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
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.
124 UPPER PARADISE ROAD
Hamilton (Westcliffe), Ontario MLS® #29441733
Courtesy of NATALIE PIWOWARCZYK/EXP REALTY
LOWER - 181 CENTENNIAL ROAD
Toronto (Centennial Scarborough), Ontario MLS® #29441889
Courtesy of ADAM AINSWORTH/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
318 - 11 EVERSON DRIVE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29441884
Courtesy of TONY SONG/ROYAL ELITE REALTY INC.
527 - 681 YONGE STREET
Barrie (Painswick South), Ontario MLS® #29441904
Courtesy of THOMAS DELLA MORA/RE/MAX EXPERTS
1909 - 3883 QUARTZ ROAD
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29441911
Courtesy of AGATA IWICKI/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
233 - 366 THE EAST MALL
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29441909
Courtesy of RAYMOND LI/KINGSWAY REAL ESTATE
31 1050 Bowlby Rd
Errington, British Columbia MLS® #29441865
Courtesy of Sherry Bernes/RE/MAX Anchor Realty (QU)
4 - 8470 HIGHWAY 27
Vaughan (West Woodbridge Industrial Area), Ontario MLS® #29441896
Courtesy of DANIEL WASSERMAN/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
7 NORTH PARK Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29441822
Courtesy of Terry Rogers/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services
169 BAYVIEW AVENUE E
Tay, Ontario MLS® #29441834
Courtesy of STEPHANIE BLAKE PULIS/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
506 - 38 GRENVILLE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29441675
Courtesy of SALLY XING/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
14321 COUNTY ROAD 2
Cramahe, Ontario MLS® #29441788
Courtesy of Jahn Van Egmond/Royal LePage Our Neighbourhood Realty
LOT 2 CONCESSION 5 ROAD
Alfred and Plantagenet, Ontario MLS® #29441795
Courtesy of Joelle Allaire/RE/MAX DELTA REALTY TEAM
407 - 134 LAWTON BOULEVARD
Toronto (Yonge-St. Clair), Ontario MLS® #29441714
Courtesy of RYAN CONWAY/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
4209 - 28 INTERCHANGE WAY
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29441719
Courtesy of CARRIE HO/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
5807 CORNELL CRESCENT
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29441726
Courtesy of M-HICHAM CHIKH-ALARD/HOME AND BUSINESS REALTY
2 - 70 TAUNTON ROAD W
Oshawa (Samac), Ontario MLS® #29441752
Courtesy of SUNNY SINGH/META REALTY INC.
1841 SUNSET LANE
St. Catharines (Rural Port), Ontario MLS® #29441764
Courtesy of Matthew Scarfone/Vintage Real Estate Co. LTD
701 - 6720 GLEN ERIN DRIVE
Mississauga (Meadowvale), Ontario MLS® #29441757
Courtesy of PINDER SINGH/ROYAL LEPAGE MEADOWTOWNE REALTY
27 HARVEST CRESCENT
Barrie, Ontario MLS® #29441808
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
44 - 24 SOUTH CHURCH STREET
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #29441707
Courtesy of Jillian Supryka/RE/MAX QUINTE LTD.
2506 - 77 MUTUAL STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29441827
Courtesy of TERRY JUNG/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
#211 1820 RUTHERFORD RD SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29441670
Courtesy of Jigo George/Royal Lepage Summit Realty
3805 - 33 SHORE BREEZE DRIVE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29441997
Courtesy of ATTILA ABRI/RE/MAX CONDOS PLUS CORPORATION
80 SHARPE CRESCENT
New Tecumseth (Tottenham), Ontario MLS® #29441992
Courtesy of JOSEPH CRUZ/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
488 McKercher Rd
Mayne Island, British Columbia MLS® #29442077
Courtesy of Brenda Dean/RE/MAX Mayne-Pender
#134 52306 RGE ROAD 212
Rural Strathcona County, Alberta MLS® #29441574
Courtesy of Matthew Page/The Good Real Estate Company
1388 PINERY CRESCENT
Oakville (JC Joshua Creek), Ontario MLS® #29442065
Courtesy of JOHN CHUNJIANG WANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2764 FAIRGROUNDS ROAD
Severn, Ontario MLS® #29442109
Courtesy of PEGGY HILL/RE/MAX HALLMARK PEGGY HILL GROUP REALTY
9 HEDGES Crescent
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29442111
Courtesy of Ajay Mahajan/HOMELIFE MIRACLE REALTY LTD
87 SWALLOW STREET
Kitimat, British Columbia MLS® #29441872
Courtesy of Giuseppe Bravo/Century 21 Northwest Realty Ltd.
201 - 35 HUNT AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Mill Pond), Ontario MLS® #29442039
Courtesy of ARTHUR MIRZOYAN/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
134 WIDDICOMBE HILL
Toronto (Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview), Ontario MLS® #29442060
Courtesy of BESSA LIKA/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
BASEMENT - 58 RAINBOW RIDGE AVENUE
Toronto (Rouge), Ontario MLS® #29442027
Courtesy of AKILAN SIVAPALAN/RE/MAX COMMUNITY REALTY INC.
699 BAKER HILL BOULEVARD
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29442041
Courtesy of RENA ZHOU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
91 Baysprings Terrace
Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #29442130
Courtesy of Rene Louise Simpson/Legacy Real Estate Services
2510 - 100 GRAYDON HALL DRIVE
Toronto (Parkwoods-Donalda), Ontario MLS® #29442154
Courtesy of SABER JEET KANWAR/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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