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
76 CLANCY DRIVE
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #29419002
Courtesy of BING DONG/SMART SOLD REALTY
529 - 1091 KINGSTON ROAD
Toronto (Birchcliffe-Cliffside), Ontario MLS® #29419045
Courtesy of JOAN M. BEAL/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY
4 BERKSHIRE PLACE
Hamilton (Ancaster), Ontario MLS® #29419057
Courtesy of HAMDI ABBAS CHOLA/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
1903 E - 70 PRINCESS STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29419042
Courtesy of PAUL MING/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
707 - 8 WATER WALK DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29419054
Courtesy of ROCKY KANG/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
51 CHISWICK AVENUE
Whitby (Brooklin), Ontario MLS® #29419048
Courtesy of HAMDI ABBAS CHOLA/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
3100 KEELE STREET
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29419055
Courtesy of DYLAN KIM/BAYTREE REAL ESTATE INC.
639 - 621 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29419043
Courtesy of RENA ZHANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
831 MILFORD DRIVE
Peterborough (Ashburnham Ward 4), Ontario MLS® #29418970
Courtesy of PATRICK DALEY/PD REALTY INC.
MAIN FLOOR - 511 KENNEDY ROAD
Toronto (Kennedy Park), Ontario MLS® #29419049
Courtesy of ARIFUR RAHMAN SHOHEL/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
812 - 505 RICHMOND STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29419044
Courtesy of ELVIRA HANUKA/HOMELIFE EAGLE REALTY INC.
23 THOMAS FRISBY JR CRESCENT
Markham (Victoria Square), Ontario MLS® #29419051
Courtesy of VICKY SZE WAI WONG/BENCHMARK SIGNATURE REALTY INC.
982 ALBION ROAD
Toronto (Thistletown-Beaumonde Heights), Ontario MLS® #29419056
Courtesy of JAS GILL/RE/MAX EXCELLENCE REAL ESTATE
1519 Marban Rd
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #29418605
Courtesy of Lee Robinson/Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)
225 - 9560 ISLINGTON AVENUE
Vaughan (Sonoma Heights), Ontario MLS® #29418890
Courtesy of JOE REA/ROYAL LEPAGE PREMIUM ONE REALTY
37 Lawnsdale Drive
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29413263
Courtesy of Lee Coley/Century 21 Trident Realty Ltd.
375 Ptarmigan Pl
Campbell River, British Columbia MLS® #29413268
Courtesy of Todd Woods/Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island North
22 - 1963 FAIRGLEN MEWS
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29413275
Courtesy of Curtis Murphy/CENTURY 21 SYNERGY REALTY INC
70 ARINTO PLACE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29413282
Courtesy of Makaiba Reid/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
N1306 - 7 GOLDEN LION HEIGHTS
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29413299
Courtesy of JOHN JAY KIM/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
1701 - 51 EAST LIBERTY STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29413302
Courtesy of CHRISTINA CRUISE/THE AGENCY
502 - 2500 RUTHERFORD ROAD
Vaughan (Maple), Ontario MLS® #29413319
Courtesy of LAURA CORMAGGI/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
Lot 2005-2 Island Road Extension
Malagash, Nova Scotia MLS® #29413321
Courtesy of Darcy Cameron/Keller Williams Select Realty (Truro)
10 MORGAN COURT
Penetanguishene, Ontario MLS® #29413333
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
2153 MANOR HILL DRIVE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29413338
Courtesy of SARAH ANNE FASULLO/ROYAL LEPAGE/J & D DIVISION
413 KEELE STREET
Toronto (Junction Area), Ontario MLS® #29413340
Courtesy of NELSON LOPES/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
59 NEWCASTLE Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29413345
Courtesy of ANURAG SHARMA/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.
25 8474 BUNCE ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29412688
Courtesy of Aaron Switzer/RE/MAX Core Realty
765 LAKESHORE ROAD
Niagara-on-the-Lake (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #29413174
Courtesy of Douglas Rempel/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.,
6 PHEASANT ( BASEMENT) DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29413193
Courtesy of BRAM ALIPOURFARD/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2210 - 350 WEBB DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29413198
Courtesy of BOB HU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
9 LAKEFIELD Court Unit# 89
Baden, Ontario MLS® #29413201
Courtesy of JOHN FINLAYSON/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
32 Mill Road
Hampton, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29413206
Courtesy of Ron Barrett/CENTURY 21 NORTHUMBERLAND REALTY
16 Bond CRESCENT
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29413220
Courtesy of Justus Smith/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
51 JOHNSTON STREET
Guelph (St. Patrick's Ward), Ontario MLS® #29413249
Courtesy of CHRISTINE HASS/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
24 MILL ROAD W
Bluewater (Stanley), Ontario MLS® #29413251
Courtesy of MEGAN BRIGHTON/Coldwell Banker Dawnflight Realty, Brokerage
1463 APOLLO TERRACE
Kingston (City Northwest), Ontario MLS® #29413256
Courtesy of SHANNON MCCAFFREY/MCCAFFREY REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
4466 FOURTH AVENUE
Niagara Falls (Downtown), Ontario MLS® #29412854
Courtesy of Annie Liu/Wisdomax Realty LTD
602 - 125 WESTERN BATTERY ROAD
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29412859
Courtesy of Samson Tsui/SKYLETTE MARKETING REALTY INC.
8 MAGPIE WAY
Whitby (Blue Grass Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29412873
Courtesy of NOFEL ALAM/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
BASEMENT - 5070 RISING STAR COURT
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29412880
Courtesy of JANE ZHANG/REAL ONE 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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