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
7, 4915 45 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29234222
Courtesy of Lara Mitchell/Royal LePage Benchmark
B510 - 3071 TRAFALGAR ROAD
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29233301
Courtesy of GINA VUCKOVIC/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
1069 ALMA STREET
Clarence-Rockland, Ontario MLS® #29233003
Courtesy of Maz Karimjee/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
9220 COOTE STREET|Chilliwack Proper East
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29234448
Courtesy of Beyond Visscher/Century 21 Creekside Realty (Luckakuck)
54 MULHOLLARD LANE
Hamilton (Ancaster), Ontario MLS® #29234917
Courtesy of BRIAN MARTINSON/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
5 - 2612 SHEFFIELD BOULEVARD
London South (South U), Ontario MLS® #29234912
Courtesy of KANWALJEET SEHMBY/RE/MAX MILLENNIUM REAL ESTATE
23 Grace LANE
Coteau Rm No. 255, Saskatchewan MLS® #29234924
Courtesy of Teresa Thompson/Global Direct Realty Inc.
682 Conception Bay Highway
Conception Bay South, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29234929
Courtesy of TERI - LYNN JONES/RE/MAX Infinity Realty Inc.
18 Henley Street
Gander, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29234931
Courtesy of Craig Loder/Keller Williams Platinum Realty - Gander
18 BEATRICE DRIVE
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29234190
Courtesy of AMANDA CARMICHAEL/RE/MAX Four Seasons Realty Limited
UPPER - 338 ST CLARENS AVENUE
Toronto (Dufferin Grove), Ontario MLS® #29235268
Courtesy of ODETTE DIAS/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
3105 - 85 QUEENS WHARF ROAD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29235270
Courtesy of DAVID ROBBIO/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
310 BELMONT STREET
Cornwall, Ontario MLS® #29235275
Courtesy of MARIE WOOLFORD/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS LTD.
1037 SANDCLIFF DRIVE E
Oshawa (Pinecrest), Ontario MLS® #29235282
Courtesy of MOHAMMAD A. BHATTI/WELCOME HOME REALTY INC.
1239 BARNWOOD SQUARE
Pickering (Liverpool), Ontario MLS® #29235287
Courtesy of NORMAN XU/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
7713 KENNEDY ROAD
Markham (Milliken Mills East), Ontario MLS® #29235302
Courtesy of LALIT SETH/RE/MAX CITY ACCORD REALTY INC.
3139 GOODYEAR ROAD
Burlington (Alton), Ontario MLS® #29235333
Courtesy of BILL THANDI/MINRATE REALTY INC.
504 - 360 SQUARE ONE DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29235340
Courtesy of SUTHAN PONNAIAH/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
56 BLOOM CRESCENT
Hamilton (Stoney Creek Mountain), Ontario MLS® #29235345
Courtesy of WENDY MIN/CENTURY 21 LANDUNION REALTY INC.
7 - 969 UPPER OTTAWA STREET
Hamilton (Lisgar), Ontario MLS® #29235357
Courtesy of SUSAN YOUNG/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
1723 168 ST SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29235249
Courtesy of Mark Clericuzio/The Foundry Real Estate Company Ltd
504 - 942 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29235263
Courtesy of SAM LIU/EXPRESS REALTY INC.
139 Discovery Ridge Way SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29235244
Courtesy of Sam Corea/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
28 FRED MASON STREET
Georgina (Keswick South), Ontario MLS® #29235299
Courtesy of TATIANA ROLINSKY/ROYAL LEPAGE YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
115 - 2500 RUTHERFORD ROAD
Vaughan (Maple), Ontario MLS® #29235307
Courtesy of SEAN CANTOR/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
78 GALLANT PLACE
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #29235314
Courtesy of RICHARD DUGGAL/EXP REALTY
1370 COSTIGAN Road Unit# 411
Milton, Ontario MLS® #29235321
Courtesy of Anthony D'Alesio/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
1149 STANLEY DRIVE
Burlington (Mountainside), Ontario MLS® #29235338
Courtesy of EMERSON VIVAS ZAMBRANO/ROYAL LEPAGE MEADOWTOWNE REALTY
74 Legacy Glen Common SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29232935
Courtesy of Pragnesh Patel/RE/MAX Complete Realty
591 Highway 552 E
Goulais River, Ontario MLS® #29233147
Courtesy of Paul Louis Godfrey/Godfrey Realty
514 - 2300 ST. CLAIR AVENUE W
Toronto (Junction Area), Ontario MLS® #29233527
Courtesy of SUSI KOSTYNIUK/Royal Lepage Real Estate Associates
1418 - 181 VILLAGE GREEN SQUARE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29233229
Courtesy of JAYANT DESHPANDE/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
25 HESTER COURT
Markham (Royal Orchard), Ontario MLS® #29233243
Courtesy of JIN KIM/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
2 - 1309 DUFFERIN STREET
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29233274
Courtesy of SEAN MAYERS/CENTURY 21 REGAL REALTY INC.
16 DORIS PAWLEY CRESCENT
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #29233286
Courtesy of CHINTAN SHAH/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
#308 14810 51 Ave NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29233306
Courtesy of Michael H. Schmidt/NOW Real Estate Group
10 THOMAS BURNS COMMON
St. Catharines (Lakeport), Ontario MLS® #29233318
Courtesy of JAVAID VIRK ARSHAD/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
29 Lilly Brook Road
Terra Nova, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29233313
Courtesy of CHERYL SMITH/EXIT Realty Aspire
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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