3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor 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.
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
226 HEIMAN Street Unit# 1
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30303883
Courtesy of EMANUEL CATANA/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
136 - 500 OSGOODE DRIVE
London South (South Y), Ontario MLS® #30303910
Courtesy of ALEX PRICE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
402 - 133 WYNFORD DRIVE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #30303890
Courtesy of JOE CICCIARELLA/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
5975 LITTLE FORT 24 HIGHWAY
Lone Butte, British Columbia MLS® #30303763
Courtesy of Sean Dirkson/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
247 ANNANDALE CR
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #30304076
Courtesy of Jeneen L. Marchant/RE/MAX Real Estate
371 WHEAT BOOM DRIVE
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30303908
Courtesy of TJ WU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
1082 HAYDONBRIDGE COURT
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #30304165
Courtesy of RAVI HOODA/CENTURY 21 RED STAR REALTY INC.
233 HAWKS RIDGE BV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30304110
Courtesy of Pep Tavano/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
44 Beddington Crescent NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30304088
Courtesy of Stephanie Campbell/Royal LePage Benchmark
77 BILLINGTON CRESCENT
Toronto (Parkwoods-Donalda), Ontario MLS® #30304045
Courtesy of ZIVKA KICIC/CENTURY 21 REGAL REALTY INC.
621 - 75 NORMAN BETHUNE AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Beaver Creek Business Park), Ontario MLS® #30303891
Courtesy of POLLY KO/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
806 WHITE CLOVER WAY
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #30304161
Courtesy of GIA NGUYEN/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
610 - 25 WELLINGTON STREET
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30304178
Courtesy of MARENA SHOKRI/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
MAIN - 68 CREE AVENUE
Toronto (Cliffcrest), Ontario MLS® #30303985
Courtesy of SAM MUKHERJEE/CENTURY 21 INNOVATIVE REALTY INC.
37 ELBERN MARKELL DRIVE
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #30304072
Courtesy of PARVEEN ARORA/RE/MAX OPTIMUM REALTY
1119 REBECCA STREET
Oakville (WO West), Ontario MLS® #30304096
Courtesy of Maryam Asadi Koosha/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
#329 17447 98A AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30304274
Courtesy of Gabriela Humeniuk/Mozaic Realty Group
89 BLUE SKY Trail
Waterdown, Ontario MLS® #30303872
Courtesy of Joanne Ardron/One Percent Realty Ltd.
2010 - 33 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30303978
Courtesy of KEN CHEN/ANJIA REALTY
#203 13625 34 ST NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30304609
Courtesy of Sandra D. Milligan/Milligan Realty Ltd
205, 15 Everstone Drive SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30304185
Courtesy of Cheryl Talbot/TREC The Real Estate Company
1208, 10221 Tuscany Boulevard NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30304060
Courtesy of Stacey M. Kelley/Royal LePage Benchmark
1370 WINDHAM 11 Road
Lynnville, Ontario MLS® #30303962
Courtesy of Nuno Francisco/Royal LePage Trius Realty Brokerage
73 BUTLER BOULEVARD
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #30304097
Courtesy of MARINA EFSTATHIADIS/EXP REALTY
2010 - 33 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30303981
Courtesy of KEN CHEN/ANJIA REALTY
5710 - 55 COOPER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30304263
Courtesy of RAYMOND WANG/AVION REALTY INC.
89 BLUE SKY TRAIL
Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #30303897
Courtesy of JOANNE ARDRON/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
226 HEIMAN Street Unit# 3
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30303892
Courtesy of EMANUEL CATANA/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
13569 DUBLIN LINE
Halton Hills (Rural Halton Hills), Ontario MLS® #30304395
Courtesy of CHRIS MOCHRIE/M1 Real Estate Brokerage Ltd
12 CHARNWOOD PLACE
Markham (Aileen-Willowbrook), Ontario MLS® #30303905
Courtesy of CARRIE ZHOU/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
634 Canyonview Landing W
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #30303993
Courtesy of JENNIFER BRODOWAY/Lethbridge Real Estate.com
10 DANIELE AVENUE S
New Tecumseth (Beeton), Ontario MLS® #30304054
Courtesy of PATTY KOTSOPOULOS/MAIN STREET REALTY LTD.
1707 23 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30304453
Courtesy of Julie Vesuwalla/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
411, 40 Parkridge View SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30304105
Courtesy of Lana Wright/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
323 SWEET GALE Street
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30303893
Courtesy of Rebecca Liu/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
6 MISTDALE CRESCENT
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #30304074
Courtesy of MANJINDER SINGH/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
252 SIMPSON CRESCENT
London East (East I), Ontario MLS® #30304031
Courtesy of TARUN KUMAR MEHRA/ROYAL LEPAGE FLOWER CITY REALTY
1115 - 5 DEFRIES STREET
Toronto (Regent Park), Ontario MLS® #30303918
Courtesy of DAVID ZHU/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
1353 SHELDON AVENUE
Oakville (WO West), Ontario MLS® #30304163
Courtesy of Maryam Asadi Koosha/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
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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