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
Address not available.
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30018521
Courtesy of Zenaida S. Knodel/Century 21 Leading
18695 CHIEF LAKE POST OFFICE ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30021107
Courtesy of Denise Dykes/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
7582 BEAZELY ROAD
Deka Lake / Sulphurous / Hathaway Lakes, British Columbia MLS® #30020941
Courtesy of Petra Gentry/REMAX 100
Lot 2 CHIEF LAKE PO ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30021061
Courtesy of Denise Dykes/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
202 - 25 AGNES STREET
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30015673
Courtesy of Hari Shukla/EXP REALTY
6 TIMBER DRIVE
Cavan Monaghan (Cavan Twp), Ontario MLS® #30016183
Courtesy of MICHAEL LOUIS GALLANT/CENTURY 21 WENDA ALLEN REALTY
1 43450 ALAMEDA DRIVE|Chilliwack Mountain
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #30017597
Courtesy of Iqbal Sidhu/Century 21 Coastal Realty Ltd.
1109 - 1 ROWNTREE ROAD
Toronto (Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown), Ontario MLS® #30016885
Courtesy of SUBHASH CHAND/CENTURY 21 RED STAR REALTY INC.
68 ALLENSGATE Drive
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30016929
Courtesy of Ryan Campbell/Real Broker Ontario Ltd
48 CARR STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30017059
Courtesy of LEO FALKOVSKY/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
101 - 11 WALDER LANE
Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #30017143
Courtesy of FRANK YANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
205 1448 FIR STREET
White Rock, British Columbia MLS® #30017251
Courtesy of Scott Napier/Royal LePage - Wolstencroft
486-1 WENTWORTH AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30017282
Courtesy of Natalie Karam/INNOVATION REALTY LTD.
617 - 470 DUNDAS STREET
Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #30017422
Courtesy of NADEEM AHMAD KHAN/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
172 MILLER STREET
Wellington North (Mount Forest), Ontario MLS® #30016708
Courtesy of BRIJESH JANI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
2637 otter Avenue
Tulameen, British Columbia MLS® #30017547
Courtesy of Ashley Tullis/Royal LePage Princeton Realty
301 - 2 BRANDY LANE DRIVE
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #30017559
Courtesy of DEB FITTLER/Century 21 Millennium Inc.
45178 STEVENSON ROAD|Sardis South
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #30017585
Courtesy of Danielle Buress/Century 21 Creekside Realty
PART 2 - 0 LYNDSEY LANE
McKellar, Ontario MLS® #30017624
Courtesy of HOLLY CASCANETTE/RE/MAX Parry Sound Muskoka Realty Ltd
LOWER - 144 ROCKWOOD CRESCENT
Vaughan (Beverley Glen), Ontario MLS® #30017701
Courtesy of ROBERT GRIN/FINE HOMES REALESTATE INC.
409 - 4 KIMBERLEY LANE
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #30017718
Courtesy of GANESH SHANMUGANATHAN/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
3261 Chuka BOULEVARD
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30017737
Courtesy of Brent Ackerman/Brent Ackerman Realty Ltd.
370 GLENGROVE AVENUE W
Toronto (Lawrence Park South), Ontario MLS® #30017600
Courtesy of ADAM DAVID WEINER/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
154 DOWNIE STREET
Stratford, Ontario MLS® #30017617
Courtesy of JONATHAN TEMPLE/Sutton Group - First Choice Realty Ltd.
15 - 850 HUNTINGWOOD DRIVE
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #30017650
Courtesy of NAREN KUGESWARAN/RE/MAX COMMUNITY REALTY INC.
#106 237 WOODVALE RD W NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30017662
Courtesy of Marc A. McMahon/The Foundry Real Estate Company Ltd
LOWER - 29 GOLDEN ORCHARD ROAD
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #30017698
Courtesy of ADI ASSRAF/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
604 - 1901 PILGRIMS WAY
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #30017782
Courtesy of NANCY TAJICK/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
698 Oakland Road
Indian Point, Nova Scotia MLS® #30017895
Courtesy of Megan Landry/The Agency Real Estate Brokerage
205 Southmore Place
Blairmore, Alberta MLS® #30017934
Courtesy of RANDALL WHITESIDE/Century 21 Foothills South Real Estate
#6E 11608 28 AV NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30017977
Courtesy of Zul Sarangi/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
#490 48057 RGE RD 272
Rural Leduc County, Alberta MLS® #30017984
Courtesy of Elise M.N. Pallard/Blackmore Real Estate
1016 EAST AVENUE
Mississauga (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #30017989
Courtesy of ROSEMARIE V. WALLACE/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC.
A - 477 VALLEYVIEW CRESCENT
Milton (OM Old Milton), Ontario MLS® #30017996
Courtesy of ARIEL KORMENDY/CENTURY 21 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD.
9 MORAINE PLACE
Caledon (Palgrave), Ontario MLS® #30017991
Courtesy of MARC RONAN/COLDWELL BANKER RONAN REALTY
PH15 - 650 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30016138
Courtesy of ZENA NATALWALLA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
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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