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
2281 BLACKWATER ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29262127
Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
512 45497 CAMPUS DRIVE|Garrison Crossing
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29261996
Courtesy of Scott McVetty/RE/MAX Nyda Realty Inc.
52111 Rge Rd 270
Parkland County, Alberta MLS® #29262470
Courtesy of Geneva K. Tetreault/Century 21 Masters
4033 HURONTARIO Street Unit# 1
Mississauga, Ontario MLS® #29262487
Courtesy of Zaya Oshana/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
555 MARKHAM STREET
Toronto (Palmerston-Little Italy), Ontario MLS® #29262379
Courtesy of DANIEL TODD FREEMAN/FREEMAN REAL ESTATE LTD.
1705 - 70 TOWN CENTRE COURT
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29262468
Courtesy of VICTORIA LEE/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
405 - 23 REAN DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29262514
Courtesy of AYDIN OSKOUEI/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
10662 WINSTON CHURCHILL BOULEVARD
Halton Hills (Rural Halton Hills), Ontario MLS® #29262526
Courtesy of DIPINDER GREWAL/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
699 NINTH AVENUE
Hamilton (Hampton Heights), Ontario MLS® #29262502
Courtesy of CONRAD GUY ZURINI/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
1203 - 30 HAYDEN STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29262610
Courtesy of QILUN XU/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
1109 SECRETARIATE ROAD
Newmarket (Stonehaven-Wyndham), Ontario MLS® #29262519
Courtesy of SHARON ZHU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
44 SUNVALE PLACE
Hamilton (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #29262571
Courtesy of ROB MULLETT/ROYAL LEPAGE BURLOAK REAL ESTATE SERVICES
132 - 19 LINDISFARNE WAY
Markham (Markham Village), Ontario MLS® #29262564
Courtesy of TARA HOUGHTON/ROYAL LEPAGE ELITE REALTY
2146 SHADY GLEN ROAD
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29262639
Courtesy of HARSHDEEP SINGH/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
14115 Township Road 544
Peers, Alberta MLS® #29262449
Courtesy of TASHA WILLIAMS/CENTURY 21 TWIN REALTY
296, 99 Arbour Lake Road NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29262653
Courtesy of Marc A. Miiller/REMAX Innovations
1085 HARROGATE Drive Unit# 31
Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #29262355
Courtesy of Sandra Borea/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY BROKERAGE UNIT 36
43 MCCANDLESS COURT
Caledon (Caledon East), Ontario MLS® #29262800
Courtesy of ANDREW COURSON/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
54 Rockbluff Close NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29262742
Courtesy of Mark Stanley A. Jamias/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
9614 120 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29262469
Courtesy of Sunguo Wang/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
2201 - 55 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29262490
Courtesy of DANIEL LIU/EVERLAND REALTY INC.
1554 Marina Way
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia MLS® #29262503
Courtesy of Laura Solowoniuk/460 Realty Inc. (QU)
64 RIVER ROAD
Greater Napanee (Greater Napanee), Ontario MLS® #29262508
Courtesy of WADE MITCHELL/EXIT REALTY ACCELERATION REAL ESTATE, BROKERAGE
LPH05B - 20 SHORE BREEZE DRIVE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29262527
Courtesy of SEAN SEIVWRIGHT/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
41242 Range Road 205
Rural Camrose County, Alberta MLS® #29262522
Courtesy of Reba Buhler/eXp Realty
208 - 111 ELIZABETH STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29262515
Courtesy of RYAN WONG/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
12 PLATT STREET W
Brighton, Ontario MLS® #29262572
Courtesy of LARRY SEENS/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
114 - 1555 KINGSTON ROAD
Pickering (Town Centre), Ontario MLS® #29262623
Courtesy of JACQUELINE RODNEY/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
2015 - 55 COOPER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29262611
Courtesy of JUNG HOON JOHN KIM/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
256 KNOX ROAD E
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29262635
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
1103 - 250 WEBB DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29262642
Courtesy of REENA SAHOTA/HOMELIFE SILVERCITY REALTY INC.
704 - 1121 STEELES AVENUE W
Toronto (Westminster-Branson), Ontario MLS® #29262609
Courtesy of YUVAL IZCHAKI/PROPERTY.CA INC.
206, 437 Alpine Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29262685
Courtesy of Jessica D. Holmstrom/CIR Realty
308 947 Whirlaway Cres
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #29262786
Courtesy of Kimberly Cardinal/eXp Realty
202 - 350 PRINCESS ROYAL DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29262390
Courtesy of NANCY MACKAY/EXP REALTY
709 - 725 KING STREET W
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29262516
Courtesy of NICK WHITTINGTON/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
33 EVANS STREET
Prince Edward County (Picton Ward), Ontario MLS® #29262535
Courtesy of LALLI MATHARU/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE 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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