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
155 HENRY STREET
Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, Ontario MLS® #30331478
Courtesy of Debra Lynn Currier/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY
104 SHELBORNE AVENUE
Toronto (Bedford Park-Nortown), Ontario MLS® #30331492
Courtesy of HELEN GAO/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
2802 - 105 ONEIDA CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #30331497
Courtesy of JATIN ARORA/ROYAL LEPAGE PLATINUM REALTY
MAIN - 25 PICOLA COURT
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #30331493
Courtesy of JACK J. WANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
39 CARDICO DRIVE
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario MLS® #30331498
Courtesy of KYLE SHEN/SMART SOLD REALTY
2716 SAPPHIRE DRIVE
Pickering, Ontario MLS® #30331475
Courtesy of GADY LIU/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
23 HUBERT Court
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30331482
Courtesy of RANA MOUFTI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
12 - 120 BARBADOS BOULEVARD
Toronto (Eglinton East), Ontario MLS® #30331476
Courtesy of MAZHAR KAIF/CAPITAL HILL REALTY INC.
603 - 1 CLAIRTRELL ROAD
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30331490
Courtesy of JANNIE LAM/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
4011 - 45 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30331491
Courtesy of JESSICA YIN/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
232 PARK STREET W
Prescott, Ontario MLS® #30331477
Courtesy of Debra Lynn Currier/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY
231 DENISE CIRCLE
Newmarket (Summerhill Estates), Ontario MLS® #30327124
Courtesy of ANDREY IVANOV/HOMETRADE REALTY INC.
110 EVAHILL CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Mill Pond), Ontario MLS® #30327131
Courtesy of BRANDON LEE WASSER/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
606 - 388 PRINCE OF WALES DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30326924
Courtesy of GULREZ KHAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
LOT 22 ALFRED STREET
North Grenville, Ontario MLS® #30327371
Courtesy of Mark Stegeman/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
541 BENNETT CRESCENT
Strathroy-Caradoc (Mount Brydges), Ontario MLS® #30328831
Courtesy of GEORGIA TUSCH/EXP REALTY
8516 86 STREET
Fort St. John, British Columbia MLS® #30328850
Courtesy of Ashlea DeRose/Century 21 Energy Realty
14 - 15 ALDERSGATE DRIVE
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #30329017
Courtesy of John Ashley/Re/Max Quinte Ltd.
210 FERGUSON AVENUE
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30328975
Courtesy of ADAM PATEL/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
52 HACKETT STREET
East Gwillimbury (Sharon), Ontario MLS® #30326900
Courtesy of CAROLYNNE SIDER/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
5 Prominence View SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30326657
Courtesy of Jeff Ackerman/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)
15908 104 Street
Rural Grande Prairie No. 1, County of, Alberta MLS® #30329012
Courtesy of Sherri Toerper/Century 21 Grande Prairie Realty Inc.
302 - 136 WARE STREET
Peterborough (Town Ward 3), Ontario MLS® #30328829
Courtesy of Meghan Curtis/Century 21 United Realty Inc.
14501 MARINE DRIVE
White Rock, British Columbia MLS® #30328824
Courtesy of Glenn Dennis/RE/MAX Select Properties
12835 91 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30328836
Courtesy of Dana M. Bradley/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
17 Port Rexton Place
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30328855
Courtesy of Erica Bedard/eXp Realty
58 OLIVETREE Road
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30328867
Courtesy of Nate Lockey/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
80 GLENDA JANE Drive
Campbellville, Ontario MLS® #30328913
Courtesy of Sandy Hatzis/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
35 BELGRAVE AVENUE
Toronto (Bedford Park-Nortown), Ontario MLS® #30328918
Courtesy of ADAM PARSONS/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
117-123 High STREET W
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan MLS® #30329024
Courtesy of Matt Brewer/Royal LePage Next Level
4 2787 Lakeview Terr
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #30329086
Courtesy of Mitch McMichael/Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island
247 POPLAR AVENUE
Tay (Port McNicoll), Ontario MLS® #30329221
Courtesy of ANGELA MONTANO/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
390 WENDALL PLACE
Oakville (WO West), Ontario MLS® #30329271
Courtesy of WESLEY NIEDZIELSKI/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC.
173 WILSON Street W Unit# 4
Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #30329288
Courtesy of Paul Makarenko/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
72 MUNRO CIRCLE
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30329295
Courtesy of DARYL KING/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
67 KINZIE AVENUE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30329303
Courtesy of SAGAR AHIR/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
3121 11th Ave
Port Alberni, British Columbia MLS® #30329308
Courtesy of Lukh Saran/RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty
13 Florence Place Court
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia MLS® #30328812
Courtesy of Lois McGrath/Royal LePage Anchor 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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