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.
2211 HUNT Crescent
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29436657
Courtesy of Joanne Ardron/One Percent Realty Ltd.
108 - 30 WILLIAM JACKSON WAY
Toronto (New Toronto), Ontario MLS® #29436796
Courtesy of ECHO YIN/JDL REALTY INC.
7037 HOLMES ROAD
Lone Butte, British Columbia MLS® #29435990
Courtesy of Shay Mahoney/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
208 TOM TAYLOR CRESCENT
Newmarket (Summerhill Estates), Ontario MLS® #29436506
Courtesy of MEGAN YE/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
(UNIT 6) - 1227 CORM STREET
Innisfil (Alcona), Ontario MLS® #29436924
Courtesy of SHANNA MCFARLANE/RE/MAX CROSSTOWN REALTY INC.
108 HAWKINS Drive
Guelph, Ontario MLS® #29436936
Courtesy of NITIN SEHGAL/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
91 BORERS CREEK CIRCLE
Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #29436962
Courtesy of ANGEL DIMITROV VARIYSKI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
507 OLD ORCHARD Place
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29437794
Courtesy of ERIC MALTBY/CONDO CULTURE, BROKERAGE
646 RIDGEVIEW DRIVE
London East (East A), Ontario MLS® #29437802
Courtesy of SUPINDER K. DHALIWAL/SMARTWAY REALTY
4569 MITCHELL AVENUE
Niagara Falls (Morrison), Ontario MLS® #29437807
Courtesy of PHIL CALVANO/ROCKHAVEN REALTY INC.
B - 11150 HIGHWAY 41
Addington Highlands (Addington Highlands), Ontario MLS® #29438653
Courtesy of DIANA CASSIDY-BUSH/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY
98 CEDARVALE Avenue
Guelph, Ontario MLS® #29438987
Courtesy of Bradley Wylde/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
95 MAY AVENUE
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29438968
Courtesy of SHARON SOLTANIAN/SOLTANIAN REAL ESTATE INC.
26 ESTHER Avenue
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29437282
Courtesy of MATTHEW DAVEY/ROYAL LEPAGE CROWN REALTY SERVICES
9024 RACETRACK ROAD
Hamilton Township, Ontario MLS® #29437819
Courtesy of JACQUELINE PENNINGTON/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
10 Manor Drive
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29436811
Courtesy of Christine Arsenault/CENTURY 21 NORTHUMBERLAND REALTY
401 - 1460 WHITES ROAD
Pickering (Woodlands), Ontario MLS® #29438064
Courtesy of NICOLE PATON/THE NOOK REALTY INC.
608 120 ESPLANADE AVENUE|Harrison Hot Springs
Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia MLS® #29438254
Courtesy of Sheryl Neetz/Century 21 Creekside Realty Ltd.
18 BROADMORE AVENUE
St. Catharines (Carlton/Bunting), Ontario MLS® #29436570
Courtesy of Nicole Marsh-Burke/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
16102 273 Avenue E
Rural Foothills County, Alberta MLS® #29436551
Courtesy of Tyree Stephens/CIR Realty
481 Conquerall Road
Conquerall Mills, Nova Scotia MLS® #29436537
Courtesy of Ingrid Ostrom/Red Door Realty
9 ERIE COURT E
Loyalist (Amherstview), Ontario MLS® #29436455
Courtesy of PIERRE NADEAU/EXP REALTY, BROKERAGE
3713 COUNTY RD 26 ROAD
Augusta, Ontario MLS® #29436400
Courtesy of Hillary Kaert/HOMELIFE/DLK REAL ESTATE LTD
12112 HURONTARIO STREET
Brampton (Snelgrove), Ontario MLS® #29436385
Courtesy of MANINDER BARARA/RE/MAX CHAMPIONS REALTY INC.
8 BEECH STREET
Markham (Old Markham Village), Ontario MLS® #29436380
Courtesy of NING YIN/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
4689 BRACKNELL Road
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29437578
Courtesy of Peijie Mark Zhou/Right at Home Realty
201 52 Sydney Street
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29437458
Courtesy of Kelly Lantz/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
5805 - 950 PORTAGE PARKWAY
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29437446
Courtesy of MINNA LU/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
25 HOLLY Street Unit# 704
Toronto, Ontario MLS® #29437439
Courtesy of NITIN SEHGAL/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
5126 56 Street
Rocky Mountain House, Alberta MLS® #29437427
Courtesy of Jody Saarela/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
505 - 51 CLARINGTON BOULEVARD
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29437408
Courtesy of ZACHARY GALBRAITH/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
401 - 21 SCOLLARD STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29437371
Courtesy of PETER MOAZZANI/CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED
120 MCCULLOUGH LAKE DRIVE
Chatsworth, Ontario MLS® #29437352
Courtesy of MATT HUTTEN/Royal LePage RCR Realty
1 B721 GALT ISLAND
The Archipelago (Archipelago), Ontario MLS® #29437249
Courtesy of GEORGE WEBSTER/ROYAL LEPAGE MEADOWTOWNE REALTY
22 WOODMAN DRIVE N
Hamilton (Kentley), Ontario MLS® #29437244
Courtesy of BILIANA DIB/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
#101 400 SILVER BERRY RD NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29437237
Courtesy of Raman Sarao/MaxWell Polaris
42 MARKET Street
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29437193
Courtesy of WALTER MONTEIRO/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC. BROKERAGE-3
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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