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
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
4830 FOURTH AVENUE
Niagara Falls (Cherrywood), Ontario MLS® #30190463
Courtesy of Anmol Vig/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
585 COLBORNE Street E Unit# 810
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30189125
Courtesy of Renee Marrelli/Century 21 Heritage House LTD
99 Cabot Street
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30189214
Courtesy of Robert Moore/RE/MAX Infinity Realty Inc. - Sheraton Hotel
45 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE
Haldimand, Ontario MLS® #30190552
Courtesy of SELVA SELLATHURAI/RE/MAX ACE REALTY INC.
568 LORNE Street Unit# 205
Kamloops, British Columbia MLS® #30190785
Courtesy of Indy Bal/REMAX Kamloops
LOT 12 CHIEF LAKE ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30190773
Courtesy of Carrie Nicholson/Century 21 Energy Realty (PG)
Lot 31 Shore Road
Walden, Nova Scotia MLS® #30190805
Courtesy of Chris Peters/Royal LePage Atlantic (Dartmouth)
2006 30A Avenue
Coaldale, Alberta MLS® #30190850
Courtesy of SHAUNA GRUNINGER/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE - LETHBRIDGE
908 BLAKEBOROUGH Avenue
Keremeos, British Columbia MLS® #30190855
Courtesy of Tarren Risling/RE/MAX Wine Capital Realty
602 - 1250 BRIDLETOWNE CIRCLE
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #30190879
Courtesy of ADAM ALI/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
2486 WILLIAM JACKSON DRIVE
Pickering (Duffin Heights), Ontario MLS® #30190881
Courtesy of GHULAM SHAHID/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
2037 15TH SIDE ROAD
New Tecumseth (Tottenham), Ontario MLS® #30190893
Courtesy of JENNIFER PALLADINO/RE/MAX NOBLECORP REAL ESTATE
1911 DELANEY DRIVE
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #30190918
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
#206 260 LEWIS ESTATES BV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30190949
Courtesy of Shelly D. Reddy/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
1191 110th STREET
North Battleford, Saskatchewan MLS® #30190963
Courtesy of Nicole Lovell/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
1313 Clementsport Road
Clementsvale, Nova Scotia MLS® #30190970
Courtesy of Emily Longmire/RE/MAX Banner Real Estate(Annapolis Royal)
82 BRIDLEWREATH Street
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30190999
Courtesy of Suresh Kangayampalayam Manian/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.
7201 Bell Rd
Port Alberni, British Columbia MLS® #30191118
Courtesy of Denaye Melenius/RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty
520 Crawford AVENUE W
Melfort, Saskatchewan MLS® #30191168
Courtesy of Richelle Rogers/Realty Executives Gateway Realty
162 LASHER'S ROAD
Greater Napanee (Greater Napanee), Ontario MLS® #30191170
Courtesy of WENDY HAY/K B REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
1780 GORE ROAD
London East (East Q), Ontario MLS® #30191175
Courtesy of RANDY PSAILA/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
387 GLENDALE AVENUE
St. Catharines (Secord Woods), Ontario MLS® #30191182
Courtesy of Todd Garvie/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
213 OAKCREST AVENUE
Toronto (East End-Danforth), Ontario MLS® #30189992
Courtesy of TREVOR DANIEL FONTAINE/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
4831 COLUMBUS DRIVE
Burlington (Alton), Ontario MLS® #30188956
Courtesy of HARMINDER SINGH MAKKAR/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
86 DEERBORNE Drive
Elkford, British Columbia MLS® #30189738
Courtesy of Stephanie Kniert/RE/MAX Elk Valley Realty
309 - 1998 IRONSTONE DRIVE NE
Burlington (Uptown), Ontario MLS® #30189769
Courtesy of NORAH KNOX/Keller Williams Edge Realty
2302 - 115 BLUE JAYS WAY
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30189795
Courtesy of DAVID SINGER/MCCANN REALTY GROUP LTD.
MAIN - 35 NATIVE TRAIL
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #30189839
Courtesy of RAY SELIMI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
22B THOMPSON DRIVE
Georgina (Sutton & Jackson's Point), Ontario MLS® #30189853
Courtesy of WAYNE M. WINCH/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
216 FOREST CREEK DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30190677
Courtesy of JOHN LEACOCK/Coldwell Banker Neumann Real Estate
22 Hillview Drive
Cottlesville, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30190689
Courtesy of Ivy Osmond/Century 21 Seller's Choice Inc.
6311 PALMER ROAD
Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan, Ontario MLS® #30190691
Courtesy of Al Schutt/EXP REALTY
558 LEGRESLEY LANE
Newmarket (Gorham-College Manor), Ontario MLS® #30190696
Courtesy of DEREK LI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2411 - 4055 PARKSIDE DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30190716
Courtesy of SAAD WALI/ROYAL LEPAGE MEADOWTOWNE REALTY
944 PARKVALE Court
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30190723
Courtesy of TYLER O'DONOVAN/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
3 - 825 STIRLING AVENUE S
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30190728
Courtesy of ADAM PATEL/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
126 Orchid CR
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #30190754
Courtesy of John J. Jabbour/The Foundry Real Estate Company 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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