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
5590 WOODVALEY DRIVE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30320230
Courtesy of Meghann Miller/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
156 Kelly Creek RD
Goulais River, Ontario MLS® #30315908
Courtesy of Leslie Bridge/Exit Realty True North
10 LINCOLN STREET
Ajax (Central West), Ontario MLS® #30315910
Courtesy of David Watkins/Re/Max Hallmark First Group Realty Ltd.
50 KING GEORGE WAY
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #30316920
Courtesy of Ryan De Kuyper/COLDWELL BANKER - R.M.R. Real Estate
178 ELLIOTT WD
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta MLS® #30316874
Courtesy of Timothy S. Baker/RE/MAX Edge Realty
2 - 550 SECOND STREET
London East (East H), Ontario MLS® #30316401
Courtesy of KAMAL ATWAL/HOMELIFE SILVERCITY REALTY INC.
4109 - 295 ADELAIDE STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30315484
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
6 MERCHANTS AVENUE
Whitby (Williamsburg), Ontario MLS® #30316704
Courtesy of Stefan Melnychuk/COLDWELL BANKER - R.M.R. Real Estate
110 LANGLEY AVENUE
Fraser Lake, British Columbia MLS® #30317365
Courtesy of Lara Weber/RE/MAX Vanderhoof
1607 - 20 MEADOWGLEN PLACE
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #30316588
Courtesy of MARIO ZENELI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
11688 CHARLTON DRIVE
Middlesex Centre, Ontario MLS® #30317353
Courtesy of STEWART BLAIR/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
10342 Long Road
Lake Country, British Columbia MLS® #30317428
Courtesy of Nate Cassie/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
144 Shannon RD
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30316266
Courtesy of Laura DeLuca/Exit Realty True North
407 19939 55A AVENUE
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #30317668
Courtesy of Linda McNeill/Macdonald Realty
208 - 30 MEADOWGLEN PLACE
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #30316324
Courtesy of NIGEL MOHAN/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
817517 NIPISSING ROAD
Cobalt, Ontario MLS® #30316468
Courtesy of Cindy Villeneuve/EXP REALTY OF CANADA INC.
1894 BIG CHIEF ROAD
Severn, Ontario MLS® #30316627
Courtesy of BRAM ALIPOURFARD/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
BSMT - 14 PARK LANE CIRCLE
Richmond Hill (South Richvale), Ontario MLS® #30316622
Courtesy of Gelareh Nazari/RE/MAX EXPERTS
BASEMENT - 67 RYERSON DRIVE
Vaughan (Kleinburg), Ontario MLS® #30316610
Courtesy of LU ZHOU/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
9118 89 ST NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30318882
Courtesy of Stormy A. Sopp/MaxWell Challenge Realty
7 OLD OAK LANE
London South (South K), Ontario MLS® #30318971
Courtesy of DREW JOHNSON/COLDWELL BANKER POWER REALTY
MAIN - 45 NORLONG BOULEVARD
Toronto (East York), Ontario MLS® #30316590
Courtesy of JOE CICCIARELLA/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
270 SPRINGVALLEY Crescent
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30316343
Courtesy of Bulent Ak/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
4419 GOLDENEYE WAY
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30316280
Courtesy of Anthony Comba/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
74B RATHNELLY AVENUE
Toronto (Casa Loma), Ontario MLS® #30316300
Courtesy of ALI ALIZADEH GHANNAD/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
302, 211 13 Avenue SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30317808
Courtesy of Steven Hill/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
38 36169 LOWER SUMAS MOUNTAIN ROAD
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #30318565
Courtesy of Tyson Pannu/Sutton Group-West Coast Realty (Langley)
109 - 915 ELMSMERE ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30318628
Courtesy of Daniel E Oakes/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
306 Pleasant Street
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #30318774
Courtesy of Tony White/Engel & Volkers (Yarmouth)
525 Skagit Avenue
Oliver, British Columbia MLS® #30316259
Courtesy of Mathew Lewis/RE/MAX Wine Capital Realty
9220 Pepperell Street
St. Peter's, Nova Scotia MLS® #30318945
Courtesy of Robert Wambolt/Harvey Realties Limited (St.Peters)
398 Bonaparte St
Colwood, British Columbia MLS® #30316499
Courtesy of David Beswick/Macdonald Realty Victoria
62A PERTH AVENUE
Toronto (Dufferin Grove), Ontario MLS® #30318666
Courtesy of HEATHER HADDEN/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
15 BELSIZE DRIVE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #30318813
Courtesy of CHERI DORSEY MCCANN/MCCANN REALTY GROUP LTD.
313 Minnewaukan Road
Tillicum Beach, Alberta MLS® #30317783
Courtesy of Russell Witham/Century 21 Leading
80 CABIN HOUSE ROAD
Westport, Ontario MLS® #30318399
Courtesy of TAMMY GURR/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
4230 GORDON MURDOCK ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30318407
Courtesy of Stephanie Mols/COLDWELL BANKER FIRST OTTAWA REALTY
4305 Westview Drive
Vernon, British Columbia MLS® #30319018
Courtesy of Jewan Brar/Stonehaus Realty Corp.
20 Radcliff Way
Sylvan Lake, Alberta MLS® #30319188
Courtesy of Joan Barnes/Royal LePage Network Realty Corp.
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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