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
1006 - 4978 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Lansing-Westgate), Ontario MLS® #29258018
Courtesy of KEVIN PRAKASH JAGDEO/PROPERTY.CA INC.
712 - 106 DOVERCOURT ROAD
Toronto (Trinity-Bellwoods), Ontario MLS® #29258020
Courtesy of ENZO BUONO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1405 - 438 KING STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29258025
Courtesy of RASHA GHANDOUR/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
708 - 127 BROADWAY AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29258044
Courtesy of JASON XUE/MEHOME REALTY (ONTARIO) INC.
216 - 251 MASONRY WAY
Mississauga (Port Credit), Ontario MLS® #29258063
Courtesy of DI ZHENG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
206 Rivercrest Lane
Greenwood, Nova Scotia MLS® #29258392
Courtesy of Kirk Richards/Royal LePage Atlantic (Greenwood)
101 THIRD STREET W
Cornwall, Ontario MLS® #29258234
Courtesy of KATIE BELLSMITH/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS LTD.
135 ST. ANDREWS DR
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29258272
Courtesy of Becca A. Duiker/RE/MAX PREFERRED CHOICE
401 - 187 VICTORIA STREET W
North Huron (Wingham), Ontario MLS® #29258094
Courtesy of SAM MCGILL/Royal LePage Heartland Realty
1908 - 365 CHURCH STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29258119
Courtesy of LYNDON LIU/AVION REALTY INC.
1702 - 1350 ELLESMERE ROAD
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29258126
Courtesy of TEJINDER SINGH CHAND/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
4700 CONCESSION RD 3
Adjala-Tosorontio, Ontario MLS® #29258133
Courtesy of MORRES CHELEBI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
80 CHURCH STREET
Centre Wellington (Elora/Salem), Ontario MLS® #29258171
Courtesy of KRISTIN WOLFER/eXp Realty
Lot 1B Wine Harbour Road
Wine Harbour, Nova Scotia MLS® #29258183
Courtesy of Jake Chisholm/Results Realty Atlantic Inc.
2510 - 11 WELLESLEY STREET W
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29258190
Courtesy of GURPREET SINGH MULTANI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
16900 NESTLETON ROAD
Scugog, Ontario MLS® #29258195
Courtesy of JONATHAN DAVID AMANTEA/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
143 - 50 HERRICK AVENUE
St. Catharines (Oakdale), Ontario MLS® #29258296
Courtesy of Sandra Crumb/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
1499 TAY POINT ROAD
Penetanguishene, Ontario MLS® #29258328
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
3304 Hill AVENUE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29258342
Courtesy of Keith Britton/2 Percent Realty Refined Inc.
303 - 151 POTTS PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29258385
Courtesy of Mathieu Gignac/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
16-20 School Street
Montague, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29258265
Courtesy of Steve Nabuurs/ROYAL LEPAGE PRINCE EDWARD REALTY
6669 Acreman Pl
Sooke, British Columbia MLS® #29258087
Courtesy of Kris Gower/Coldwell Banker Oceanside Real Estate
1340 GREENEAGLE DRIVE
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #29258664
Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER HAND/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
116 Riverbend Lane
North Granville, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29258734
Courtesy of Greg Caseley/RE/MAX HARBOURSIDE REALTY
173 LONDON Street N
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29259028
Courtesy of Michael Brejnik/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services
2251 MANSFIELD Drive
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29259597
Courtesy of Michael Griffith/Coldwell Banker-Burnhill Realty
47 DANVILLE DRIVE
Toronto (St. Andrew-Windfields), Ontario MLS® #29259667
Courtesy of ANITA SPRINGATE-RENAUD/ENGEL & VOLKERS TORONTO CENTRAL
252 30th STREET
Battleford, Saskatchewan MLS® #29259701
Courtesy of Tracy Voigt/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
459 SOUTHLAND CRESCENT
Oakville (WO West), Ontario MLS® #29259713
Courtesy of MARIA RICCI/Sutton Group Quantum Realty Inc., Brokerage
49 WESTLAKE CRESCENT
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #29259732
Courtesy of ANIL SONI/ROYAL LEPAGE PLATINUM REALTY
6608, 11811 Lake Fraser Drive SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29259737
Courtesy of Jadah Aslateei/eXp Realty
8924 Tavistock Road
Vernon, British Columbia MLS® #29259751
Courtesy of Lisa Salt/RE/MAX Vernon Salt Fowler
492 OLD FERGUSON ROAD E
Huntsville (Brunel), Ontario MLS® #29259775
Courtesy of JAMIE LOCKWOOD/Sutton Group Muskoka Realty Inc.
30 MONCRIEFF DRIVE
Toronto (Rexdale-Kipling), Ontario MLS® #29259799
Courtesy of EDEN MESGANAW/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
103 - 120 SUMMERSIDES BOULEVARD
Pelham (Fonthill), Ontario MLS® #29259573
Courtesy of Michael Davis/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
6 Stoddart Estates Drive
Windermere, British Columbia MLS® #29259585
Courtesy of Marnie Perrier/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
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