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.
4122 RAINBOW DRIVE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30463973
Courtesy of Bob Quinlan/RE/MAX Core Realty
51 SCHADE Street
Monkton, Ontario MLS® #30464344
Courtesy of RICK CAIN/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
PH05 - 350 PRINCE CHARLES DRIVE
Welland (Broadway), Ontario MLS® #30464286
Courtesy of Ellen White/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
165 VICTORIA Street
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #30464402
Courtesy of Jonathan Costa/Van Londersele Real Estate Brokerage Ltd.
502 - 160 KINGSWAY CRESCENT
Toronto (Kingsway South), Ontario MLS® #30464495
Courtesy of SHARON JULIA EDWARDS/BAKER REAL ESTATE INCORPORATED
MASTERBEDROOM A BSMT - 973 WILLOWDALE AVE AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #30464421
Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL REALTY INC.
419 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30464426
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
36 PATRICIA DRIVE
Coronach, Saskatchewan MLS® #30464510
Courtesy of June Harbottle/Royal LePage® Landmart
7 SANDY PINES TRAIL
South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario MLS® #30464527
Courtesy of SHELLEY MCMILLAN/Sutton-Sound Realty
715 - 18 UPTOWN DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30464541
Courtesy of CALVIN SO/HOMELIFE EXCELSIOR REALTY INC.
1804 - 9075 JANE STREET
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #30464604
Courtesy of JULIA MICELI/ROYAL LEPAGE MAXIMUM REALTY
1108 - 3009 NOVAR ROAD
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30464611
Courtesy of CHAITHANYA GUNDA/CENTURY 21 PROPERTY ZONE REALTY INC.
102, 371 Aberdeen Street SE
Medicine Hat, Alberta MLS® #30464635
Courtesy of Linda Steed/2 PERCENT REALTY
28 55220 Range Road 13
Rural Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta MLS® #30464642
Courtesy of Todd W. Bradley/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
46 BRAWLEY AVENUE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30464659
Courtesy of JACQUELINE NIMER/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
5005 - 4015 THE EXCHANGE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30464394
Courtesy of CECILIA SAILIN WANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
4 - 64 MILL STREET
Mississippi Mills, Ontario MLS® #30465190
Courtesy of Alexi Johnston/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
642 PETER RUPERT AVENUE
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #30465208
Courtesy of NAJMI MUHAMMAD/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
4206 - 5 BUTTERMILL AVENUE
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30465210
Courtesy of ANGELA SARDELLA/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
137 CHURCHILL ROAD S
Halton Hills (AC Acton), Ontario MLS® #30465215
Courtesy of PAUL IRELAND/RE/MAX HALLMARK YORK GROUP REALTY LTD.
125 BONAVENTURE Drive Unit# 37
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30465169
Courtesy of Gauruv Lall/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
24 - 555 CHABLIS DRIVE
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30465176
Courtesy of ZANA JALAL/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
3145 Milton STREET
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30465188
Courtesy of Bernard Normand/Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate
701 - 158 FRONT STREET EAST STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30464248
Courtesy of MARK ZHU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
211 - 365A WILSON AVENUE E
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #30465203
Courtesy of JUSTIN SINGH/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
52B - 798 ST. ANDRE DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30465068
Courtesy of Kristine Johnson/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE REALTY INC.
703 - 736 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30465075
Courtesy of SANTO SESSA/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
374 QUEEN STREET
Brampton (Queen Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30465082
Courtesy of BHUPINDER SINGH CHOPRA/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
201, 3501 49 Avenue
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #30465102
Courtesy of Dale Russell/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
#321 63 Inglewood Park SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30465284
Courtesy of Kai Cui/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
144 OLD COLONY ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30465272
Courtesy of Joanne Goneau/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE REALTY INC.
87 PERCY LANE
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #30465291
Courtesy of REBECCA DONER/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
1 - 325 GEORGE STREET
Central Elgin (Port Stanley), Ontario MLS® #30465094
Courtesy of SATYAM PRASHAR/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
0 PEFFERLAW RD CON4 PT LOT24 PT LOT25,CON5 PT LOT24 ROAD
Georgina (Pefferlaw), Ontario MLS® #30465126
Courtesy of MICHAEL SUN/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
4 ROCKFIELD DRIVE
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30465138
Courtesy of FROILAN BERROYA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
56 CORBY CRESCENT
Brampton (Downtown Brampton), Ontario MLS® #30465140
Courtesy of ISHAN SIDHU/PONTIS REALTY INC.
MAIN - 114 BIRD STREET
Barrie (Edgehill Drive), Ontario MLS® #30464490
Courtesy of WARANT SARKIS/RE/MAX CROSSTOWN REALTY 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
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