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
3808 DEJONG CRESCENT
Terrace, British Columbia MLS® #29644293
Courtesy of Dawn Monsen/RE/MAX Coast Mountains
4790 E MEIER ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29644404
Courtesy of Aaron Switzer/RE/MAX Core Realty
140 GOLF LINKS Drive
Baden, Ontario MLS® #29644699
Courtesy of KIM ADEMA TOPP/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
728 KENNEDY CIRCLE W
Milton (CB Cobban), Ontario MLS® #29638657
Courtesy of NADIA HIRMIZ/ROYAL LEPAGE MACRO REALTY
431 BOLER ROAD
London South (South K), Ontario MLS® #29638607
Courtesy of FADY FADDOUL/OAK AND KEY REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE, INC.
508 - 50 MCCAUL STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #29638619
Courtesy of KENNETH LOK SAU LEUNG/REALAX REALTY
1112 - 68 GRANGEWAY AVENUE
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #29638638
Courtesy of SAM LI/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
A & B - 25 PENNARD WAY
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29638676
Courtesy of Raymond Chin/COLDWELL BANKER FIRST OTTAWA REALTY
839 GLEN STREET
Oshawa (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #29638683
Courtesy of ARIA SHAHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
809 - 10 ROUGE VALLEY DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29638688
Courtesy of LUKE WANG/RE/MAX ATRIUM HOME REALTY
7934 77 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29638708
Courtesy of Priya Jasrotia/Century 21 Signature Realty
28 CROSLAND DRIVE
Toronto (Wexford-Maryvale), Ontario MLS® #29638640
Courtesy of PASQUA AMATI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
259 Main Street
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia MLS® #29638948
Courtesy of Jen Demmings/Keller Williams Select Realty
30 59209 Hwy 18
Rural Barrhead County, Alberta MLS® #29640392
Courtesy of Tiana Halbgewachs/Exp Realty
663 MULLIN Way
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29641251
Courtesy of Drew Woolcott/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
1181 Meier DRIVE
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan MLS® #29639530
Courtesy of Jami Thorn/Royal LePage® Landmart
401 9716 Third St
Sidney, British Columbia MLS® #29639718
Courtesy of Adrian Langereis/Real Broker B.C. Ltd.
24 TREWIN LANE
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29639294
Courtesy of VIC NIGHTINGALE/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
6564 EDENWOOD DRIVE
Mississauga (Meadowvale), Ontario MLS® #29639148
Courtesy of PETER WOZNOWSKI/GOWEST REALTY LTD.
2 46248 KERMODE CRESCENT|Promontory
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29640936
Courtesy of Kory Dhillon/eXp Realty of Canada, Inc.
910 - 80 ABSOLUTE AVENUE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29640291
Courtesy of JORGINA LEE/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
72 HARMONIOUS DRIVE
Kawartha Lakes (Somerville), Ontario MLS® #29640335
Courtesy of MICHAEL PHINNEY/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES PHINNEY REAL ESTATE
4567 Sheridan Ridge Rd
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #29640152
Courtesy of Travis Carmichael/Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)
17 Rock RIDGE
Longlaketon Rm No. 219, Saskatchewan MLS® #29640455
Courtesy of Lee Ann Allan/eXp Realty
133 PARK Street Unit# 304
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29640645
Courtesy of Austin Ye/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC
102 NORTHERNBREEZE Street
Mount Hope, Ontario MLS® #29640652
Courtesy of Elaine Woodley/Coldwell Banker-Burnhill Realty
9741 119 Avenue
Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #29640722
Courtesy of Matt Yesmaniski/Sutton Group Grande Prairie Professionals
1217 J AVENUE N
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29640741
Courtesy of Janelle Balaski/Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate
310 2050 College AVENUE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29640746
Courtesy of Corrine Boivin-Englund/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
2108 - 32 FOREST MANOR ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29640796
Courtesy of LIN HUANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
25 BISHOP STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29640789
Courtesy of EILEEN LASSWELL/CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED
11 INNISDALE DRIVE
Toronto (Wexford-Maryvale), Ontario MLS® #29640828
Courtesy of MAYA GROZDANIS/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
84 VIEWMARK DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Devonsleigh), Ontario MLS® #29640861
Courtesy of MARY HUANG/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
1130 - 2 DAVID EYER ROAD
Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #29640866
Courtesy of DORIS LAM/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
10 HUA DU AVENUE
Markham (Berczy), Ontario MLS® #29640873
Courtesy of KATHY ZHANG/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
7 FITZMAURICE DRIVE
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #29640880
Courtesy of MATTHEW SHULMAN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
91 PARK STREET
Tay (Victoria Harbour), Ontario MLS® #29640885
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
2616 Clarence AVENUE S
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29641092
Courtesy of Pu Bo/Royal LePage Varsity
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