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
2211 - 60 SHUTER STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29619830
Courtesy of RAYNA SONG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
707 - 1190 DUNDAS STREET E
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29619847
Courtesy of ASHLEY LO/UNION CAPITAL REALTY
1206 - 550 WEBB DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29619323
Courtesy of VINNY VIG/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
42 LUCAS ROAD E
St. Thomas, Ontario MLS® #29619823
Courtesy of HEATHER A MATHESON/SUTTON GROUP - SELECT REALTY
311 - 5 BAKER STREET
Thorold (Thorold Downtown), Ontario MLS® #29619859
Courtesy of Sebastian Soccio-Marandola/COLDWELL BANKER MOMENTUM REALTY, BROKERAGE
336 GENEVA STREET
St. Catharines (Fairview), Ontario MLS® #29619861
Courtesy of Mark Avedesian/CENTURY 21 AVMARK REALTY LIMITED
2910 - 5 BUTTERMILL AVENUE
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29619866
Courtesy of SONIA BARBUTO/RE/MAX EXPERTS
38 - 35 CEDAR POINTE DRIVE
Barrie (0 North), Ontario MLS® #29619885
Courtesy of MIKE KANE/ED LOWE LIMITED
195 BURK STREET
Oshawa (Vanier), Ontario MLS® #29619777
Courtesy of LISA FAYLE/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
45 THAMES Way
Mount Hope, Ontario MLS® #29619784
Courtesy of Nikki Hopwood/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
805 CARTWRIGHTS LANE
Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Ontario MLS® #29619796
Courtesy of JASON CLARKE/LPT REALTY, BROKERAGE
12 Tilleys Road S
Conception Bay South, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29619809
Courtesy of Genna Hickey/3% Realty East Coast
215 - 250 SYDENHAM STREET
London East (East B), Ontario MLS® #29619816
Courtesy of HUGH MARTIN/SUTTON GROUP - SELECT REALTY
68 SAWLEY DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Woods-Steeles), Ontario MLS® #29618642
Courtesy of PING HE/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
1030 METLER ROAD
Pelham (North Pelham), Ontario MLS® #29618781
Courtesy of LARRY "BILKO BILKSZTO/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
15 SWAN LANE
Tay (Port McNicoll), Ontario MLS® #29619291
Courtesy of ANAR ISMAYILOV/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
9 - 433 MAY STREET
Brock (Beaverton), Ontario MLS® #29619227
Courtesy of CATHIE JEFFERIS/ROYAL LEPAGE FRANK REAL ESTATE
3705 2 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29619746
Courtesy of John Preston/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)
602 - 4 KINGS CROSS ROAD
Brampton (Queen Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29619917
Courtesy of MITUL PATEL/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
156 Widow Point Loop
West Bay Marshes, Nova Scotia MLS® #29618976
Courtesy of Tanja Wypper/Cape Breton Realty
1252 8 Avenue S
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #29619020
Courtesy of Mar'yana Hryhorash/Grassroots Realty Group
1389 LANSDOWNE AVENUE
Toronto (Corso Italia-Davenport), Ontario MLS® #29619025
Courtesy of JENNIFER OGIAMIEN/QUEENSWAY REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE INC.
15B Downing DRIVE
Lanigan, Saskatchewan MLS® #29618964
Courtesy of Scott Ziegler/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
20 ZAVARELLA Court
Paris, Ontario MLS® #29619328
Courtesy of Brian Stolp/Re/Max Escarpment Realty Inc.
35 acres South Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay Rm No. 394, Saskatchewan MLS® #29619330
Courtesy of Corinne Reine/Royal LePage Renaud Realty
148 JACOB STREET E
East Zorra-Tavistock (Tavistock), Ontario MLS® #29619335
Courtesy of GAIL HIRST/KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CENTRES
116 REDSTONE ROAD
Richmond Hill (Rouge Woods), Ontario MLS® #29618818
Courtesy of DAVID T B SIN/ELITE CAPITAL REALTY INC.
180 & 188 MAIN STREET N
Markham (Old Markham Village), Ontario MLS® #29618820
Courtesy of LATIF MERALI/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
268 SPENCLEYS LANE
Peterborough (Ashburnham Ward 4), Ontario MLS® #29619152
Courtesy of JAYMIE STEIN/HOMEWISE REAL ESTATE
B - 51 CLARINDA DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29619234
Courtesy of JING YOU QU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
1604 - 20 RICHARDSON STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29619239
Courtesy of MATTHEW CATAHAN/PMT REALTY INC.
1902 - 5791 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29619241
Courtesy of NIMA KHADEM/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
MAIN - 653 ATHOL STREET E
Oshawa (Donevan), Ontario MLS® #29619253
Courtesy of DANIELA MOORE/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
211 - 151 POTTS PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29619265
Courtesy of Ivana Novakovic/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
7055 Highway 101
Plympton, Nova Scotia MLS® #29619277
Courtesy of Shauna Denton/Exit Realty Town & Country
536 BIG BAY POINT ROAD
Barrie (Painswick North), Ontario MLS® #29619289
Courtesy of JOHNNIE CHEN/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) 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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide