43 - 17 NICHOLSON STREET
Lucan Biddulph (Lucan), Ontario MLS® #29144884
Courtesy of MATTHEW BARR/EXP 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.
302 - 137 ELGIN STREET
Saugeen Shores, Ontario MLS® #29144886
Courtesy of KEVIN GILCHRIST/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
61 Tucker Circle
Okotoks, Alberta MLS® #29143550
Courtesy of Fiona T. Christiaansen/RE/MAX Realty Professionals
7989 Canola AVENUE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29143586
Courtesy of Josh Grimm/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
105 9807 104 AVENUE
Fort St. John, British Columbia MLS® #29143872
Courtesy of Elizabeth Chi/Century 21 Energy Realty
403 - 50 HALL ROAD
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29143916
Courtesy of BRITNEY HACK/Royal Lepage Real Estate Associates
2 INDER HEIGHTS DRIVE
Brampton (Snelgrove), Ontario MLS® #29143930
Courtesy of AZHAR ABRAR/iCloud Realty Ltd.
LOT 16 PARADISE ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29144077
Courtesy of Carrie Nicholson/Century 21 Energy Realty (PG)
508 KING STREET E
Caledon (Bolton North), Ontario MLS® #29144116
Courtesy of LAURA COMPAGNI/ROYAL LEPAGE YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
39 - 1333 MARY STREET N
Oshawa (Centennial), Ontario MLS® #29144281
Courtesy of JENN THIEBAUD/KELLER WILLIAMS ENERGY REAL ESTATE
242 EAST 28TH STREET
Hamilton (Eastmount), Ontario MLS® #29144370
Courtesy of JASON ROLAND MASOTTI/CENTURY 21 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD.
427 COLBORNE Street Unit# 6
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29144399
Courtesy of Darryl Van Sickle/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc.
98 - 5230 GLEN ERIN DRIVE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29144483
Courtesy of FRANK PLESA/SUTTON GROUP - SUMMIT REALTY INC.
138 Lehrer CLOSE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29142413
Courtesy of Jordan Boyes/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
39 LEWIS STREET
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29142418
Courtesy of AUDREY AZAD/RE/MAX HALLMARK ESTATE GROUP REALTY LTD.
1675 SCUGOG STREET
Scugog (Port Perry), Ontario MLS® #29142449
Courtesy of BRETT PUCKRIN/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
32 Yorkville Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29142526
Courtesy of Pranshu Dixit/Royal LePage Solutions
5610 JANIS STREET|Sardis South
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29142538
Courtesy of Elena Kim/Royal Lepage Wheeler Cheam
5904 188 STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29142545
Courtesy of Robert Kalo/RE/MAX Treeland Realty
206 3363 WESTWOOD DRIVE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29142610
Courtesy of Jasmine LeBrun/Team Powerhouse Realty
317 GALLANTRY WAY
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29142677
Courtesy of Joanne Tibbles/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
119 BARLOW PLACE
Brant (Paris), Ontario MLS® #29142696
Courtesy of CHERYL MICHELLE VANSICKLE/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE HOUSE LTD
79 HIGHCASTLE ROAD
Toronto (Morningside), Ontario MLS® #29142831
Courtesy of Michelle Marleau/REALTY ONE GROUP REVEAL
543 HOWDEN STREET
Peterborough (Otonabee Ward 1), Ontario MLS® #29142867
Courtesy of KEN BARRICK/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY
238 BRIARMEADOW DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29143024
Courtesy of KRU JAGAD/Keller Williams Home Group Realty
B100 6286 203 STREET
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #29143036
Courtesy of Jamie Schreder/Royal LePage - Wolstencroft
2 - 195 BOURDEAU BOULEVARD
The Nation, Ontario MLS® #29143043
Courtesy of Kevin Janega/PAUL RUSHFORTH REAL ESTATE INC.
4201 97A Highway
Spallumcheen, British Columbia MLS® #29143163
Courtesy of Gordon Aikema/B.C. Farm & Ranch Realty Corp.
1485 CRANBERRY LAKE ROAD
Valemount, British Columbia MLS® #29143207
Courtesy of Sherri Malone/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
196 Burgess CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29143245
Courtesy of Finley (Fin) Macfarlane/Real Broker SK Ltd.
226 1427 DOG CREEK ROAD
Williams Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29143271
Courtesy of Samantha Jensen/Real Broker BC LTD
1111 - 105 GEORGE STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29143485
Courtesy of BOSKO SCEPANOVIC/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
303 - 238 BESSERER STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29143524
Courtesy of Greg Hamre/RE/MAX AFFILIATES REALTY LTD.
3426 STRANG DRIVE
Niagara Falls (Chippawa), Ontario MLS® #29142172
Courtesy of Jake Scervino/EXP REALTY
68 Masters Street SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29142177
Courtesy of Marlene F. MacDonald/Engel & Völkers Calgary
20 BURNLEY PLACE
Brampton (Heart Lake West), Ontario MLS® #29142184
Courtesy of NICK CUONG CHUONG/LPT REALTY
51 Tucker CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29142230
Courtesy of Cameron (Cam) E Bird Realty Prof. Corp./RE/MAX Saskatoon
63 RIVER RIDGE ROAD
Barrie (Bayshore), Ontario MLS® #29142285
Courtesy of PEGGY HILL/RE/MAX HALLMARK PEGGY HILL GROUP REALTY
11 Billard Avenue
Mt. Pearl, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29142297
Courtesy of TOM CLIFT/Keller Williams Platinum Realty
20 ASHTON CRESCENT
Brampton (Central Park), Ontario MLS® #29142329
Courtesy of ATHAR JAMAL JAFRI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE 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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