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.
622 - 3008 WILLIAM CUTMORE BOULEVARD
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30481374
Courtesy of ADNAN MIAN/Century 21 Miller Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage
52 SHREWSBURY SQUARE
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #30481386
Courtesy of BING DONG/SMART SOLD REALTY
2835 Lincoln Rd
Oak Bay, British Columbia MLS® #30481754
Courtesy of Yongli Zhang/Pemberton Holmes Ltd.
74 SELKIRK Street
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30481848
Courtesy of DAWN MARIE DONNELLY/Royal Lepage Crown Realty Services
310 - 121 WOODBRIDGE AVENUE
Vaughan (West Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #30481862
Courtesy of JENNIFER JONES/LPT REALTY
407 - 110 GREW BOULEVARD
Georgina (Sutton & Jackson's Point), Ontario MLS® #30481867
Courtesy of JENNIFER JONES/LPT REALTY
114 BRONTE ROAD
Oakville (BR Bronte), Ontario MLS® #30481886
Courtesy of MICHAEL ANNAN/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
BSMT - 26 MAGWOOD COURT
Toronto (Lambton Baby Point), Ontario MLS® #30481893
Courtesy of DAVE DUBBIN/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
2221 BEDFORD AVENUE E
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30481898
Courtesy of Neal Schaefer/Realty Executives Diversified Realty
284 WATER Street N
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30481773
Courtesy of Liz Stolper/Leap Real Estate Services Inc.
107 - 123 LINCOLN STREET
Welland (Broadway), Ontario MLS® #30481901
Courtesy of GREG KUCHMA/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
906 - 5 SAN ROMANOWAY
Toronto (Black Creek), Ontario MLS® #30482086
Courtesy of TOM CLARKE STOREY/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
BASEMENT - 39 WEST GLEN AVENUE
Hamilton (Stoney Creek Mountain), Ontario MLS® #30482118
Courtesy of MINA SAVOV/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
87 SUPERIOR ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Somerville), Ontario MLS® #30482120
Courtesy of FRANK POLSINELLO/EXP REALTY
314 - 3008 WILLIAM CUTMORE BOULEVARD N
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30482098
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
206 - 4265 THOMAS ALTON BOULEVARD
Burlington (Alton), Ontario MLS® #30482396
Courtesy of ROSS GLIGIC/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
12 MAGNIFICENT Way
Binbrook, Ontario MLS® #30482442
Courtesy of Ross Lewis/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
226 High Street
Pictou, Nova Scotia MLS® #30481800
Courtesy of Jake Chisholm/Results Realty Atlantic Inc.
209 935 Johnson St
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #30481932
Courtesy of Brock Webber/Pemberton Holmes Ltd. - Oak Bay
1128 PINEGROVE ROAD
Oakville (WO West), Ontario MLS® #30482372
Courtesy of MITRA HAIDARI/QUEENSWAY REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE INC.
385 DAHLIA TRAIL
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #30482384
Courtesy of JENNY JI/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
3 - 5555 PRINCE WILLIAM DRIVE
Burlington (Appleby), Ontario MLS® #30482391
Courtesy of EMILY JONES/KELLER WILLIAMS EDGE REALTY
206 - 350 PRINCE CHARLES DRIVE S
Welland (Broadway), Ontario MLS® #30482423
Courtesy of PUJA UPPAL/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
21 KING STREET E
Hamilton (Central), Ontario MLS® #30482428
Courtesy of JAY LEE/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
509 - 479 CHARLTON AVENUE E
Hamilton (Stinson), Ontario MLS® #30482435
Courtesy of ALEX ELIEFF/CENTURY 21 B.J. ROTH REALTY LTD.
130-132 BROWN Street
Port Dover, Ontario MLS® #30481658
Courtesy of Teresa Ingram/RE/MAX Erie Shores Realty Inc. Brokerage
51 BOWMORE ROAD
Toronto (Woodbine Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30481538
Courtesy of JENN WILSON/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
19-21 MEMORIAL Drive
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30482175
Courtesy of Wes Consorti/Royal LePage Action Realty
5636 McKenna ROAD
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30482480
Courtesy of Lynne Bobyck/Century 21 Dome Realty Inc.
100 Coach Manor Rise SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30482601
Courtesy of Len T. Wong/RE/MAX Complete Realty
3 - 5411 LAKESHORE ROAD
Burlington (Appleby), Ontario MLS® #30482606
Courtesy of ALIREZA RONAGHI/iCloud Realty Ltd.
48 KINGSTON ROAD
Hamilton (Winona Park), Ontario MLS® #30482637
Courtesy of CHRIS KNIGHTON/EXP REALTY
33 7640 197 STREET
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #30482649
Courtesy of Scott Strudwick/Royal LePage - Wolstencroft
S107 - 20 OLYMPIC GARDEN DRIVE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #30482226
Courtesy of ZHEJIA XU/PROPERTY.CA INC.
21 3101 Tregarva DRIVE E
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30482478
Courtesy of Krista Clark/Coldwell Banker Local Realty
370 STONEHENGE Drive Unit# 8
Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #30482656
Courtesy of Deborah Court/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
23 CAMERON Drive
Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #30482548
Courtesy of Scarlett Strati/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
3792/3794 High Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #30482492
Courtesy of Betsy Eldon/Royal LePage Atlantic (Dartmouth)
4377 BEVERLEY Crescent
Beamsville, Ontario MLS® #30482651
Courtesy of John Pocobene/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
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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