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
314 - 3883 QUARTZ ROAD
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29411419
Courtesy of CINDY ZHANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
3 - 104 MCDOUGALL ROAD
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29411421
Courtesy of TRISH BUCHANAN/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
1222 - 1 JARVIS STREET
Hamilton (Beasley), Ontario MLS® #29412284
Courtesy of MUKESH VANKWANI/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
315 2ND STREET
Hanover, Ontario MLS® #29412171
Courtesy of STEPHANIE HOCKING/Royal LePage RCR Realty
127 - 755 OMEGA DRIVE
Pickering (Woodlands), Ontario MLS® #29412258
Courtesy of PENNY L. GAZELL/HARTLAND REALTY INC.
47 CAROLINE Street N Unit# 409
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29411464
Courtesy of Helen Cen/Right at Home Realty
114 CATTAIL CRESCENT
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #29411469
Courtesy of KEVIN BOUGHEN/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
PT LT 32 CHURCH STREET
Arran-Elderslie, Ontario MLS® #29412239
Courtesy of WENDY LIDDLE/Coldwell Banker Peter Benninger Realty
311 - 1001 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29412246
Courtesy of SCOTT HUA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
LOWER - 28 BENFER ROAD
Richmond Hill (Crosby), Ontario MLS® #29412265
Courtesy of ROBERT WENG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
7 POWDER MILL COURT
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29412272
Courtesy of KATIE DOBSON/Royal Lepage Real Estate Associates
6835 WILLS STREET
Niagara Falls (Stamford), Ontario MLS® #29412241
Courtesy of Amanjot Kaur/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
2 - 63 SWEETLAND AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29411565
Courtesy of Mehdi Fallahi/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
4005 - 1 YORKVILLE AVENUE
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29412342
Courtesy of ANTHONY DAVID CAMPEA/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
LOWER - 213 MAPLEHURST AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29412347
Courtesy of LEO GUAN/SMART SOLD REALTY
1280 AMHERST GATE
Oshawa (Kedron), Ontario MLS® #29412354
Courtesy of SAJID KHAN/CENTURY 21 INNOVATIVE REALTY INC.
20 - 358 LITTLE AVENUE
Barrie (Painswick North), Ontario MLS® #29412359
Courtesy of KARI MURRAY/FUTURE GROUP REALTY SERVICES LTD.
1411 BEAUFORT DRIVE
Burlington (Tyandaga), Ontario MLS® #29412366
Courtesy of STEPHANIE AMANDA LEE BRUCK/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
392 Langs Rd
Salt Spring, British Columbia MLS® #29412291
Courtesy of Kelly Regen/Macdonald Realty Salt Spring Island
14 SALLIS DRIVE
Ajax (South East), Ontario MLS® #29412304
Courtesy of ABBAS FAROOQ/RE/MAX MILLENNIUM REAL ESTATE
49 BRENTWOOD ROAD
Essa (Angus), Ontario MLS® #29412309
Courtesy of TERRANCE CHEUNG/Advent Realty Inc
58 MASKEN CIRCLE
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29412316
Courtesy of AJAY SHAH/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
21305 131A AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29412323
Courtesy of Wally Karout/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
120 250 Baker Drive
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29412330
Courtesy of Luke Kang/Royal LePage Atlantic
L 9 - 7489 SIDEROAD 5 E
Wellington North, Ontario MLS® #29412020
Courtesy of KAREN SARAH PETLEY/Engel & Volkers Toronto Central
3454 RIVER RUN AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29412025
Courtesy of Akash Sharma/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
38 HOGAN MANOR DRIVE
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29412049
Courtesy of DALBIR THANDI/RE/MAX PRESIDENT REALTY
1126A ISLINGTON AVENUE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29412056
Courtesy of HANNA ANTONOVA/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
# 57 - 902 WEST VILLAGE SQUARE
London North (North M), Ontario MLS® #29412063
Courtesy of SAMI SAIYED/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
12 - 3026 POSTRIDGE DRIVE
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29412006
Courtesy of BING XU/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
506 - 180 FAIRVIEW MALL DRIVE
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #29411995
Courtesy of SICILIA CAO/CENTURY 21 KENNECT REALTY
E 14 - 7489 SIDEROAD 5 E
Wellington North, Ontario MLS® #29412018
Courtesy of KAREN SARAH PETLEY/Engel & Volkers Toronto Central
6775 Beaver Creek Rd
Port Alberni, British Columbia MLS® #29411837
Courtesy of Rosanne Doiron/RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty
2017 ERIE Street
Port Dover, Ontario MLS® #29411863
Courtesy of DARYL RAINEY/Progressive Realty Group Inc.
2411 - 340 QUEEN STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29411882
Courtesy of Jun Yu/COLDWELL BANKER SARAZEN REALTY
811 - 180 FRONT STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29411894
Courtesy of ANDREW VAN BUSKIRK/RE/MAX URBAN TORONTO TEAM REALTY INC.
725 DOVERCOURT ROAD
Toronto (Palmerston-Little Italy), Ontario MLS® #29411899
Courtesy of IRYNA GALEVSKA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
17 DUNCOMBE LANE
Richmond Hill (South Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29411907
Courtesy of COCO XIA/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
377 PALMER AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Harding), Ontario MLS® #29411914
Courtesy of DRITA BRUCI/HOUSSPRO DL REALTY
3904 - 70 ANNIE CRAIG DRIVE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29411919
Courtesy of HASSAN NAZARI/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE 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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