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.
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.
76 CLANCY DRIVE
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #29419002
Courtesy of BING DONG/SMART SOLD REALTY
51 DARLING DRIVE
Selwyn, Ontario MLS® #29419259
Courtesy of JOSH LUMSDEN/RE/MAX HALLMARK EASTERN REALTY
12 SAM FRUSTAGLIO DRIVE
Toronto (Brookhaven-Amesbury), Ontario MLS® #29419235
Courtesy of WAZIR A. KHOJA/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
TH42 - 11 NIAGARA STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29419280
Courtesy of CLAIRE OH/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
944 LAKE DRIVE E
Georgina (Sutton & Jackson's Point), Ontario MLS® #29419285
Courtesy of MICHAEL FISHER/LPT REALTY
119 BROWNSTONE CRESCENT
Clarington (Courtice), Ontario MLS® #29418966
Courtesy of TREVIS LEGALL/THE NOOK REALTY INC.
462 12TH STREET
Hanover, Ontario MLS® #29419084
Courtesy of LAURA EWART-SCHWIPPL/Royal LePage RCR Realty
382 ROPE BOULEVARD
Tay, Ontario MLS® #29419192
Courtesy of MARY MITAKIDIS/RE/MAX Georgian Bay Realty Ltd
63 BATHGATE CRESCENT
Clarington (Courtice), Ontario MLS® #29419281
Courtesy of DAVID HUTCHINSON/VALERY REAL ESTATE INC.
407 - 123 MAURICE DRIVE
Oakville (CO Central), Ontario MLS® #29419293
Courtesy of CONNOR OPREY/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY 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.
107 - 60 MENDELSSOHN STREET
Toronto (Clairlea-Birchmount), Ontario MLS® #29419282
Courtesy of SANDRA FRANCHI/KELLER WILLIAMS ADVANTAGE REALTY
407 - 123 MAURICE DRIVE
Oakville (CO Central), Ontario MLS® #29419294
Courtesy of CONNOR OPREY/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY 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.
51 CHISWICK AVENUE
Whitby (Brooklin), Ontario MLS® #29419048
Courtesy of HAMDI ABBAS CHOLA/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
831 MILFORD DRIVE
Peterborough (Ashburnham Ward 4), Ontario MLS® #29418970
Courtesy of PATRICK DALEY/PD REALTY INC.
B-1910 - 50 UPPER MALL WAY
Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #29419283
Courtesy of NOOSHIN BARAKHSHAN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
407 - 123 MAURICE DRIVE
Oakville (CO Central), Ontario MLS® #29419295
Courtesy of CONNOR OPREY/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
8908 130 AV NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29419063
Courtesy of Amanuel T. Chirom/MaxWell Progressive
MAIN FLOOR - 511 KENNEDY ROAD
Toronto (Kennedy Park), Ontario MLS® #29419049
Courtesy of ARIFUR RAHMAN SHOHEL/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
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
812 - 505 RICHMOND STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29419044
Courtesy of ELVIRA HANUKA/HOMELIFE EAGLE REALTY INC.
32 HALSTEAD DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29419284
Courtesy of CATHERINE TAN/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
1901 - 32 FOREST MANOR ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29419277
Courtesy of TAO WANG/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
23 BEAUMARIS CRESCENT
Toronto (Kingsview Village-The Westway), Ontario MLS® #29419291
Courtesy of STEVEN KIM/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
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
208 MARY Street
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29415740
Courtesy of Michael K. Johnson/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
3367 Old Guysborough Road
Devon, Nova Scotia MLS® #29415808
Courtesy of Amy Seymour/Royal LePage Atlantic (Enfield)
7759 OSGOODE DRIVE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29415909
Courtesy of Tim Higham/RE/MAX Core Realty
2096 BLACKLOCK ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29415911
Courtesy of Jasper Croy/Century 21 Energy Realty(Qsnl)
414 20325 85 AVENUE
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #29415961
Courtesy of Andy Kim/Sutton Group - 1st West Realty
#62 53371 RGE ROAD 231
Rural Strathcona County, Alberta MLS® #29416089
Courtesy of Sonia Tarabay/RE/MAX Elite
1173 Ponlen Street Unit# 11
Kamloops, British Columbia MLS® #29416147
Courtesy of Quinn Pache/Stonehaus Realty Corp
1369 ANDERSEN DRIVE
Kingston (City Northwest), Ontario MLS® #29416508
Courtesy of DEREK MCCAULEY/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
90 West Ferrier Boulevard
Rural Clearwater County, Alberta MLS® #29416609
Courtesy of Shaunda Drader/CIR Realty
1019 BAKER STREET
Peterborough (Northcrest Ward 5), Ontario MLS® #29416724
Courtesy of ALISON PAYNE/CENTURY 21 UNITED 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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