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
18 TRALEE COURT
Markham (Devil's Elbow), Ontario MLS® #30354735
Courtesy of JIM MO/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
41 SUNDIN DRIVE
Haldimand, Ontario MLS® #30354761
Courtesy of GURLAL BAL/HOMELIFE MAPLE LEAF REALTY LTD.
621 BYRON STREET S
Whitby (Downtown Whitby), Ontario MLS® #30354728
Courtesy of RAVI SHANKAR KYGONAHALLI/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
223 MARGARET Avenue
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30354773
Courtesy of MICHELLE WOBST/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
316 45749 SPADINA STREET|Chilliwack Downtown
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #30354349
Courtesy of Serena Laye/Pathway Executives Realty Inc.
707 - 50 CAMDEN STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30354724
Courtesy of CRISTIAN SIWIEC/RE/MAX EXPERTS
29 BANNISTER STREET
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #30354731
Courtesy of REX SENIS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
37 HALDER CRESCENT
Markham (Milliken Mills East), Ontario MLS® #30354755
Courtesy of MILLS ZHANG/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
1401 - 88 HARBOUR STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30354748
Courtesy of PHILIP YUNG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
238 SKINNER ROAD
Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #30354762
Courtesy of MAYURI PANCHAL/TFN REALTY INC.
1704 CANADORE CRESCENT
Oshawa (Samac), Ontario MLS® #30354729
Courtesy of GADY LIU/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
311 - 7730 KIPLING AVENUE
Vaughan (Vaughan Grove), Ontario MLS® #30354756
Courtesy of PAUL HELPS/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
1001 - 1600 ADELAIDE STREET N
London North (North C), Ontario MLS® #30354720
Courtesy of LINDSAY REID/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
2302 - 42 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30354725
Courtesy of KENA LI/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
1807 - 120 HOMEWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #30354726
Courtesy of LUKE ZHOU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
704 - 85 THE DONWAY W
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #30354721
Courtesy of JOE PALAWAN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
20 THE GREENERY
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #30354740
Courtesy of YIN YAO/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
393 CANAL ROAD W
Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario MLS® #30354757
Courtesy of NAVEEN DUA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
53 SPRUCE STREET
Toronto (Cabbagetown-South St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #30354722
Courtesy of JOYCE MINTZER/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
639 - 91 MONTCLAIR AVENUE
Toronto (Forest Hill South), Ontario MLS® #30354727
Courtesy of ANDY SHEN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
59 LANDFAIR CRESCENT
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #30354753
Courtesy of MINAS HATZIGIANNATZOGLOU/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
103 NOTTINGHAM ROAD
Barrie, Ontario MLS® #30354758
Courtesy of ALENA BASIEVA/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
122 Campbell Avenue
Windsor, Nova Scotia MLS® #30354525
Courtesy of Jodi Daniels/Royal LePage Atlantic - Valley(Windsor)
30 RAY STREET N
Hamilton (Strathcona), Ontario MLS® #30348550
Courtesy of Adam Cooke/REVEL REALTY INC.
308 - 555 WILLIAM GRAHAM DRIVE
Aurora, Ontario MLS® #30348454
Courtesy of KAREN ANNE DIXON/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
32 Craigmillar Avenue
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30348163
Courtesy of Andrew Winsor/Royal LePage Vision Realty
724 STE MARIE STREET
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #30348132
Courtesy of PAUL AVERY/Royal LePage Locations North
2737 KING Street E Unit# 55
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30351818
Courtesy of John Lennox/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
402 - 1470 BISHOPS GATE
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #30351832
Courtesy of WAHID AMIN/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
627 CALEDONIA ROAD
Toronto (Briar Hill-Belgravia), Ontario MLS® #30351837
Courtesy of TODD SHANE NOWENSKY/ROYAL LEPAGE SECURITY REAL ESTATE
4 HOLDROYD COURT
Halton Hills (Glen Williams), Ontario MLS® #30351844
Courtesy of VICKIE COOPER/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
3 2100 Allenby St
Oak Bay, British Columbia MLS® #30351849
Courtesy of Lewis Ratcliff/Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island
127 NORDIC ROAD
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #30351856
Courtesy of ANNIE NGUYEN/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
101 - 100 BEDDOE DRIVE
Hamilton (Chedoke Park), Ontario MLS® #30351863
Courtesy of COLETTE REJEANNE COOPER/ROYAL LEPAGE STATE REALTY
150 HOWARD Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30351882
Courtesy of Sarbjit Singh/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
6411, 1802 Mahogany Boulevard SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30351919
Courtesy of Chase Olsen/RE/MAX First
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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