6515 THORLEY ROAD
Hixon, British Columbia MLS® #29137629
Courtesy of Cara McLeod/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
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.
6432 FAIRWAY STREET|Sardis South
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29137276
Courtesy of Jeff Houlihan/Royal LePage Little Oak Realty
4045 1ST AVENUE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29137308
Courtesy of Jonathan Bonnett/RE/MAX Core Realty
225 LAUREL CRESCENT
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29137389
Courtesy of Lisa ONeill/Team Powerhouse Realty
3407 KALUM STREET
Terrace, British Columbia MLS® #29137309
Courtesy of John Bailey/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Terr)
65 UNIVERSITY Avenue E Unit# 14
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29134472
Courtesy of MARK J. STUEBING/PEAK REALTY LTD.
7516 ISLAND CRESCENT
Ramara, Ontario MLS® #29134415
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
LL22 - 1701 WOODWARD DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29134446
Courtesy of Chris Tremblay/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
1806 Richardson ROAD
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29134489
Courtesy of Janelle Balaski/Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate
76 ROSE STREET
Barrie (Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29134530
Courtesy of LOUIS BRADICA/KELLER WILLIAMS ENERGY REAL ESTATE
62 DEVLIN PLACE
Aurora (Aurora Highlands), Ontario MLS® #29134516
Courtesy of MICHAEL TOUGH/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
1543 SANDGATE CRESCENT
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #29134554
Courtesy of DEBORAH CZAHARYN/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
51 HANBURY CRESCENT
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #29134559
Courtesy of KAMVALJIT SINGH CHEEMA/HOMELIFE MAPLE LEAF REALTY LTD.
1267 Roberton Blvd
French Creek, British Columbia MLS® #29134535
Courtesy of Carol Riera/RE/MAX Anchor Realty (QU)
41 MADAWASKA TRAIL
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29134523
Courtesy of JP POIRIER/RE/MAX HALLMARK YORK GROUP REALTY LTD.
44 MARBLEHEAD Crescent
Brampton, Ontario MLS® #29134542
Courtesy of Preety Sharma/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
6810 STILL MEADOW WAY
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29134547
Courtesy of Serge Papineau/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
322 Topsail Road
St.John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29134775
Courtesy of Krystal Gibbons/3% Realty East Coast
116 VELVET WAY
Thorold (Rolling Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29135146
Courtesy of SAYED AHMADI/RE/MAX EXCELLENCE REAL ESTATE
4 SHORE ROAD
Saugeen Shores, Ontario MLS® #29136257
Courtesy of RUSS COULTRUP/RE/MAX Land Exchange Ltd.
877 BROADVIEW AVENUE
Toronto (Playter Estates-Danforth), Ontario MLS® #29136315
Courtesy of ANDREW KINNAIRD/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY
#B-2708 - 50 UPPER MALL WAY
Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #29136327
Courtesy of TYLER PARK/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
PH07 - 9075 JANE STREET
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29136334
Courtesy of SANTRO MARTIRE/INTERCITY REALTY INC.
855 Renfrew Avenue
Kamloops, British Columbia MLS® #29136346
Courtesy of Cameron McKeen/eXp Realty (Kamloops)
38 ALBERT STREET
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (Ashfield), Ontario MLS® #29136353
Courtesy of MELISSA DAER/Royal LePage Heartland Realty
212 - 1440 CLARRIAGE COURT
Milton (FO Ford), Ontario MLS® #29136360
Courtesy of ABRAR SHAMIM/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
15 FREESIA ROAD
Brampton (Northwest Sandalwood Parkway), Ontario MLS® #29136365
Courtesy of NIMISH GULATI/EXP REALTY
900 Adams Road
Dawson Creek, British Columbia MLS® #29136416
Courtesy of Jessica Kulla/RE/MAX Dawson Creek Realty
3952 CLAXTON LO SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29136447
Courtesy of Bonnie L. Campbell/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
1153 PIONEER Road Unit# B1
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29136466
Courtesy of Xia bing Zhang/1st Sunshine Realty Inc.
1051 FOXCREEK ROAD
London North (North S), Ontario MLS® #29136500
Courtesy of HARRY LAMB/SUTTON GROUP PREFERRED REALTY INC.
768 Hanbury Pl
Highlands, British Columbia MLS® #29136524
Courtesy of Kirsten Marten/Coldwell Banker Oceanside Real Estate
10 WALNUT Street
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29136531
Courtesy of Rob Golfi/RE/MAX Escarpment Golfi Realty Inc.
29 - 23 OBSERVATORY LANE
Richmond Hill (Observatory), Ontario MLS® #29136505
Courtesy of Elena Zlobina/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
125 WATSON STREET E
Whitby (Port Whitby), Ontario MLS® #29136497
Courtesy of KAILAIN THILLAINATHAN/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
1036 ENOLA AVENUE
Mississauga (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #29136377
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
520 HIGHBURY AVENUE N
London East (East N), Ontario MLS® #29136389
Courtesy of PATRICIA BROADHURST/THE REALTY FIRM INC.
227 - 1050 MAIN STREET E
Milton (DE Dempsey), Ontario MLS® #29136372
Courtesy of AISHA HAROON/NEWGEN REALTY EXPERTS
27 TONEWOOD BV
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #29136271
Courtesy of Tyson V. Moroz/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
60 RIFE AVENUE
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29136276
Courtesy of FREDDY IYPE/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
200 SNOWDON AVENUE
Toronto (Lawrence Park North), Ontario MLS® #29136288
Courtesy of RINA ISUFAJ/PSR
1019 - 505 RICHMOND STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29136295
Courtesy of HANNA ANTONOVA/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
382 ST CLEMENTS AVENUE
Toronto (Lawrence Park South), Ontario MLS® #29136303
Courtesy of MINGHUI HUANG/MASTER'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
311 I AVENUE N
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29136308
Courtesy of Don (Xuanzhi) Tang/L&T 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
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