2510 - 50 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29144899
Courtesy of HARRY LUO/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
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.
A 208 - 38 GANDHI LANE
Markham (Commerce Valley), Ontario MLS® #29144907
Courtesy of Celina Cai/SMART SOLD REALTY
1709 - 2155 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29144926
Courtesy of JONATHAN LO/HOMELIFE BROADWAY REALTY INC.
2158 GRANDVIEW DRIVE
Terrace, British Columbia MLS® #29144476
Courtesy of Darren Beaulieu/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Terr)
410 - 89 DUNFIELD AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29144969
Courtesy of SHIRLEY CHING HING LUI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
72 FINEGAN CIRCLE
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29144988
Courtesy of AAMER ABDUL BASIT/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
6799 Jedora Dr
Central Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29144983
Courtesy of Aaron Hall/Team 3000 Realty Ltd
2347, 2330 Fish Creek Boulevard SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29145013
Courtesy of Ellen Lapierre/Realty 2000 Inc.
3 MOSEDALE CRESCENT
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #29144971
Courtesy of JERRY OU/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
32 JAMES WALKER AVENUE
Caledon (Caledon East), Ontario MLS® #29144990
Courtesy of JOE REA/ROYAL LEPAGE PREMIUM ONE REALTY
913 - 35 PARLIAMENT STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29145025
Courtesy of FRANK RIGA/RE/MAX EXPERTS
53 NICKLIN CRESCENT
Guelph (Riverside Park), Ontario MLS® #29145020
Courtesy of CHRIS SHODY/eXp Realty
301 HASTINGS STREET
North Middlesex (Parkhill), Ontario MLS® #29145082
Courtesy of PAISLEY SMITH/EXP REALTY
1517 DUSTY DRIVE
Pickering (Duffin Heights), Ontario MLS® #29144902
Courtesy of MOHAN SUBRAMANIYAM/PROPERTY MAX REALTY INC.
1509 - 135 ROSE AVENUE
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #29145063
Courtesy of ARLYN FORTIN/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
1079 Cleveland Road
Windermere, Nova Scotia MLS® #29144957
Courtesy of Kirk Richards/Royal LePage Atlantic (Greenwood)
156 COUNTRY CLUB Drive
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29145157
Courtesy of Anthony Mason/Realty World Legacy
4 RIDDELL Drive
Stratford, Ontario MLS® #29145169
Courtesy of MATHEW TOUSSAINT/eXp Realty, Brokerage
13 DUNHAM STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29145241
Courtesy of Martin Bertrand/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
24 PLEASANT VIEW CRESCENT
Kawartha Lakes (Mariposa), Ontario MLS® #29145253
Courtesy of ELLEN LESLIE/SUTTON GROUP-HERITAGE REALTY INC.
57 - 3360 COUNCIL RING ROAD
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29145234
Courtesy of MARK VETERE/RE/MAX IN THE HILLS INC.
209 CENTRE STREET N
Greater Napanee (Greater Napanee), Ontario MLS® #29145133
Courtesy of CHRIS JONES/MCCAFFREY REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
3004 RIDEAU FERRY ROAD
Perth, Ontario MLS® #29145239
Courtesy of Stephanie Mols/COLDWELL BANKER FIRST OTTAWA REALTY
668 Sanderson Rd
Ladysmith, British Columbia MLS® #29145114
Courtesy of Brooke Haxton/460 Realty Inc. (NA)
612 - 89 CHURCH STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29145102
Courtesy of JIM BEH/TFN REALTY INC.
1007 - 85 MCMAHON DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29145107
Courtesy of ELVIS LI/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
250 MAIN STREET S
Wellington North (Mount Forest), Ontario MLS® #29145140
Courtesy of Hari Shukla/EXP REALTY
4, 4807 32 Street SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29145210
Courtesy of Julie Stefan/Royal LePage Solutions
4 MORRISON DRIVE
St. Thomas, Ontario MLS® #29145222
Courtesy of MARIAN WATERHOUSE/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
13 MCFEETERS CRESCENT
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29145006
Courtesy of MICHAEL BAIRD/ROYAL LEPAGE FRANK REAL ESTATE
1105 - 75 DALHOUSIE STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29145188
Courtesy of RANA FORUTAN SABZEVARY/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
#225 226 MACEWAN RD SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29145513
Courtesy of Amanda Olivari/RE/MAX River City
Lot 16 Serenity Place Lane
Wheatley River, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29145277
Courtesy of Landan Weeks/ALLAN WEEKS REAL ESTATE CO.,LTD.
5877 HIGHWAY 6 ROAD N
Centre Wellington, Ontario MLS® #29145582
Courtesy of LORNA RONALD/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
56 ELGAR AVENUE
Hamilton (Rolston), Ontario MLS® #29145424
Courtesy of ALAINA EVANS/COLDWELL BANKER COMMUNITY PROFESSIONALS
33 FRED YOUNG DRIVE
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29145385
Courtesy of ALEX LOUTCHANSKI/WELCOME HOME REALTY INC.
3605 - 2033 KENNEDY ROAD
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29145568
Courtesy of BELLE WU/POWER 7 REALTY
2005 POSTILION STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29145607
Courtesy of Jeffrey Usher/GRAPE VINE REALTY INC.
48 Forestry Rd.
Red Lake, Ontario MLS® #29145614
Courtesy of DANIELLE MARION/CENTURY 21 NORTHERN CHOICE REALTY LTD.
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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