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
908 - 21 MEADOWDALE ROAD
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30139492
Courtesy of Adam Cui/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1608 - 28 HARRISON GARDEN BOULEVARD
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30139512
Courtesy of WYMAN WU/EXP REALTY
302 - 35 SUNNY GLENWAY
Toronto (Flemingdon Park), Ontario MLS® #30139478
Courtesy of MASON CHIU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
4875 VALERA ROAD
Burlington (Alton), Ontario MLS® #30139497
Courtesy of MAHESH KUMAR/Gold Estate Realty Inc.
418 - 7447 KINGSTON ROAD
Toronto (Rouge), Ontario MLS® #30139485
Courtesy of YIN-LYNN LOW/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
817 ACADIA Drive
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30139448
Courtesy of Dimetrios Jim Ilias/Right at Home Realty
1214 - 78 HARRISON GARDEN BOULEVARD
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30139474
Courtesy of MELISSA NGUYEN/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
961 - 23 COX BOULEVARD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30139493
Courtesy of YOUJUN ZHU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2206 - 501 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30139506
Courtesy of KATHY L. CHOU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
#1505 - 38 WIDMER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30139513
Courtesy of JAMIE WU/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
508 - 652 PRINCESS STREET
Kingston (Central City East), Ontario MLS® #30139498
Courtesy of DONNA S. LEE/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
131 HEDDINGTON AVENUE
Toronto (Lawrence Park South), Ontario MLS® #30139481
Courtesy of BABAK BANDARCHI-CHAMKHALEH/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
809 - 90 STADIUM ROAD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30139475
Courtesy of PATRICIA S. H. ONG/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
G7 - 7 GIDLEY LANE
Ajax (Central), Ontario MLS® #30139514
Courtesy of JACQUELINE RODNEY/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
304 - 353 COMMISSIONERS ROAD W
London South (South D), Ontario MLS® #30139502
Courtesy of DIA PRIOR/EXP REALTY
0000 QUEEN STREET
South Glengarry, Ontario MLS® #30139468
Courtesy of GLENDA VILLENEUVE/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD., BROKERAGE
1115 - 8081 BIRCHMOUNT ROAD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30139487
Courtesy of GARY KWAN/BENCHMARK SIGNATURE REALTY INC.
1031 Lakewood Rd North RD NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30139243
Courtesy of Annie Do/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
1 - 2A MUIR AVENUE
Toronto (Humber Summit), Ontario MLS® #30139495
Courtesy of BRIAN CHAU/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
3409 - 125 PETER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30139476
Courtesy of HONG TINA CHEN/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
1515 - 3050 ELLESMERE ROAD
Toronto (Morningside), Ontario MLS® #30139483
Courtesy of MELINDA WU/RE/MAX ATRIUM HOME REALTY
44 MAITLAND AVENUE
Markham (Milliken Mills West), Ontario MLS® #30139488
Courtesy of SPENCER TRAN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
4 - 35 HERON PARK PLACE
Toronto (West Hill), Ontario MLS® #30139484
Courtesy of MICHAEL SHAW/ZOLO REALTY
46 SAWMILL LANE
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario MLS® #30139491
Courtesy of WENDY MUSTO/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
444 STONE CHURCH Road W Unit# R5
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30139504
Courtesy of Bella Garcia/Right at Home Realty
314 13963 105A BOULEVARD
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30139439
Courtesy of Rio J. Zhang/Luxmore Realty
1246 OXFORD STREET
White Rock, British Columbia MLS® #30139136
Courtesy of Ken Cui/Nu Stream Realty Inc.
4322 FAIRVIEW STREET
Burlington (Shoreacres), Ontario MLS® #30139496
Courtesy of SAHIL SHARMA/EXP REALTY
5790 ROBINSON STREET
Niagara Falls (Dorchester), Ontario MLS® #30134411
Courtesy of Annie Liu/Wisdomax Realty LTD
1503 - 9 BOGERT AVENUE
Toronto (Lansing-Westgate), Ontario MLS® #30134416
Courtesy of AMY QU/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
175 ALBION Street
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30134435
Courtesy of Wade Tabak/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc.
167 WESTCLIFF Way
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30134459
Courtesy of VICTOR ESTEIREIRO/RED AND WHITE REALTY INC.
104 GARMENT Street Unit# 1910
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30134461
Courtesy of Wendy Pauls/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
4467 TRANQUILITY LANE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30134466
Courtesy of Diana Delisle/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
1404 - 78 HARRISON GARDEN BOULEVARD
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30134473
Courtesy of CINDY SU/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
740 KING STREET W
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #30134478
Courtesy of JASON KLEYN/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
203 - 38 HONEYCRISP CRESCENT
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30134485
Courtesy of AYAZ ADATIYA/KINGSWAY REAL ESTATE
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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