7832 LATROBE PLACE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29147956
Courtesy of Rob Richard/Royal LePage Aspire 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.
948 Flagstick Rd
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia MLS® #29148233
Courtesy of Nicole Proch/Royal LePage Parksville-Qualicum Beach Realty (PK)
6 MANORCREST DRIVE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29148238
Courtesy of JACOB SAMUEL KERZNER/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
492 Chinook Gate Square SW
Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #29148257
Courtesy of Ulises Ramirez/PropZap Realty
1409 - 763 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29148240
Courtesy of JANE YANG/EASTIDE REALTY
6 MARINE DRIVE
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29148245
Courtesy of VIREN SUD/KELLER WILLIAMS LEGACIES REALTY
6501 - 1 CONCORD CITYPLACE WAY
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29148276
Courtesy of JAMIE WU/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
24 PLEASANT VIEW CRESCENT
Kawartha Lakes (Mariposa), Ontario MLS® #29145253
Courtesy of ELLEN LESLIE/SUTTON GROUP-HERITAGE REALTY INC.
127 McDonald ROAD
Estevan, Saskatchewan MLS® #29148283
Courtesy of Amanda Mack/Coldwell Banker Choice Real Estate
9 - 650 CHILDS DRIVE
Milton (TM Timberlea), Ontario MLS® #29147571
Courtesy of ABDUL JABBAR ANJUM/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
72 Creekstone Grove SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29147583
Courtesy of David Lofthaug/Bode Platform Inc.
54402 Range Road 154
Rural Yellowhead County, Alberta MLS® #29147622
Courtesy of LORI GELMICI-HANNI/ROYAL LEPAGE EDSON REAL ESTATE
1910 167A STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29147665
Courtesy of TJ Samra/RE/MAX Colonial Pacific Realty
605 - 9255 JANE STREET
Vaughan (Maple), Ontario MLS® #29147691
Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER LAU/UNION CAPITAL REALTY
10 MAINLAND CRESCENT E
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #29147696
Courtesy of MANGATT TAHIR/RE/MAX MILLENNIUM REAL ESTATE
8900 Jim Bailey Road Unit# 115
Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29147704
Courtesy of Keith Watts/RE/MAX Kelowna
40 PALACE Street Unit# J2
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29147709
Courtesy of SARADHA SOMA/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC. BROKERAGE
28 CAPE DORSET CRESCENT
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29147730
Courtesy of PUNEET BHARDWAJ/DREAM HOUSE REAL ESTATE INC.
320 - 457 PLAINS ROAD E
Burlington (LaSalle), Ontario MLS® #29147735
Courtesy of ANDY ANAND CHRISTIAN/ROYAL LEPAGE CREDIT VALLEY REAL ESTATE
12170 COUNTY 3 ROAD
North Dundas, Ontario MLS® #29147742
Courtesy of Emily Blanchard/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
10 6574 Baird Rd
Port Renfrew, British Columbia MLS® #29147759
Courtesy of Candice Kelly/RE/MAX Camosun
780 Houghton Road Unit# 210
Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29147761
Courtesy of Steven Wright/Royal LePage Kelowna
4, 4807 32 Street SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29145210
Courtesy of Julie Stefan/Royal LePage Solutions
4 MORRISON DRIVE
St. Thomas, Ontario MLS® #29145222
Courtesy of MARIAN WATERHOUSE/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
57 - 3360 COUNCIL RING ROAD
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29145234
Courtesy of MARK VETERE/RE/MAX IN THE HILLS INC.
3004 RIDEAU FERRY ROAD
Perth, Ontario MLS® #29145239
Courtesy of Stephanie Mols/COLDWELL BANKER FIRST OTTAWA REALTY
13 DUNHAM STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29145241
Courtesy of Martin Bertrand/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
67 KIMBERLY Crescent Unit# C
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29145260
Courtesy of SANDRA KROWIAK/ROYAL LEPAGE CROWN REALTY SERVICES INC.
45 FRONT STREET
Quinte West (Trenton Ward), Ontario MLS® #29145265
Courtesy of TIM MCKINNEY/RE/MAX QUINTE LTD.
347 Lake ST
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #29145272
Courtesy of Drew Butkovich/Remax Sault Ste. Marie Realty Inc.
Lot 16 Serenity Place Lane
Wheatley River, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29145277
Courtesy of Landan Weeks/ALLAN WEEKS REAL ESTATE CO.,LTD.
303 - 52 FOREST MANOR ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29145289
Courtesy of LUIS SIGIL/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
326 - 5858 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29145291
Courtesy of MARJAN SEYED SHALCHI/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
204 - 862 EGLINTON AVENUE E
Toronto (Leaside), Ontario MLS® #29145296
Courtesy of JOHN ROBB/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
BASEMENT - 19 BINGHAM STREET
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29145335
Courtesy of AARON CYRUS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
369 CASEY ROAD
Belleville (Thurlow Ward), Ontario MLS® #29145347
Courtesy of Kelly Paddon/RE/MAX QUINTE 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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