3303 70 Avenue
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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
16 WIMBLEDON COURT
Brampton (Brampton North), Ontario MLS® #29652044
Courtesy of gagan sharma/KING REALTY INC.
1534 - 5 MABELLE AVENUE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29652025
Courtesy of JOHNNY LOPRETE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1004 - 50 INVERLOCHY BOULEVARD
Markham (Royal Orchard), Ontario MLS® #29651142
Courtesy of ANNIE VARBEDIAN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
602 - 360 SQUARE ONE DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29652032
Courtesy of MANUEL CHOI/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
206 - 325A JAMES STREET S
Hamilton (Durand), Ontario MLS® #29652102
Courtesy of JUSTIN DON LITTLE/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
D - 1 DUNSMORE GARDEN
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #29652203
Courtesy of JAY NUSBAUM/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
72 RAVENSCLIFFE COURT
Brampton (Northwood Park), Ontario MLS® #29652284
Courtesy of CURTIS GODDARD/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
210 Churchill Downs Circle
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29652119
Courtesy of Andrea Ramia/Royal LePage Atlantic
209 NOTTINGHAM DRIVE
Oakville (CP College Park), Ontario MLS® #29651267
Courtesy of MARY L TAYLOR/EXP REALTY
Lot 2 Bishop Road
Riverside Corner, Nova Scotia MLS® #29651402
Courtesy of Kenneth MacKeigan/Exit Real Estate Professionals
8477 SLOANE CR NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29652866
Courtesy of Steven Fishwick/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
102 - 420 EGLINTON AVENUE E
Toronto (Mount Pleasant East), Ontario MLS® #29652900
Courtesy of VICTORIA REID/LANDLORD REALTY INC.
65 Tannery Drive
Elmsdale, Nova Scotia MLS® #29652854
Courtesy of Michelle Gerrior/Royal LePage Anchor Realty
377 GEDDES Street
Elora, Ontario MLS® #29652955
Courtesy of Erica Voisin/Keller Williams Home Group Realty, Brokerage
24 GEORGE Street N Unit# 11
Harriston, Ontario MLS® #29652962
Courtesy of Letitia Frazer/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
5280 LAKESHORE Road Unit# 506
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29652967
Courtesy of Adam Cooke/Revel Realty Inc.
8 - 3850 STEELES AVENUE W
Vaughan (Steeles West Industrial), Ontario MLS® #29652974
Courtesy of SUKHJINDER SINGH GHOTRA/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
1158 ATKINS DRIVE
Newmarket (Stonehaven-Wyndham), Ontario MLS® #29652979
Courtesy of GABRIELA GOLDRING/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
307 - 10 HONEYCRISP CRESCENT
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29652981
Courtesy of AMRIK PABLA/ROYAL LEPAGE IGNITE REALTY
MAIN - 28 BENFER ROAD
Richmond Hill (Crosby), Ontario MLS® #29652986
Courtesy of ROBERT WENG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
9846 NAPIER Pl
Chemainus, British Columbia MLS® #29653035
Courtesy of Janet Moore/Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty LD
37 Churchill’s Road
Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29651572
Courtesy of Gary Cole/RE/MAX Realty Specialists
347 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD
Peterborough (Ashburnham Ward 4), Ontario MLS® #29653220
Courtesy of JASON HEFFERNAN/Bowes & Cocks Limited
8410-8408 HIGHWAY 3
Haldimand (Dunnville), Ontario MLS® #29653179
Courtesy of SIMON DUONG/ROYAL LEPAGE STATE REALTY
2804 - 33 HARBOUR SQUARE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29651870
Courtesy of ALLIE HOSCH/PROPERTY.CA INC.
335 - 32 STADIUM ROAD
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29651863
Courtesy of JACK NICOLAS DIAMANTAKOS/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
91 BLAIR Road
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29651469
Courtesy of MICHELLE HATT/R.W. Dyer Realty Inc., Brokerage
31 KALVINSTER DRIVE
Markham (Cornell), Ontario MLS® #29652657
Courtesy of ANNA SHIRAZI/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
94 LAKE CRESCENT
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29652715
Courtesy of TEA HAXHILLARI/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
2058 WILDFLOWER DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29653465
Courtesy of Alex Fedorchuk/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
A-720017 Range Road 54
Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #29652652
Courtesy of Helen Harder/RE/MAX Grande Prairie
2856 Signal Hill Heights SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29653477
Courtesy of Chris Estrella/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)
11 CEDAR STREET
Cramahe (Colborne), Ontario MLS® #29653927
Courtesy of ANITA FRIEDRICH/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY
15 WOODGATE DRIVE
Welland (N. Welland), Ontario MLS® #29653960
Courtesy of Ellen White/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
105 Echo Ridge BAY
Fort San, Saskatchewan MLS® #29651887
Courtesy of Elisha Demyen/Authentic Realty Inc.
468 Cornwall STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29653042
Courtesy of Shayla Ackerman/Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate
332, 27111 Highway 597
Rural Lacombe County, Alberta MLS® #29653566
Courtesy of Gordon Phillips/Maxwell Real Estate Solutions 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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide