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
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
1606 - 18 HOLMES AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29730198
Courtesy of OWEN ZHANG/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
109 BRIXHAM CRESCENT
London South (South M), Ontario MLS® #29730193
Courtesy of SCOTT HASLETT/NU-VISTA PINNACLE REALTY BROKERAGE INC
137 CHELWOOD DRIVE
Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #29730206
Courtesy of VICTORIA MAKHNIN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
1808 - 208 ENFIELD PLACE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29730218
Courtesy of JOE TU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1409 - 75 JAMES STREET S
Hamilton (Corktown), Ontario MLS® #29730225
Courtesy of NATASHA KASSANDRA TROPEA/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
307 - 15 VIKING LANE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29730219
Courtesy of SIDDEEK MOHAMMED/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1409 - 1 SCOTT STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29730199
Courtesy of MIHAELA MORARU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1217 - 275 VILLAGE GREEN SQUARE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29730202
Courtesy of PETER L.M. SO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1807 - 1000 PORTAGE PARKWAY
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29730207
Courtesy of MONA BI/SMART SOLD REALTY
312302 HIGHWAY 6 Highway
Ayton, Ontario MLS® #29730214
Courtesy of STAN ADAMS/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC. BROKERAGE-3
2917 - 35 WATERGARDEN DRIVE
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29730221
Courtesy of ANNURAG CHAWLA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
14 Valley View Road
Little Catalina, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29722204
Courtesy of Dawn Hussey/Royal LePage Atlantic Homestead
44 Lakewood Drive Extension
Brooklyn, Nova Scotia MLS® #29730133
Courtesy of Jodi Daniels/Royal LePage Atlantic - Valley(Windsor)
311 - 1863 QUEEN STREET E
Toronto (The Beaches), Ontario MLS® #29730203
Courtesy of ANDREAS BATAKIS/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
602 - 396 HIGHWAY 7 AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Doncrest), Ontario MLS® #29730210
Courtesy of DAVID XUE DONG LIU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
122 - 40 CARNATION AVENUE
Toronto (Long Branch), Ontario MLS® #29730215
Courtesy of LEILA BAGHERI SHAKIBA DAKA/HOUSESIGMA INC.
#7123 7327 SOUTH TERWILLEGAR DR NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29730188
Courtesy of Shiv Kher/MaxWell Polaris
15030 OLD SIMCOE ROAD
Scugog (Port Perry), Ontario MLS® #29730230
Courtesy of MICHELE ROWLAND/THE NOOK REALTY INC.
1703 - 3 PEMBERTON AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29730196
Courtesy of WENWEN LIU/RE/MAX ATRIUM HOME REALTY
15 CHANCTON CRESCENT
London South (South Y), Ontario MLS® #29730191
Courtesy of TARALEE WECKERT/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
79 KING EDWARD AVENUE
Toronto (Woodbine-Lumsden), Ontario MLS® #29730204
Courtesy of NICOLE GEANA/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
847 BUR OAK AVENUE
Markham (Wismer), Ontario MLS® #29730209
Courtesy of ELISA XU/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
197 GARDEN AVENUE
Richmond Hill (South Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29730211
Courtesy of Johnson Li/SMART SOLD REALTY
22 - 2960 HEADON FOREST DRIVE
Burlington (Headon), Ontario MLS® #29730216
Courtesy of MELISSA PATERSON/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
711 - 75 JAMES STREET S
Hamilton (Corktown), Ontario MLS® #29730223
Courtesy of NATASHA KASSANDRA TROPEA/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
11 - 25 PEBBLE BYWAY
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #29730197
Courtesy of HONG ZHANG/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
1005 - 8 WATER WALK DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29730212
Courtesy of ELIZA CHEUNG/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
BSMT - 1040 OSSINGTON AVENUE
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29730217
Courtesy of JOSEPH FU/SMART SOLD REALTY
1404 - 75 JAMES STREET S
Hamilton (Corktown), Ontario MLS® #29730224
Courtesy of NATASHA KASSANDRA TROPEA/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
707 - 695 RICHMOND STREET
London East (East F), Ontario MLS® #29730192
Courtesy of ANITA PIMENTEL/THE REALTY FIRM INC.
127 PINECREST ROAD
Georgina (Pefferlaw), Ontario MLS® #29730205
Courtesy of DARRAH SMITH/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
2905 - 10 YORK STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29730112
Courtesy of JANE GUO/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
83 WHITMORE ROAD
Vaughan (Pine Valley Business Park), Ontario MLS® #29730124
Courtesy of MARTIN POON/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
PH2405 - 17 ZORRA STREET
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29730131
Courtesy of SIMON MAHDESSIAN/WEST-100 METRO VIEW REALTY LTD.
133 CHURCH STREET
Georgina (Keswick North), Ontario MLS® #29730143
Courtesy of NANCY N. LIU/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
3107 - 38 GRENVILLE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29730117
Courtesy of REBECCA TIAN/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
45 HENRICKS ROAD
Markham (Aileen-Willowbrook), Ontario MLS® #29729273
Courtesy of SANDY WU/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
2136 - 25 BAMBURGH CIRCLE
Toronto (Steeles), Ontario MLS® #29729292
Courtesy of LILY REN/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
32 GABLE PLACE
Brampton (Northgate), Ontario MLS® #29729297
Courtesy of LAKHWINDER SINGH LUTHERA/FORTUNE HOMES REALTY INC.
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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