3207 - 77 HARBOUR SQUARE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29142401
Courtesy of MEERA GUPTA/PINE 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.
209 2390 City Gate Blvd
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #29142381
Courtesy of David Silletta/RE/MAX Camosun
4422 HURON Street Unit# 503
Niagara Falls, Ontario MLS® #29142393
Courtesy of Jackie Corcoran/eXp Realty
138 Lehrer CLOSE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29142413
Courtesy of Jordan Boyes/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
805 - 6 GREENBRIAR ROAD
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29142406
Courtesy of SUSANNA WU/CENTURY 21 LANDUNION REALTY INC.
79 NIAGARA STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29141857
Courtesy of SABINE MARIE STEVENS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
11 GENEVA COURT
Georgina (Sutton & Jackson's Point), Ontario MLS® #29141535
Courtesy of JENNIFER JONES/EXP REALTY
9 ORMEROD LANE
Richmond Hill (Devonsleigh), Ontario MLS® #29141580
Courtesy of DAVID QI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
6514 - 388 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29141566
Courtesy of LI LIU/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
BSMT - 94 EARLSCOURT AVENUE
Toronto (Corso Italia-Davenport), Ontario MLS® #29141592
Courtesy of KATHERINE DAVIS BENNETT/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
940 ST DAVID Street N Unit# 104
Fergus, Ontario MLS® #29141578
Courtesy of Brittany Quay/Revel Realty Inc.
82 ELGIN Street S Unit# 15
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29141706
Courtesy of SANDEV SOOMAL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
82 ELGIN Street S Unit# 3
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29141720
Courtesy of SANDEV SOOMAL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
14 King Street
Grand Falls - Windsor, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29141725
Courtesy of JUSTIN COX/Keller Williams Platinum Realty - Grand Falls
2073 SWANFIELD STREET
Kingston (East Gardiners Rd), Ontario MLS® #29141612
Courtesy of JASON CLARKE/LPT REALTY, BROKERAGE
411 Robie Street
Truro, Nova Scotia MLS® #29141624
Courtesy of Ashley Nauss/Exit Real Estate Professionals
131 THUNDERBIRD Drive
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29142007
Courtesy of TINA LEWIS/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
33 HARROP AVENUE
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29141977
Courtesy of ERIKA BIRD/ROYAL LEPAGE MEADOWTOWNE REALTY
63 RIVER RIDGE Road
Barrie, Ontario MLS® #29142021
Courtesy of Peggy Hill/RE/MAX Hallmark Peggy Hill Group Realty Brokerage
120 DUDHOPE Avenue Unit# 24
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29142019
Courtesy of Courtney Dorion/Revel Realty Inc
18 Parkland Acres
Lacombe, Alberta MLS® #29142026
Courtesy of Maddison Bellamy/Royal LePage Network Realty Corp.
5526 MEADOWCREST AVENUE
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29141794
Courtesy of DANNY ABBALLE/ROYAL LEPAGE YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
2579 ISLINGTON AVENUE
Toronto (Thistletown-Beaumonde Heights), Ontario MLS® #29141960
Courtesy of SHIRLEY PASCARIELLE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
208 AUTUMN Crescent
Welland, Ontario MLS® #29141996
Courtesy of Jas Sarai/RE/MAX Niagara Realty Ltd.
3 - 25 DALHOUSIE STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29141869
Courtesy of IRA-VANESSA LYNCH/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
130 MUIR Road S
Harley, Ontario MLS® #29141787
Courtesy of Kim Bailey-Brown/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc.
63 RIVER RIDGE ROAD
Barrie (Bayshore), Ontario MLS® #29142285
Courtesy of PEGGY HILL/RE/MAX HALLMARK PEGGY HILL GROUP REALTY
21023 DALTON ROAD
Georgina (Sutton & Jackson's Point), Ontario MLS® #29141536
Courtesy of JENNIFER JONES/EXP REALTY
14 WEIR STREET
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #29141485
Courtesy of JENNIFER JONES/EXP REALTY
7 APPLEWOOD Lane Unit# 216
Toronto, Ontario MLS® #29141579
Courtesy of Brittany Quay/Revel Realty Inc.
93 WILLOWBROOK ROAD
Markham (Aileen-Willowbrook), Ontario MLS® #29141581
Courtesy of JANICE XU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
5551 Sullivan Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #29141625
Courtesy of Brenda MacKenzie/Engel & Volkers
24 TEDLEY Boulevard
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29141562
Courtesy of Kyle Jansink/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
200 Montague Street
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia MLS® #29141702
Courtesy of Nicola Hewish/Keller Williams Select Realty (Lunenburg)
82 ELGIN Street S Unit# 28
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29141707
Courtesy of SANDEV SOOMAL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
740 LAKESHORE Road
Dunneville, Ontario MLS® #29141721
Courtesy of Jamie Page/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
808 - 115 BLUE JAYS WAY
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29141726
Courtesy of ALLEN KOU/NEW TIMES REALTY INC.
101 Auburn Springs Park SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29141500
Courtesy of Shirley E. Evans/Real Estate Professionals 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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