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
25 MAPLE RIDGE CRESCENT
Markham (Greensborough), Ontario MLS® #29612310
Courtesy of BRIAN LUU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1411 TOBYN DRIVE
Burlington (Tansley), Ontario MLS® #29612315
Courtesy of NEHA MATHUR/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
901 - 8 WATER WALK DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29612269
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/UNION CAPITAL REALTY
760 WILLOW AVENUE
Milton (DP Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #29612283
Courtesy of VALERIE GIORGI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
134 WESTBANK TRAIL
Hamilton (Stoney Creek Mountain), Ontario MLS® #29612290
Courtesy of SANG DHILLON/EXP REALTY
7 WYCLIFFE Place
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29612295
Courtesy of MICHELLE WOBST/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
409 - 55 YORKLAND BOULEVARD
Brampton (Goreway Drive Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29613678
Courtesy of SUNNY KOONER/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
2147 WATEROAK DRIVE
London North (North S), Ontario MLS® #29613022
Courtesy of PUNEET SINGH PRUTHI/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
327 GOODRAM Drive
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29612839
Courtesy of Greg Kuchma/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
106 - 51 DEERHURST DRIVE
Huntsville (Chaffey), Ontario MLS® #29612550
Courtesy of RICHARD GAMBLING/HOMELIFE OPTIMUM REALTY
4600 Ferndale CRESCENT
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29613306
Courtesy of Tim Otitoju/Realty Hub Brokerage
22 BRISTOL AVENUE
Brampton (Northwood Park), Ontario MLS® #29613356
Courtesy of MIKE CARPINO/EXP REALTY
22 HULST DRIVE
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #29613248
Courtesy of GABE CORRIDORE/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
15 LAUIER AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29613250
Courtesy of MARTINA ZHU/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
657 Ketch Harbour Road
Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia MLS® #29613604
Courtesy of Alex Tattrie/Century 21 Trident Realty Ltd.
111, 4 Sage Hill Terrace NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29612714
Courtesy of Nelle Derry/The Real Estate District
OFFICE NO. 5 - 823 COLLEGE STREET
Toronto (Trinity-Bellwoods), Ontario MLS® #29613837
Courtesy of LINO FEIJO/HOMELIFE REGIONAL REALTY LTD.
322 - 109 OSSINGTON AVENUE
Toronto (Trinity-Bellwoods), Ontario MLS® #29613849
Courtesy of DOUG HEIGHINGTON/ROYAL LEPAGE/J & D DIVISION
4 STIRLINGS Lane
Meadowbank, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29613870
Courtesy of Paul Llewellyn/EXIT Realty PEI
5480 OLD SCUGOG ROAD
Clarington, Ontario MLS® #29613875
Courtesy of RAHIM LAVJI/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
304 - 630 GREENWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Greenwood-Coxwell), Ontario MLS® #29613882
Courtesy of HEYEON KIM PARK/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
1130 Athol STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29613945
Courtesy of Craig Adam/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
560 GREY Street Unit# 30
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29613957
Courtesy of Jaylee Vey/Re/Max Escarpment Realty Inc.
714 - 10 BLOORVIEW PLACE
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #29613560
Courtesy of CAROLYN GREER/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
1565 LILAC LANE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29613584
Courtesy of Paul Rushforth/PAUL RUSHFORTH REAL ESTATE INC.
31 SHIPLEY AVENUE
Clarington (Newcastle), Ontario MLS® #29613591
Courtesy of MADISON SNOWDEN/RE/MAX IMPACT REALTY
210 - 80 ASPEN SPRINGS DRIVE
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29613596
Courtesy of MARIE GILOPOULOS/REALTY ONE GROUP REVEAL
862 LAKESHORE DRIVE
North Bay (Ferris), Ontario MLS® #29613609
Courtesy of CHERYL NOEL/Century 21 Blue Sky Region Realty Inc., Brokerage
10 PARKSIDE CRESCENT
Essa (Angus), Ontario MLS® #29613628
Courtesy of JAMIE MCGINTY/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
124, 300 Marina Drive
Chestermere, Alberta MLS® #29613705
Courtesy of Eliza Dattadeen/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
60 CHARLES Street Unit# 1007
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29613712
Courtesy of BECKY DEUTSCHMANN/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
6026 Stonehouse Pl
Duncan, British Columbia MLS® #29613717
Courtesy of Matthuw Ronald-Jones/Pemberton Holmes Ltd. (Cow Vall)
105 MELODY LANE
Thorold (Hurricane/Merrittville), Ontario MLS® #29613729
Courtesy of Serena Karp/Century 21 Heritage House Ltd Brokerage
2114 Redwing Pl
Sidney, British Columbia MLS® #29613724
Courtesy of Marlon Murr/Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island
46 EGLINGTON ROAD S
Callander, Ontario MLS® #29613736
Courtesy of LISA MCWEENEY/Century 21 Blue Sky Region Realty Inc., Brokerage
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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