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.
65275 Range Rd 114A
Lac La Biche County, Alberta MLS® #29326202
Courtesy of Derek C. Claffey/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
30 NIGHTFALL COURT
Vaughan (Kleinburg), Ontario MLS® #29337773
Courtesy of ROLAND KOGAN/RE/MAX REALTRON REALTY INC.
286 CHOKECHERRY CRESCENT
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29337786
Courtesy of AUSTIN YE/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
520 NATHALIE CRESCENT
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29337788
Courtesy of KHALID ZAFFAR/KINGSWAY REAL ESTATE
115 ELM STREET
Southgate, Ontario MLS® #29337329
Courtesy of KANWALJIT SINGH CHANNE/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
4 - 71 GARTH MASSEY DRIVE
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29337331
Courtesy of ELSA ESPERANZA TRIANA/SUTTON GROUP - SUMMIT REALTY INC.
1602 - 11 CHARLOTTE STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29337348
Courtesy of YU YU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
19 GEORGE PATRICK DRIVE
South Stormont, Ontario MLS® #29337350
Courtesy of JEN BLAIR MANLEY/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
1544 Granada Cres
Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29337355
Courtesy of Bill Zheng/Team 3000 Realty Ltd
621 - 4055 PARKSIDE VILLAGE DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29337362
Courtesy of GOPAL DHINGRA/ROYAL STAR REALTY INC.
115 MCEACHERN LANE
Gravenhurst (Muskoka (S)), Ontario MLS® #29337374
Courtesy of VIK DHILLON/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
21 Woodfern Road SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29337381
Courtesy of Chris Richter/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
1011 WHITE OAK Drive Unit# 2
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29337393
Courtesy of Rick Jensen/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services
615 - 1 CONCORD CITYPLACE WAY
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29337444
Courtesy of TONY GAO/CENTURY 21 LANDUNION REALTY INC.
BASEMENT - 17 BARNWOOD DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox), Ontario MLS® #29337451
Courtesy of AMOL KAPOOR/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
1904 - 20 THOMAS RILEY ROAD W
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29337456
Courtesy of ARSH BRAR/100 ACRES REALTY INC.
3 3305 Orchards LI SW SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29337468
Courtesy of Prabin Shrestha/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
180 BOWLES BLUFF ROAD
Grey Highlands, Ontario MLS® #29337470
Courtesy of RUSSELL SEVERNUK/Sea and Ski Realty Limited
100, 2508 17 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29337660
Courtesy of Vincent Robichaud/Royal LePage Benchmark
5702 - 7 GRENVILLE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29337665
Courtesy of ROCCO HE/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
2101 PRESTONVALE ROAD
Clarington (Courtice), Ontario MLS® #29337672
Courtesy of HAMDI ABBAS CHOLA/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
UPPER - 99 WARREN AVENUE
Hamilton (Balfour), Ontario MLS® #29337677
Courtesy of CHERRY YANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
1001 - 339 RATHBURN ROAD W
Mississauga (Creditview), Ontario MLS® #29337696
Courtesy of BOJUN WANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
55 MERCER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29337728
Courtesy of DIANE SEO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
113 Corner Meadows Square NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29337507
Courtesy of Tajinder Rana/MaxWell Polaris
22 ANDALUSIA LANE
Markham (Wismer), Ontario MLS® #29337761
Courtesy of CAMERON ZHAO/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
2 SANTA ANITA COURT
Brampton (Fletcher's Creek South), Ontario MLS® #29337367
Courtesy of NIRAV VYAS/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
1224, 2370 Bayside Road SW
Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #29337088
Courtesy of Pankaj Malhan/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
2611 Guidi Road
West Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29336908
Courtesy of Derek Martin/RE/MAX Kelowna
1108 - 160 BALMORAL AVENUE
Toronto (Yonge-St. Clair), Ontario MLS® #29336915
Courtesy of HEIDE HEEMSOTH/EXP REALTY
984 KICKING HORSE PATH
Oshawa (McLaughlin), Ontario MLS® #29336922
Courtesy of SRI LANKESWARAN/RE/MAX COMMUNITY REALTY INC.
1390 HALIFAX PLACE
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #29336934
Courtesy of LISA WEBER/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
102 UPPER CANADA COURT
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29336946
Courtesy of Karolina Popa/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
695 TOWER STREET S
Centre Wellington (Fergus), Ontario MLS® #29336965
Courtesy of MITCH MYERS/M1 Real Estate Brokerage Ltd
450 Mountain Drive
Vernon, British Columbia MLS® #29336972
Courtesy of Lisa Salt/RE/MAX Vernon Salt Fowler
2503 - 1 PEMBERTON AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29336977
Courtesy of JOSEPH TSANG/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
510 CORK STREET
Wellington North (Mount Forest), Ontario MLS® #29337002
Courtesy of SHARON ROY/INTERCITY REALTY INC.
4A PORTLAND STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29337038
Courtesy of KATY VARIAVA/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
205 - 185 ALBERTA AVENUE
Toronto (Oakwood Village), Ontario MLS® #29337040
Courtesy of LIA HAESOOK JEON/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY 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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