73 SUPERIOR Street
Devon, Alberta MLS® #29441052
Courtesy of Erin Holowach/ComFree
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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
#2 4403 RIVERBEND RD NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29444097
Courtesy of Justin Iyizoba/Trusted Advisers Realty
2507 - 60 TOWN CENTRE COURT
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29444085
Courtesy of PATRICK CHEN/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
87 NEWCOMBE ROAD
Hamilton (Dundas), Ontario MLS® #29443145
Courtesy of SLAVICA MUTNJAKOVIC/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1635 MILITARY TRAIL
Toronto (Centennial Scarborough), Ontario MLS® #29443296
Courtesy of DANIELLE LEVY/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
242 Rodney Drive
Malagawatch, Nova Scotia MLS® #29443316
Courtesy of Tanja Wypper/Cape Breton Realty
3902 19 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29443342
Courtesy of Melanie Todd/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
3191 PERTH 163 ROAD
West Perth (Fullarton), Ontario MLS® #29443359
Courtesy of RASHEED SYED/EXP REALTY
11 OLD PORTAGE ROAD
Prince Edward County (Ameliasburg Ward), Ontario MLS® #29443361
Courtesy of RAVEENDRAN VINAYAKAMOORTHY/HOMELIFE/CHAMPIONS REALTY INC.
411 CUMMER AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29443436
Courtesy of DON ZHOU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
505 - 38 GRENVILLE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29443943
Courtesy of JOHN GO/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
7 - 1755 RATHBURN ROAD E
Mississauga (Rathwood), Ontario MLS® #29443962
Courtesy of MARC ROUTHIER/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
67 MAGPIE WAY
Whitby (Blue Grass Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29443967
Courtesy of JUNAID SALEEM/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
3606 - 60 BRIAN HARRISON WAY
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29444047
Courtesy of JAMES CONG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
196 LINGHAM STREET
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #29444054
Courtesy of Akash Jane/THE CANADIAN HOME REALTY INC.
103 FITZGIBBON AVENUE E
Toronto (Eglinton East), Ontario MLS® #29444061
Courtesy of HASAN SHIBLY/ON THE BLOCK
608 - 255 KEATS WAY
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29444066
Courtesy of YANG CHEN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1408 - 1285 DUPONT STREET
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29443448
Courtesy of SCARLETT YU/SMART SOLD REALTY
29 DANIEL STREET S
Arnprior, Ontario MLS® #29443486
Courtesy of Cheri Borutski/COLDWELL BANKER SARAZEN REALTY
2306 - 65 EAST LIBERTY STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29443493
Courtesy of JUDY JUNG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
405 ANDERSON STREET
Whitby (Blue Grass Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29443498
Courtesy of SWATHILAKSHMI MIRIYALA/CENTURY 21 TITANS REALTY INC.
8 - 5 MAIN STREET S
Uxbridge, Ontario MLS® #29443501
Courtesy of A J HINCER/HOMELIFE CLASSIC REALTY INC.
154 North Kemptville Road
Kemptville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29443520
Courtesy of Tiffany Atkinson/Modern Realty
100 - 10 MILNER BUSINESS COURT
Toronto (Malvern), Ontario MLS® #29443599
Courtesy of BABU KANDEL/EVEREST REALTY LTD.
5255 TAGISH COURT
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29443669
Courtesy of AZHAR KHAN/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
1607 - 235 GRANDRAVINE DRIVE
Toronto (Glenfield-Jane Heights), Ontario MLS® #29443688
Courtesy of TANYA PODOLSKAIA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1322 BIRCHVIEW DRIVE
Mississauga (Lorne Park), Ontario MLS® #29443690
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
506 8509 158 STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29443746
Courtesy of Scott Higgins/Hugh & McKinnon Realty Ltd.
13 Lorne Street
North Sydney, Nova Scotia MLS® #29443765
Courtesy of Eric Young/3% Realty Nova Scotia
1226 TALISMAN MANOR
Pickering, Ontario MLS® #29443830
Courtesy of DEVON ASHLEY ABBRUZZESE/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
67 - 590 NORTH SERVICE ROAD
Hamilton (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #29444093
Courtesy of TAMMY TROWERS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
23 - 125 HALL STREET W
Richmond Hill (Mill Pond), Ontario MLS® #29444086
Courtesy of OLGA MALLER/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
970 Flagstick Rd
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia MLS® #29444098
Courtesy of Nicole Proch/Royal LePage Island Living (PK)
2202 - 1 QUARRINGTON LANE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29443494
Courtesy of JANICE ZHANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
3138 Highway 320
D'Escousse, Nova Scotia MLS® #29443576
Courtesy of Margaret Landry/RE/MAX Park Place Inc. (Port Hawkesbury)
1228 HAIG BOULEVARD
Mississauga (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #29443677
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
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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