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.
65275 Range Rd 114A
Lac La Biche County, Alberta MLS® #29326202
Courtesy of Derek C. Claffey/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
28 Milton Road
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29244531
Courtesy of DEBBIE BUDDEN/Keller Williams Platinum Realty
18710 HUGHES ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29331535
Courtesy of Carrie Nicholson/Century 21 Energy Realty (PG)
16 ANNE STREET
Brighton, Ontario MLS® #29332494
Courtesy of JACQUELINE PENNINGTON/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
950 GLEN ACRES Court
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29332451
Courtesy of Branden David Paul Eldridge/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
16 KINGSBOROUGH CRESCENT
Toronto (Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview), Ontario MLS® #29332487
Courtesy of DAVID CINELLI/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
13668 EMIL KOLB PARKWAY
Caledon (Bolton West), Ontario MLS® #29332482
Courtesy of ANTHONY CAPUTO/RE/MAX EXPERTS
429 Highway 7
Ecum Secum, Nova Scotia MLS® #29332538
Courtesy of Deanna Parks/Century 21 Trident Realty Ltd.
107 WESTMORELAND AVENUE
Cornwall, Ontario MLS® #29332362
Courtesy of SUE STEWART/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS LTD.
1421 112th STREET
North Battleford, Saskatchewan MLS® #29332406
Courtesy of Nadine Holstine/Dream Realty SK
204 - 15 RICHARDSON STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29332355
Courtesy of ADAM MIAO/TFN REALTY INC.
401 Railway AVENUE NW
Watson, Saskatchewan MLS® #29332615
Courtesy of Renea Jurgens/Century 21 Fusion - Humboldt
162 WELLINGTON STREET S
Goderich (Goderich (Town)), Ontario MLS® #29332653
Courtesy of MELISSA DAER/Royal LePage Heartland Realty
418 JONES AVENUE
Toronto (Blake-Jones), Ontario MLS® #29332742
Courtesy of AUDREY AZAD/RE/MAX HALLMARK ESTATE GROUP REALTY LTD.
1435 FORGET STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29332817
Courtesy of Natasha Blaisdell/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
3754 HIGHLAND DRIVE
Fort Erie (Ridgeway), Ontario MLS® #29332920
Courtesy of CARLIE SMITH/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
579 NORTHCLIFFE BOULEVARD E
Toronto (Oakwood Village), Ontario MLS® #29333017
Courtesy of TAZ REZWAN/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
1504 - 75 ST NICHOLAS STREET S
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29333024
Courtesy of PARIS HAJIBABA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
101 - 1483 BIRCHMOUNT ROAD
Toronto (Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #29333036
Courtesy of HANS OHRSTROM/HOMELIFE EAGLE REALTY INC.
350 HEWITT CIRCLE
Newmarket (Summerhill Estates), Ontario MLS® #29333048
Courtesy of BRENDA SULLIVAN/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
92 WILLIAM SAVILLE STREET
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29332172
Courtesy of SUE ZHANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
10 TWEEDHILL AVENUE
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #29332153
Courtesy of BOBBY DHALIWAL/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
20 SCHERTZBERG LANE
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29332608
Courtesy of MARGARET JANE REID/ROYAL LEPAGE STATE REALTY
4 ROWAN PLACE
Quinte West (Murray Ward), Ontario MLS® #29332324
Courtesy of LUKE ELSON/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
8 RIDGEVIEW DRIVE
Scugog (Port Perry), Ontario MLS® #29332968
Courtesy of BRAD D'ORNELLAS/ROYAL LEPAGE FRANK REAL ESTATE
605 21 Street N
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #29332778
Courtesy of SHAUNA GRUNINGER/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE - LETHBRIDGE
#301 10106 105 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29333005
Courtesy of Che Taylor/MaxWell Challenge Realty
373 Park Street
Kentville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29332331
Courtesy of Wayne Sanford/Royal LePage Atlantic (New Minas)
6146/6148 Cedar Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #29332261
Courtesy of Heather Morgan/Royal LePage Atlantic
7104 6TH LINE
Centre Wellington, Ontario MLS® #29333137
Courtesy of PAUL VAN GROOTHEEST/Century 21 Excalibur Realty Inc
8141 Poplar Drive
Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #29333334
Courtesy of Melissa Kuhn/Grassroots Realty Group Ltd.
1105 - 100 MILLSIDE DRIVE
Milton (OM Old Milton), Ontario MLS® #29333598
Courtesy of JULIA IRENE VANDERKLOK/ROYAL LEPAGE REALTY PLUS OAKVILLE
2127, 1010 Arbour Lake Road NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29333485
Courtesy of Sarah Paranych/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
113 Aspen Stone Place SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29332843
Courtesy of Laura Louise Christie/CIR Realty
313 Ambleton Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29333473
Courtesy of Mody Ibrahim El Sayed/RE/MAX Realty Professionals
385 WINSTON Road Unit# 1306
Grimsby, Ontario MLS® #29333182
Courtesy of Janelle LeBlanc/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
406 Kingsburg Road
Lower Rose Bay, Nova Scotia MLS® #29333163
Courtesy of Corey Huskilson/Royal Lepage Atlantic (Mahone Bay)
454 WISTERIA CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29333151
Courtesy of Toyin Adewoye/COLDWELL BANKER SARAZEN REALTY
7641 LAKESHORE ROAD
Lambton Shores, Ontario MLS® #29332677
Courtesy of DAVID LACHANCE/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
21 STE THERESE BOULEVARD
Russell, Ontario MLS® #29333032
Courtesy of PATRICK PIETTE/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS LTD.
5 JOHN CANNING WAY
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29332476
Courtesy of JUSTIN JIAO/CENTURY 21 LANDUNION 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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