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
252B FINCH AVENUE E
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29287771
Courtesy of LEO LIN/RE/MAX ATRIUM HOME REALTY
919 ZELLER Crescent
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29287752
Courtesy of Igor Miljanovic/HOMELIFE MIRACLE REALTY LTD
3402, 1122 3 Street SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29287815
Courtesy of Zi Zhu Jiang/Homecare Realty Ltd.
148 GESHER CRESCENT
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #29287865
Courtesy of STEVE SHELEPIN/MOVE UP REALTY INC.
10006 152 ST NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29287877
Courtesy of Karm S. Sidhu/Sutton Premiere Real Estate
37 - 80 ACORN PLACE
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29287788
Courtesy of TJ WU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
15 ZANETTA CRESCENT
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #29287803
Courtesy of RAKESH CHANDER BABBER/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
2211 CALHOUN LI SW SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29287834
Courtesy of Gillian R. Kirkland/NOW Real Estate Group
24 PHOENIX BOULEVARD
Barrie, Ontario MLS® #29287896
Courtesy of RAJNISH GARG/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
BSMT - 329 HOMEWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29287884
Courtesy of KAM NOVIN/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
43 Sunrise Crescent NE
High River, Alberta MLS® #29287878
Courtesy of Mel Star/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
202, 8370 Broadcast Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29287811
Courtesy of Oliver Trutina/RE/MAX First
102, 8370 Broadcast Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29287804
Courtesy of Oliver Trutina/RE/MAX First
4609 - 88 QUEEN STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29287784
Courtesy of GILBERT WANG/HOMELIVING EMPIRE REALTY INC.
SH NW 11-48-21-W4 on Range Road 212
Armena, Alberta MLS® #29287830
Courtesy of Wally Wrubleski/Central Agencies Realty Inc.
73 OAK RIDGE BOULEVARD
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #29287816
Courtesy of Kim McKinney/RE/MAX QUINTE LTD.
919 ZELLER CRESCENT
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29287765
Courtesy of IGOR MILJANOVIC/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
17 BELLEFOND STREET
Vaughan (Kleinburg), Ontario MLS® #29287866
Courtesy of MICHAEL ANDREW ROY/SUTTON GROUP OLD MILL REALTY INC.
2813 - 231 FORT YORK BOULEVARD
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29287885
Courtesy of HAMID KHALILI/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
450 F - 1608 CHARLES STREET
Whitby (Port Whitby), Ontario MLS® #29287892
Courtesy of NAMAN JINDAL/RE/MAX METROPOLIS REALTY
227 Maple AVENUE
Yorkton, Saskatchewan MLS® #29287897
Courtesy of Deanne Arnold/Royal LePage Premier Realty
2602 - 85 WOOD STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29287761
Courtesy of HOWARD ZHU/PROPTECH REALTY INC.
403 - 5 DEFRIES STREET
Toronto (Regent Park), Ontario MLS® #29287785
Courtesy of DYLAN KIM/BAYTREE REAL ESTATE INC.
235 Cornerbrook Road NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29287797
Courtesy of Jag Sahota/Century 21 Bravo Realty
208 KINLOCH COURT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29287817
Courtesy of Lakshmipathi Kuppala/COLDWELL BANKER SARAZEN REALTY
60 Junegrass Terrace
Rural Rocky View County, Alberta MLS® #29287879
Courtesy of Lindsay Lerner/MaxWell Capital Realty
17-19 EAST MAIN STREET
Welland (Welland Downtown), Ontario MLS® #29287881
Courtesy of Christie Cassidy/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
8D LOOKOUT DRIVE
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29287893
Courtesy of KEVIN HARDING/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
3203 - 5 ST JOSEPH STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29287762
Courtesy of KYLE WANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
3 HARROW STREET
Mississauga (Malton), Ontario MLS® #29287801
Courtesy of HARJIT KAUR/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
11 HEYDON PARK ROAD
Toronto (Little Portugal), Ontario MLS® #29287818
Courtesy of ODETTE DIAS/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
995 NELLIE LITTLE CRESCENT
Newmarket (Stonehaven-Wyndham), Ontario MLS® #29287786
Courtesy of YINAN XIA/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
15 Copperstone Drive SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29287798
Courtesy of Shirley E. Evans/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
3N, 222 Eagle Ridge Drive SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29287825
Courtesy of Donna M. Delaney/CIR 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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