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.
78 Peddle Drive
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29345907
Courtesy of ROBERT GARDNER/RE/MAX Central Real Estate Ltd. - Grand Falls-Win
65275 Range Rd 114A
Lac La Biche County, Alberta MLS® #29326202
Courtesy of Derek C. Claffey/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
5815 97 St NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29336017
Courtesy of Tanner Wormald/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
PH704 - 399 SPRING GARDEN AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29357942
Courtesy of CHRIS KELOS/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
#1017 - 56 ANDRE DE GRASSE STREET
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29357966
Courtesy of LISA PIKYUK LEUNG/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
5192 CASTLEFIELD DRIVE
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29357973
Courtesy of SANDY SHEN/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
5215 SWITZER DRIVE
Southwest Middlesex, Ontario MLS® #29357930
Courtesy of HEATHER JOHNSTON/RE/MAX CENTRE CITY REALTY INC.
75 WOODHAVEN Road Unit# 1
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29358060
Courtesy of HUMBERTO GOMEZ/RED AND WHITE REALTY INC.
1430 FARROW CRESCENT
Innisfil (Alcona), Ontario MLS® #29358077
Courtesy of VINCENT IERVASI/RE/MAX EXPERTS
475 WOODVIEW Road Unit# 6
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29358008
Courtesy of Rachel Halcovitch/Keller Williams Edge Realty
233 SHAWNEE CIRCLE
Toronto (Pleasant View), Ontario MLS® #29358053
Courtesy of PAULO CONDECO/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
Lot 4 Moar Road
Georgetown Royalty, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29358065
Courtesy of Sharon Riley/COLDWELL BANKER/PARKER REALTY MONTAGUE
192 WESTBROOK DRIVE
Middlesex Centre (Kilworth), Ontario MLS® #29358015
Courtesy of ALEXANDRA GRAHAM/SUTTON GROUP - SELECT REALTY
2546 NICHOLS Drive
Oakville, Ontario MLS® #29358003
Courtesy of Melissa Uba/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
39 - 360 GEORGE STREET N
Peterborough (Town Ward 3), Ontario MLS® #29358010
Courtesy of DAN SMITH/CENTURY 21 UNITED REALTY INC.
Hill Acreage
Fertile Belt Rm No. 183, Saskatchewan MLS® #29358089
Courtesy of Kimberly Setrum/Royal LePage Martin Liberty (Sask) Realty
1927 PARKSIDE DRIVE
Pickering (Amberlea), Ontario MLS® #29357586
Courtesy of Jagpreet Singh/AVION REALTY INC.
41 PATIKA AVENUE
Toronto (Weston), Ontario MLS® #29357978
Courtesy of NIGEL DEAN SAMUEL/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
1322 APOLLO STREET
Oshawa (Eastdale), Ontario MLS® #29357721
Courtesy of MANNY ADVANI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
BASEMENT - 140 MARIA ROAD
Markham (Wismer), Ontario MLS® #29357726
Courtesy of SHAH HOSSAIN/HOMELIFE EXCELSIOR REALTY INC.
204 BROWNS LINE DRIVE
Toronto (Alderwood), Ontario MLS® #29357740
Courtesy of LESLIE BRLEC/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
129 FOLKSTONE CRESCENT
Brampton (Southgate), Ontario MLS® #29357738
Courtesy of NAZAN DOLANAY SHERRY/ZOLO REALTY
108B, 4917 68 Street
Camrose, Alberta MLS® #29357745
Courtesy of Marilou Yampolsky/Coldwell Banker OnTrack Realty
745 CHELTON Road Unit# 53
London, Ontario MLS® #29357752
Courtesy of LIDIA MIU/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
49 - 146 SETTLERS WAY
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #29357808
Courtesy of KARI MURRAY/FUTURE GROUP REALTY SERVICES LTD.
1515 Rte 225
North Wiltshire, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29357803
Courtesy of Chance MacIntyre/RED- ISLE REALTY INC.
5 Collingwood Court
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29357699
Courtesy of Morgan June Haney/The Agency Real Estate Brokerage
201 - 8 MERCER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29357719
Courtesy of SHEENA CHOPRA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
211 Sunset Drive
Glen Haven, Nova Scotia MLS® #29357909
Courtesy of Kellyn McMullen/Engel & Volkers (Chester)
2219 COUNTY RD 42
Clearview, Ontario MLS® #29357916
Courtesy of KEVIN HERTOGH/Keller Williams Realty Centres
134 STERLING STREET
London East (East C), Ontario MLS® #29357928
Courtesy of TY GILES/SAKER REALTY CORPORATION
104 GARMENT Street Unit# 1505
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29357911
Courtesy of PK Kapoor/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
1936 CRUISE ROAD
Frontenac (Frontenac North), Ontario MLS® #29357687
Courtesy of DAWN MORDEN/EXP REALTY, BROKERAGE
3252 Favel DRIVE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29357815
Courtesy of Heather Szeles/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
403 15 Langbrae Drive
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #29357822
Courtesy of Ken Sullivan/Exit Realty Metro
1452 RIMON STREET
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29357795
Courtesy of FISHER YU/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
67 WHITE PINE WAY
Guelph (Village By The Arboretum), Ontario MLS® #29357923
Courtesy of DAVID HALLS/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
674 HONEYDEW STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29357839
Courtesy of David Wen/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
687 NEW DUNDEE ROAD
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29357776
Courtesy of TRACEY MOON/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
227 - 461 GREEN ROAD
Hamilton (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #29358027
Courtesy of KELLEY MILAN/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
54 CRONIN DRIVE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29358109
Courtesy of ANDREW IPEKIAN/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN 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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide