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.
400 5556 50 Avenue
St. Paul Town, Alberta MLS® #29199362
Courtesy of Tyler J. Poirier/Century 21 Poirier Real Estate
50 Elaine Avenue
Prospect Bay, Nova Scotia MLS® #29240801
Courtesy of Margaret Craig/Engel & Volkers
121 - 169 JOZO WEIDER BOULEVARD
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #29239823
Courtesy of LARRY REID/Engel & Volkers Toronto Central
1 MATHESON Drive
Salmon River, Nova Scotia MLS® #29240678
Courtesy of AJ Johnson/RE/MAX Fairlane Realty
308 - 38 GANDHI LANE
Markham (Commerce Valley), Ontario MLS® #29239328
Courtesy of LUCY LIU/SMART SOLD REALTY
318 DOLPH Street S Unit# 5
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29239380
Courtesy of Soham Das/eXp Realty, Brokerage
165 LORI AVENUE
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29239417
Courtesy of MARIO PICERNO/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
87 HUNTINGWOOD CRESCENT
Brampton (Central Park), Ontario MLS® #29239424
Courtesy of SUNNY GAWRI/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
6204 - 11 YORKVILLE AVENUE
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29239397
Courtesy of FRANK REYHANI/ROYAL LEPAGE YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
1936 RYMAL Road E Unit# 512
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29239385
Courtesy of Asar Kattina/One Percent Realty Ltd.
1356 QUEEN STREET E
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29239405
Courtesy of ALAN NG/ENVOY CAPITOL REALTY INC.
35 - 17 NICHOLSON STREET
Lucan Biddulph (Lucan), Ontario MLS® #29239366
Courtesy of TASHA HAMILTON/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
2603 - 701 GENEVA STREET
St. Catharines (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #29239652
Courtesy of Mark Newbigging/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.,
1036 MARIGOLD STREET N
London North (North C), Ontario MLS® #29239621
Courtesy of MICHAEL JONES/STREETCITY REALTY INC.
2 - 214 DURHAM STREET E
Brockton, Ontario MLS® #29240356
Courtesy of MARLENE VOISIN/Coldwell Banker Peter Benninger Realty
135 FOREST RIDGE COURT
Welland (West Welland), Ontario MLS® #29240382
Courtesy of Terrance Hatton/COLDWELL BANKER ADVANTAGE REAL ESTATE INC, BROKERAGE
704 HASTINGS AVENUE
Innisfil (Alcona), Ontario MLS® #29239727
Courtesy of LEXIE BADALI/ROYAL LEPAGE YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
629 8067 207 STREET
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #29241291
Courtesy of Lili Blackwell/RE/MAX All Points Realty
TPH10 - 621 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29239102
Courtesy of WAZIR A. KHOJA/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
#421 55109 HWY 777
Rural Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta MLS® #29239518
Courtesy of Michael T. Pelley/RE/MAX River City
511 - 630 QUEEN STREET E
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29239537
Courtesy of JENELLE CAMERON/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
1609 - 50 ABSOLUTE AVENUE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29239796
Courtesy of KARIM MERCHANT/iCloud Realty Ltd.
8 ORCHID COURT
Toronto (St. Andrew-Windfields), Ontario MLS® #29239683
Courtesy of ELLAYNE KIN BING NIP/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
806 MCCUE DRIVE
Oshawa (Taunton), Ontario MLS® #29239710
Courtesy of HARDEEP SINGH SIVIA/INDEX REALTY BROKERAGE INC.
316 - 628 FLEET STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29239690
Courtesy of TOM CLARKE STOREY/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
3211 - 8 YORK STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29239695
Courtesy of LANA LAU/ROYAL LEPAGE YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
UPPER - 488 DEAN AVENUE
Oshawa (Central), Ontario MLS® #29239708
Courtesy of NOFEL ALAM/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
350 - 55 WATER STREET W
Cornwall, Ontario MLS® #29239544
Courtesy of IRENE MARGARET CAMERON/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS LTD.
252 ELMWOOD CRESCENT
Orangeville, Ontario MLS® #29239765
Courtesy of KATI ATKINSON/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
12 MOON CRESCENT
Oro-Medonte (Moonstone), Ontario MLS® #29239746
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
615 - 1063 DOUGLAS MCCURDY COMMON
Mississauga (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #29239789
Courtesy of DAVE NICHOLAS JOHNSON/LPT REALTY
47 - 1020 CENTRAL PARK DRIVE
Brampton (Northgate), Ontario MLS® #29239777
Courtesy of ANDREW DOUMONT/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
Furgeson Acreage
Corman Park Rm No. 344, Saskatchewan MLS® #29239753
Courtesy of Kelly Reimer/RE/MAX North Country
2068 - 30 SOUTH UNIONVILLE AVENUE
Markham (Village Green-South Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29239741
Courtesy of RAYMOND CHING KONG LAU/SKYLETTE MARKETING REALTY INC.
214 - 55 NUGGET AVENUE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29239715
Courtesy of ANDREW LIN/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
71 ENNISCLARE DRIVE W
Oakville (MO Morrison), Ontario MLS® #29239772
Courtesy of FIONNA CLAIRE GOSSLING/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
10 - 1570 REEVES GATE
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #29239121
Courtesy of SUNNY BHOGAL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
110 FERGUS Avenue Unit# 301
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29239570
Courtesy of SHAW HASYJ/SHAW REALTY GROUP INC.
1714 - 86 DUNDAS STREET E
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #29239791
Courtesy of HENRY OHIMEKPEN/iCloud 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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