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
65275 Range Rd 114A
Lac La Biche County, Alberta MLS® #29326202
Courtesy of Derek C. Claffey/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
397 KING Street W Unit# 207
Dundas, Ontario MLS® #29392359
Courtesy of Amy Taylor/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
326B - 364 THE EAST MALL
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29392347
Courtesy of MARTI PHILP/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
529 LOGAN AVENUE
Toronto (North Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29392330
Courtesy of FATIMA BREGMAN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
7 Candy Lane
Hebron, Nova Scotia MLS® #29392265
Courtesy of Eva Stara Krebser/Engel & Volkers (Yarmouth)
6 DEERBROOK TRAIL
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #29392246
Courtesy of DEBI ALLEWAY/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
UPPER - 741 PROCTOR ROAD
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #29392253
Courtesy of DONGSHENG QIU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
Lot Granville Road
Port Wade, Nova Scotia MLS® #29392241
Courtesy of Shauna Denton/Exit Realty Town & Country
40 - 1200 SPEERS ROAD
Oakville (QE Queen Elizabeth), Ontario MLS® #29392171
Courtesy of DARLENE WATTS/CENTURY 21 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD.
Lot Belmont Avenue
Stellarton, Nova Scotia MLS® #29391162
Courtesy of Kelly Stinson/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
925 TOWNLINE ROAD N
Clarington (Courtice), Ontario MLS® #29392329
Courtesy of BILL MORRISON/SUTTON GROUP-HERITAGE REALTY INC.
107 ARCHDEKIN DRIVE
Brampton (Queen Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29392348
Courtesy of MARK JONATHAN RICHARDSON/EXP REALTY
223-225 Wakabayashi WAY
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29392362
Courtesy of Kevin Cross/Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate
205 - 1535 LAKESHORE ROAD E
Mississauga (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #29392350
Courtesy of LISE PARADIS-NOEL/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
397 MARA ROAD
Brock (Beaverton), Ontario MLS® #29392343
Courtesy of RICHARD SHAWN GIBB/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
85 - 1850 KINGSTON ROAD
Pickering (Village East), Ontario MLS® #29392331
Courtesy of MATT SYLVESTER/SUTTON GROUP-HERITAGE REALTY INC.
1007 GARNET STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29392261
Courtesy of Kim Oberthier/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
3525 NORTHSIDE ROAD
Vanderhoof, British Columbia MLS® #29391497
Courtesy of Leila Roseberry/RE/MAX Vanderhoof
435 Quatsino Rd
Quatsino, British Columbia MLS® #29392363
Courtesy of Kristina Fedorak/460 Realty Inc. (PH)
1503 - 1055 SOUTHDOWN ROAD
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #29392356
Courtesy of MATTI SARAN/ROYAL LEPAGE REALTY CENTRE
135 BERNICE CRESCENT
Toronto (Rockcliffe-Smythe), Ontario MLS® #29392351
Courtesy of JENNIFER VAN GEYTENBEEK/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
3320 KEELE STREET
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29392349
Courtesy of ADAM PARSONS/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
800 WABA ROAD
Mississippi Mills, Ontario MLS® #29392298
Courtesy of Stephanie Mols/COLDWELL BANKER FIRST OTTAWA REALTY
74 Terrace Heights Drive
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia MLS® #29392161
Courtesy of Jake Chisholm/Results Realty Atlantic Inc.
A - 246 JAMES STREET E
Orillia, Ontario MLS® #29392250
Courtesy of MATTHEW LIGHTFOOT/RE/MAX RIGHT MOVE
24 - 91 AVONWOOD DRIVE
Stratford, Ontario MLS® #29392192
Courtesy of HUNTER AGNEW/RE/MAX A-B Realty Ltd
88 Brook Street
Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29392231
Courtesy of Kelly Brown/Keller Williams Select Realty
354 - 2485 TAUNTON ROAD W
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #29392352
Courtesy of NIKCO SIU KEUNG TSANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
UNIT 1 - 120 GUELPH STREET
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29392357
Courtesy of SAM SOLAKA/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
5303 FIRELANE 21
Port Colborne (Sherkston), Ontario MLS® #29392201
Courtesy of Milos Krtek/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
8511 SMALL LANE
Adjala-Tosorontio, Ontario MLS® #29392249
Courtesy of SPENCER-KALEB YANKOWSKI/EXP REALTY
MAIN - 741 PROCTOR ROAD
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #29392251
Courtesy of DONGSHENG QIU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
947 DEVERELL PLACE
Milton (CO Coates), Ontario MLS® #29392098
Courtesy of MANSOOR MIRZA/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
269 SCARLETT ROAD
Toronto (Rockcliffe-Smythe), Ontario MLS® #29392252
Courtesy of STEFANO PALERMO/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
49 PROVINCE Street S Unit# 1
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29392358
Courtesy of Cheryl Buis/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services
731 GARYRAY DRIVE
Toronto (Humber Summit), Ontario MLS® #29392353
Courtesy of JASON NOTSCH-KUPCHO/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
204 - 43 CREIGHTON STREET
Ramara (Atherley), Ontario MLS® #29392346
Courtesy of YASMIN PARISH/CENTURY 21 B.J. ROTH REALTY LTD.
72-74 Andrews Drive
Kensington, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29392360
Courtesy of Jimmy Dawson/NORTHERN LIGHTS REALTY LTD.
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