4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
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.
400 5556 50 Avenue
St. Paul Town, Alberta MLS® #29199362
Courtesy of Tyler J. Poirier/Century 21 Poirier Real Estate
28 Milton Road
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29244531
Courtesy of DEBBIE BUDDEN/Keller Williams Platinum Realty
9413 118 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29273031
Courtesy of Conor J. Clarke/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
4112 4108 Calgary Trl NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29273032
Courtesy of Julie Lam/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
5616 94A Street
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29268471
Courtesy of Edward W. Stenger/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
331 7 St. Anne Street
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29302708
Courtesy of Guy C. Hebert/Bermont Realty (1983) Ltd
232 7 St. Anne Street
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29302709
Courtesy of Guy C. Hebert/Bermont Realty (1983) Ltd
7047 BENCH DRIVE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29300403
Courtesy of Spencer Gull/RE/MAX Core Realty
138 CARLTON STREET
St. Catharines (Downtown), Ontario MLS® #29300869
Courtesy of Kevin Gibson/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
LOWER - 3635 BLUESTREAM CRESCENT
Mississauga (Applewood), Ontario MLS® #29300890
Courtesy of JOE COMMISSO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
207 Haichert STREET W
Warman, Saskatchewan MLS® #29300977
Courtesy of Cameron (Cam) E Bird Realty Prof. Corp./RE/MAX Saskatoon
490 JESSUP STREET W
Prescott, Ontario MLS® #29300946
Courtesy of TERENCE (TERRY) LANDON/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS LTD.
200 PURPLE SAGE Crescent
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29300965
Courtesy of Jyoti Joshi/StreetCity Realty Inc.
13192 FYSH LINE
Chatham-Kent (Thamesville), Ontario MLS® #29300662
Courtesy of EULISE IACOBELLI/Right At Home Realty, Brokerage
55 KLINE CRESCENT
Pelham (Fonthill), Ontario MLS® #29301026
Courtesy of Sandra Crumb/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
710 SPRING GARDENS Road Unit# 41
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29301191
Courtesy of Rob Golfi/RE/MAX Escarpment Golfi Realty Inc.
1601 - 15 QUEENS QUAY E
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29301211
Courtesy of WINS WING-SEZ LAI/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
1609 - 832 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29301228
Courtesy of JACKIE WU/CRIMSON ROSE REAL ESTATE INC.
33 HAZELBURY DRIVE
King (Nobleton), Ontario MLS® #29300840
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
35 George Cyril Drive
Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia MLS® #29301088
Courtesy of Andrea Ramia/Royal LePage Atlantic
456 MARY STREET N
Oshawa (O'Neill), Ontario MLS® #29301235
Courtesy of KRISTIN KIRALY/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
110 & 140, 8319 Chiles Industrial Avenue
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #29301038
Courtesy of Cameron Tomalty/RE/MAX Commercial Properties
17 & 19 Felling Street
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29301045
Courtesy of Cheryl Burns/PROVINCIAL REALTY
143 LAGEER DRIVE
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29300953
Courtesy of HARRY SIU/ANJIA REALTY
35 OAKHILL Drive Unit# 20C
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29300991
Courtesy of Kyle Jansink/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
115 8168 136A STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29301189
Courtesy of Salvador Villamin/Team 3000 Realty Ltd.
175 Jeep Crescent
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #29300934
Courtesy of Jonathan Lander/RE/MAX Nova (Halifax)
1980 IMPERIAL Way Unit# 212
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29301475
Courtesy of Paul Strome/Chestnut Park Realty Southwestern Ontario Ltd., Brokerage
127 SOUTH KINGSWAY
Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #29301292
Courtesy of CYNTHIA SOPHIA OSTOS/EXP REALTY
69 BRIDLEPATH ROAD
Chatham-Kent (Wallaceburg), Ontario MLS® #29301122
Courtesy of TAYLOR IVANY/BLUE FOREST REALTY INC.
307 1640 Dakota DRIVE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29301499
Courtesy of Jason Kostiuk/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
98 CHURCH STREET
Trent Hills (Warkworth), Ontario MLS® #29301590
Courtesy of DAN HERTZER/ROYAL SERVICE REAL ESTATE INC.
Lot 24 Highland View Drive
New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29301482
Courtesy of Luke McIver/PROVINCIAL REALTY
1023 MOON ROAD
Frontenac (Frontenac Centre), Ontario MLS® #29301735
Courtesy of JASON CLARKE/LPT REALTY, BROKERAGE
92 MARSH CRESCENT
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #29301545
Courtesy of ANDRA ARNOLD/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
276 Belvedere Drive
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29301076
Courtesy of Chao Liang/TREC The Real Estate Company
782 BANYAN LANE
London North (North E), Ontario MLS® #29301538
Courtesy of DEVIN NADEAU/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
101 - 796468 GREY ROAD 19 ROAD
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #29301913
Courtesy of EVA LANDRETH/Century 21 Millennium Inc.
23 LISA CRESCENT W
Petawawa, Ontario MLS® #29301324
Courtesy of Lisa Cundal/EXIT OTTAWA VALLEY REALTY
1557 LONG LAKE ROAD
Frontenac (Frontenac Centre), Ontario MLS® #29302106
Courtesy of MACKENZIE MERRY/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
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!
READY TO TALK ABOUT CABBAGETOWN REAL ESTATE?
READY TO TALK ABOUT CABBAGETOWN REAL ESTATE?
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide