5556 50 Avenue
St. Paul Town, Alberta MLS® #29199362
Courtesy of Tyler J. Poirier/Century 21 Poirier 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.
8-9 Privateer Road
West Dover, Nova Scotia MLS® #29208448
Courtesy of Kyle Smyth/EXP Realty of Canada Inc.
210 - 308 LESTER STREET
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29208568
Courtesy of HELEN WANG/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
8065 KIPLING AVENUE
Vaughan (West Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #29208645
Courtesy of FRANK VELLA/ROYAL LEPAGE YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
876 Springbok Rd
Campbell River, British Columbia MLS® #29208486
Courtesy of Bryan Watkins/RE/MAX Check Realty
#67 525 Secord BV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29208498
Courtesy of Wally Karout/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
164 Ficus WY
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta MLS® #29208501
Courtesy of Wally Karout/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
1052 FISHER AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29208506
Courtesy of Diane Ritchie/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
79 GORSEY SQUARE
Toronto (Malvern), Ontario MLS® #29208513
Courtesy of BOB COMEAU/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
3630 BRANDON GATE DRIVE
Mississauga (Malton), Ontario MLS® #29208537
Courtesy of HARJIT KAUR/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
788190 GREY RD 13
Grey Highlands, Ontario MLS® #29208652
Courtesy of FRANK VELLA/ROYAL LEPAGE YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
507 - 480 CALLAWAY ROAD
London North (North R), Ontario MLS® #29208549
Courtesy of LISA CHEN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1714 St Andrew Road N
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #29208544
Courtesy of MILES GODLONTON/Lethbridge Real Estate.com
7719 Azurene Pl
Central Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29208619
Courtesy of Kent Roden/Coldwell Banker Oceanside Real Estate
203B - 11 BAY BRIDGE ROAD
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #29208599
Courtesy of JOE KEHOE/RE/MAX QUINTE LTD.
203 - 11 BAY BRIDGE ROAD
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #29208602
Courtesy of JOE KEHOE/RE/MAX QUINTE LTD.
610 - 4 LISA STREET
Brampton (Queen Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29208614
Courtesy of ROHIT BHARDWAJ/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
5602 - 7 GRENVILLE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29208563
Courtesy of CHERRY YANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
219 CUNDLES ROAD W
Barrie (Letitia Heights), Ontario MLS® #29208520
Courtesy of MATT SMITH/HOMELIFE NU-KEY REALTY LTD.
39 CARUSO DRIVE
Brampton (Fletcher's West), Ontario MLS® #29208525
Courtesy of JAIDEV GAIND/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
41 STEDFORD CRESCENT
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29208690
Courtesy of GUY FOURNIER/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
51 LARSON PEAK ROAD
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #29208688
Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
222 LONDON STREET
Peterborough (Town Ward 3), Ontario MLS® #29208657
Courtesy of JASON REYNOLDS/KELLER WILLIAMS COMMUNITY REAL ESTATE
4027 CHAPPELLE GREEN GR SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29208676
Courtesy of Matt J. Walker/Liv Real Estate
65 BLACKTHORN DRIVE
Vaughan (Maple), Ontario MLS® #29208683
Courtesy of RAJEEV SEBARASHA/RE/MAX ACE REALTY INC.
1612 - 3880 DUKE OF YORK BOULEVARD
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29208695
Courtesy of AMY LI/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
172 FRANKLIN TRAIL
Barrie, Ontario MLS® #29208462
Courtesy of JESSIE SINGH/COLDWELL BANKER SUN REALTY
10 - 3600 MORNING STAR DRIVE
Mississauga (Malton), Ontario MLS® #29208722
Courtesy of PAUL NAGPAL/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
11 EMILY LANE
Pelham (Fonthill), Ontario MLS® #29208708
Courtesy of Rina Trepanier/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
2802 - 68 SHUTER STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29208710
Courtesy of JANE LU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
2609 - 2920 HIGHWAY 7 ROAD
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29208715
Courtesy of JOHNNY LOPRETE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
3230 PARKER LOOP SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29208467
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
50 DUNDEE STREET
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #29208479
Courtesy of MANJINDER SINGH/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
12 HINES STREET
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29208481
Courtesy of MANJINDER SINGH/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
28 - 5070 DRUMMOND ROAD
Niagara Falls (Cherrywood), Ontario MLS® #29208455
Courtesy of NICOLE PRETTY/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
11 CLUNBURRY ROAD
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29208474
Courtesy of MANJINDER SINGH/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
11 Sun Canyon Park SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29208765
Courtesy of Kelly L. Macdonald/Century 21 Masters
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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