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.
78 Peddle Drive
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29345907
Courtesy of ROBERT GARDNER/RE/MAX Central Real Estate Ltd. - Grand Falls-Win
65275 Range Rd 114A
Lac La Biche County, Alberta MLS® #29326202
Courtesy of Derek C. Claffey/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
5815 97 St NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29336017
Courtesy of Tanner Wormald/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
13230 S WEST BEAVERLEY ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29361385
Courtesy of Kristin Houghtaling/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
2307 MCBRIDE CRESCENT
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29361296
Courtesy of Chris Fancy/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
9486 COOK STREET|Chilliwack Proper West
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29361575
Courtesy of Jana Jin/Wealth Realty Inc.
41 STALBRIDGE AVENUE
Brampton (Fletcher's Creek South), Ontario MLS® #29362030
Courtesy of RAJA RANDHAWA/RE/MAX PRESIDENT REALTY
6984 HIGHWAY 62
Belleville (Thurlow Ward), Ontario MLS® #29362042
Courtesy of TINA PENNACCHIO/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
PH02 - 25 CAPREOL COURT
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29361830
Courtesy of MARY GHELICHKHANI/THE REAL ESTATE OFFICE INC.
323 - 18 HARDING BOULEVARD
Richmond Hill (Harding), Ontario MLS® #29361835
Courtesy of MARYAM NOORIAN/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
1340 HEARNS PLACE
Milton (BW Bowes), Ontario MLS® #29361924
Courtesy of Muhammad Ali/CENTURY 21 PROPERTY ZONE REALTY INC.
301 - 25 KING STREET
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #29361936
Courtesy of ALEX CYR/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
221 - 51 CLARINGTON BOULEVARD
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29361974
Courtesy of THIRU GOBIRAJ/ROYAL LEPAGE IGNITE REALTY
35 KELSO CRESCENT
Vaughan (Maple), Ontario MLS® #29361981
Courtesy of MARCO SHAMSHIRI TEHRANI/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
310 - 543 TIMOTHY STREET W
Newmarket (Central Newmarket), Ontario MLS® #29361979
Courtesy of MIKE CARTWRIGHT/MAIN STREET REALTY LTD.
66 VARCOE ROAD
Clarington (Courtice), Ontario MLS® #29361861
Courtesy of ROSANA RUSSO/ENGEL & VOLKERS TORONTO CENTRAL
3007 - 39 ROEHAMPTON AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29361753
Courtesy of RAYMOND M.C. LEE/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
808 - 2343 KHALSA GATE
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29361866
Courtesy of SAGAR BATRA/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
4211 CHARLES CL SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29361931
Courtesy of Matthew G. Harrison/MaxWell Challenge Realty
608 - 7167 YONGE STREET
Markham (Thornhill), Ontario MLS® #29361897
Courtesy of Salim Fatouhi/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
21 FAIR WINDS LANE
East Gwillimbury (Holland Landing), Ontario MLS® #29361900
Courtesy of NELLY HUNG/EXP REALTY
509 - 5131 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Malvern), Ontario MLS® #29361892
Courtesy of VISHNU SIVASUBRAMANIAM/ROYAL LEPAGE IGNITE REALTY
358 DANFORTH AVENUE
Toronto (Playter Estates-Danforth), Ontario MLS® #29361859
Courtesy of VIPUL SHAH/PONTIS REALTY INC.
142 Green Meadow ROAD
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29362100
Courtesy of Rob Pederson/Realtyone Real Estate Services Inc.
BASEMENT - 413 FERNLEIGH CIRCLE S
Richmond Hill (Crosby), Ontario MLS® #29362314
Courtesy of HEIDI HANNA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1190 EWERT STREET
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29361297
Courtesy of Denise Dunn/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
79 1000 INVERNESS ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29361521
Courtesy of Shannon Horrigan/RE/MAX Core Realty
79 SUNRISE DRIVE
Markham (Milliken Mills East), Ontario MLS® #29361836
Courtesy of GUANG YANG/REAL LAND REALTY INC.
A-1501 - 9763 MARKHAM ROAD
Markham (Greensborough), Ontario MLS® #29361723
Courtesy of DEV SAINI/RE/MAX PARAMOUNT REALTY
6752 14TH AVENUE
Markham (Box Grove), Ontario MLS® #29361898
Courtesy of MAN YEE SHEK/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
12334 MCLAUGHLIN ROAD
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #29361925
Courtesy of IRINIE NAKHLA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
4556 SCHIBLI STREET
Smithers, British Columbia MLS® #29361660
Courtesy of Ron Lapadat/RE/MAX Bulkley Valley
56 Manor Drive
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29361848
Courtesy of Lisa Purdy/Royal LePage Atlantic
158 KING Street N Unit# 8- 2604
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29361850
Courtesy of Jon Hutton/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
858 NORTHERN HARRIER LN NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29361987
Courtesy of Marco Bernales/Exp Realty
8 EATON PARK LANE
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #29361975
Courtesy of MAY LIU/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
1805 Stalker Rd
Gabriola Island, British Columbia MLS® #29361970
Courtesy of Tina Lynch/Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty Gabriola
1001 - 1 DE BOERS DRIVE
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #29362031
Courtesy of JAMIE LEE/REMAX YC REALTY
11 MARTINA CRESCENT
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #29362024
Courtesy of LISA SINOPOLI/RE/MAX HALLMARK 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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide