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.
400 5556 50 Avenue
St. Paul Town, Alberta MLS® #29199362
Courtesy of Tyler J. Poirier/Century 21 Poirier Real Estate
28 Milton Road
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29244531
Courtesy of DEBBIE BUDDEN/Keller Williams Platinum Realty
9413 118 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29273031
Courtesy of Conor J. Clarke/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
4112 4108 Calgary Trl NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29273032
Courtesy of Julie Lam/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
5616 94A Street
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29268471
Courtesy of Edward W. Stenger/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
500 GREEN Road Unit# 1218
Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #29290995
Courtesy of Paulina Pasierbek/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
65 FRONT STREET W
Strathroy-Caradoc (NW), Ontario MLS® #29291107
Courtesy of DANIEL KIEKENS/KELLER WILLIAMS LIFESTYLES
41100 S BEDNESTI LAKE ROAD
Bednesti, British Columbia MLS® #29291121
Courtesy of Kevin Anderson/2 Percent Realty Experts
220 45669 MCINTOSH DRIVE|Chilliwack Proper South
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29291138
Courtesy of Sonia Toor/Century 21 Creekside Realty (Luckakuck)
17825 E BARNSTON DRIVE DRIVE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29291169
Courtesy of Ishraq Islam/RE/MAX Blueprint
73 HOPE STREET E
East Zorra-Tavistock (Tavistock), Ontario MLS® #29291354
Courtesy of BLAKE BERFELZ/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
603 Citadel Terrace NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29291373
Courtesy of Brian Cheung/Keller Williams BOLD Realty
2 VERA Street
St. Catharines, Ontario MLS® #29291380
Courtesy of Rob Golfi/RE/MAX Escarpment Golfi Realty Inc.
642 YONGE STREET
Barrie (Painswick South), Ontario MLS® #29291431
Courtesy of MASOOD WAHAB/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
2201 GRAHAM AVENUE
Prince Rupert, British Columbia MLS® #29291746
Courtesy of Nadia Movold/RE/MAX Coast Mountains (PR)
216 - 245 DAVISVILLE AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29291765
Courtesy of ELLI DAVIS/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
6811 VALLAS CIRCLE
London South (South V), Ontario MLS® #29289568
Courtesy of MIGUEL FREITAS/KELLER WILLIAMS LIFESTYLES
170 Thomas Rd
Salt Spring, British Columbia MLS® #29289784
Courtesy of Kelly Regen/Macdonald Realty Salt Spring Island
107 - 166 SOUTHDALE ROAD
London South (South O), Ontario MLS® #29289823
Courtesy of ANKUR KANSAL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
4279 SOUTH ROUTLEDGE ROAD
London South (South V), Ontario MLS® #29289861
Courtesy of ANNA GLADYSZ/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
908 - 908 ST LAURENT BOULEVARD S
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29289878
Courtesy of Pierre Rochette/COLDWELL BANKER SARAZEN REALTY
6958 ST ANTHONY CRESCENT
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29289912
Courtesy of Kevin Anderson/2 Percent Realty Experts
107 EARL CUDDIE BOULEVARD
Scugog (Port Perry), Ontario MLS® #29289967
Courtesy of SCOTT ROY/RE/MAX JAZZ INC.
108 - 71 DONALD FLEMING WAY
Whitby (Pringle Creek), Ontario MLS® #29290034
Courtesy of PUNEET BHARDWAJ/DREAM HOUSE REAL ESTATE INC.
210 Clubhouse BOULEVARD
Warman, Saskatchewan MLS® #29290116
Courtesy of Kelli Meckelborg/RE/MAX Saskatoon
D 7533 WREN STREET
Mission, British Columbia MLS® #29290262
Courtesy of Amritpal Sahil/Century 21 Coastal Realty Ltd.
207, 881 15 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29290320
Courtesy of Dylan Kisilowski/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
51 HAYS VALE DRIVE
Prince Rupert, British Columbia MLS® #29290356
Courtesy of Sunny Nanan/Realty One Real Estate Ltd
604 - 218 QUEENS QUAY W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29290394
Courtesy of ADAM WANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
14693 WEST BEACH AVENUE
White Rock, British Columbia MLS® #29290508
Courtesy of Lily Zhong/RE/MAX Westcoast
53 HINCKS Street
New Hamburg, Ontario MLS® #29290527
Courtesy of ADAM PADFIELD/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE HOUSE LTD.
1917 SPRUCE STREET
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29290801
Courtesy of Mike Hurrell/Maxsave Real Estate Services
53 CARRINGTON (BSMT) PLACE
Guelph (Kortright West), Ontario MLS® #29288983
Courtesy of SHAWN PANDEY/ROYAL LEPAGE CREDIT VALLEY REAL ESTATE
85 DUKE Street W Unit# 1408
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29288990
Courtesy of MIKE HARVEY/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
80 LONDON ROAD W
Guelph (Exhibition Park), Ontario MLS® #29288995
Courtesy of DAVID HALLS/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
58 VILLENEUVE CRESCENT
London East (East I), Ontario MLS® #29289001
Courtesy of HANNA STADLER/SUTTON GROUP - SELECT REALTY
Township Road 703A
Rural Greenview No. 16, M.D. of, Alberta MLS® #29289006
Courtesy of Morgan MacLean/Grassroots Realty Group Ltd.
606 13623 81A AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29289013
Courtesy of Jashan Grewal/Century 21 Coastal Realty Ltd.
18208 21A AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29289018
Courtesy of Lena Xu/RE/MAX Colonial Pacific 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
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