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.
78 Peddle Drive
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29345907
Courtesy of ROBERT GARDNER/RE/MAX Central Real Estate Ltd. - Grand Falls-Win
3930 ESTABROOK COURT
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29400695
Courtesy of Aaron Switzer/RE/MAX Core Realty
1005 MCCONACHIE BV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29400926
Courtesy of Corey McEwen/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
35 GLENDAN Court
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29401025
Courtesy of JANETTE LYNN GRAF-KING/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
3888 CHRUSTAWKA PL SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29400910
Courtesy of Dare Odekunle/Mozaic Realty Group
5207 KALLUM DRIVE
108 Mile Ranch, British Columbia MLS® #29400795
Courtesy of James Carter/RE/MAX 100
89 SONOMA VALLEY Crescent
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29400930
Courtesy of Hady Amin/eXp Realty, Brokerage
4301 - 42 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29400897
Courtesy of MICHAEL HO/CONDOWONG REAL ESTATE INC.
4005 - 395 SQUARE ONE DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29400905
Courtesy of RIAD IMAM/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1810 - 108 GARMENT STREET
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29400811
Courtesy of ROB PIOMBINI/HomeLife Power Realty Inc
TH8 - 31 BRUNEL COURT
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29400873
Courtesy of IRIC YANG/JDL REALTY INC.
9503-9519 90 Avenue
Peace River, Alberta MLS® #29400900
Courtesy of Layne Gardner/RE/MAX Northern Realty
174 MANITOULIN DRIVE
London East (East O), Ontario MLS® #29396394
Courtesy of GLORIA ROMAN/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
503 - 150 OAK PARK BOULEVARD
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #29396522
Courtesy of RENE ALBERTO ILLESCAS/REVEL REALTY INC.
16-18 spring park Road
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29396534
Courtesy of Daniel Rashed/ROYAL LEPAGE PRINCE EDWARD REALTY
557 HUGEL AVENUE
Midland, Ontario MLS® #29396553
Courtesy of ERIC BEUTLER/Keller Williams Experience Realty
54 WATERLOO STREET
West Perth (Mitchell), Ontario MLS® #29396558
Courtesy of AMY MCCLURE/Sutton Group - First Choice Realty Ltd.
12 ALBERT Street
St. Clements, Ontario MLS® #29396560
Courtesy of Jackie Thomas/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
D - 253 LAKESHORE ROAD E
Mississauga (Port Credit), Ontario MLS® #29396584
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
1275 BROAD STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29396591
Courtesy of John Chung/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
550 MARY STREET
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #29396596
Courtesy of Valarie Mounsteven/RE/MAX a-b Realty Ltd Brokerage
51 LAKEPOINTE DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29396609
Courtesy of Edita Lacsamana/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
351 STRATHCONA DRIVE
Burlington (Shoreacres), Ontario MLS® #29396623
Courtesy of ANTONET MURRAY/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
N/A TRACEYS HILL ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Emily), Ontario MLS® #29396654
Courtesy of ANITA HOWES/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
612 TRILLIUM DRIVE
Southwest Middlesex, Ontario MLS® #29396659
Courtesy of TIM ESTABROOKS/JUST FARMS REALTY
302 CANADENSIS LANE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29396666
Courtesy of Rachel Herrndorf/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
10 JACOB DETWEILLER Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29396755
Courtesy of EWA MUNCH/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
560 DU PIN ROUGE WAY
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29396767
Courtesy of Paul Rushforth/PAUL RUSHFORTH REAL ESTATE INC.
7 GRANTHAM ROAD
Horton, Ontario MLS® #29396774
Courtesy of Paul Rushforth/PAUL RUSHFORTH REAL ESTATE INC.
241 VINE STREET
St. Catharines (Fairview), Ontario MLS® #29396779
Courtesy of Neil Wakani/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
112, 3 Broadway Rise
Sylvan Lake, Alberta MLS® #29396786
Courtesy of Ashlynn Morrison/Century 21 Maximum
4108 - 161 ROEHAMPTON AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29396793
Courtesy of HOSSEIN NIKOUEINEJAD/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
1204 Cassell Pl
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #29396801
Courtesy of Robyn Hewer/460 Realty Inc. (NA)
1513 - 2550 SIMCOE STREET N
Oshawa (Windfields), Ontario MLS® #29396806
Courtesy of JENNIFER FULLER/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
41 LORD DURHAM ROAD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29396818
Courtesy of SALLY FENG/REAL LAND REALTY INC.
UPPER - 77 KULPIN AVENUE
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #29396820
Courtesy of FRANK POLSINELLO/EXP REALTY
45 HEMLOCK WAY
Grimsby (Grimsby West), Ontario MLS® #29396940
Courtesy of Kristin De Divitiis/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
409 Conductor Boulevard
Coaldale, Alberta MLS® #29396945
Courtesy of RICCARDO MAGLIOCCO/Grassroots Realty Group
401 - 284 KING STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29396952
Courtesy of MILAD MOMTAZ AZAD/PROPERTY.CA 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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide