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
65275 Range Rd 114A
Lac La Biche County, Alberta MLS® #29326202
Courtesy of Derek C. Claffey/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
5815 97 St NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29336017
Courtesy of Tanner Wormald/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
13230 S WEST BEAVERLEY ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29361385
Courtesy of Kristin Houghtaling/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
2307 MCBRIDE CRESCENT
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29361296
Courtesy of Chris Fancy/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
79 1000 INVERNESS ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29361521
Courtesy of Shannon Horrigan/RE/MAX Core Realty
1190 EWERT STREET
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29361297
Courtesy of Denise Dunn/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
Pt of SE4-63 4-W4th
Rural Bonnyville M.D., Alberta MLS® #29361391
Courtesy of Sharon L. Ghory/RE/MAX Prairie Realty
1910 OTTER ROAD
Chilcotin, British Columbia MLS® #29361295
Courtesy of Vera Robson/Royal LePage Interior Properties
1563 DALE STREET
London East (East H), Ontario MLS® #29358539
Courtesy of CODY TILBURY/TEAM GLASSER REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE INC.
292 W LAMBTON Street W
Durham, Ontario MLS® #29358313
Courtesy of Kseniya Pichardo Martinez/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
14 NIAGARA Street
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29358995
Courtesy of Sylvia Karlos/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
71 GOODYEAR ROAD
Greater Napanee (Greater Napanee), Ontario MLS® #29359006
Courtesy of WADE MITCHELL/EXIT REALTY ACCELERATION REAL ESTATE, BROKERAGE
184 LAVERGNE STREET
The Nation, Ontario MLS® #29359032
Courtesy of Maggie Tessier/EXIT REALTY MATRIX
120 ROBERTSON CRESCENT|Hope
Hope, British Columbia MLS® #29359037
Courtesy of Rob Pellegrino/RE/MAX Nyda Realty (Hope)
925 Leon Avenue Unit# 302
Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29359094
Courtesy of Wes Jones/RE/MAX Kelowna
7113 / 7115 106 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29359140
Courtesy of Christopher E. Hampson/RE/MAX Excellence
108 Main Road
Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29359145
Courtesy of Chad Drover/Keller Williams Platinum Realty
403 1258 Esquimalt Rd
Esquimalt, British Columbia MLS® #29359164
Courtesy of Sophia Song/Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
118 SELKIRK Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29359169
Courtesy of TIMOTHY WAI MING HONG/Rock Star Real Estate Inc.
A & B 3232 Loledo Pl
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #29359258
Courtesy of Veronica Crha/RE/MAX Camosun
41211 Township Road 250 Township
Rural Rocky View County, Alberta MLS® #29359265
Courtesy of Norb Park/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
215 10237 133 STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29359284
Courtesy of Yang Kang/Century 21 Coastal Realty Ltd.
16 WADE SQUARE
Clarington (Courtice), Ontario MLS® #29359291
Courtesy of JOE ADESANYA/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
UPPER - 44 FLERIMAC ROAD
Toronto (West Hill), Ontario MLS® #29359296
Courtesy of JASWINDER SINGH BANSAL/RE/MAX METROPOLIS REALTY
LOT 8 - 43 HAROLD WILSON LANE
Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #29359309
Courtesy of MARINA MOVSHOVICH/6H REALTY INC.
LOT 10 - 39 HAROLD WILSON LANE
Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #29359311
Courtesy of MARINA MOVSHOVICH/6H REALTY INC.
75 SAGEWOOD AVENUE
Barrie, Ontario MLS® #29359316
Courtesy of RAFI AHMADI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
260 PROSPECT Street S
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29359323
Courtesy of Danielle Connelly/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
145 FINGERBOARD ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Mariposa), Ontario MLS® #29358142
Courtesy of TYLER SMITH/HOMESMITHS REAL ESTATE LTD.
2 - 184 SIMCOE STREET
London East (East K), Ontario MLS® #29358147
Courtesy of PAOLA CANO VALLEJO/THRIVE REALTY GROUP INC.
1290 MATIAS COURT
Kingston (City Northwest), Ontario MLS® #29358135
Courtesy of HOLLY HENDERSON/RE/MAX SERVICE FIRST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
18 PROSSER AVENUE
Scugog, Ontario MLS® #29358130
Courtesy of TRACY MULLIN/KELLER WILLIAMS ENERGY REAL ESTATE
54 CRONIN DRIVE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29358109
Courtesy of ANDREW IPEKIAN/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
12090 BUCKHORN LAKE ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29357036
Courtesy of Sandy Sleath/Landquest Realty Corp (Northern)
BSMT - 233 SHAWNEE CIRCLE
Toronto (Pleasant View), Ontario MLS® #29358053
Courtesy of PAULO CONDECO/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
307 5670 Edgewater Lane
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #29358250
Courtesy of Joe Bratkowski/REMAX Professionals (NA)
1002 - 15 QUEENS QUAY E
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29358464
Courtesy of EVAN JIANG/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
9507 104 AVENUE
Fort St. John, British Columbia MLS® #29360301
Courtesy of Robin DeRose/Century 21 Energy Realty
3013A Twp Rd 574
Rural Barrhead County, Alberta MLS® #29358630
Courtesy of Doris S. Wyatt/RE/MAX Excellence
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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