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.
78 Peddle Drive
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29345907
Courtesy of ROBERT GARDNER/RE/MAX Central Real Estate Ltd. - Grand Falls-Win
1982 ELLIOTT CRESCENT
Houston, British Columbia MLS® #29395932
Courtesy of Dan Hansma/Calderwood Realty Ltd.
2949 PEARSON ROAD
Houston, British Columbia MLS® #29395933
Courtesy of Dan Hansma/Calderwood Realty Ltd.
65275 Range Rd 114A
Lac La Biche County, Alberta MLS® #29326202
Courtesy of Derek C. Claffey/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
UPPER - 741 PROCTOR ROAD
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #29392253
Courtesy of DONGSHENG QIU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
40 - 1200 SPEERS ROAD
Oakville (QE Queen Elizabeth), Ontario MLS® #29392171
Courtesy of DARLENE WATTS/CENTURY 21 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD.
904 - 10 ROUGE VALLEY DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29392830
Courtesy of WILLIAM GYAMFI/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
757 VICTORIA STREET
Kingston (East of Sir John A. Blvd), Ontario MLS® #29393338
Courtesy of JOSH CAIN/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
1212 13615 FRASER HIGHWAY
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29393888
Courtesy of David Yang/Grand Central Realty
7 Candy Lane
Hebron, Nova Scotia MLS® #29392265
Courtesy of Eva Stara Krebser/Engel & Volkers (Yarmouth)
Lot Granville Road
Port Wade, Nova Scotia MLS® #29392241
Courtesy of Shauna Denton/Exit Realty Town & Country
61 MILLOY PLACE
Aurora (Aurora Grove), Ontario MLS® #29392070
Courtesy of JANE KUTIKOV/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
135 WINDROW STREET
Richmond Hill (Jefferson), Ontario MLS® #29392424
Courtesy of REZA HATAM TEHRANI/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
53 HIGHCASTLE AVENUE
Georgina (Keswick North), Ontario MLS® #29392431
Courtesy of CHARMAINE KLAWITER/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
102 - 28 PRINCE REGENT STREET E
Markham (Cathedraltown), Ontario MLS® #29392486
Courtesy of RASHID AL-SAFFAR/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
3017 LAKEFIELD ROAD
Selwyn, Ontario MLS® #29392498
Courtesy of COLE MURRAY/CENTURY 21 UNITED REALTY INC.
379 EQUINELLE DRIVE
North Grenville, Ontario MLS® #29392525
Courtesy of Joanne Goneau/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE REALTY INC.
7 GROGAN STREET
Ajax (Northeast Ajax), Ontario MLS® #29392563
Courtesy of MARIA HYPONEN/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
TH13 - 57 EAST LIBERTY STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29392544
Courtesy of ANDREW CURCI/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
392 KWAPIS BOULEVARD
Newmarket (Woodland Hill), Ontario MLS® #29392594
Courtesy of CHRIS HIGGINS/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
111 ARGENTO CRESCENT
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #29392599
Courtesy of ANDREW D'AMICO/RE/MAX EXPERTS
513 - 7608 YONGE STREET
Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #29392602
Courtesy of MARK XIAO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
STORE - 140 ROGERS ROAD
Toronto (Caledonia-Fairbank), Ontario MLS® #29392638
Courtesy of RUI RAMOS/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
19 BURGBY AVENUE
Brampton (Northwood Park), Ontario MLS® #29392633
Courtesy of NICO CALABRESE/RE/MAX EXPERTS
2777 STEELES AVENUE W
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #29392652
Courtesy of REZA SEDIGHIAN/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
15 MCALLISTAR DRIVE
Hamilton (Binbrook), Ontario MLS® #29392664
Courtesy of MUHAMMAD CHHABRA/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
55 DUKE Street Unit# 605
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29392676
Courtesy of Matt Bowlby/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
171 River RD
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #29392690
Courtesy of Jamie Coccimiglio/Exit Realty True North
720 - 1 QUARRINGTON LANE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29392746
Courtesy of PAUL AMBLER/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
4110 - 7 MABELLE AVENUE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29392892
Courtesy of ABE SNOBAR/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
57 - 3360 COUNCIL RING ROAD
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29392900
Courtesy of MARK VETERE/REVEL REALTY INC.
1508 - 2495 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29392905
Courtesy of SARAH GATPANDAN/PROPERTY.CA INC.
210 Western CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29392917
Courtesy of Napoleon Ebonite/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
2805 - 60 FREDERICK STREET
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29392950
Courtesy of NATALIA PODOLEAN/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
108 - 2550 CASTLEGATE CROSSINGS DRIVE
Pickering (Duffin Heights), Ontario MLS® #29393009
Courtesy of BRANDON HEBERT/THE NOOK REALTY INC.
BSMT - 21 KHEDIVE AVENUE
Toronto (Englemount-Lawrence), Ontario MLS® #29393023
Courtesy of MICHAEL NAZARI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
203 - 1566 AVENUE ROAD
Toronto (Bedford Park-Nortown), Ontario MLS® #29393030
Courtesy of KAREN DUBIN/TIMES REALTY GROUP INC.
21 15188 62A AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29393042
Courtesy of Robin Randhawa/SRS Panorama Realty
50 LILLY VALLEY CRESCENT
King (King City), Ontario MLS® #29393059
Courtesy of ALEC CHRISTODOULOU/RE/MAX EXPERTS
130 2 Avenue
Leslieville, Alberta MLS® #29393143
Courtesy of Jody Saarela/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
17 44565 MONTE VISTA DRIVE|Sardis South
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29393388
Courtesy of Jay Holland/eXp Realty of Canada, Inc.
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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