3303 70 Avenue
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
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
1772 DONALD COUSENS PARKWAY
Markham (Cornell), Ontario MLS® #29530928
Courtesy of JEFFREY LU/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
200 - 50 ACADIA AVENUE
Markham (Milliken Mills West), Ontario MLS® #29530923
Courtesy of BRIAN CHAU/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
19 STILLWATER CRESCENT
Brampton (Brampton West), Ontario MLS® #29531293
Courtesy of AMAN DHALIWAL/NEWGEN REALTY EXPERTS
205 VAUXHALL DRIVE
Toronto (Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #29531399
Courtesy of Mary Stojcevski/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
MAIN - 25 SANDFORD AVENUE
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29531402
Courtesy of MATTHEW CATAHAN/PMT REALTY INC.
220 - 2095 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29531433
Courtesy of MATTI SARAN/ROYAL LEPAGE REALTY CENTRE
112 TURNER DRIVE
New Tecumseth (Tottenham), Ontario MLS® #29531046
Courtesy of PAUL SAWHNEY/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
Guysborough Road
St Andrew's, Nova Scotia MLS® #29531332
Courtesy of Nancy Henning/Re/Max Park Place Inc. (Antigonish)
305 12769 72 AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29531394
Courtesy of Daksh Bassi/SRS Panorama Realty
72 NANTUCKET CRESCENT
Brampton (Westgate), Ontario MLS® #29531060
Courtesy of SUNNY GAWRI/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
45 SHERWOOD STREET
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #29531717
Courtesy of HEATHER GARNER/Royal LePage Locations North
415 NIAGARA BOULEVARD
Fort Erie (Central), Ontario MLS® #29532962
Courtesy of RINA DI RISIO/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
643A Ville Marie Drive
Marystown, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29531159
Courtesy of Denise Butler/Keller Williams Platinum Realty
32 PERTHSHIRE COURT
Hamilton (Barnstown), Ontario MLS® #29531173
Courtesy of SHERI SULLIVAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1002 - 8501 BAYVIEW AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Doncrest), Ontario MLS® #29531274
Courtesy of FARA KHAKIFIROUZ/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
170 Island Blue Road
Murray River, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29531281
Courtesy of Anthony Delodder/ROYAL LEPAGE PRINCE EDWARD REALTY
314 - 530 INDIAN GROVE
Toronto (Junction Area), Ontario MLS® #29531286
Courtesy of PAUL JOHNSTON/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
112 SUSAN STREET
Shelburne, Ontario MLS® #29531301
Courtesy of MICHELLE CHIDWICK/Royal Lepage Real Estate Associates
15 CARRUTHERS STREET S
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29531510
Courtesy of JEFF MCINNIS/RE/MAX By The Bay Brokerage
13 MEADOWRIDGE STREET
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29532006
Courtesy of MARY MCEACHERN/M1 Real Estate Brokerage Ltd
803 - 650 QUEENS QUAY W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29532075
Courtesy of MICHAEL SOTOADEH/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
15 MEADOW BAY
Lumsden, Saskatchewan MLS® #29532094
Courtesy of Neal Schaefer/Realty Executives Diversified Realty
9 - 10 MOUNTAINVIEW ROAD S
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29532152
Courtesy of KIRITPAL GREWAL/HOMELIFE MAPLE LEAF REALTY LTD.
15215 44 ST NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29532119
Courtesy of Jamie C. Kinney/Royal LePage Prestige Realty
309 - 35 HAYDEN STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29532265
Courtesy of SALLY KWOK/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
#206 - 140 BATHURST STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29531010
Courtesy of PETER L.M. SO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
5750 41 Street Crescent
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #29531363
Courtesy of Danielle Davies/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
28 MARION Crescent
Dundas, Ontario MLS® #29531731
Courtesy of Paulo Alexandre Ribeiro/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
8 GRAND TRUNK ISLAND
Callander, Ontario MLS® #29531762
Courtesy of ASHTEN HUGHES/Century 21 Blue Sky Region Realty Inc., Brokerage
908 - 284 KING STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29531779
Courtesy of BRAD JOHN LAMB/BRAD J. LAMB REALTY 2016 INC.
21 ASPENDALE DRIVE
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29531798
Courtesy of RASIAH SIVAKUMARAN/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
12 FISICO COURT
Richmond Hill (Doncrest), Ontario MLS® #29531837
Courtesy of AMIR ESHTIAGHI/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
415 TRAFALGAR ROAD
Pembroke, Ontario MLS® #29531697
Courtesy of Lisa Cundal/EXIT OTTAWA VALLEY REALTY
4805 Shore Road W
Parkers Cove, Nova Scotia MLS® #29532051
Courtesy of Shauna Denton/Exit Realty Town & Country
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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