2623 GARRISON CROSSING
Pickering (Duffin Heights), Ontario MLS® #29046704
Courtesy of NINA AU/RIFE REALTY
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.
3106 - 4978 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Lansing-Westgate), Ontario MLS® #29046754
Courtesy of JIM MO/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
290 SHOREACRES Road
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29046949
Courtesy of Marg Morren/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
277 Maliview Dr
Salt Spring, British Columbia MLS® #29046937
Courtesy of Mike Hardy/Pemberton Holmes - Salt Spring
22 CRAWFORD ROSE DRIVE
Aurora (Aurora Heights), Ontario MLS® #29046982
Courtesy of HELEN AVRAAM NEOPHYTOU/ROYAL LEPAGE CONNECT REALTY
1507 - 30 NELSON STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29046697
Courtesy of RAY WANG/AVION REALTY INC.
1565 MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD
Toronto (Lawrence Park North), Ontario MLS® #29046700
Courtesy of BELINDA MARIE LELLI/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
28 FORTY FIRST STREET
Toronto (Long Branch), Ontario MLS® #29046899
Courtesy of TANYA ISABELLE REDA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
58 Underwood Road
Garlands Crossing, Nova Scotia MLS® #29046875
Courtesy of Johnathon Benedict/Royal LePage Atlantic - Valley(Windsor)
28 TIVOLI COURT
Toronto (Guildwood), Ontario MLS® #29046755
Courtesy of HEATHER ANN LEMIEUX/ROYAL LEPAGE CONNECT REALTY
430 SARTY Road
Hebbs Cross, Nova Scotia MLS® #29046940
Courtesy of Mark Seamone/EXIT Realty Inter Lake
430 SARTY Road
Hebbs Cross, Nova Scotia MLS® #29046938
Courtesy of Mark Seamone/EXIT Realty Inter Lake
25 Maple Avenue
Hantsport, Nova Scotia MLS® #29046902
Courtesy of Nick Boyce/Royal LePage Atlantic - Valley(Windsor)
1314 - 120 BROADWAY AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29046701
Courtesy of JEREMY ZHU/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
6002 - 225 COMMERCE STREET
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29046706
Courtesy of FANGFANG MA/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
1010 - 80 QUEENS WHARF ROAD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29046698
Courtesy of ANNIE LI/RE/MAX EPIC REALTY
1102 - 520 STEELES AVENUE W
Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #29046756
Courtesy of SOHEIL SHIVARANI/INTERCITY REALTY INC.
3202 - 55 COOPER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29046751
Courtesy of NINA AU/RIFE REALTY
8 Highland Avenue
Brookfield, Nova Scotia MLS® #29046903
Courtesy of Kathy Harpell/Royal LePage Atlantic (Enfield)
44 HALLS Drive
Elora, Ontario MLS® #29046946
Courtesy of Nina Sran/KELLER WILLIAMS INNOVATION REALTY
253 Sissiboo Street
Weymouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29046941
Courtesy of Jamie Smith/RE/MAX Banner Real Estate
180 Lakeview Avenue
Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29046939
Courtesy of Lee Howles/Sutton Group Professional Realty
29 Douglas Woods Gardens SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29046852
Courtesy of Lahiru Silva/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
12 ARMOUR BOULEVARD
Toronto (Bedford Park-Nortown), Ontario MLS® #29046702
Courtesy of BELINDA MARIE LELLI/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
758 RICHMOND STREET W
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29046699
Courtesy of MICHAEL S. WEISS/WEISS REALTY LTD.
61 FOUR SEASONS CRESCENT
Newmarket (Woodland Hill), Ontario MLS® #29046707
Courtesy of SLAVA RYZHIKOV/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
88 SUNSHINE DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Observatory), Ontario MLS® #29046757
Courtesy of MI SOOK KWEON/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
11 NEWTON STREET
Barrie (Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29046985
Courtesy of MARK TURCOTTE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
BSMT - 8 TARMACK DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Jefferson), Ontario MLS® #29046710
Courtesy of DANIEL LIN/EVERLAND REALTY INC.
3009 - 5 MARINER TERRACE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29046703
Courtesy of AK ALIREZAEI MAJDABADI KOHNEH/ZOLO REALTY
3209 - 11 BOGERT AVENUE
Toronto (Lansing-Westgate), Ontario MLS® #29046753
Courtesy of TONY LI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
154 ELGIN Crescent
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29046948
Courtesy of LEE S. QUAILE/Chestnut Park Realty Southwestern Ontario Limited
Lot 310 220 Hideaway Trail
Brookside, Nova Scotia MLS® #29046936
Courtesy of Margaret Craig/Engel & Volkers
7506 CLUBVIEW LANE
Niagara Falls (Oldfield), Ontario MLS® #29046873
Courtesy of Matthew Shaw/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
372 GATESTONE Boulevard
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29046885
Courtesy of LUKE SHANTZ/RE/MAX SOLID GOLD REALTY (II) LTD.
LOWER - 16 DOREEN COURT
Hamilton (Huntington), Ontario MLS® #29046211
Courtesy of MELANIE LEBEL/KELLER WILLIAMS EDGE REALTY
8 CEDAR COURT
South River, Ontario MLS® #29046230
Courtesy of TRACY GORDON TOYE/RE/MAX CROSSTOWN REALTY INC.
BSMT - 1257 ROPER DRIVE
Milton (DE Dempsey), Ontario MLS® #29046418
Courtesy of ARASAN RAJADURAI/ROYAL LEPAGE IGNITE REALTY
1102 - 2379 CENTRAL PARK DRIVE
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #29046451
Courtesy of ELIZABETH HAYDE/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
79 Garnet Cres
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #29046557
Courtesy of Prabhjot Singh/Century 21 All Stars 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
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