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
115 BURTCH STREET
Woodstock (Woodstock - South), Ontario MLS® #30120390
Courtesy of Kasia Krzewina/Gale Group Realty Brokerage Ltd
B - 3420 ALBION ROAD S
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30120388
Courtesy of Jenny Yao/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
#13 7289 SOUTH TERWILLEGAR DR NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30120472
Courtesy of Peter B. Taylor/MaxWell Progressive
907 DOON VILLAGE Road
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30120468
Courtesy of EMANUEL CATANA/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
5507 179 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30120471
Courtesy of Justin E. Lafavor/MaxWell Challenge Realty
7208 Dewdney AVENUE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30115601
Courtesy of Kelsey Smith/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
33 DENNIS Avenue
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30115613
Courtesy of Sarah Story/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc.
36 Church Street
Springhill, Nova Scotia MLS® #30115618
Courtesy of Darlene Bowie/RE/MAX County Line Realty Ltd.
100, 88109 206 Avenue W
Rural Foothills County, Alberta MLS® #30115620
Courtesy of Simon D. Hunt/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
92 SNOWLING DRIVE
Ajax (Northeast Ajax), Ontario MLS® #30115707
Courtesy of NITIN OBEROI/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
8 CALDERBRIDGE CRESCENT
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30115745
Courtesy of HARRY SIU/ANJIA REALTY
56 ALDRIDGE WAY
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30115896
Courtesy of Geoff Walker/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE WALKER REALTY
125 VILLAGE GREEN Square Unit# 2301
Scarborough, Ontario MLS® #30115202
Courtesy of Jenny Tasci/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
3303 - 3515 KARIYA DRIVE
Mississauga (Fairview), Ontario MLS® #30115207
Courtesy of FARIS ZARIFA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
1207 - 1070 SHEPPARD AVE W AVENUE
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #30115214
Courtesy of FRANK LIANG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
46 HICKEY LANE
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #30115219
Courtesy of ADAM REINHARD/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
43 MCGREGOR STREET
Stratford, Ontario MLS® #30115221
Courtesy of NICOLE ASHLEY PROKOPOWICZ/CHESTNUT PARK REALTY(SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO) LTD
6269 FRANKLIN Avenue
Niagara Falls, Ontario MLS® #30115240
Courtesy of Joe Cosentino/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
1316 Mclorg STREET
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30115264
Courtesy of Kim Stevenson/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
38 SPRY AVENUE
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #30115271
Courtesy of Nate Brouwer/Keller Williams Energy Real Estate
3413 COUNTY RD 36
Kawartha Lakes (Bobcaygeon), Ontario MLS® #30115283
Courtesy of Liz Mckinnon/RE/MAX Rouge River Realty Ltd.
109 Ontario ST
Schreiber, Ontario MLS® #30115303
Courtesy of GINA WINTERS/ROYAL LEPAGE LANNON REALTY
344 PHIPPS STREET
Fort Erie (Central), Ontario MLS® #30115308
Courtesy of Debbie Nevins/KELLER WILLIAMS COMPLETE REALTY
126 QUEENSTON STREET
St. Catharines (E. Chester), Ontario MLS® #30115315
Courtesy of Daniel Passero/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
19436 460 Township
Rural Camrose County, Alberta MLS® #30115322
Courtesy of Lisa Rohr/RE/MAX Real Estate (Edmonton) Ltd.
157 VACHON ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #30114463
Courtesy of Scott Klassen/Century 21 Energy Realty(Qsnl)
PH05 - 90 STADIUM ROAD
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #30115416
Courtesy of REBECCA ISENBERG/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
603 - 17 RUDDINGTON DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Woods-Steeles), Ontario MLS® #30115435
Courtesy of ALAN ZHANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
923 GLEN STREET
Oshawa (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #30115459
Courtesy of ADAM FARR/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
40 WHISTLE POST STREET
Toronto (East End-Danforth), Ontario MLS® #30115461
Courtesy of PAUL LEE/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
85 - 2 HEDGE END ROAD
Toronto (Rouge), Ontario MLS® #30115466
Courtesy of SOTHEES KATHIRGAMATHAMBY/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
8803 86 Avenue
Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #30115480
Courtesy of Adrienne Chase/RE/MAX Grande Prairie
22 FERN AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #30115492
Courtesy of ANTONIO SAADE HOUSH/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
43 WALLS CRESCENT
New Tecumseth (Tottenham), Ontario MLS® #30115497
Courtesy of CRAIG BUTCHER/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
39 MILLCLIFF CIRCLE
Aurora (Aurora Grove), Ontario MLS® #30115500
Courtesy of PAUL IRELAND/RE/MAX HALLMARK YORK GROUP REALTY LTD.
215 COON'S ROAD
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges), Ontario MLS® #30115505
Courtesy of KARVEN WU/RE/MAX EXCEL 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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