73 SUPERIOR Street
Devon, Alberta MLS® #29441052
Courtesy of Erin Holowach/ComFree
Cabbagetown
Preserving Victorian Housing Architechture
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
87 NEWCOMBE ROAD
Hamilton (Dundas), Ontario MLS® #29443145
Courtesy of SLAVICA MUTNJAKOVIC/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
4867 ALWOOD POINT SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29443160
Courtesy of Jogy Mathew/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
4404 VALLENCE DRIVE
Burlington (Shoreacres), Ontario MLS® #29443142
Courtesy of MIKE WANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
57 ROOSEVELT DRIVE
Richmond Hill (South Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29443155
Courtesy of JACK JIANG/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
2896 COUGHLAN GREEN GR SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29443143
Courtesy of Lei Zhu/Century 21 All Stars Realty Ltd
18 MARLENE DRIVE
St. Catharines (Glendale/Glenridge), Ontario MLS® #29443144
Courtesy of GAVIN PU/SMART SOLD REALTY
243 VENICE GATE DRIVE
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #29443156
Courtesy of HAI NGUYEN/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
99 BETHUNE AVENUE
Hamilton (Hannon), Ontario MLS® #29443099
Courtesy of RITA SINGH/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
905 - 3 PEMBERTON AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29442387
Courtesy of SHINTHUYA AJANTHAN/RE/MAX METROPOLIS REALTY
B710 - 292 VERDALE CROSSING
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29442394
Courtesy of ANDREW PRESTA/RE/MAX EXPERTS
705 - 250 ALBERT STREET
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29442402
Courtesy of Sasha Kuzmanovic/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE CONNECT.CA REALTY
24 KING STREET
Smiths Falls, Ontario MLS® #29442414
Courtesy of Matthew Hotston/CENTURY 21 SYNERGY REALTY INC
B13 - 3101 KENNEDY ROAD
Toronto (Milliken), Ontario MLS® #29442433
Courtesy of KHUYEN THI TRAN/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
80 BECKWITH CRESCENT
Markham (Milliken Mills East), Ontario MLS® #29442440
Courtesy of IRENE LOVE/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
715 - 220 MISSINNIHE WAY
Mississauga (Port Credit), Ontario MLS® #29442445
Courtesy of HARRIS DURRANI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
302 - 2720 DUNDAS STREET W
Toronto (Junction Area), Ontario MLS® #29442452
Courtesy of ALEXA CORSTORPHINE/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
92 POOLE CRESCENT
Middlesex Centre, Ontario MLS® #29442457
Courtesy of HARRY SARVAIYA/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
53 Rivermount Place Unit# 101
Fernie, British Columbia MLS® #29442471
Courtesy of Lynda Parcells-Weyman/RE/MAX Elk Valley Realty
111 PEARSON ROAD
Welland (Cooks Mills), Ontario MLS® #29442503
Courtesy of Michael Davis/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
2419 26 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29442515
Courtesy of Ammoree Amankwah/The Real Estate District
B13 - 3101 KENNEDY ROAD
Toronto (Milliken), Ontario MLS® #29442534
Courtesy of KHUYEN THI TRAN/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
2161 Palm Road S
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #29442541
Courtesy of MILES GODLONTON/Lethbridge Real Estate.com
1045 DOMINION Street
Kamloops, British Columbia MLS® #29442558
Courtesy of Linda Turner/RE/MAX Real Estate (Kamloops)
764 KING STREET
London East (East L), Ontario MLS® #29442560
Courtesy of PERRY CASKANETTE/SUTTON GROUP - SELECT REALTY
BASEMENT - 100 WESTGATE AVENUE
Ajax (Central East), Ontario MLS® #29442577
Courtesy of MANSOOR ALI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
102A - 8111 YONGE STREET
Markham (Royal Orchard), Ontario MLS® #29442584
Courtesy of JIM COMMON/REALTY EXECUTIVES GROUP LTD.
1707 - 2645 KIPLING AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown), Ontario MLS® #29442589
Courtesy of DWIGHT CHRISTIAN DI MITO/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
414 - 858 DUPONT STREET
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29442596
Courtesy of AMAR TAMBER/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
1408 - 6 SONIC WAY
Toronto (Flemingdon Park), Ontario MLS® #29442623
Courtesy of RUSSELL KWAN/EXPRESS REALTY INC.
211 - 220 MAIN STREET N
Uxbridge, Ontario MLS® #29442628
Courtesy of KATHY WEBSTER/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
4322 WATERFORD CRESCENT
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29442635
Courtesy of JOEANN CHABROL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1802 TURNBERRY ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29442659
Courtesy of Marc LaFontaine/RE/MAX HALLMARK LAFONTAINE REALTY
11 Matchplay
Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29442661
Courtesy of Michael Doyle/Assist-2-Sell Homeworks Realty
185 - 200 VETERANS DRIVE
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29442680
Courtesy of GURBAJ SINGH/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
13 - 38 IANNUZZI STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29442692
Courtesy of ROB D'SOUZA/EXP REALTY
3902 Alexis Park Drive
Vernon, British Columbia MLS® #29442217
Courtesy of Steve Bearss/3 Percent Realty Inc.
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".
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.
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.
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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