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
1802 - 77 MUTUAL STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29236963
Courtesy of WIN LIU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
951 Snapdragon Crt
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #29237156
Courtesy of Patrick Guiney/Pemberton Holmes Ltd.
2202 High Country Rise NW
High River, Alberta MLS® #29237199
Courtesy of Sally Krulis/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
42 HILLTOP Drive Unit# 9
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29237226
Courtesy of KATHY LONG/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
LPH05 - 22 OLIVE AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29237240
Courtesy of JENNY ZHENG/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
LOT 15 ELDER LANE
Chatsworth, Ontario MLS® #29237170
Courtesy of BLAIR THOMPSON/RE/MAX Four Seasons Realty Limited
81 MAXOME AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29237238
Courtesy of BING DONG/SMART SOLD REALTY
BEDROOM 1 - 53 HAVENDALE ROAD
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29237245
Courtesy of SHAWN YAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
304 - 3077 WESTON ROAD
Toronto (Humberlea-Pelmo Park), Ontario MLS® #29237257
Courtesy of ALEX G PADRON/CENTURY 21 MILLENNIUM INC.
55 WOODBOROUGH PLACE
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29237264
Courtesy of GAGANDEEP SINGH/ROYAL LEPAGE FLOWER CITY REALTY
19 DURANGO DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Westbrook), Ontario MLS® #29237086
Courtesy of JENNIFER HAN/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
2703 - 2 SONIC WAY
Toronto (Flemingdon Park), Ontario MLS® #29237120
Courtesy of WENYI FANG/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
11 DORINE CRESCENT
Toronto (Clairlea-Birchmount), Ontario MLS® #29237125
Courtesy of JOE CICCIARELLA/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
2443 BROOKHURST ROAD
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #29237137
Courtesy of PABLO ERNESTO SUBAK/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
BSMT - 25 HISLOP DRIVE
Markham (Box Grove), Ontario MLS® #29237132
Courtesy of RUTH KANDIAH/RE/MAX ACE REALTY INC.
961 Snapdragon Crt
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #29237113
Courtesy of Patrick Guiney/Pemberton Holmes Ltd.
418 GLEN ALDA ROAD
North Kawartha, Ontario MLS® #29237106
Courtesy of JIM ALEXANDER/BALL REAL ESTATE INC.
952 Snapdragon Crt
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #29237118
Courtesy of Patrick Guiney/Pemberton Holmes Ltd.
68 - 77 WESTMINSTER CRESCENT
Centre Wellington (Fergus), Ontario MLS® #29237221
Courtesy of SHIVAM TANEJA/LUXE HOME TOWN REALTY INC.
3322 RASPBERRY BUSH TRAIL
Oakville (BR Bronte), Ontario MLS® #29237214
Courtesy of MOHAMMAD ARSHAD/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
23 TRISTAN CRESCENT
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #29237283
Courtesy of KENNETH JIANG/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
4216, 16969 24 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29237269
Courtesy of Bradley Somer/REMAX Innovations
116, 35 Inglewood Park SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29237271
Courtesy of Derek Thistle/REMAX Innovations
4474 FRANCESCO AVENUE
Niagara Falls (Ascot), Ontario MLS® #29237276
Courtesy of Deb Vukelich/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
78 PILLAR ROCK CRESCENT
Markham (Victoria Manor-Jennings Gate), Ontario MLS® #29237288
Courtesy of SHERRY YANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
604 - 1415 DUNDAS STREET E
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29237295
Courtesy of JAMIE VIEIRA/CENTURY 21 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD.
1301 - 25 BASEBALL PLACE
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29237339
Courtesy of HELEN MOSHIS/EXP REALTY
36 WEST COAST TRAIL
King (Nobleton), Ontario MLS® #29237353
Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
22 MURCHISON CRESCENT
Toronto (Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown), Ontario MLS® #29237360
Courtesy of GIAN CHAND GAUTAM/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
408 - 2772 KEELE STREET W
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29237372
Courtesy of MARC OSCAR/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
612 - 460 DUNDAS STREET E
Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #29237377
Courtesy of BASIT KUNDA/FUTURE GROUP REALTY SERVICES LTD.
275 GRANDIN VG
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29236975
Courtesy of Albert J. Kozel/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
2410 - 55 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29237062
Courtesy of Ena Kim/RETREND REALTY LTD
2 HERITAGE ROAD
Innisfil (Cookstown), Ontario MLS® #29237067
Courtesy of KIMBERLY SAUNDERS/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY
504 - 35 EMPRESS AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29236987
Courtesy of ANDREW XIAO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
139 CONVEYOR STREET
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29236507
Courtesy of Jesse Suran/2 Percent Realty Experts
1535 THETFORD COURT
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #29237093
Courtesy of TREVOR ISAAC/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
5,9,15, 1015 Centre Street NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29237391
Courtesy of Rahim Damji/PropZap 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
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