4907 1 Avenue
Edson, Alberta MLS® #30512790
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.
3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB
Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687
Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc
107 Lakeshore Drive
Desbarats, Ontario MLS® #30511682
Courtesy of Hunter Waugh/Exit Realty True North
348 Brae Glen Road SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30513379
Courtesy of Nichola Spiers/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
16 S GLASSCO Avenue S
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30513346
Courtesy of Nadia Hirmiz/Royal LePage Macro Realty
4309A 65 Street
Camrose, Alberta MLS® #30513384
Courtesy of Lisa Rohr/RE/MAX Real Estate (Edmonton) Ltd.
101 RIVER ROCK CRESCENT
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #30509950
Courtesy of BRYAN CHANA/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
2ND/3RD FLOOR - 138 MAJOR STREET
Toronto (University), Ontario MLS® #30510116
Courtesy of VARUN ARORA/BSPOKE REALTY INC.
690 8TH STREET E
Owen Sound, Ontario MLS® #30510123
Courtesy of REID MIDDLEBRO/RE/MAX Grey Bruce Realty Inc.
21576 MCCOWAN ROAD
East Gwillimbury, Ontario MLS® #30510130
Courtesy of MOE ASGARIAN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
253 RIDLEY CRESCENT
Southgate, Ontario MLS® #30510178
Courtesy of HASSAN ABDULLAHI/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
353 ANATOLIN Place
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30510192
Courtesy of ESTHER HUANG/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
6 - 8917 THE GORE ROAD
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #30510147
Courtesy of HARRY SINGH/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
2706 - 1 PALACE PIER COURT
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30510142
Courtesy of LUKE DALINDA/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
329 12B Street N
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #30510212
Courtesy of Kyran Beaulieu/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE - LETHBRIDGE
280 Grasswood ROAD
Corman Park Rm No. 344, Saskatchewan MLS® #30510229
Courtesy of Linda (Fangliang) Yu/Aspaire Realty Inc.
UPPER - 1100 4TH AVENUE E
Owen Sound, Ontario MLS® #30510279
Courtesy of BRAD BARFOOT/Sutton-Sound Realty
UNIT #3 - 708 GREEN STREET
Whitby (Downtown Whitby), Ontario MLS® #30510298
Courtesy of Jess Millette/RE/MAX Jazz INC.
2 WILLOW Street Unit# 16
Paris, Ontario MLS® #30510301
Courtesy of Scott Benson/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
3 - 8273 TULIP TREE DRIVE
Niagara Falls (Brown), Ontario MLS® #30509981
Courtesy of HARSH DARA/PROPERTY.CA INC.
500 MACDONNELL STREET
Kingston (East of Sir John A. Blvd), Ontario MLS® #30509878
Courtesy of JAG SINGH/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
101 YORK STREET
London East (East K), Ontario MLS® #30509897
Courtesy of NADEEM AHMAD/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
226 TOWNSGATE DRIVE
Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #30509905
Courtesy of CHRIS KELOS/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
31 CORKETT DRIVE
Brampton (Northwood Park), Ontario MLS® #30509931
Courtesy of RD CHEEMA/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
913 - 20 JOE SHUSTER WAY
Toronto (South Parkdale), Ontario MLS® #30509936
Courtesy of LOU PICCIONI/KELLER WILLIAMS PORTFOLIO REALTY
20 (8) - 7956 TORBRAM ROAD
Brampton (Steeles Industrial), Ontario MLS® #30509948
Courtesy of NELSON LOPES/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
2032 CAMERON LOTT CRESCENT
Oshawa (Kedron), Ontario MLS® #30509885
Courtesy of HARSH DARA/PROPERTY.CA INC.
5 DOLOMITE DRIVE
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #30509943
Courtesy of TANVEER GILL/HOMELIFE/PARAMOUNT REALTY
406 - 55 GREEN VALLEY DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30509986
Courtesy of KYRSTEN SHELBY FEERE/Royal LePage Real Estate Associates
4992 GREENLANE Road
Beamsville, Ontario MLS® #30510008
Courtesy of Lynn Fee/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
#208A 511 QUEEN ST
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30510010
Courtesy of Ian S. Kondics/RE/MAX PREFERRED CHOICE
602 WATFORD PLACE
Kingston (South of Taylor-Kidd Blvd), Ontario MLS® #30510053
Courtesy of PAULA BEVENS-RUTTER/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
150 Burgess CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30510058
Courtesy of Reagan Baliski/Coldwell Banker Signature
51 Trifunov CRESCENT
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30510060
Courtesy of Brett Ackerman/Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate
46506 MAYFAIR AVENUE|Chilliwack Proper East
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #30510065
Courtesy of Ranjit Parmar/YPA Your Property Agent
155 PURDY ROAD
Loyalist (Bath), Ontario MLS® #30510313
Courtesy of MICHAEL MACHALE/RE/MAX RISE EXECUTIVES, BROKERAGE
38 GLENMORRIS Street
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30510565
Courtesy of Matthew Pitcher/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
1279 NATIONAL VALLEY DRIVE
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #30510356
Courtesy of LOUIE DI BENEDETTO/VALERY REAL ESTATE INC.
252 PITT STREET
Cornwall, Ontario MLS® #30510503
Courtesy of TERENCE (TERRY) LANDON/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS LTD.
734 - 600 FLEET STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #30510515
Courtesy of AMY HWA/RIGHT AT HOME 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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