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
9413 118 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29273031
Courtesy of Conor J. Clarke/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
4112 4108 Calgary Trl NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29273032
Courtesy of Julie Lam/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
5616 94A Street
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29268471
Courtesy of Edward W. Stenger/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc
6442 BUFFALO CREEK ROAD
100 Mile House, British Columbia MLS® #29295990
Courtesy of Sean Dirkson/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
117 Fairview Drive
Nictaux, Nova Scotia MLS® #29296532
Courtesy of Rob Graves/Exit Realty Town & Country
1231 CLOTHIER COURT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29296450
Courtesy of Sarah Cameron/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
1316 KING STREET E
Hamilton (Delta), Ontario MLS® #29296549
Courtesy of GREG DE DENUS/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
102 Larry Uteck Boulevard
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #29296443
Courtesy of Kurt Swinimer/Royal LePage Atlantic
908 - 138 DOWNES STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29296537
Courtesy of XIAOFEI PENG/SMART SOLD REALTY
201 - 85 WILLIAM STREET N
Brockton, Ontario MLS® #29296436
Courtesy of CALVIN ANSTETT/Wilfred McIntee & Co Limited
67 Copperstone Circle SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29296493
Courtesy of Taran Dhillon/Royal LePage METRO
45 Ingersoll CRESCENT
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29296486
Courtesy of Regan Sanderson/Flatlands Real Estate Team
1201 HAWTHORNE DRIVE
Greater Sudbury (Sudbury), Ontario MLS® #29296563
Courtesy of EMILY MUZZATTI/eXp Realty
23 VICTORIA AVENUE N
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #29296568
Courtesy of JAMI JOY/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
578 SYCAMORE STREET
Kingston (South of Taylor-Kidd Blvd), Ontario MLS® #29296431
Courtesy of TREVOR TOMPKINS/EXP REALTY, BROKERAGE
1B - 5494 MAIN STREET W
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29296448
Courtesy of Carol Bull/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
3206 - 195 REDPATH AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29296455
Courtesy of SIMON SHEN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
2204 - 474 CALDARI ROAD
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29296467
Courtesy of SUKHPAL SINGH GUJJAR/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
218 - 812 LANSDOWNE AVENUE
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29296474
Courtesy of PAUL KING/KELLER WILLIAMS PORTFOLIO REALTY
215 Overdown Drive
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #29297009
Courtesy of Penny Kander/Realty Executives Alberta Elite
313 - 25 CORDOVA AVENUE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29297023
Courtesy of JUSTIN JEFFERY/Royal Lepage Real Estate Associates
375 SILVERBIRCH BOULEVARD
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29297035
Courtesy of Bland Kaka/KELLER WILLIAMS COMPLETE REALTY
A01006A - 1881 STEELES AVENUE W
Toronto (Bathurst Manor), Ontario MLS® #29296979
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
911 - 9201 YONGE ST STREET
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #29297004
Courtesy of ELVA YIN TSING LEE/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
15 WELLINGTON Street S Unit# 307
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29297011
Courtesy of RAJAT PATHAK/CONDO CULTURE INC. - BROKERAGE 2
120 FOURTH Avenue
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29296741
Courtesy of Goran Gligorovic/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC
918 - 699 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29296974
Courtesy of MEHDI RAZAVI AZAR KHIAVI/HOME CHOICE REALTY INC.
3302 INNISFIL BEACH ROAD
Innisfil, Ontario MLS® #29296695
Courtesy of LUCIA FARIA/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
2 Black Spruce DRIVE
Candle Lake, Saskatchewan MLS® #29296727
Courtesy of Terry Hoda/Terry Hoda Realty
333 MILLA Court
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29296746
Courtesy of RYAN PRINCE/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
355 PORTSMOUTH AVENUE
Kingston (Central City West), Ontario MLS® #29296753
Courtesy of ADAM KOVEN/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
35 ELGIN STREET S
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #29296760
Courtesy of EMMA BAKER/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
758 CHEAPSIDE STREET
London East (East C), Ontario MLS® #29296765
Courtesy of CARLO CASTELLANI/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
504 - 3105 CARLING AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29296772
Courtesy of Sam Moussa/RE/MAX HALLMARK SAM MOUSSA REALTY
2687 SYLVAIN STREET
Clarence-Rockland, Ontario MLS® #29296777
Courtesy of Andre J. Bonhomme/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
118 A Bruhm Road
Branch Lahave, Nova Scotia MLS® #29296633
Courtesy of Keri Ottway/Royal LePage Atlantic
1525 - 135 VILLAGE GREEN SQUARE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29296683
Courtesy of GEORGE CHAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK 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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide