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
2916 HIGHWAY 7 Unit# 309
Concord, Ontario MLS® #29253380
Courtesy of Nadia Hirmiz/Royal LePage Macro Realty
227 - 1940 IRONSTONE DRIVE
Burlington (Uptown), Ontario MLS® #29253385
Courtesy of SABRINA HUDSON/Rock Star Real Estate Inc., Brokerage
701 - 360 RIDELLE AVENUE
Toronto (Briar Hill-Belgravia), Ontario MLS® #29253431
Courtesy of GEORGE CRISCI/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
322 - 251 NORTHFIELD DRIVE E
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29253436
Courtesy of JAIDEV GAIND/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
44 CLIFFSIDE DRIVE
Toronto (Birchcliffe-Cliffside), Ontario MLS® #29253412
Courtesy of CARRIE MAXWELL/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY
309 - 2916 HIGHWAY 7
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29253486
Courtesy of NADIA HIRMIZ/ROYAL LEPAGE MACRO REALTY
69 LORRAINE CRESCENT
Brampton (Westgate), Ontario MLS® #29253432
Courtesy of JAIDEV GAIND/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
322 - 251 NORTHFIELD DRIVE E
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29253437
Courtesy of JAIDEV GAIND/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
613 - 199 RICHMOND STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29253468
Courtesy of SAVANNAH WENG/RE/MAX DASH REALTY
105 MARINA VILLAGE DRIVE
Georgian Bay (Baxter), Ontario MLS® #29253494
Courtesy of DANIEL PAPA/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
1103 - 125 BLUE JAYS WAY
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29253470
Courtesy of LEON LI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
Lot 1A Pictou Landing Road
Chance Harbour, Nova Scotia MLS® #29253336
Courtesy of Sherry Blinkhorn/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
99 POPLAR ROAD
Toronto (West Hill), Ontario MLS® #29253414
Courtesy of MOHAMMED SAKIL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
722 WALPOLE CRESCENT
Newmarket (Stonehaven-Wyndham), Ontario MLS® #29253421
Courtesy of JON BROCK/KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CENTRES
909 - 10 DE BOERS DRIVE
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #29253426
Courtesy of LINDA ZHI/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
388 TERRY DRIVE
Newmarket (Central Newmarket), Ontario MLS® #29253419
Courtesy of KELVIN DERBIDGE/ZOLO REALTY
1408 - 41 MARKBROOK LANE
Toronto (Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown), Ontario MLS® #29253433
Courtesy of IREM YILDIRIM/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
26 ALAI CIRCLE
Markham (Milliken Mills East), Ontario MLS® #29253483
Courtesy of Patrick Posh/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
102 FRANK KELLY DRIVE
East Gwillimbury (Holland Landing), Ontario MLS® #29253488
Courtesy of SELENA CHEN/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
124 AVONDALE BLVD (BASEMENT)
Brampton (Avondale), Ontario MLS® #29253490
Courtesy of NIRAV GANDHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
5008 - 138 DOWNES STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29253469
Courtesy of JOHNSON ZHANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
5010 - 55 COOPER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29253471
Courtesy of LINDA RAN LI/CENTURY 21 LANDUNION REALTY INC.
23 Gosse's Lane
Torbay, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29249534
Courtesy of Amanda Roberts/3% Realty East Coast
508 - 195 BONIS AVENUE
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #29253415
Courtesy of TERRY WANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
25 EASTPINE DRIVE
Markham (Milliken Mills West), Ontario MLS® #29253422
Courtesy of GORDON LIN/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
17 - 2531 NORTHAMPTON BOULEVARD
Burlington (Headon), Ontario MLS® #29253427
Courtesy of SANDRA JANE KERSTEMAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
708 - 2081 FAIRVIEW STREET
Burlington (Freeman), Ontario MLS® #29253434
Courtesy of ATHEINDHAR VISWANAT RAJENDRAN/HOMELIFE CLASSIC REALTY INC.
1 - 233 GREENWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Greenwood-Coxwell), Ontario MLS® #29253410
Courtesy of DASHA SMIRNOVA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
3108 - 1928 LAKESHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #29253491
Courtesy of ANTHONY DAVID CAMPEA/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
SECOND FLOOR - 230 WATLINE AVENUE
Mississauga (Gateway), Ontario MLS® #29253489
Courtesy of IRYNA TARABANOVSKA/CIREALTY
110 ACHESON BOULEVARD
Toronto (Centennial Scarborough), Ontario MLS® #29253411
Courtesy of GINO SGOVIO/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
28 - 70 EASTWOOD PARK GARDENS
Toronto (Long Branch), Ontario MLS® #29253430
Courtesy of ANDREW FRIZ/A7RE
127 LAUGHER AVENUE
Welland (Lincoln/Crowland), Ontario MLS® #29253435
Courtesy of SYED SALMAN LAIQ/EXP REALTY
38 FREEMAN WILLIAMS STREET
Markham (Angus Glen), Ontario MLS® #29253485
Courtesy of FANNIE IP/MEHOME REALTY (ONTARIO) INC.
15 GANDHI LANE
Markham (Commerce Valley), Ontario MLS® #29253416
Courtesy of FEI WANG/AVION REALTY INC.
157 Elm Street
Fort McMurray, Alberta MLS® #29253335
Courtesy of BRETT CAMPBELL/ROYAL LEPAGE BENCHMARK
3962 4TH AVENUE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29232579
Courtesy of Bob Quinlan/RE/MAX Core Realty
3019 31 Street South
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #29252332
Courtesy of Scott Korbett/Royal Lepage South Country - Lethbridge
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!
READY TO TALK ABOUT CABBAGETOWN REAL ESTATE?
READY TO TALK ABOUT CABBAGETOWN REAL ESTATE?
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide