3303 70 Avenue
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
#411 65 GERVAIS RD
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29489031
Courtesy of Monte P. Gannon/Century 21 Masters
BSMT - 19 HONEYBOURNE CRESCENT
Markham (Bullock), Ontario MLS® #29489182
Courtesy of JACK J. WANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
712 - 121 MCMAHON DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29489170
Courtesy of GLENN ZHOU/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
408 - 10 QUEENS QUAY W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29489175
Courtesy of MOSES CHAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
151 WINDING WAY
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29489120
Courtesy of Christopher Lacharity/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
911 - 77 MUTUAL STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29489137
Courtesy of WINSTON WANG/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
3209 LEDNIER TERRACE
Mississauga (Applewood), Ontario MLS® #29489156
Courtesy of ESTELLE BLAHUT/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
3109 - 25 TELEGRAM MEWS
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29489168
Courtesy of KITTY LAI/HOMELIFE EXCELSIOR REALTY INC.
2023 MAPLE Boulevard
Port Dover, Ontario MLS® #29490040
Courtesy of Chuck Hogeterp/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
406 3258 Alder St
Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29490033
Courtesy of Jeff Bishop/DFH Real Estate Ltd.
35 Smith Avenue
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29490026
Courtesy of MARIA HAYNES/Keller Williams Platinum Realty
402 - 301 MARKHAM STREET
Toronto (Trinity-Bellwoods), Ontario MLS® #29489966
Courtesy of PERRY RYNO/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
110 LILLIAN Drive Unit# A
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29489075
Courtesy of Lidia Tagliabracci/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
1510 - 50 ANN O'REILLY ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29489138
Courtesy of KEN CHEN/ANJIA REALTY
1185 SYLVA ROAD
Mississauga (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #29489157
Courtesy of JOANA BORGES TRINDADE/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
PH18 - 3 ELLESMERE STREET
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #29489183
Courtesy of VICTORIA MAKHNIN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
160 Darlington Drive
Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29490010
Courtesy of Don Chamara/Keller Williams Select Realty
71 Acorn Lane
Kingston, Nova Scotia MLS® #29490008
Courtesy of Melanie Besemer/Exit Realty Town & Country
211 WATER Street
St. Jacobs, Ontario MLS® #29490046
Courtesy of KRISTA JONKER/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
1801 - 5105 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29490041
Courtesy of PAUL WILSON/PMA BRETHOUR REAL ESTATE CORPORATION INC.
3075 EMPIRE Place
Niagara Falls, Ontario MLS® #29489076
Courtesy of Sandra Milovanovic/Rock Star Real Estate Inc.
1614 - 260 SENECA HILL DRIVE
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #29489134
Courtesy of ALI KAROVALIA/NEWGEN REALTY EXPERTS
2 WELLSPRINGS DRIVE
Brampton (Madoc), Ontario MLS® #29489153
Courtesy of JENNY CALALANG/HOMELIFE EXCELSIOR REALTY INC.
226 SPENCLEYS LANE
Peterborough (Ashburnham Ward 4), Ontario MLS® #29489158
Courtesy of ANNIE SHAW/EXP REALTY
115 PUMPKIN PASS
Hamilton (Binbrook), Ontario MLS® #29489165
Courtesy of MICHAEL COPE/Engel & Volkers Oakville
801 - 4955 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29489172
Courtesy of MICHAEL WANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
25 SPIV GROVE WAY
Markham (Greensborough), Ontario MLS® #29489184
Courtesy of SUKI LIU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
413 - 4200 BATHURST STREET
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #29489177
Courtesy of MARIA SOLIN/CIREALTY
2356 MOWAT AVENUE
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #29490042
Courtesy of JAMIE VIEIRA/CENTURY 21 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD.
1209 MCTAVISH DRIVE
Newmarket (Stonehaven-Wyndham), Ontario MLS® #29490035
Courtesy of SHARON STEINMAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
78 GRAMMERCY PARKWAY
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29490028
Courtesy of Krista Laroda/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
0 HERITAGE LINE
Otonabee-South Monaghan, Ontario MLS® #29490023
Courtesy of ALINA STEWART/THE NOOK REALTY INC.
680 Hammonds Plains Rd, Hammonds Plains
Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia MLS® #29490009
Courtesy of Jonathan Lander/RE/MAX Nova (Halifax)
114 - 16 CONCORD PLACE
Grimsby (Grimsby Beach), Ontario MLS® #29489160
Courtesy of CARLA DE SA/Royal Lepage Real Estate Associates
48 - 350 DUNDAS STREET S
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29490047
Courtesy of TARA HOUGHTON/ROYAL LEPAGE ELITE REALTY
4362 RAINFOREST DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29490030
Courtesy of Geoff Walker/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE WALKER REALTY
50 RATHFON CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29489147
Courtesy of FUAD ABASOV/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
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