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.
400 5556 50 Avenue
St. Paul Town, Alberta MLS® #29199362
Courtesy of Tyler J. Poirier/Century 21 Poirier Real Estate
28 Milton Road
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29244531
Courtesy of DEBBIE BUDDEN/Keller Williams Platinum Realty
9413 118 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29273031
Courtesy of Conor J. Clarke/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
4112 4108 Calgary Trl NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29273032
Courtesy of Julie Lam/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
5616 94A Street
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29268471
Courtesy of Edward W. Stenger/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
68 LINDERWOOD DRIVE
Toronto (Centennial Scarborough), Ontario MLS® #29273648
Courtesy of MD AZIM/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
200 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD
Georgina (Keswick South), Ontario MLS® #29273888
Courtesy of JENNIFER JONES/EXP REALTY
131 New Brighton Landing SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29273821
Courtesy of Dallace Pugh/TREC The Real Estate Company
912 BROADWAY BOULEVARD
Peterborough (Northcrest Ward 5), Ontario MLS® #29273807
Courtesy of DEREK HOOPER/HOME CHOICE REALTY INC.
120 LAKE WOODS DRIVE
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario MLS® #29273787
Courtesy of PAUL GROSSI/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
707 - 750 WHITLOCK AVENUE
Milton (CB Cobban), Ontario MLS® #29273890
Courtesy of RICKY GOYAL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
131 TREWIN LANE
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29273707
Courtesy of SANO EBRAHIM/HOUSESIGMA INC.
212 TROY STREET
Mississauga (Mineola), Ontario MLS® #29273891
Courtesy of SHERI SULLIVAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
395 W DUNDAS Street W Unit# 414
Oakville, Ontario MLS® #29273757
Courtesy of JENNIFER VAN SICKLE/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC
802 - 1060 SHEPPARD AVENUE W
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #29273889
Courtesy of DANIELLE LEVY/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
171 Carnoustie Drive
Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia MLS® #29273858
Courtesy of Nousha Saberi/RE/MAX Nova (Halifax)
32 JESSICA ANTONELLA STREET
Markham (Angus Glen), Ontario MLS® #29273715
Courtesy of ROY WANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
38 SAPPHIRE CRESCENT
Brampton (Heart Lake West), Ontario MLS® #29273892
Courtesy of NAV VIRK/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
8A Marilyn Drive
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29273878
Courtesy of John Kenny/Sutton Group Professional Realty
1800 Cartier Court
Kingston, Nova Scotia MLS® #29273859
Courtesy of Natalia Seliverstova/RE/MAX NOVA (Windsor)
89 BARKERVILLE DRIVE
Whitby, Ontario MLS® #29273886
Courtesy of SKY TANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
4889 7th Street W
Claresholm, Alberta MLS® #29273879
Courtesy of HOLLY LAUSCHER/Century 21 Foothills South Real Estate
919 ISAAC PHILLIPS WAY
Newmarket (Summerhill Estates), Ontario MLS® #29273717
Courtesy of JACKY MAN/Avenue Group Realty Brokerage Inc.
112 EDGEMERE Drive
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29273837
Courtesy of ERIC SKOVSGAARD/ROYAL LEPAGE WOLLE REALTY
40018 Township Road 242
Rural Rocky View County, Alberta MLS® #29273818
Courtesy of Mingu Kyoung/MaxWell Capital Realty
1005 - 88 QUEEN STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29273882
Courtesy of FRANK HON MAU NG/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
321 - 1440 GORDON STREET
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #29273863
Courtesy of DANIEL VINER/Trilliumwest Real Estate Brokerage
2 OAKRIDGE CRESCENT
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #29271659
Courtesy of ANDRA ARNOLD/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
1720 EGLINTON Avenue E Unit# 610
Toronto, Ontario MLS® #29271743
Courtesy of Kevin Vincent/Realty World Legacy
26 APPLEGROVE COURT
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29271779
Courtesy of RAJESH ISAC/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
4 RUNNYMEDE CRESCENT
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29271786
Courtesy of AMRINDER SINGH MANGAT/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
17 - 6660 KENNEDY ROAD
Mississauga (Gateway), Ontario MLS® #29271793
Courtesy of NIK HANDA/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
1720 EGLINTON Avenue E Unit# 610
Toronto, Ontario MLS® #29271825
Courtesy of Kevin Vincent/Realty World Legacy
388 COLLEGE Avenue
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #29271933
Courtesy of RHYUS REEVES/RE/MAX Erie Shores Realty Inc. Brokerage
LOWER - 1058 CAMEO STREET
Pickering, Ontario MLS® #29272107
Courtesy of ANGELA LUPO/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
LOT 55 153 BIRCH BAY RESORT ROAD
Fraser Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29272157
Courtesy of Lara Weber/RE/MAX Vanderhoof
LOT 53 153 BIRCH BAY RESORT ROAD
Fraser Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29272164
Courtesy of Lara Weber/RE/MAX Vanderhoof
1120 5th St
Courtenay, British Columbia MLS® #29272417
Courtesy of Jodie Lewis/Royal LePage-Comox Valley (CV)
698 Balsam Road
Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29272722
Courtesy of Jewan Brar/Stonehaus Realty (Kelowna)
205 1114 Samar Cres
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #29272760
Courtesy of Deborah Moore/Breakwater Realty Inc
519 - 118 KING STREET E
Hamilton (Beasley), Ontario MLS® #29269445
Courtesy of SANAD NABUT/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
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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