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
4937 PARK AVENUE
Terrace, British Columbia MLS® #29499174
Courtesy of Dawn Monsen/RE/MAX Coast Mountains
200 JAMIESON Parkway Unit# 115
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29499326
Courtesy of KEN SCOTT/RE/MAX K.L.S. REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
A2110 - 9763 MARKHAM ROAD
Markham (Greensborough), Ontario MLS® #29499303
Courtesy of SHIRLEY TSE/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
52 MOUNT ROYAL CIRCLE
Brampton (Vales of Castlemore North), Ontario MLS® #29499309
Courtesy of KEN DHADIAL/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
239 WINFIELD Avenue
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29499311
Courtesy of YING SUSAN JIANG/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
55 MUIR AVENUE
Toronto (Humber Summit), Ontario MLS® #29499324
Courtesy of RIZWAN SADIQ/RE/MAX EXPERTS
1912 27 ST NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29499329
Courtesy of Arshdeep S. Badesha/NOW Real Estate Group
70 PAINTED POST DRIVE
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #29499066
Courtesy of KRSTE POPOSKI/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
9 Prince Street
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia MLS® #29495273
Courtesy of Mark Seamone/EXIT Realty Inter Lake
16 19797 64 AVENUE
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #29495278
Courtesy of Douglas Mitten/Century 21 Coastal Realty Ltd.
269 GOODWIN Drive
Guelph, Ontario MLS® #29495300
Courtesy of Shitanshu Patel/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE
77 LAWFIELD Drive
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29495305
Courtesy of Carrie Massey/Keller Williams Complete Realty
505 - 1880 GORDON STREET
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #29495312
Courtesy of ANDRA ARNOLD/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
3011 - 5 ST JOSEPH STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29495324
Courtesy of JASON PATRICK YIP/ELITE CAPITAL REALTY INC.
224 - 377 MADISON AVENUE
Toronto (Casa Loma), Ontario MLS® #29495329
Courtesy of ANDRE TARJAN/ROYAL LEPAGE GOLDEN RIDGE REALTY
1807 - 212 EGLINTON AVENUE E
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29495331
Courtesy of SAID WARDE/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
LOT 104 DARWIN CRESCENT
London South (South V), Ontario MLS® #29495336
Courtesy of DAGMAR DOSPIAL/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
77 Maurice Putt Crescent
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29495348
Courtesy of Matthew Hill/Royal LePage Vision Realty
37 SECORD AVENUE
Toronto (Crescent Town), Ontario MLS® #29495355
Courtesy of RAJ ARIYANAYAGAM/RE/MAX ACE REALTY INC.
3620 PRINCIPALE STREET
Alfred and Plantagenet, Ontario MLS® #29495367
Courtesy of Martin Clement/EXP REALTY
1512 - 75 NORTH PARK ROAD
Vaughan (Beverley Glen), Ontario MLS® #29495374
Courtesy of LARISSA PRITSKER/HOMELIFE/CIMERMAN REAL ESTATE LIMITED
8 KENSINGTON ROAD
Haldimand, Ontario MLS® #29495019
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
21 Tanner Frederick Road
Glen Haven, Nova Scotia MLS® #29495026
Courtesy of Kellyn McMullen/Engel & Volkers (Chester)
270 CARON ROAD
Timmins (MTJ - Mountjoy Rural), Ontario MLS® #29495033
Courtesy of Tracy Young/eXp Realty Ltd. - Branch
93 NICKOLAS Crescent
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29495052
Courtesy of TREVOR LANDRY/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE HOUSE LTD.
213 HURON ROAD
Huron-Kinloss, Ontario MLS® #29495057
Courtesy of ANN NEWMAN/RE/MAX Land Exchange Ltd.
6 - 909 WENTWORTH STREET
Peterborough (Otonabee Ward 1), Ontario MLS® #29495064
Courtesy of BRIAN ALLAN SCHOFIELD/REALTY GUYS INC.
3801 - 180 FRONT STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29495069
Courtesy of KATE KOZIKOWSKI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1808 - 238 SIMCOE STREET
Toronto (University), Ontario MLS® #29495071
Courtesy of DEJAN DANNY MARIC/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE CONNECT.CA REALTY
16 SILVESTER STREET
Ajax (Central East), Ontario MLS® #29495083
Courtesy of DARRYL HOO/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
4870 ALLAN COURT
Lincoln (Beamsville), Ontario MLS® #29495090
Courtesy of Lisa Seto/BOLDT REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
126 VINES PLACE
Aurora (Bayview Southeast), Ontario MLS® #29495095
Courtesy of KAREN ELLIOTT/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
8949 WELLINGTON RD 22 ROAD
Erin, Ontario MLS® #29494915
Courtesy of DENISE DILBEY/ROYAL LEPAGE MEADOWTOWNE REALTY
#228 50 WOODSMERE CL
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta MLS® #29494922
Courtesy of Laryssa M. Banks/Century 21 Masters
6967 Christie Estate Boulevard SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29494953
Courtesy of Trent Gustus/RE/MAX First
MAIN - 247 KATHRYN CRESCENT
Newmarket (Central Newmarket), Ontario MLS® #29494965
Courtesy of ALI KALBASSI/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
11192 Wascana MEADOWS
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29494972
Courtesy of Jo Zhou Li/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
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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