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
83 Cranleigh Common SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29263492
Courtesy of Tom Salim Binavi/First Place Realty
512 45497 CAMPUS DRIVE|Garrison Crossing
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29261996
Courtesy of Scott McVetty/RE/MAX Nyda Realty Inc.
2281 BLACKWATER ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29262127
Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
434555 4TH Line
Amaranth, Ontario MLS® #29262420
Courtesy of David Doyle/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC
PH603 - 75 CANTERBURY PLACE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29262425
Courtesy of ANDREW XIAO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
206 SYDENHAM STREET
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #29262451
Courtesy of Tiffany Fewster-Salt/The Realty Firm Inc.
75 BRAYDON BOULEVARD S
Brampton (Vales of Castlemore), Ontario MLS® #29262463
Courtesy of SWEEDAN S SANDHAR/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
1705 - 70 TOWN CENTRE COURT
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29262468
Courtesy of VICTORIA LEE/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
52111 Rge Rd 270
Parkland County, Alberta MLS® #29262470
Courtesy of Geneva K. Tetreault/Century 21 Masters
699 NINTH Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29262475
Courtesy of John Schlett/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
4033 HURONTARIO Street Unit# 1
Mississauga, Ontario MLS® #29262487
Courtesy of Zaya Oshana/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
699 NINTH AVENUE
Hamilton (Hampton Heights), Ontario MLS® #29262502
Courtesy of CONRAD GUY ZURINI/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
405 - 23 REAN DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29262514
Courtesy of AYDIN OSKOUEI/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
8805 Highway 105 Baddeck Inlet Highway
Baddeck Inlet, Nova Scotia MLS® #29263182
Courtesy of Roy Milley/Keller Williams Select Realty(Sydney,Townsend St.)
1085 HARROGATE Drive Unit# 31
Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #29262355
Courtesy of Sandra Borea/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY BROKERAGE UNIT 36
307 - 19 BARBERRY PLACE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29262362
Courtesy of CHO KAN/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
807 - 3071 TRAFALGAR ROAD
Oakville (OA Rural Oakville), Ontario MLS® #29262367
Courtesy of CRISTIAN SIWIEC/RE/MAX EXPERTS
1097 PELHAM STREET
Pelham (Fonthill), Ontario MLS® #29262374
Courtesy of Jessica Michels/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
555 MARKHAM STREET
Toronto (Palmerston-Little Italy), Ontario MLS® #29262379
Courtesy of DANIEL TODD FREEMAN/FREEMAN REAL ESTATE LTD.
1109 SECRETARIATE ROAD
Newmarket (Stonehaven-Wyndham), Ontario MLS® #29262519
Courtesy of SHARON ZHU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
10662 WINSTON CHURCHILL BOULEVARD
Halton Hills (Rural Halton Hills), Ontario MLS® #29262526
Courtesy of DIPINDER GREWAL/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
95 WALLY DRIVE
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29262538
Courtesy of KRISTINA TARDIF/Royal LePage Locations North
88 GLENDALE AVENUE
Deep River, Ontario MLS® #29262545
Courtesy of Kevin Hickey/JAMES J. HICKEY REALTY LTD.
19 LINDISFARNE WAY
Markham (Markham Village), Ontario MLS® #29262564
Courtesy of TARA HOUGHTON/ROYAL LEPAGE ELITE REALTY
44 SUNVALE PLACE
Hamilton (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #29262571
Courtesy of ROB MULLETT/ROYAL LEPAGE BURLOAK REAL ESTATE SERVICES
1203 - 30 HAYDEN STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29262610
Courtesy of QILUN XU/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
2146 SHADY GLEN ROAD
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29262639
Courtesy of HARSHDEEP SINGH/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
296, 99 Arbour Lake Road NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29262653
Courtesy of Marc A. Miiller/REMAX Innovations
54 Rockbluff Close NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29262742
Courtesy of Mark Stanley A. Jamias/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
43 MCCANDLESS COURT
Caledon (Caledon East), Ontario MLS® #29262800
Courtesy of ANDREW COURSON/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
14115 Township Road 544
Peers, Alberta MLS® #29262449
Courtesy of TASHA WILLIAMS/CENTURY 21 TWIN REALTY
2201 - 55 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29262490
Courtesy of DANIEL LIU/EVERLAND REALTY INC.
1554 Marina Way
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia MLS® #29262503
Courtesy of Laura Solowoniuk/460 Realty Inc. (QU)
64 RIVER ROAD
Greater Napanee (Greater Napanee), Ontario MLS® #29262508
Courtesy of WADE MITCHELL/EXIT REALTY ACCELERATION REAL ESTATE, BROKERAGE
208 - 111 ELIZABETH STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29262515
Courtesy of RYAN WONG/CENTURY 21 ATRIA 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