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
208 5684 West Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #30106713
Courtesy of Stephanie Boschel/Parachute Realty
LOT 129 Waters Edge Lane
Cornwall, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30106636
Courtesy of Chloe Costa/KELLER WILLIAMS SELECT REALTY
323 HIDDEN CREEK Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30106903
Courtesy of Christine Just/Peak Realty Ltd.
123 Stanmol Drive
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30107045
Courtesy of Robbie Sehgal/RE/MAX CHARLOTTETOWN REALTY
Lot 09-4 Carrol Street
Alberton, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30106927
Courtesy of Julie Parker/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
1247 Gordon ROAD
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan MLS® #30106876
Courtesy of Jonathan Blanchard/Royal LePage Next Level
2304 Sparrow Lane
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30106996
Courtesy of Michael Guan/Sutton Group-West Coast Realty (Nan)
52 RIDGEWOOD Drive
Turkey Point, Ontario MLS® #30106542
Courtesy of Ryan VandenBussche/RE/MAX Erie Shores Realty Inc. Brokerage
SUITE A - 70 PRINCESS ST STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30106617
Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL REALTY INC.
GL 11 - 50 HERRICK AVENUE
St. Catharines (Oakdale), Ontario MLS® #30106648
Courtesy of Bryony Hawthorn/BOLDT REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
2705 - 100 HARBOUR STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30106763
Courtesy of THOMAS CUNG/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
2813 - 386 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30106768
Courtesy of YA MARY TANG/REALTY ASSOCIATES INC.
903 - 263 WELLINGTON STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30106720
Courtesy of ANN CHRISTINA EVANS/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
707 Elk Street
Sunbreaker Cove, Alberta MLS® #30106725
Courtesy of Jody Schmaltz/Royal LePage Network Realty Corp.
3503 - 28 INTERCHANGE WAY
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30106547
Courtesy of KHURRAM MAKHDOOM/ZOLO REALTY
N324 - 35 ROLLING MILLS ROAD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30106598
Courtesy of MICHAEL KELLY/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
LOT 131 Waters Edge Lane
Cornwall, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30106637
Courtesy of Chloe Costa/KELLER WILLIAMS SELECT REALTY
7602 Ships Point Rd
Fanny Bay, British Columbia MLS® #30106877
Courtesy of Leesa Vreugde/Real Broker
UNIT 6 - 40 FAIRFAX COURT E
London North (North I), Ontario MLS® #30106593
Courtesy of KANWALJEET SINGH/BLUE FOREST REALTY INC.
Lot 188B Lucy Crescent
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30106928
Courtesy of Kris Fournier/RE/MAX CHARLOTTETOWN REALTY
Lot 189B Lucy Crescent
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30106992
Courtesy of Kris Fournier/RE/MAX CHARLOTTETOWN REALTY
2878 DOUSES Road
Belle River, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30107046
Courtesy of JoAnne Jay/EXIT Realty PEI
635 Redwood CRESCENT
Warman, Saskatchewan MLS® #30107060
Courtesy of Brad Hyde Realty Prof. Corp./Boyes Group Realty Inc.
1103 - 68 GRANGEWAY AVENUE
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #30106954
Courtesy of GEORGIANA JOYCE WOODS/REMAX CONNECT REALTY
705A - 9608 YONGE STREET
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #30106726
Courtesy of FRANK VELLA/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
2234 CRYSTAL BEACH ROAD
Innisfil (Alcona), Ontario MLS® #30106795
Courtesy of MATTHEW SERFILIPPI/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
#50 50202 RGE RD 244A
Rural Leduc County, Alberta MLS® #30106745
Courtesy of Rocky Rajewal/MaxWell Polaris
2636 WESTSHORE CRESCENT
Severn (West Shore), Ontario MLS® #30107091
Courtesy of ROY MICKS/RE/MAX RIGHT MOVE
3677 59 HIGHWAY
Norfolk, Ontario MLS® #30106601
Courtesy of Isaak Friesen/Dotted Line Real Estate Inc Brokerage
5199 WILMOT-EASTHOPE Road
Wellesley, Ontario MLS® #30107027
Courtesy of ALISON WILLSEY/Peak Realty Ltd.
LOT 102 Waters Edge Lane
Cornwall, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30106638
Courtesy of Chloe Costa/KELLER WILLIAMS SELECT REALTY
LOT 103 Waters Edge Lane
Cornwall, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30106640
Courtesy of Chloe Costa/KELLER WILLIAMS SELECT REALTY
23 LAKEVIEW Line
Dunnville, Ontario MLS® #30106809
Courtesy of Isaac Phillips/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
107 Amelinda Crescent
Boutiliers Point, Nova Scotia MLS® #30106878
Courtesy of T. Chandler Haliburton/RE/MAX Nova
40 Ranger Avenue
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30106626
Courtesy of Rod Pike/RE/MAX Realty Specialists
100 ADMIRAL ROAD
Ajax (South East), Ontario MLS® #30106753
Courtesy of Dana Hesp/Royal LePage Frank Real Estate
1310 DUNCAN ROAD
Oakville (MO Morrison), Ontario MLS® #30106892
Courtesy of PETER HE/Re/Max Hallmark Realty 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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