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
208 - 993 QUEEN STREET W
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29578461
Courtesy of PATRICK WALSH/WALLACE TAYLOR REALTY INC.
1618 FREDERICA ST W
Thunder Bay, Ontario MLS® #29578632
Courtesy of ERIC VASTAMAKI/RE/MAX FIRST CHOICE REALTY LTD.
#310 10301 109 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29579166
Courtesy of Adam Wilson/RE/MAX PREFERRED CHOICE
5137 DRYDEN Avenue
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29579243
Courtesy of Shannon Sullivan/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
151 RIVEREDGE DRIVE
Georgina (Keswick North), Ontario MLS® #29579356
Courtesy of TRACY GUO/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
53 DESMOND TRUDEAU DRIVE
Arnprior, Ontario MLS® #29579527
Courtesy of Abhishek Bhateja/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
LOT 4 RIDDLE ROAD
West Nipissing (Verner), Ontario MLS® #29579539
Courtesy of NATALIE PAQUIN/Century 21 Blue Sky Region Realty Inc., Brokerage
10055 KENSWOOD DRIVE|Little Mountain
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29579565
Courtesy of Steve Malin/Pathway Executives Realty Inc.
15 20 Assiniboine DRIVE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29578517
Courtesy of Ashley Turner/Century 21 Fusion
8 SILVER MAPLE ROAD
Thorold (Confederation Heights), Ontario MLS® #29579217
Courtesy of Ben Lockyer/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
8 Duncan Lane
Alberton, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29579231
Courtesy of Joel Brennan/ROYAL LEPAGE COUNTRY ESTATES 1985 LTD
9677 TENTH Sideroad
Erin, Ontario MLS® #29579476
Courtesy of DARREN JOHN MORRIS/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
637 BEVERLY STREET
Peterborough (Ashburnham Ward 4), Ontario MLS® #29579495
Courtesy of KEN BARRICK/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY
199 Fraser St
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #29579503
Courtesy of Chris Sutton/Sutton Group-West Coast Realty
1232 MCLEOD AV
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #29579508
Courtesy of Wally Karout/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
21386 128A AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29579515
Courtesy of Wally Karout/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
45 Emily Crescent
Lacombe, Alberta MLS® #29579534
Courtesy of Reuben Konnik/Royal LePage Lifestyles Realty
814 CATARAQUI WOODS DRIVE
Kingston (City Northwest), Ontario MLS® #29578024
Courtesy of NADIA GUNDERT/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD. , BROKERAGE
412, 5 Saddlestone Way NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29579091
Courtesy of Brandy Hegseth/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
2511 CONCESSION 10C
Lanark Highlands, Ontario MLS® #29578738
Courtesy of Stephanie Mols/COLDWELL BANKER FIRST OTTAWA REALTY
168 MINOTERIE RIDGE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29578721
Courtesy of Christine Locke/LOCKE REAL ESTATE INC.
129 Bridlecreek Green SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29578310
Courtesy of Kelly L. Macdonald/Century 21 Masters
423 WESTWOOD Drive Unit# 43
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29578283
Courtesy of Katherine Sweet/RED AND WHITE REALTY INC.
918 Campbell STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29578043
Courtesy of Curtus Collins/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
8 1331 Johnson St
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #29578656
Courtesy of Brendan Phillips/Royal LePage Coast Capital - Chatterton
137 Oak Drive
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29578769
Courtesy of Jessica Flemming/RE/MAX CHARLOTTETOWN REALTY
898 BEAUFORT COURT
Oshawa (Eastdale), Ontario MLS® #29577437
Courtesy of TAYLOR GREENE/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY
1322 APOLLO STREET
Oshawa (Eastdale), Ontario MLS® #29577482
Courtesy of MANNY ADVANI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
10 - 235 CHAPEL HILL DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29577502
Courtesy of MANISHA SHARMA/KIGO REALTY INC.
2389 GRAND OAK TRAIL
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29577499
Courtesy of NEESH BUTTOO/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
915 DEVERELL PLACE
Milton (CO Coates), Ontario MLS® #29577463
Courtesy of SHERINE SAAD/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
45 Peter Court
Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia MLS® #29577982
Courtesy of Michael Doyle/Assist-2-Sell Homeworks Realty
284 DELANCEY Boulevard
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29578067
Courtesy of Andrew Springstead/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
129 ONTARIO STREET
Central Huron (Clinton), Ontario MLS® #29578106
Courtesy of TODD STANBURY/Coldwell Banker All Points-Festival City Realty
1645 ACORN LANE
Pickering, Ontario MLS® #29578144
Courtesy of AMIR MIZRAHI/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
513 - 6 DAVID EYER ROAD
Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #29578175
Courtesy of ANNA HOLLINGER/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
282398 COUNTY RD 10 ROAD
East Luther Grand Valley, Ontario MLS® #29578271
Courtesy of JENNIFER JEWELL/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR 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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