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.
28 Milton Road
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29244531
Courtesy of DEBBIE BUDDEN/Keller Williams Platinum Realty
46 WELLINGTON ROAD 19
Centre Wellington (Belwood), Ontario MLS® #29321930
Courtesy of JIM BOWMAN/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc
637 ARMSTRONG ROAD
Shelburne, Ontario MLS® #29321966
Courtesy of SANDEEP SOHAL/RE/MAX PRESIDENT REALTY
505 - 50 WELLESLEY STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29321992
Courtesy of LISA MAH/EXP REALTY
9 BRECKONWOOD CRESCENT
Markham (Aileen-Willowbrook), Ontario MLS® #29322027
Courtesy of ERIC LIAO/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
19 PERKELL Place
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29322356
Courtesy of ANDRE CHIN/KELLER WILLIAMS INNOVATION REALTY
104 CARSS ROAD
Tweed (Hungerford (Twp)), Ontario MLS® #29322368
Courtesy of SHAWNA TRUDEAU/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
33 SHARPE CRESCENT
New Tecumseth (Tottenham), Ontario MLS® #29321954
Courtesy of GIANCARLO MALANCA/ENGEL & VOLKERS OAKVILLE
#103 12110 119 Ave NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29322402
Courtesy of Stefan Radovanovic/MaxWell Polaris
23 Mobille Drive NE
Three Hills, Alberta MLS® #29322407
Courtesy of Rollin Christenson/2 Percent Realty Advantage
40 INGOLD LANE
Ajax (Central), Ontario MLS® #29322205
Courtesy of STEVE SONG/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
7 ERIE Avenue Unit# 810
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29322349
Courtesy of Allie VanDyk/Royal LePage Action Realty
143 ELGIN Street N Unit# 84
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29322301
Courtesy of Cheryl Vansickle/Century 21 Heritage House Ltd
2 - 2 GOLFVIEW DRIVE
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #29322243
Courtesy of JENNA DAVIS/Bosley Real Estate Ltd.
3628 ALLEN TRAIL
Fort Erie (Ridgeway), Ontario MLS® #29323796
Courtesy of Kevin Gibson/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
15 8236 128 STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29323967
Courtesy of Rimpy Bal/Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp.
40 COLLEGE STREET
Tweed (Tweed (Village)), Ontario MLS® #29323587
Courtesy of Ted Cassidy/RE/MAX QUINTE LTD.
A115 8230 208B AVENUE
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #29323619
Courtesy of Manpreet Gill/RE/MAX Westcoast
B217 8230 208B AVENUE
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #29323657
Courtesy of Manpreet Gill/RE/MAX Westcoast
194 MAITLAND STREET
London East (East K), Ontario MLS® #29323741
Courtesy of ANN DE BONO/RE/MAX ADVANTAGE REALTY LTD.
110 RELIANCE RIDGE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29323765
Courtesy of Tim Findlay/PAUL RUSHFORTH REAL ESTATE INC.
327 - 205 THE DONWAY W
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29323082
Courtesy of TAMARA KERBEL/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
503 WHITE'S HILL
Markham (Cornell), Ontario MLS® #29323157
Courtesy of DINAH WONG/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
211 3410 Park STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29323169
Courtesy of Kaitlin Brown/Coldwell Banker Local Realty
92 CALLANDAR ROAD
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29323183
Courtesy of SABINE EL GHALI/KELLER WILLIAMS PORTFOLIO REALTY
502 - 1037 THE QUEENSWAY
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29323188
Courtesy of DANIEL REIHANI/RE/MAX REALTRON BARRY COHEN HOMES INC.
222 VELLWOOD COMMON
Oakville (BR Bronte), Ontario MLS® #29323190
Courtesy of NATASHA KASSANDRA TROPEA/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
14 10527 155 STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29323979
Courtesy of Ricky Sanghera/RE/MAX Blueprint
3103 13350 CENTRAL AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29323974
Courtesy of Ravi Gill/RE/MAX City Realty
60 ARKELL Road Unit# 71
Guelph, Ontario MLS® #29323998
Courtesy of Bradley Wylde/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
436 - 18 MONDEO DRIVE
Toronto (Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #29323506
Courtesy of PAUL NAGPAL/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
1460 WATERSEDGE ROAD
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #29323551
Courtesy of MICHAEL PHINNEY/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES PHINNEY REAL ESTATE
0 PINE STREET
Timmins (TCTDAR Outside), Ontario MLS® #29323727
Courtesy of SEAN PAYNE/HOMELIFE OPTIMUM REALTY
603391 LIME KILN ROAD
Chatsworth, Ontario MLS® #29322565
Courtesy of CARRIE RUSSELL/Royal LePage RCR Realty
6421 Portsmouth Rd
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #29323513
Courtesy of Michael Guan/Sutton Group-West Coast Realty (Nan)
B909 - 9751 MARKHAM ROAD
Markham (Greensborough), Ontario MLS® #29323525
Courtesy of NOUMAN SHAHERYAR BHATTI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
67 WOZNIAK ROAD
Penetanguishene, Ontario MLS® #29323537
Courtesy of PEGGY HILL/RE/MAX HALLMARK PEGGY HILL GROUP REALTY
413 - 105 THE QUEENSWAY AVENUE
Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #29323563
Courtesy of ADAM DINUNZIO/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
88 OLDE TOWN ROAD
Brampton (Fletcher's Creek Village), Ontario MLS® #29323568
Courtesy of RAHUL KAULDHAR/ROYAL CANADIAN REALTY
2286 YORKTOWN CIRCLE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29323570
Courtesy of JAMES S. HODGINS/HODGINS REALTY GROUP INC.
731 KNOX AVENUE
Hamilton (Parkview), Ontario MLS® #29323599
Courtesy of LJUBISA CEHA/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
11 BEATTY AVENUE
Thorold (Hurricane/Merrittville), Ontario MLS® #29323602
Courtesy of FARIAH FAISAL/CITYSCAPE 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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