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
#134 52306 RGE ROAD 212
Rural Strathcona County, Alberta MLS® #29441574
Courtesy of Matthew Page/The Good Real Estate Company
#211 1820 RUTHERFORD RD SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29441670
Courtesy of Jigo George/Royal Lepage Summit Realty
1787 NORTH BAPTISTE LAKE ROAD
Hastings Highlands (Herschel Ward), Ontario MLS® #29441651
Courtesy of Stacy Pitts/RE/MAX COUNTRY CLASSICS LTD.
2004 - 480 FRONT STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29441656
Courtesy of JOHN WU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
506 - 38 GRENVILLE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29441675
Courtesy of SALLY XING/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1115 ABRUZZI PLACE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29441241
Courtesy of Arya Thadathil/Century 21 Energy Realty (PG)
25 3001 N MACKENZIE AVENUE
Williams Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29441140
Courtesy of Mailea Dahlback/Tanya Rankin Ltd
48522 ELK VIEW ROAD|Ryder Lake
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29441107
Courtesy of Linda Sexsmith/Advantage Property Management
2084 GRAYDON HILL CR SW CR SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29441203
Courtesy of Paramleen Sekhon/Exp Realty
24 RADSTOCK LANE
Champlain, Ontario MLS® #29441652
Courtesy of Mario Cyr/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
703 - 77 SHUTER STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29441676
Courtesy of JOY ZHANG/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
1614 - 50 DUNFIELD AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29441658
Courtesy of FAYE LI/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
603 - 42 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29441677
Courtesy of DANNY ZHANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
BASEMENT - 100 HESP DRIVE
Caledon (Bolton West), Ontario MLS® #29441665
Courtesy of CRISTIAN SIWIEC/RE/MAX EXPERTS
2177 LOCKWOOD CRESCENT
Strathroy-Caradoc (Mount Brydges), Ontario MLS® #29441672
Courtesy of MANIK KANWAR/GOLD EMPIRE REALTY INC.
1101 - 330 MCCOWAN ROAD
Toronto (Eglinton East), Ontario MLS® #29441659
Courtesy of JEFFREY SUN/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
329 DANNY WHEELER BOULEVARD
Georgina (Keswick North), Ontario MLS® #29441661
Courtesy of CECILIA GUO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1 HUCKLEBERRY LANE S
Markham (Bayview Glen), Ontario MLS® #29441680
Courtesy of HARLEEN KHURANA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
20053 FAREWELL CREEK ROAD
Smithers, British Columbia MLS® #29441408
Courtesy of Ron Lapadat/RE/MAX Bulkley Valley
2985 PETTY RD. (UPPER LEVEL)
London South (South W), Ontario MLS® #29441650
Courtesy of HAFIZ KHAN/NU-VISTA PINNACLE REALTY BROKERAGE INC
501 - 18 WATER WALK DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29441662
Courtesy of THOMAS CHONG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
265 W 4TH STREET
Vanderhoof, British Columbia MLS® #29441092
Courtesy of Jody Pedersen/RE/MAX Vanderhoof
7037 HOLMES ROAD
Lone Butte, British Columbia MLS® #29435990
Courtesy of Shay Mahoney/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
65 4125 Interurban Rd
Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29436443
Courtesy of Mary Brookes/Royal LePage Coast Capital - Chatterton
137 IRWIN AVENUE
Hamilton (Meadowlands), Ontario MLS® #29436448
Courtesy of ROB WINDMILL/Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage
9 ERIE COURT E
Loyalist (Amherstview), Ontario MLS® #29436455
Courtesy of PIERRE NADEAU/EXP REALTY, BROKERAGE
1054 Montague Road
Montague Gold Mines, Nova Scotia MLS® #29436462
Courtesy of Rena Sala/Red Door Realty
720 - 10 HONEYCRISP CRESCENT
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29436501
Courtesy of NICK XU/RE/MAX HALLMARK YORK GROUP REALTY LTD.
208 TOM TAYLOR CRESCENT
Newmarket (Summerhill Estates), Ontario MLS® #29436506
Courtesy of MEGAN YE/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
1005 - 3880 DUKE OF YORK BOULEVARD
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29436513
Courtesy of ABDUL KHALIQ/iCloud Realty Ltd.
803 - 335 WHEAT BOOM DRIVE
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29436520
Courtesy of DMITRI SEGAL/HOMETRADE REALTY INC.
37 - 3399 CASTLE ROCK PLACE
London South (South W), Ontario MLS® #29436525
Courtesy of AMAN DHALIWAL/NEWGEN REALTY EXPERTS
481 Conquerall Road
Conquerall Mills, Nova Scotia MLS® #29436537
Courtesy of Ingrid Ostrom/Red Door Realty
12554 Crestmont Boulevard SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29436544
Courtesy of James Schaeffler/RE/MAX First
571 PERRY STREET
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29435680
Courtesy of Jasper Croy/Century 21 Energy Realty(Qsnl)
268 JEDBURGH ROAD
Toronto (Lawrence Park North), Ontario MLS® #29436373
Courtesy of YUN LIU/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
8 BEECH STREET
Markham (Old Markham Village), Ontario MLS® #29436380
Courtesy of NING YIN/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
12112 HURONTARIO STREET
Brampton (Snelgrove), Ontario MLS® #29436385
Courtesy of MANINDER BARARA/RE/MAX CHAMPIONS REALTY INC.
3713 COUNTY RD 26 ROAD
Augusta, Ontario MLS® #29436400
Courtesy of Hillary Kaert/HOMELIFE/DLK REAL ESTATE 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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