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.
5556 50 Avenue
St. Paul Town, Alberta MLS® #29199362
Courtesy of Tyler J. Poirier/Century 21 Poirier Real Estate
6415 Lombardy Crescent SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29229083
Courtesy of Karen Fawcett/RE/MAX Realty Professionals
15 ROBERTDALE COURT
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29230066
Courtesy of JOSEPH AVVEDUTO/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
6855 Highway 1
Belleisle, Nova Scotia MLS® #29230566
Courtesy of Patricia Cogswell/RE/MAX Banner Real Estate
1908 - 335 WHEAT BOOM DRIVE
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29230819
Courtesy of MINDY KAHLON/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
6 - 133 NORTH SERVICE ROAD E
Oakville (CP College Park), Ontario MLS® #29230826
Courtesy of NEIL UTTAMSINGH/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
95 Tuscany Springs Gardens NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29230181
Courtesy of Kelly G. Stephens/Royal LePage Solutions
1382 SHIELDS PLACE
London North (North S), Ontario MLS® #29229975
Courtesy of PATRICK HAZZARD/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
9907 Galaran Rd
Sidney, British Columbia MLS® #29230080
Courtesy of Willy Dunford/Coldwell Banker Oceanside Real Estate
141 LYLE DRIVE
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29230383
Courtesy of KELLY SQUIRES/THE NOOK REALTY INC.
78 Birch ST
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #29230395
Courtesy of Anthony Greco/Century 21 Choice Realty Inc.
4493 LONGMOOR ROAD
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29230504
Courtesy of MOISES LOPEZ/HOMELIFE/ROMANO REALTY LTD.
#8 2503 24 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29230434
Courtesy of Joseph Yisak/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
2057 FIDDLERS WAY
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29230509
Courtesy of NADIA MELANIE MECO/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
308 13399 104 AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29230559
Courtesy of Navjot Dhaliwal/RE/MAX Performance Realty
4 TURNER DRIVE
Huntsville (Chaffey), Ontario MLS® #29229925
Courtesy of ANDREA CARTWRIGHT/Chestnut Park Real Estate
19 - 9440 EAGLE RIDGE DRIVE
Niagara Falls (Forestview), Ontario MLS® #29231254
Courtesy of Daniel Bones/RE/MAX HENDRIKS TEAM REALTY
4241 COWART ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29231470
Courtesy of Clint Dahl/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
7 5900 JINKERSON ROAD|Promontory
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29229463
Courtesy of David Tsen/eXp Realty of Canada, Inc.
939 ROBERT FERRIE DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29231196
Courtesy of ANURAG SHARMA/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
171 BELMORE COURT
Milton (FO Ford), Ontario MLS® #29230996
Courtesy of RAHIM FAROOQ MITHANI/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
609 - 2285 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29231177
Courtesy of SONIA MARTINHO/RE/MAX CONDOS PLUS CORPORATION
1006 - 297 OAK WALK DRIVE
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #29231184
Courtesy of CHRISTIAN DOS SANTOS HUERTA/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
32 ALAYCHE TRAIL
Welland (N. Welland), Ontario MLS® #29231191
Courtesy of BRYAN JUSTIN JASKOLKA/CMI REAL ESTATE INC.
165 HAVELOCK DRIVE
Brampton (Fletcher's Creek South), Ontario MLS® #29228073
Courtesy of JANG CHAUHAN/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
82 QUEEN MARY ROAD
Kingston (Central City West), Ontario MLS® #29228100
Courtesy of JAWEED GHULAMI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
304 - 720 WHITLOCK AVENUE
Milton (CB Cobban), Ontario MLS® #29228097
Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH HURST/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
757 Ketch Harbour Road
Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia MLS® #29228338
Courtesy of Logan Berkvens/The Agency Real Estate Brokerage
637 Dauphinee Road
Cookville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29228345
Courtesy of Angie Brown/EXIT Realty Inter Lake
1166 Owen Road
North Kentville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29228340
Courtesy of Stacy de Vries/Royal LePage Atlantic (New Minas)
74 Cannon Crescent
Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia MLS® #29228263
Courtesy of Jon Murray/Keller Williams Select Realty
13 P Thomas Drive
Woodlawn, Nova Scotia MLS® #29228275
Courtesy of Karen MacPhee-Mofford/Royal LePage Atlantic (Greenwood)
70 FIELDSTREAM CHASE
Bracebridge (Macaulay), Ontario MLS® #29228307
Courtesy of BROOKE MCAULEY/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY
76 BEAUMONT PLACE
Vaughan (Uplands), Ontario MLS® #29228299
Courtesy of JEFF TABACHNICK/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
801 - 510 CURRAN PLACE W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29228415
Courtesy of KISHAN PATEL/SAVE MAX ACHIEVERS REALTY
1416 FLEETWOOD ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Manvers), Ontario MLS® #29228491
Courtesy of JEFF SANDS/BALL REAL ESTATE INC.
27 - 1363 NEILSON ROAD
Toronto (Malvern), Ontario MLS® #29228511
Courtesy of ALLEN SAGHATCHI/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
254 - 19 CONEFLOWER CRESCENT
Toronto (Westminster-Branson), Ontario MLS® #29228504
Courtesy of ALI ABDOLLAHZADEH/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
404 - 135 DALHOUSIE STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29228509
Courtesy of ANDREW MEREDITH/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
30 JONES Street Unit# 2
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29228547
Courtesy of Michael St. Jean/Michael St. Jean Realty 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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