Road Unit# 13
Vernon, British Columbia MLS® #29987364
Courtesy of William Hubbard/Coldwell Banker Executives Realty
8646 Highway 337 Georgeville B2G 2L1
Morar, Nova Scotia MLS® #29987566
Courtesy of Kim Silver-Colley/Re/Max Park Place Inc. (Antigonish)
1653 ROSEVALE STREET|Agassiz
Agassiz, British Columbia MLS® #29987744
Courtesy of Hayley McLeod/RE/MAX Nyda Realty Inc.
4701 - 55 COOPER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29987939
Courtesy of ANITA LI/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
1886 Parkview Crescent Unit# 9
Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29988184
Courtesy of Jason Coward/Royal LePage Kelowna
3903 27 Avenue
Vernon, British Columbia MLS® #29988235
Courtesy of Dan Reinhardt/Royal LePage Downtown Realty
1944 DON WHITE COURT
Oshawa (Taunton), Ontario MLS® #29988350
Courtesy of PAWAN SHARMA/iCloud Realty Ltd.
41421 Range Road 261
Rural Lacombe County, Alberta MLS® #29988627
Courtesy of Deanna Zunti/Royal LePage Network Realty Corp.
591 Mahogany Boulevard SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29985868
Courtesy of Anne McMullin/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
BLK C DL 355 CASCADE BAY|Harrison Lake
Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia MLS® #29985969
Courtesy of Hayden Simon/Century 21 Creekside Realty (Agassiz)
3318 Green Moss LANE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29985988
Courtesy of Suketu Patel/Royal LePage Next Level
16566 HIGHWAY 2
Quinte West (Murray Ward), Ontario MLS® #29986063
Courtesy of Mike Wood/RE/MAX Quinte John Barry Realty Ltd.
403 - 2520 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29986304
Courtesy of LATIF ISMAIL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1257 PORTAGE ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Carden), Ontario MLS® #29986335
Courtesy of Hossein Hosseini/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
6323 CHARBRAY PLACE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29986400
Courtesy of Braden Reimer/Engel & Volkers Vancouver
3074 208 Road
Dawson Creek, British Columbia MLS® #29986486
Courtesy of Cary Reed/Royal Lepage Aspire - DC
174 ROY RAINEY AVENUE
Markham (Wismer), Ontario MLS® #29986513
Courtesy of EVAN TONG/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
902 HURON TERRACE
Kincardine, Ontario MLS® #29986518
Courtesy of SAM FINNIE/Century 21 Millennium Inc.
2103 - 3 REAN DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29986710
Courtesy of CHRIS GRAHAM/ROYAL LEPAGE/J & D DIVISION
17 Coachill Street
Blackfalds, Alberta MLS® #29988843
Courtesy of Nita Jensen/Red Key Realty & Property Management
101, 8 Country Village Bay NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29988848
Courtesy of Crystal Adamo/RE/MAX Rocky View Real Estate
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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