1396 DOUGLAS STREET
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29168200
Courtesy of Tim Higham/RE/MAX Core Realty
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.
71 GOODERHAM DRIVE
Toronto (Wexford-Maryvale), Ontario MLS® #29168558
Courtesy of ALEX SIPIDIAS/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
D-423 - 8 BEVERLEY GLEN BOULEVARD
Vaughan (Beverley Glen), Ontario MLS® #29168560
Courtesy of ALEX LAU/Multidoor Realty
5486 HIXON AVENUE
Burlington (Appleby), Ontario MLS® #29168584
Courtesy of RAO VAJHA/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
542 GARBUTT TERRACE
Peterborough (Northcrest Ward 5), Ontario MLS® #29168591
Courtesy of PAUL DOIG/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
2910 - 77 MUTUAL STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29168604
Courtesy of HENRY ZHU/MASTER'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
100 POPLAR HEIGHTS DRIVE
Toronto (Edenbridge-Humber Valley), Ontario MLS® #29168630
Courtesy of RICHARD ROBIBERO/PANORAMA R.E. LIMITED
516 - 3220 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #29168642
Courtesy of AYDIN RAHIMY KHORASANI/RE/MAX EXPERTS
31 MILFORD AVENUE
Toronto (Brookhaven-Amesbury), Ontario MLS® #29168647
Courtesy of EKO LIU/EXP REALTY
1605 - 3504 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29168659
Courtesy of DAN KOTANJYAN/HOMELIFE/CIMERMAN REAL ESTATE LIMITED
MAIN - 243 WINDERMERE AVENUE
Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #29168661
Courtesy of ALLEN NASERI/HOUSESIGMA INC.
191 CECIL STREET
Pembroke, Ontario MLS® #29168666
Courtesy of Cindy Sell/RE/MAX PEMBROKE REALTY LTD.
4 APPLEGATE DRIVE
East Gwillimbury (Sharon), Ontario MLS® #29168673
Courtesy of JUN DU/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
485 56 HIGHWAY
Hamilton (Hannon), Ontario MLS® #29168680
Courtesy of MUHAMMAD HUNAIN/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
415, 8375 Broadcast Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29168712
Courtesy of Oliver Trutina/RE/MAX First
24 MONARCH DRIVE
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29168762
Courtesy of TAO YUAN/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
1204 - 330 PRINCE CHARLES DRIVE S
Welland (Broadway), Ontario MLS® #29168767
Courtesy of Kim Robinson/COLDWELL BANKER ADVANTAGE REAL ESTATE INC, BROKERAGE
2A 1319 TWP RD 510
Rural Parkland County, Alberta MLS® #29168779
Courtesy of Carson K. Beier/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
719 - 5858 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29168781
Courtesy of JUN BAE/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
46 ARTANIA STREET
Oshawa (Windfields), Ontario MLS® #29168786
Courtesy of JESSICA SHIN/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
404 - 60 GEORGE BUTCHART DRIVE
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29168801
Courtesy of SANJEEV CHANDNA/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
160 BRIMICOMBE CRESCENT
Goderich (Goderich (Town)), Ontario MLS® #29169020
Courtesy of BRIAN CHALMERS/KELLER WILLIAMS LIFESTYLES
67 DONJON Boulevard
Port Dover, Ontario MLS® #29169025
Courtesy of TOMMY LAND/RE/MAX ERIE SHORES REALTY INC. BROKERAGE
34540 Range Road 20
Rural Red Deer County, Alberta MLS® #29169082
Courtesy of Kelly A. McKelvie/Real Broker
328 WHITESHIELD Crescent
Kamloops, British Columbia MLS® #29169169
Courtesy of Jessica Gunnlaugson/RE/MAX Real Estate (Kamloops)
2027 Pioneer Hill Dr
Port McNeill, British Columbia MLS® #29169501
Courtesy of Lynne Wilson/460 Realty Inc. (PH)
3515 KALUM STREET
Terrace, British Columbia MLS® #29168528
Courtesy of Tashiana Johnson/RE/MAX Coast Mountains
505 - 39 QUEENS QUAY E
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29168578
Courtesy of GRACE GAO/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
106 - 99 EAGLE ROCK WAY
Vaughan, Ontario MLS® #29168580
Courtesy of WAHEED AHMED CHEEMA/RE/MAX EXPERTS
8 AEGIS DRIVE
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #29168612
Courtesy of VLADIMIR KRASNOPOLSKEY/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
421 GINGER GATE N
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #29168617
Courtesy of NIKCO SIU KEUNG TSANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
152 Evansborough Way NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29168624
Courtesy of Noor Shihab/Century 21 Bravo Realty
119 Masuda TERRACE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29168648
Courtesy of Adree Goulding/RE/MAX Saskatoon
328 - 7439 KINGSTON ROAD
Toronto (Rouge), Ontario MLS® #29168698
Courtesy of AKILAN SIVAPALAN/RE/MAX COMMUNITY REALTY INC.
76 RAYLAWN CRESCENT
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29168701
Courtesy of SURJIT GHUMAN/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
453 F - 1608 CHARLES STREET
Whitby (Port Whitby), Ontario MLS® #29168744
Courtesy of ARTHUR LABBANCZ/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
3103 - 395 SQUARE ONE DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29168763
Courtesy of HELEN XU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
215 6 Avenue SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29168768
Courtesy of Michael L. Hyde/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
52 CHAPEL Street
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29168770
Courtesy of Melodie Mensch/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.
2 - 1310 FIELDLIGHT BOULEVARD
Pickering (Liverpool), Ontario MLS® #29168787
Courtesy of DAVID J. BEATON/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
3313 PARISH ROAD
Houston, British Columbia MLS® #29168162
Courtesy of Dan Hansma/Calderwood Realty Ltd.
3047 TRAILSIDE DRIVE
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #29168799
Courtesy of AJ UPPAL/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE 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
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