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
3744 Route 2
Farmington, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30339061
Courtesy of Richard MacFarlane/PROVINCIAL REALTY
617-619 Queen Street
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30339333
Courtesy of Rosemary Wall/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
22 JOHN SMITH STREET
East Gwillimbury (Holland Landing), Ontario MLS® #30339706
Courtesy of WILSON CHEN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
11325 26 HIGHWAY
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #30339838
Courtesy of DOUG FRASER/Century 21 Millennium Inc.
25 - 7444 BAYCREST COMMON
Niagara Falls (Oldfield), Ontario MLS® #30338974
Courtesy of Nina Liu/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
BASEMENT - 15 CASTILLE AVENUE
Toronto (Wexford-Maryvale), Ontario MLS® #30339679
Courtesy of DAVID GUO/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
2002 - 4010 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Toronto (Humber Heights), Ontario MLS® #30339047
Courtesy of LUCA DELEO/RE/MAX EXPERTS
8301, 151 Legacy Main Street SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30339958
Courtesy of Timothy J. Polanik/Greater Calgary Real Estate
83 LIBERTY STREET N
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #30338645
Courtesy of IKRAM PATEL/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
607 WALKERS Line
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30338758
Courtesy of Rico Sacchini/Royal LePage Macro Realty
LOWER - 17 TURLEY WAY
Essa (Angus), Ontario MLS® #30340082
Courtesy of PEGGY HILL/RE/MAX HALLMARK PEGGY HILL GROUP REALTY
87 BOND STREET W
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #30339458
Courtesy of JAKE NOVIS/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
516 - 1 BEDFORD ROAD
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #30339477
Courtesy of TRACY CHEN/CENTURY 21 KING'S QUAY REAL ESTATE INC.
48 ESPLANADE ROAD
Brampton (Southgate), Ontario MLS® #30339263
Courtesy of LYNNE SOUCIER/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
LC11 - 18 CONCORDE PLACE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #30339624
Courtesy of VARUN ARORA/BSPOKE REALTY INC.
63 EBBY AVENUE
Brampton (Heart Lake West), Ontario MLS® #30339756
Courtesy of MICHAEL MAHENDRARAJAH/LISTO INC.
4 - 2 GLEN GORDON ROAD
Toronto (High Park North), Ontario MLS® #30339749
Courtesy of NATALIIA IAVORSKA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
601 - 1 GRANDVIEW AVENUE
Markham (Grandview), Ontario MLS® #30339718
Courtesy of EDMOND ISHAG/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
401 660 Battery St
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #30340323
Courtesy of Miles Takacs/RE/MAX Camosun
410 - 50 MAIN STREET
Hamilton (Dundas), Ontario MLS® #30340215
Courtesy of LAURA UNDERWOOD/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
601 - 4140 FOXWOOD DRIVE
Burlington (Tansley), Ontario MLS® #30340140
Courtesy of CALLUM JAMES MCGREGOR/KELLER WILLIAMS COMPLETE REALTY
110 - 1657 ROSE WAY
Milton (CB Cobban), Ontario MLS® #30340138
Courtesy of ALYSSA WISE/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
47 GEORGIAS WALK
Tay (Victoria Harbour), Ontario MLS® #30340107
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
5927 169A STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30340183
Courtesy of Erin Eddy/Royal LePage - Wolstencroft
74 34248 KING ROAD
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #30340176
Courtesy of David Tsen/eXp Realty of Canada Inc.
205 13439 94A AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30340171
Courtesy of Gurjeet Nagra/Skystreet Real Estate Marketing
5180 OAKLEY DRIVE
Burlington (Orchard), Ontario MLS® #30340157
Courtesy of NANCY FESTARINI/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
#BSMT - 9 CAPSTAN COURT
Toronto (Glenfield-Jane Heights), Ontario MLS® #30340152
Courtesy of VICKY TRAN/CENTURY 21 INNOVATIVE REALTY INC.
113 LIGHTBOURN AVENUE
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #30340145
Courtesy of PAVLENA BROWN/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
114 CIRCLE PLACE
Iroquois Falls, Ontario MLS® #30339807
Courtesy of Sebastian Faubert/REVEL REALTY INC.
601 - 25 THE ESPLANADE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30339799
Courtesy of Spencer Mccormack/Royal LePage Our Neighbourhood Realty
18 AQUA Lane
Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #30339770
Courtesy of Jahan Chaudhry/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
27 BRAWLEY AVENUE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30339763
Courtesy of ELIZABETH JANE JOHNSON/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
7 - 4020 PARKSIDE VILLAGE DRIVE
Mississauga (Creditview), Ontario MLS® #30339751
Courtesy of DENISE CHEN/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
6 CALMIST CRESCENT
Brampton (Fletcher's West), Ontario MLS® #30339737
Courtesy of PARM SARAI/PONTIS REALTY INC.
243 RUMBLE AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Mill Pond), Ontario MLS® #30339720
Courtesy of JONATHAN CICERANI/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
45 CRESTWOOD ROAD
Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #30340087
Courtesy of ADAM PARSONS/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
504 - 4060 LAWRENCE AVENUE E
Toronto (West Hill), Ontario MLS® #30340075
Courtesy of KENNY AUYOUNG/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide