1905 - 55 COOPER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29149926
Courtesy of MORI REZAEI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
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.
UPPER - 283 DAVISVILLE AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant East), Ontario MLS® #29150081
Courtesy of KATE LEIGH YOUNG/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
397 - 45 ICY NOTE PATH
Oshawa (Windfields), Ontario MLS® #29150106
Courtesy of GITHA VIJO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
808 - 85 QUEENS WHARF ROAD
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29150017
Courtesy of Wilson Lee/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1107 - 1 ROYAL ORCHARD BOULEVARD
Markham (Royal Orchard), Ontario MLS® #29150031
Courtesy of JORDAN ATANASOVSKI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2208 1015 Patrick CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29150120
Courtesy of Charmaine Morris/Coldwell Banker Signature
115 HARPER CRESCENT
Centre Wellington (Fergus), Ontario MLS® #29150093
Courtesy of JACQUELINE GEERLINGS/MV Real Estate Brokerage
21397 Highway 2
Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia MLS® #29150219
Courtesy of Matthew Ward/Hants Realty Ltd.
157 CRESTVIEW DRIVE
Middlesex Centre (Kilworth), Ontario MLS® #29150226
Courtesy of SEBASTIAN DZWONCZYK/INFINITY REALTY INC.
703 - 65 MUTUAL STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29150182
Courtesy of STELLA HUANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
5233 LINE 2 LINE
Perth South (Blanshard), Ontario MLS® #29150327
Courtesy of MICHAEL BOSVELD/NU-VISTA PREMIERE REALTY INC.
196 NELSON STREET W
Oakville (BR Bronte), Ontario MLS® #29150290
Courtesy of RITESH JHAMB/HOMELIFE/PARAMOUNT REALTY
340 325 Keevil CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29150423
Courtesy of Bernard Normand/Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate
3071 BASSWOOD COURT
Niagara Falls (Church's Lane), Ontario MLS® #29150339
Courtesy of Jamie Szeibert/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
143 GREEN STREET
Deseronto (Deseronto (Town)), Ontario MLS® #29150675
Courtesy of SUSAN SABRAMSKY/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD., BROKERAGE
B19 - 7500 LUNDY'S LANE
Niagara Falls (West Wood), Ontario MLS® #29150492
Courtesy of RAYMOND LOYA/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
51 MARCHVALE DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29150500
Courtesy of Christine Hauschild/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
111 LELAND Street
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29150517
Courtesy of Mark Thomas Woehrle/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
4627 JEPSON STREET
Niagara Falls (Downtown), Ontario MLS® #29150524
Courtesy of Dennis Milani/MASTERSON REALTY LTD,BROKERAGE
513 - 259 THE KINGSWAY
Toronto (Edenbridge-Humber Valley), Ontario MLS® #29150663
Courtesy of SHARON CHUNG/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
268 MURRAY Street
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29150889
Courtesy of Adrian McStravick/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
23 - 680 COMMISSIONERS ROAD W
London South (South M), Ontario MLS® #29150505
Courtesy of DREW JOHNSON/COLDWELL BANKER POWER REALTY
Lot 5 Highway 3
Hebbville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29150358
Courtesy of Jordan Greige/EXIT Realty Inter Lake
2400 ST. CLAIR AVENUE W
Toronto (Junction Area), Ontario MLS® #29151488
Courtesy of ALLISTER JOHN SINCLAIR/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
9 GUINESS AVENUE
Toronto (West Humber-Clairville), Ontario MLS® #29151630
Courtesy of LAKEJUNE OCER/CENTURY 21 REGAL REALTY INC.
9 Esher Street
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29151729
Courtesy of Kris Fournier/RE/MAX CHARLOTTETOWN REALTY
3033 MONARCH DRIVE
Orillia, Ontario MLS® #29151596
Courtesy of WEI HWA/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
Lot 24-1 Lorabelle Court
Montrose, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29152068
Courtesy of Steven Malayny/ROYAL LEPAGE COUNTRY ESTATES 1985 LTD
111 Hidden Creek Cove NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29150050
Courtesy of Brad Crapun/Royal LePage Benchmark
32 54TH STREET SOUTH Unit# Upper
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29150707
Courtesy of Peggy Hill/RE/MAX Hallmark Peggy Hill Group Realty Brokerage
3650 LOBSINGER Line Unit# 1B
St. Clements, Ontario MLS® #29150714
Courtesy of PRAKASH ADHIKARI/Kigo Realty Inc.
6010 OLD SCUGOG ROAD
Clarington, Ontario MLS® #29150719
Courtesy of LINDA PORRITT/CENTURY 21 INFINITY REALTY INC.
7 - 120 GLEN MANOR DRIVE
Toronto (The Beaches), Ontario MLS® #29150721
Courtesy of MATT CARROLL/TFG REALTY LTD.
21 MARILYN DRIVE
Guelph (Riverside Park), Ontario MLS® #29150726
Courtesy of KAREN JANS/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
67 Violet Circle
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29150740
Courtesy of Robbie Sehgal/RE/MAX CHARLOTTETOWN REALTY
440 PIONEER Drive Unit# 3
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29150745
Courtesy of SHERI GAERTNER/RED AND WHITE REALTY INC.
1057 WARBY TRAIL
Newmarket (Stonehaven-Wyndham), Ontario MLS® #29150790
Courtesy of MELISSA BERGMANN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
50 DUNLOP STREET E
Barrie (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29150803
Courtesy of NAVID AZARAKHSH/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
403 1588 JOHNSTON ROAD
White Rock, British Columbia MLS® #29150810
Courtesy of Tommy Tieu/Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
1 (LOWER) - 878 GLENCAIRN AVENUE
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #29150822
Courtesy of PAUL CHO/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
4658 DRUMMOND Road Unit# 307
Niagara Falls, Ontario MLS® #29150909
Courtesy of Rob Golfi/RE/MAX Escarpment Golfi Realty Inc.
493 CARLAW AVENUE
Toronto (North Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29150947
Courtesy of EFFIE PANAGIOTOPOULOS/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
174 FAWN Court
Penticton, British Columbia MLS® #29150954
Courtesy of Steve Thompson/Chamberlain Property Group
2406 - 2916 HIGHWAY 7 ROAD W
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29150959
Courtesy of HEATHER D. GRIFFITHS/RE/MAX HALLMARK 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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