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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
24 SIENNA Street Unit# A
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29899855
Courtesy of Omer Thai/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
37 CATHY JEAN CRESCENT
Toronto (Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown), Ontario MLS® #29899883
Courtesy of TANIA MENICUCCI/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
5515 KLEANZA DRIVE
Terrace, British Columbia MLS® #29899775
Courtesy of Dawn Monsen/RE/MAX Coast Mountains
3922 AREND DRIVE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29899395
Courtesy of Kyle Todoruk/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
1510 HIGHWAY 3 HIGHWAY
Haldimand, Ontario MLS® #29899884
Courtesy of LINDA YANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
709 - 10 GIBBS ROAD
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29899905
Courtesy of EMA DE JESUS JOAO DANTAS/LPT REALTY
127 Pump Hill Crescent SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29899406
Courtesy of Carlene Timmers/The Real Estate District
6 SNAPDRAGON SQUARE
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #29898903
Courtesy of PRABHJOT P.J. ARORA/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
1047 ST MATTHEWS AVENUE
Burlington (LaSalle), Ontario MLS® #29896003
Courtesy of HAYA HALABI/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
326 - 998 MARTIN GROVE ROAD
Toronto (West Humber-Clairville), Ontario MLS® #29899848
Courtesy of KIRAN RANDHAWA/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
601 - 21 HILLCREST AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29893821
Courtesy of NARAYAN MOHANAKRISHNAN/T.O. CONDOS REALTY INC.
305, 30 Discovery Ridge Close SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29899862
Courtesy of Christine Versnick/First Place Realty
1225 Atkinson STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29898193
Courtesy of Keri Simpson/Coldwell Banker Local Realty
42 Hilden Drive
Spryfield, Nova Scotia MLS® #29899797
Courtesy of Dexter Wilkie/Royal LePage Atlantic
A38 Bernice Ave
Rural Leduc County, Alberta MLS® #29899824
Courtesy of Connor A. Honey/RE/MAX Excellence
3158 ROCK HARBOUR ROAD
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #29899850
Courtesy of WAYNE XU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
64 YORK DRIVE
Peterborough (Monaghan Ward 2), Ontario MLS® #29899533
Courtesy of SOPHIE ALEGRA GITERMAN/EASY LIST REALTY LTD.
412 3564B RYDER HESJEDAL Way
Colwood, British Columbia MLS® #29899622
Courtesy of Seb Kaiser/RE/MAX Camosun
172 Boundary AVENUE
Katepwa Beach, Saskatchewan MLS® #29899677
Courtesy of Chantell Weisbrod/eXp Realty
130R & 140R - 1381 MIDLAND AVENUE
Kingston (City Northwest), Ontario MLS® #29899689
Courtesy of Violet Derbyshire/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
233 FOXBORO CV
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #29899704
Courtesy of Samantha J. Zaharia/NOW Real Estate Group
822 2 Street SE
Redcliff, Alberta MLS® #29899773
Courtesy of SHAUNEEN VANDERHAM/RE/MAX MEDALTA REAL ESTATE
14 Farmer Street
Kinkora, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29899778
Courtesy of Jonathan David/PG DIRECT REALTY LTD.
250 HILL STREET
Burns Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29897359
Courtesy of Jeff Rushton/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
250 SILVER HEIGHTS DRIVE
Trent Hills, Ontario MLS® #29897385
Courtesy of Marlene Boyle/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
183 Hubman Landing
Canmore, Alberta MLS® #29897392
Courtesy of Robert Vanovermeire/Coldwell Banker Mountain Central
776 7TH AVENUE|Hope
Hope, British Columbia MLS® #29897412
Courtesy of Rajinder Dhutti/Sutton Group-West Coast Realty (Abbotsford)
29 FOXWARREN DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29897462
Courtesy of BELLA LEE/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
332 - 570 LOLITA GARDENS
Mississauga (Mississauga Valleys), Ontario MLS® #29897551
Courtesy of JACKY QIAN/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
99 ROCKGARDEN TRAIL
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29897568
Courtesy of URVASHI RANA/RE/MAX EXCELLENCE REAL ESTATE
19 Sandy Cove Lane
Braeshore, Nova Scotia MLS® #29897626
Courtesy of Raylene Garby/Royal LePage Atlantic(Stellarton)
37 PALOMINO Drive
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29897640
Courtesy of Brandi Meyers/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
116 Sage Valley Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29897652
Courtesy of Jana Husmann/Royal LePage Benchmark
128 Rollie Rose Dr
Ladysmith, British Columbia MLS® #29897811
Courtesy of Shane Wilson/Sotheby's International Realty Canada (Vic2)
65 Antoine Road Unit# 9
Vernon, British Columbia MLS® #29897842
Courtesy of John Deak/Royal LePage Downtown Realty
6 SHEILA CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Doncrest), Ontario MLS® #29896471
Courtesy of EUNICE YEUNG/THE AGENCY
241 S ENEMARK ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29896483
Courtesy of Justine Pelletier/Century 21 Energy Realty(Qsnl)
17 KNICELY ROAD
Barrie (Painswick North), Ontario MLS® #29896490
Courtesy of KARIN TAYLOR/RE/MAX CROSSTOWN REALTY INC.
272 GOODRAM DRIVE
Burlington (Shoreacres), Ontario MLS® #29896515
Courtesy of TANYA ROCCA/ROYAL LEPAGE BURLOAK REAL ESTATE SERVICES
6256 Silver Springs Hill NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29896596
Courtesy of Tarryn Hamilton/RE/MAX Realty Professionals
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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