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.
348 RIVER ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29422353
Courtesy of Christopher Scott/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
2207 - 12 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29419672
Courtesy of JOSEPHINE KUANG/BENCHMARK SIGNATURE REALTY INC.
90 LEROY AVENUE
Toronto (Danforth Village-East York), Ontario MLS® #29419704
Courtesy of TEUTA GUCI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
1001 - 20 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Toronto (Yonge-Eglinton), Ontario MLS® #29419691
Courtesy of TIMOTHY L SWIFT/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
3308 - 255 VILLAGE GREEN SQUARE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29419711
Courtesy of SAMIT NAGPAUL/RE/MAX EXPERTS
8860 COUNTY RD 41
Addington Highlands (Addington Highlands), Ontario MLS® #29419850
Courtesy of RAFAEL ROBERTO/COLDWELL BANKER - R.M.R. REAL ESTATE
169 WRIGHT AVENUE
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #29419855
Courtesy of Scott Reynolds/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY
215 Albert ST E
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #29419862
Courtesy of Jim Clemente/Remax Sault Ste. Marie Realty Inc.
00 MAPLE HILL ROAD
North Grenville, Ontario MLS® #29419874
Courtesy of Jill Dulmage/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
405 - 43 WATERFORD DRIVE
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #29420174
Courtesy of MAT SCOTT/Coldwell Banker Neumann Real Estate
503 - 2650 MARSDALE DRIVE
Peterborough (Ashburnham Ward 4), Ontario MLS® #29420181
Courtesy of CINDY ANN REID/STONEGUIDE REALTY LIMITED
197 ELMWOOD AVENUE E
London South (South F), Ontario MLS® #29420193
Courtesy of DIANE GORDON/LONDON LIVING REAL ESTATE LTD.
31 - 302 VINE STREET
St. Catharines (Carlton/Bunting), Ontario MLS® #29420218
Courtesy of Jamie Haak/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
5065 CAVE ROAD
Horsefly, British Columbia MLS® #29418179
Courtesy of Pauline Smith/RE/MAX Williams Lake Realty
290 EAST 14TH Street
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29419083
Courtesy of TERESA DOUGHTY/RE/MAX Erie Shores Realty Inc. Brokerage
910 - 1878 GORDON STREET
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #29419076
Courtesy of REECE LAFONTAINE/Planet Realty Inc
163 WENSLEY DRIVE
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #29419432
Courtesy of GIOVANNI BONI/Bosley Real Estate Ltd.
437 GILMOUR STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29419456
Courtesy of Sam Moussa/RE/MAX HALLMARK SAM MOUSSA REALTY
713 GUILDWOOD BOULEVARD
London North (North M), Ontario MLS® #29419451
Courtesy of NABIL TOUMA/STREETCITY REALTY INC.
3544 CABIN ROAD
Lac La Hache, British Columbia MLS® #29418554
Courtesy of Adam Dirkson/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
85 PINE STREET S
Thorold (Thorold Downtown), Ontario MLS® #29418991
Courtesy of NICOLE PRETTY/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
22 CASA GRANDE STREET
Richmond Hill (Westbrook), Ontario MLS® #29419021
Courtesy of VICTORIA MAKHNIN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
3141 ERNEST APPELBE BOULEVARD
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #29419026
Courtesy of PAUL PECA/WEST-100 METRO VIEW REALTY LTD.
98 - 637 MAKWA PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29419038
Courtesy of Farzin Hadisy/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
614 - 168 KING STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29419040
Courtesy of JACK LY/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
51 DARLING DRIVE
Selwyn, Ontario MLS® #29419259
Courtesy of JOSH LUMSDEN/RE/MAX HALLMARK EASTERN REALTY
BUILDING 1 UNIT 5 - 9 HUMEWOOD COURT
Toronto (Humewood-Cedarvale), Ontario MLS® #29419482
Courtesy of OLEG CHERNYAKHOVSKY/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
110 CUMBERLAND STREET
Barrie (Allandale), Ontario MLS® #29419521
Courtesy of TAL SIVAK/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
9 QUEEN STREET E
Brampton (Downtown Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29419533
Courtesy of CAROLINE HOU/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
6122 BURDETTE Drive E
Niagara Falls, Ontario MLS® #29419540
Courtesy of Shawn Delaat/RE/MAX Niagara Realty Ltd.
15 PRINCE WILLIAM STREET
Norfolk (Langton), Ontario MLS® #29419569
Courtesy of Cheryl Fody/Century 21 Heritage House Ltd Brokerage
723 PONDHAVEN ROAD
Strathroy-Caradoc (Mount Brydges), Ontario MLS® #29419622
Courtesy of KAY MACLEAN/SUTTON GROUP - SELECT REALTY
16 - 925 LAWSON ROAD
London North (North I), Ontario MLS® #29419627
Courtesy of HAO LAN/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
38 - 2939 FAIRLEA CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29419641
Courtesy of Ryan Rogers/GRAPE VINE REALTY INC.
5 BARBARA AVENUE
Oro-Medonte, Ontario MLS® #29419646
Courtesy of Andrew Perrie/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
119 2500 Florence Lake Rd
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #29419658
Courtesy of Scott Johnston/Coldwell Banker Oceanside Real Estate
1302 - 108 PETER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29419108
Courtesy of WEI ZHANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD 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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