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
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
163 Panamount Circle NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30225385
Courtesy of Doreen Ng/Century 21 Bravo Realty
701 - 131 WURTEMBURG STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30224584
Courtesy of Kim MacDowall/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
121 SIMCOE STREET
Greater Napanee (Greater Napanee), Ontario MLS® #30224971
Courtesy of Dominique Mcintyre/Exp Realty
27251 W 16 HIGHWAY
Burns Lake, British Columbia MLS® #30225018
Courtesy of Alicia Vanderkooi/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
15 COZOCAR CRESCENT
St. Catharines (Rykert/Vansickle), Ontario MLS® #30226427
Courtesy of Michael Davis/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
11332 97 STREET
Fort St. John, British Columbia MLS® #30226977
Courtesy of Amanda Wagner/Century 21 Energy Realty
2826 40 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30227704
Courtesy of Mary-Lou McCormick/RE/MAX Realty Professionals
603 - 105 CHAMPAGNE AVENUE S
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30225594
Courtesy of Husnain Ali/Ali Realty Group Inc.
1857 FOSTERBROOK STREET
Oshawa (Taunton), Ontario MLS® #30227021
Courtesy of SAJEEV YOHANATHAN/ROYAL LEPAGE IGNITE REALTY
444 MAPLEGROVE AVENUE
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #30225133
Courtesy of ALEC CHRISTODOULOU/RE/MAX EXPERTS
804 - 88 DAVENPORT ROAD
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #30226105
Courtesy of ANDY TAYLOR/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
341 WOODS ROAD
Armour, Ontario MLS® #30226662
Courtesy of WENDY WEBB/Royal LePage Lakes Of Muskoka Realty
19 CENTRE STREET
Barrie (Allandale), Ontario MLS® #30226686
Courtesy of DYLAN JARVIS/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY
1102 1ST STREET NE
Carrot River, Saskatchewan MLS® #30226958
Courtesy of Montana Yelland/Century 21 Proven Realty
28 Edgepark Mews NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30228207
Courtesy of Stephanie Campbell/Royal LePage Benchmark
209 QUARTER HORSE STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30224091
Courtesy of Jason Polonski/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
9137 COUNTY ROAD 6 ROAD
Augusta, Ontario MLS® #30225614
Courtesy of Lexi MacDonald/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY
301 1280 FIR STREET
White Rock, British Columbia MLS® #30224173
Courtesy of Mel Schroth/Team 3000 Realty Ltd.
425005 IRISH LAKE ROAD
Grey Highlands, Ontario MLS® #30224666
Courtesy of SUSAN MOFFAT/Century 21 Millennium Inc.
1119 COOKE Boulevard Unit# 622
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30226256
Courtesy of Lisa Hensen/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
1512 - 68 GRANGEWAY AVENUE
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #30226131
Courtesy of CLAUDIO CESTER/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
305 - 8250 COUNTY ROAD 17 ROAD
Clarence-Rockland, Ontario MLS® #30226047
Courtesy of Veronique Gagne/RE/MAX DELTA REALTY
13311 SIXTH LINE NASSAGAWEYA
Milton, Ontario MLS® #30227665
Courtesy of Karen Paul/Keller Williams Edge Realty
16120 138 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30228012
Courtesy of Corina A. Karas/MaxWell Challenge Realty
404 2940 Harriet Rd
Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #30225025
Courtesy of Jenny Wu/Macdonald Realty Victoria
1 - 1631 OXFORD STREET E
London East (East H), Ontario MLS® #30224248
Courtesy of Saransh Sawhney/CENTURY 21 PROPERTY ZONE REALTY INC.
502 Marshall Road
Merritt, British Columbia MLS® #30225657
Courtesy of Julie Pollard/eXp Realty (Kelowna)
6000 Chippewa Rd
Duncan, British Columbia MLS® #30226756
Courtesy of Cal Kaiser/RE/MAX Island Properties (DU)
3670 SMITH ROAD
Kingston (City North of 401), Ontario MLS® #30226023
Courtesy of HEATHER SHORTALL/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
20 8155 164TH STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30226915
Courtesy of Sully Kang/Sutton Group - 1st West Realty
26, 6220 17 Avenue SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30226770
Courtesy of Tim J. Walsh/Royal LePage Benchmark
104, 75 1 Avenue S
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #30226629
Courtesy of JENNIFER BRODOWAY/Lethbridge Real Estate.com
3423 HAZELWOOD PLACE
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #30228079
Courtesy of Gagandeep Bhalla/Sutton Group-West Coast Realty (Abbotsford)
515 CLOTHIER STREET E
North Grenville, Ontario MLS® #30228461
Courtesy of Katherine Scott/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
1121 Lakemount Boulevard S
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #30225791
Courtesy of CARY RONSPIES/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE - LETHBRIDGE
13 PRESTON DRIVE
St. Catharines (Vine/Linwell), Ontario MLS® #30223846
Courtesy of Bill Brouwer/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC.
CONFIDENTIAL - C/O LS
100 Mile House, British Columbia MLS® #30226066
Courtesy of Stephan Schiesser/REMAX 100
226 EQUATOR CRESCENT N
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #30225878
Courtesy of NANTHAN PARAMSOTHY/ZOLO REALTY
301 - 11611 YONGE STREET
Richmond Hill (Jefferson), Ontario MLS® #30223687
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
173 DUNVEGAN ROAD
Toronto (Forest Hill South), Ontario MLS® #30223721
Courtesy of ELISE S. KALLES/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE 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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