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.
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
121 White Oak DR
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30231903
Courtesy of James Caicco/Century 21 Choice Realty Inc.
5255 PHILP ROAD
Lincoln (Beamsville), Ontario MLS® #30241261
Courtesy of RAYMOND XU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
2006 - 68 CANTERBURY PLACE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30241247
Courtesy of RICHARD HUANG/RE/MAX PARTNERS REALTY INC.
D105 - 69 LEBOVIC AVENUE
Toronto (Clairlea-Birchmount), Ontario MLS® #30241266
Courtesy of NADA BAZARA/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
649 WINTERBERRY Avenue
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30241231
Courtesy of EMANUEL CATANA/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
412 - 15 WERTHEIM COURT
Richmond Hill (Beaver Creek Business Park), Ontario MLS® #30241255
Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER TACK CHEUNG CHAN/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
14428 MCCOWAN ROAD
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario MLS® #30241270
Courtesy of BABAK EFTEKHARI/HOMELIFE EXCELSIOR REALTY INC.
1240 MONTROSE AVENUE
Greater Sudbury (Sudbury), Ontario MLS® #30241275
Courtesy of MANISH SACHDEV/EXP REALTY
526 - 1883 MCNICOLL AVENUE
Toronto (Steeles), Ontario MLS® #30241251
Courtesy of SOPHIA XIAO/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
121 - 3621 HIGHWAY 7 E
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30241256
Courtesy of JAMES LU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1001 - 77 MUTUAL STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30241263
Courtesy of KAI XIA/POWERLAND REALTY
31 LADDS ROAD
Whitestone, Ontario MLS® #30241257
Courtesy of MATT MOSHER/RE/MAX Parry Sound Muskoka Realty Ltd
13 - 2500 HILL RISE COURT
Oshawa (Windfields), Ontario MLS® #30241269
Courtesy of NOFEL ALAM/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
216 - 55 DUKE STREET W
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30241260
Courtesy of NADA BAZARA/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
110 CASTLEFIELD AVENUE
Toronto (Yonge-Eglinton), Ontario MLS® #30241246
Courtesy of JOSEPH CORLUKA/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC.
1327 - 8119 BIRCHMOUNT ROAD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30241253
Courtesy of RAYMOND HONG/HC YouHome Realty Inc.
4107 - 609 SHERBOURNE STREET
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #30241265
Courtesy of GERRARD HE/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
120 BAKER AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Crosby), Ontario MLS® #30240465
Courtesy of HIRBOD CHEHRAZI/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
100 BEDDOE Drive Unit# 42
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30240434
Courtesy of Karen Shaver/Chase Realty Inc.
614 NEWLOVE STREET
Innisfil, Ontario MLS® #30240523
Courtesy of TIFFANY ARCI/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
4865 Highway 2
Wellington, Nova Scotia MLS® #30240592
Courtesy of Michael Doyle/Assist-2-Sell Homeworks Realty
11 - 285 ANTIBES DRIVE
Toronto (Westminster-Branson), Ontario MLS® #30240340
Courtesy of BRYAN LIM/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
2782 BARTON STREET E
Hamilton (Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #30240679
Courtesy of VINAY KUMAR SINGAL/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
145 Cowan CRESCENT
Martensville, Saskatchewan MLS® #30240958
Courtesy of Tarren Newhouse/TRCG The Realty Consultants Group
105, 6484 Cartmell Place SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30240794
Courtesy of John W. Acevedo/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
130 TRAFALGAR ROAD
Oakville (OO Old Oakville), Ontario MLS® #30241189
Courtesy of ALAN BARBER/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
142 Foxboro WY
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #30240364
Courtesy of Roxy Shulha-McKay/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
2052 PELKEY ROAD
London North (North R), Ontario MLS® #30241273
Courtesy of JASON SUN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
383 Evansglen Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30241259
Courtesy of Theresa Barber/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
80, 6220 Orr Drive
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #30240852
Courtesy of Ed Katchur/Maxwell Real Estate Solutions Ltd.
260 MEDINA DRIVE
Georgina (Keswick South), Ontario MLS® #30240744
Courtesy of NAZANIN ZANDIEH/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
17102 HIGHWAY 35
Algonquin Highlands (Stanhope), Ontario MLS® #30240775
Courtesy of BRADEN ROBERTS/RE/MAX Professionals North
622 - 585 BLOOR STREET E
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #30240799
Courtesy of JOHNNY FANG/ANJIA REALTY
7324 HIGHWAY 9 ROAD
New Tecumseth, Ontario MLS® #30240807
Courtesy of NANCY FAGAN/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
0 CRYSTAL LAKE ROAD
Trent Lakes, Ontario MLS® #30240871
Courtesy of Chelsea Boyd/Royal Lepage Kawartha Lakes Realty Inc.
41 THORNDALE ROAD
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #30240888
Courtesy of HARRY MULTANI/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
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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