3303 70 Avenue
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
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
138 HUNTINGWOOD AVENUE
Hamilton (Dundas), Ontario MLS® #29512399
Courtesy of GEORGE HE/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
1507 - 2916 HIGHWAY 7 ROAD
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29512457
Courtesy of ARIK ABRAMOV/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
25 - 7 SOUTHSIDE PLACE
Hamilton (Mountview), Ontario MLS® #29512469
Courtesy of HELEN WANG/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
96 WENTWORTH Street N
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29512508
Courtesy of Rose Ty/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
118 QUEENSLINE DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29512320
Courtesy of Katherine Scott/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
15 HILLSIDE DRIVE
Clarington, Ontario MLS® #29512591
Courtesy of AMANDA MUGFORD/THE NOOK REALTY INC.
30 BALLADRY BOULEVARD
Stratford, Ontario MLS® #29512534
Courtesy of SUMAN CHAKRABARTI/The Realty Bulls
16 Water Street Unit#101
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29512609
Courtesy of WAYNE BASHA/Hanlon Realty
0 PT LT 15 CON 6
Huntsville (Chaffey), Ontario MLS® #29512596
Courtesy of BRITT BURKE-BRENN/Royal LePage Lakes Of Muskoka Realty
12390 96 AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29512856
Courtesy of Shehzaad Hossen/Keller Williams Ocean Realty
11 LOOKOUT STREET
Essa (Angus), Ontario MLS® #29512616
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
839 STIRLING Avenue S
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29512801
Courtesy of ERIK ERWIN/Chestnut Park Realty Southwestern Ontario Limited
C - 2190 BLOOR STREET W
Toronto (High Park North), Ontario MLS® #29512774
Courtesy of CHERRY LI/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
276 WILLIAMS POINT ROAD
Scugog, Ontario MLS® #29512666
Courtesy of TRISH LEIGH TODD/REVEL REALTY INC.
65 - 2500 HILL RISE COURT
Oshawa (Windfields), Ontario MLS® #29513152
Courtesy of SUSAN MAY FELIPE/VALERY REAL ESTATE INC.
262 MAIN STREET W
Grimsby (Grimsby West), Ontario MLS® #29513049
Courtesy of JASON CHRISTOPHER JACOBS/ROYAL LEPAGE STATE REALTY
57, 6103 Madigan Drive NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29513309
Courtesy of Jamie Giszas/MaxWell Capital Realty
32 - 1200 SPEERS ROAD
Oakville (QE Queen Elizabeth), Ontario MLS® #29513417
Courtesy of SANDRA REECE/Royal LePage Realty Plus Oakville, Brokerage
1055E ARGO RUN
Mattawan, Ontario MLS® #29513448
Courtesy of COLLEEN CARUSO/Royal LePage Northern Life Realty, Brokerage
91 Sandy Beach Regional Park
Sandy Beach, Saskatchewan MLS® #29513328
Courtesy of Harpreet Christie/RE/MAX OF LLOYDMINSTER
121 ELIZABETH STREET
Mississippi Mills, Ontario MLS® #29513400
Courtesy of Nick Raycroft/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
60 BELANGER CRESCENT
Toronto (Clairlea-Birchmount), Ontario MLS® #29512933
Courtesy of GIOVANNI MURGA/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
538 GLEN MORRIS Road E
Glen Morris, Ontario MLS® #29512661
Courtesy of TANNER ROSS/RED AND WHITE REALTY INC.
44 LASCHINGER Boulevard
New Hamburg, Ontario MLS® #29513063
Courtesy of MARY LOU MURRAY/Peak Realty Ltd.
244 Van Horne St.
Thunder Bay, Ontario MLS® #29513450
Courtesy of KATE SPEZIALE/ROYAL LEPAGE LANNON REALTY
19 WIMSHAW LANE
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29512743
Courtesy of DARYL KING/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
25 SAIL ROAD
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29512464
Courtesy of GURDEEP SINGH GURM/RE/MAX EXCELLENCE REAL ESTATE
10689 KAWAGAMA LAKE WAO
Algonquin Highlands (Sherborne), Ontario MLS® #29512445
Courtesy of MIKE BAUM/Forest Hill Real Estate Inc.
631 CORPORAL PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29512426
Courtesy of Phil Xatruch/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
72 WADE Road
Smithville, Ontario MLS® #29512394
Courtesy of Janna Frederick/Keller Williams Complete Realty
49274 Range Road 225
Rural Leduc County, Alberta MLS® #29512382
Courtesy of Matthew Mayer/Central Agencies Realty Inc.
707 - 25 WATER WALK DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29512363
Courtesy of KAI WANG/FENGHILL REALTY INC.
95 LONG POINT DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox), Ontario MLS® #29512356
Courtesy of YIN YAO/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
201 - 747 QUEEN STREET E
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29512351
Courtesy of FRANCESCO JR. LARDI/RE/MAX CONDOS PLUS CORPORATION
141 BEXHILL AVENUE
Toronto (Clairlea-Birchmount), Ontario MLS® #29512349
Courtesy of ADIL ALI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
1938 PARKER Drive
Merritt, British Columbia MLS® #29512298
Courtesy of Jared Thomas/Real Broker B.C. Ltd
48 FREEDOM CRESCENT
Quinte West (Sidney Ward), Ontario MLS® #29512255
Courtesy of LUKE ELSON/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
518 TERRACE WAY
Oakville (SH Sixteen Hollow), Ontario MLS® #29512250
Courtesy of JACKIE DU/HIGHLAND REALTY
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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide