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
422 - 630 SAUVE STREET
Milton (BE Beaty), Ontario MLS® #29304878
Courtesy of NIRAV GANDHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
129 APPLEBY CRESCENT
Markham (Milliken Mills West), Ontario MLS® #29304900
Courtesy of VIVIAN XIA/JDL REALTY INC.
331 7 St. Anne Street
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29302708
Courtesy of Guy C. Hebert/Bermont Realty (1983) Ltd
88 MORAY AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox), Ontario MLS® #29304874
Courtesy of NIMA NIKSERESHT/RE/MAX EXPERTS
232 7 St. Anne Street
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29302709
Courtesy of Guy C. Hebert/Bermont Realty (1983) Ltd
LOT 1 13TH AVENUE
Valemount, British Columbia MLS® #29304293
Courtesy of Shelly Battensby/RE/MAX Core Realty
124 KINGSTON ROAD
Newmarket (Bristol-London), Ontario MLS® #29304902
Courtesy of AREZOU LINA TALEBI/ZOLO REALTY
LOWER - 675 ANISHINAABE DRIVE
Shelburne, Ontario MLS® #29304907
Courtesy of KIM SMITH/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
19 - 825 DENISON STREET
Markham (Milliken Mills West), Ontario MLS® #29304899
Courtesy of VICTOR SING/HOMELIFE EXCELSIOR REALTY INC.
93 8413 MIDTOWN WAY|Chilliwack Proper South
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29304302
Courtesy of Shashi Madan/eXp Realty of Canada, Inc.
23 BOARHILL DRIVE
Toronto (Agincourt North), Ontario MLS® #29304871
Courtesy of ANNIE LIN/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
53 PRINCESS ANNE CRESCENT
Toronto (Princess-Rosethorn), Ontario MLS® #29304876
Courtesy of JERRY CELENZA/TRITON CAPITAL INC.
9 NATRONIA TRAIL
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #29304903
Courtesy of GURDEEP SINGH GURM/RE/MAX EXCELLENCE REAL ESTATE
1138 Princess STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29304910
Courtesy of Justus Smith/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
410 KING Street W Unit# 418
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29304858
Courtesy of Imy Zhang/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
29 QUEEN'S PLATE DRIVE
Markham (Angus Glen), Ontario MLS® #29304872
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/UNION CAPITAL REALTY
UPPER - 3309 MAINSAIL CRESCENT
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29304877
Courtesy of RAISA LIU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
311 - 1420 DUPONT STREET
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29304904
Courtesy of WEN LANG CHENG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
212 2305 Victoria AVENUE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29304909
Courtesy of Justus Smith/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
128 GROVEWOOD Common Unit# 408
Oakville, Ontario MLS® #29304884
Courtesy of Ivica Jukica/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
3003 - 280 DUNDAS STREET W
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #29304816
Courtesy of MICHELLE VOEGELIN/THE CONDO STORE REALTY INC.
1401 - 1007 THE QUEENSWAY STREET
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29304823
Courtesy of MICHAEL GRABER/HOME LEADER REALTY INC.
1726 Happyvale Avenue
Kamloops, British Columbia MLS® #29304013
Courtesy of Chelsea Mann/Oakwyn Realty Ltd
405 - 1720 BAYVIEW AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant East), Ontario MLS® #29304068
Courtesy of AGNES KIM/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
310, 24 Varsity Estates Circle NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29304171
Courtesy of Matthew Goudie/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
#116 230 EDWARDS DR SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29304203
Courtesy of Akhshat Sareen/Century 21 Quantum Realty
73 MONTGOMERY BOULEVARD
Orangeville, Ontario MLS® #29304222
Courtesy of JENNIFER JEWELL/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
111 DONALD BELL DRIVE
Hamilton (Binbrook), Ontario MLS® #29304227
Courtesy of TOWFIQ A BARRY/KING REALTY INC.
Unit 3827 3807 98 St NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29304234
Courtesy of Kevin H. Mockford/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
70 BRECKEN DRIVE
Georgina (Keswick South), Ontario MLS® #29304568
Courtesy of CLAUDIA TERSIGNI/EXP REALTY
315 - 859 THE QUEENSWAY
Toronto (Stonegate-Queensway), Ontario MLS® #29304695
Courtesy of OMAR KANAAN SHAATH/WEST-100 METRO VIEW REALTY LTD.
2180 Cranleigh Pl
Oak Bay, British Columbia MLS® #29304708
Courtesy of Chris Barrington Foote/Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island
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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