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
145 COLUMBIA Street Unit# 911
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30024179
Courtesy of SIMONNE MARCHESSEAU/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
10 STRATFORD Terrace
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30024338
Courtesy of Jason Lesky/Pay It Forward Realty
721 B COOPER STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30023897
Courtesy of Mary McConnell/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
82 MAIN STREET S
North Dundas, Ontario MLS® #30024078
Courtesy of Lise Buma/COLDWELL BANKER COBURN REALTY
31 BARKWOOD HOLLOW
Markham (Berczy), Ontario MLS® #30024092
Courtesy of JASON HUAN CHEN/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
1723 GEORGE JOHNSTON ROAD
Springwater (Minesing), Ontario MLS® #30024105
Courtesy of TIM LINTICK/EXP REALTY
2804 - 60 ABSOLUTE AVENUE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30024112
Courtesy of LARRY YAO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2774 LES DAVEY ROAD
Hamilton Township, Ontario MLS® #30024117
Courtesy of EVAN BLAINEY/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
Lot 53 Chalet Drive
Vaughan, Nova Scotia MLS® #30024131
Courtesy of John Collins/Royal LePage Atlantic - Valley(Windsor)
3541 Clam Harbour Road
Clam Harbour, Nova Scotia MLS® #30024129
Courtesy of Maureen Ferguson/Keller Williams Select Realty
6 - 307 METCALFE STREET E
Strathroy-Caradoc (NE), Ontario MLS® #30024150
Courtesy of KEVIN KINGMA/PLATINUM KEY REALTY INC.
395 MICHAEL DRIVE
Welland (N. Welland), Ontario MLS® #30024155
Courtesy of ALAIN RABY/COLDWELL BANKER ADVANTAGE REAL ESTATE INC, BROKERAGE
3021 Sissiboo Road
Doucetteville, Nova Scotia MLS® #30024213
Courtesy of Shauna Denton/Exit Realty Town & Country
1909 - 12 YORK STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30024249
Courtesy of MICHAEL SUN/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
1309 - 832 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30024251
Courtesy of YA MARY TANG/REALTY ASSOCIATES INC.
1502 - 8 GLOUCESTER STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30024244
Courtesy of ANDREW BEGG/DIGI
PH3305 - 70 TOWN CENTRE COURT
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #30024263
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
113 ORIOLE DRIVE
East Gwillimbury (Holland Landing), Ontario MLS® #30024268
Courtesy of LAURA THERRIEN/EXP REALTY
26 NIPISSING DRIVE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30024181
Courtesy of KAMALA EFENDIYEVA/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
13 1/2 NORTHGLEN AVENUE
St. Catharines (Port Weller), Ontario MLS® #30024193
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
9432 RICHMOND ROAD
Bayham (Richmond), Ontario MLS® #30024225
Courtesy of HERMAN BUECKERT/JANZEN-TENK REALTY INC.
537 - 830 LAWRENCE AVENUE
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #30024302
Courtesy of JERMAINE BAIN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
27 - 530 SPEERS ROAD
Oakville (QE Queen Elizabeth), Ontario MLS® #30024023
Courtesy of BOBBY SODHI/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
33 DERNER LINE
Haldimand (Dunnville), Ontario MLS® #30024030
Courtesy of MOHAMMED CONTRACTOR/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
386 HIGHLAND Road W Unit# 32
Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #30024047
Courtesy of Emily Bryant/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
94 LATTA DRIVE
Belleville (Thurlow Ward), Ontario MLS® #30024220
Courtesy of Lisa Hatfield/Exp Realty
13 HIGHBURY COURT
Markham (Cornell), Ontario MLS® #30024270
Courtesy of RAYMOND XU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
9 MILT STOREY LANE
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #30023912
Courtesy of KELVIN LIU/EXP REALTY
2619 Cosgrove Cres
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30023929
Courtesy of Jamie Odgers/REMAX Professionals (NA)
1403 - 170 FORT YORK BOULEVARD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30023979
Courtesy of MURTAZA NOMAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
748-750 GORDON BAKER ROAD
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #30023986
Courtesy of VICTOR SING/HOMELIFE EXCELSIOR REALTY INC.
302 - 6 CRESCENT TOWN ROAD
Toronto (Crescent Town), Ontario MLS® #30023993
Courtesy of CHERYL MICKOLWIN/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
532 - 68 ABELL STREET
Toronto (Little Portugal), Ontario MLS® #30023981
Courtesy of JASON YEUNG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
5416 East Bay Highway
Ben Eoin, Nova Scotia MLS® #30024477
Courtesy of Joe McDonald/Coldwell Banker Boardwalk Realty
NA - 35 TAUVETTE STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30026776
Courtesy of SHAMAIRAH NOUFARO/ROBIN HOOD REALTY LIMITED
10785 STAMPVILLE ROAD E
South Dundas, Ontario MLS® #30026839
Courtesy of Jenn Ferguson/MODERN BROCK GROUP REALTY
8100/8104 Silver Star Road Road
Vernon, British Columbia MLS® #30026853
Courtesy of Jason Domeij/Royal LePage Kelowna
17 WAKEFIELD STREET
Parry Sound, Ontario MLS® #30026872
Courtesy of SHARON WILSON/RE/MAX Parry Sound Muskoka Realty Ltd
21, 4915 45 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30026620
Courtesy of Rainie Chung/Royal LePage Benchmark
1222 Yuel WAY
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30026632
Courtesy of Tarra Unterschute/Century 21 Fusion
304 LEMON GRASS Crescent Unit# Lower
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30026694
Courtesy of Vishal Saxena/eXp Realty, Brokerage
203 - 701 ROSSLAND ROAD E
Whitby (Pringle Creek), Ontario MLS® #30026699
Courtesy of Chris Tyrovolas/Royal LePage Frank Real Estate
205 - 1700 EGLINTON AVENUE E
Toronto (Victoria Village), Ontario MLS® #30026702
Courtesy of OLIVER MACKO/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide