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
50 - 52 HIGHWAY 11 S
Cochrane, Ontario MLS® #29316830
Courtesy of NIRAJ PANCHOLI/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
TH 93A - 83 BOROUGH DRIVE
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29316823
Courtesy of JAN CHAN/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
G14 - 415 SEA RAY AVENUE
Innisfil, Ontario MLS® #29316828
Courtesy of NOAH ZHANG/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
292 JOHN Street N
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29317035
Courtesy of Martinus Dominicus Geleynse/Corcoran Horizon Realty
101 - 4655 GLEN ERIN DRIVE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29317030
Courtesy of DEJAN HERBEZ/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
29 BENTWORTH CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29316967
Courtesy of Nella Zourntos/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE REALTY INC.
514 - 1035 SOUTDOWN ROAD
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #29317131
Courtesy of MELISSA STOLARZ/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
931 GLASGOW Street Unit# 36D
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29317136
Courtesy of CRISTIAN TARTA/PEAK REALTY LTD.
958 BEACH BOULEVARD
Hamilton (Hamilton Beach), Ontario MLS® #29317143
Courtesy of MARISSA KERR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
8 WILDFLOWER Lane
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29317023
Courtesy of Ed Doucet/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
381 COX MILL ROAD
Barrie (South Shore), Ontario MLS® #29317124
Courtesy of SPENCER-KALEB YANKOWSKI/EXP REALTY
578 FIFTY Road
Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #29317206
Courtesy of Julia Fedak/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
122 - 40 MERCHANT LANE
Toronto (Dufferin Grove), Ontario MLS® #29317213
Courtesy of KEVIN YU/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
306 - 1000 SHEPPARD AVENUE W
Toronto (Bathurst Manor), Ontario MLS® #29317225
Courtesy of JOSEPH FRANCIS DE SOUZA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
2147 216 STREET
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #29317655
Courtesy of Rajin Gill/B.C. Farm & Ranch Realty Corp.
1140 BENEFORD Road
Oshawa, Ontario MLS® #29317631
Courtesy of Shannon Sullivan/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
210 JAMES STREET
Arran-Elderslie, Ontario MLS® #29316962
Courtesy of JOAN STEWART/Wilfred McIntee & Co Limited
S1 - 2F - 1 BALDWIN STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #29317218
Courtesy of JUN BAE/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
2841 Clementsvale Road
Bear River East, Nova Scotia MLS® #29317011
Courtesy of Tash MacEachern/Royal LePage Atlantic - Valley(Windsor)
1003 32440 SIMON AVENUE
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #29317357
Courtesy of Merrick Matteazzi/Century 21 Creekside Realty Ltd.
3001 266B STREET
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #29317364
Courtesy of Jamie Hucul/Royal LePage - Wolstencroft
401 - 284 KING STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29317410
Courtesy of MILAD MOMTAZ AZAD/PROPERTY.CA INC.
LOWER - 340 HOWLAND AVENUE
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29317415
Courtesy of TREVOR JAYE FREEMAN/FREEMAN REAL ESTATE LTD.
847 GREENLEAF CIRCLE
Oshawa (Taunton), Ontario MLS® #29317427
Courtesy of VEETHTHAKAN KAVEEKARAN/HOMELIFE DISTRICT REALTY
4406 - 1 BLOOR STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29317403
Courtesy of ELENA SARADIDIS/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
2201 - 10 TORRESDALE AVENUE
Toronto (Westminster-Branson), Ontario MLS® #29317408
Courtesy of INGRID MOUSSA/RE/MAX EXPERTS
4, 20 Jacobs Close
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #29317888
Courtesy of Dustin Henfrey/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
39 ST. LAURENT BOULEVARD
Tiny, Ontario MLS® #29317472
Courtesy of PHIL PANTLING/Royal LePage In Touch Realty
114 - 6532 BILBERRY DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29317340
Courtesy of Mathieu Gignac/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
204 BENNINGER Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29317903
Courtesy of ROBERT WOLLZIEFER/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC. BROKERAGE-3
102 - 110 CANON JACKSON DRIVE
Toronto (Brookhaven-Amesbury), Ontario MLS® #29317826
Courtesy of PRATEEK KAPUR/CENTURY 21 PROPERTY ZONE REALTY INC.
4 ELSTREE ROAD
Toronto (Edenbridge-Humber Valley), Ontario MLS® #29317489
Courtesy of LINDA J. TICKINS/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
102 - 1 BRANDY LANE DRIVE
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #29317287
Courtesy of CANDACE ARMSTRONG/Royal LePage Locations North
67 HILLSBOROUGH Street
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29317908
Courtesy of Steve Yoston/EXIT Realty PEI
2 THORNCROFT CRESCENT
Ajax (South East), Ontario MLS® #29316824
Courtesy of SONIA WANG/RIGHT AT HOME 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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