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.
905 HARPER STREET
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30390894
Courtesy of Denise Dykes/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
14 CHARLES Street
Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #30390995
Courtesy of Amanda Bieksa/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
3390 WESTON ROAD
Toronto (Humbermede), Ontario MLS® #30390037
Courtesy of TAYYIB SHARIFF/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
Lot 3/Blk 4 Hwy 303-4.9 Acres
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan MLS® #30390133
Courtesy of Lee Braun/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
3511 RAINBOW VALLEY ROAD W
Springwater, Ontario MLS® #30389833
Courtesy of ROBERT BIFOLCHI/Royal LePage Locations North
118 LINCOLN ROAD E
Fort Erie (Crystal Beach), Ontario MLS® #30389910
Courtesy of TONY GIGLIOTTI/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
4023 WHISPERING RIVER DR NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30389908
Courtesy of Mark Clericuzio/The Foundry Real Estate Company Ltd
BSMT - 3067 ILOMAR COURT
Mississauga (Meadowvale), Ontario MLS® #30389876
Courtesy of SABINE EL GHALI/KELLER WILLIAMS PORTFOLIO REALTY
1616 - 150 EAST LIBERTY STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #30390289
Courtesy of ALYSHA FIORIO/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
1651 St Andrews Place NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30390227
Courtesy of Joel Semmens/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
64 KING STREET
Toronto (Weston), Ontario MLS® #30390210
Courtesy of JOY SELVANAYAGAM/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
172 EQUALITY DRIVE
Meaford, Ontario MLS® #30390260
Courtesy of JOEY BRADEN/Royal LePage Signature Realty
127 GREEN GARDENS BOULEVARD
Toronto (Englemount-Lawrence), Ontario MLS® #30389744
Courtesy of JACQUELINE LI/ROYAL LEPAGE PEACELAND REALTY
508 JO ANNE CRESCENT
Cornwall, Ontario MLS® #30389679
Courtesy of LYLE WARDEN/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD., BROKERAGE
1897 WILSON AVENUE
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #30389600
Courtesy of EDUARD NOVAK/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
1047 DUNBARTON ROAD
Pickering (Dunbarton), Ontario MLS® #30390291
Courtesy of SOPHIE JIANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
27 ADDYMAN CRESCENT
Clarington (Newcastle), Ontario MLS® #30390354
Courtesy of SOPHIE ALEGRA GITERMAN/EASY LIST REALTY LTD.
1955 Garland Dr
Gabriola Island, British Columbia MLS® #30390739
Courtesy of Spencer Harvey/Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty Gabriola
1978 HENDERSON LINE
Otonabee-South Monaghan, Ontario MLS® #30389732
Courtesy of Tom Bennett/Stoneguide Realty Limited
521 - 395 DUNDAS STREET W
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #30389720
Courtesy of XIAOFENG XU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
FIRST FLOOR & BASEMENT - 24 KEWBEACH AVENUE
Toronto (The Beaches), Ontario MLS® #30389631
Courtesy of STACEY CHEN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
808 - 45 PAISLEY BOULEVARD W
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30389617
Courtesy of Matt Vescio/The Agency
25 - 11 PLAISANCE ROAD
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #30389592
Courtesy of JAY XU/AVION REALTY INC.
BSMNT. - 5535 BRIDGEPORT GATE
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30389580
Courtesy of MOYEEN SYED/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
101 ST VINCENT STREET N
Stratford, Ontario MLS® #30389718
Courtesy of SANDRA MORRIS/The Realty Firm Inc.
100 JENNY WREN WAY
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #30389706
Courtesy of FRED SEDIGHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
3306 - 8 OLYMPIC GARDEN DRIVE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #30390746
Courtesy of YOON CHOI/REMAX YC REALTY
4006 - 195 COMMERCE STREET
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #30390753
Courtesy of CARL CHEN/CONDOWONG REAL ESTATE INC.
#37 979 CRYSTALLINA NERA WY NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30390758
Courtesy of Rhonda M. Minchau/McLeod Realty & Management LTD
UNIT 1 - 57 WILLIAM STREET N
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #30390741
Courtesy of Jeff Reid/Re/Max All-Stars Realty Inc.
43 Oak Street
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #30390765
Courtesy of Kelly McCullough/Coldwell Banker OnTrack Realty
105 NATARE PLACE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30390772
Courtesy of Muhammad Kabir/POWER MARKETING REAL ESTATE INC.
710 - 7439 KINGSTON ROAD
Toronto (Rouge), Ontario MLS® #30390777
Courtesy of SARAH LEE/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
128 COLE TERRACE
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #30390789
Courtesy of AMANDEEP GILL/CENTURY 21 PROPERTY ZONE 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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