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.
63 95 LAIDLAW ROAD
Smithers, British Columbia MLS® #30389504
Courtesy of Vanita Des Mazes/RE/MAX Bulkley Valley
BSMNT. - 5535 BRIDGEPORT GATE
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30389580
Courtesy of MOYEEN SYED/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1897 WILSON AVENUE
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #30389600
Courtesy of EDUARD NOVAK/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
521 - 395 DUNDAS STREET W
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #30389720
Courtesy of XIAOFENG XU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
101 ST VINCENT STREET N
Stratford, Ontario MLS® #30389718
Courtesy of SANDRA MORRIS/The Realty Firm Inc.
95 ROBERTSON AVENUE
Chatham-Kent (Chatham), Ontario MLS® #30389725
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
508 JO ANNE CRESCENT
Cornwall, Ontario MLS® #30389679
Courtesy of LYLE WARDEN/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD., BROKERAGE
100 JENNY WREN WAY
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #30389706
Courtesy of FRED SEDIGHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
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
806 - 1315 BAY STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #30389674
Courtesy of LI LIU/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
25 - 11 PLAISANCE ROAD
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #30389592
Courtesy of JAY XU/AVION REALTY INC.
26 PEACHLEAF CRESCENT S
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #30389869
Courtesy of MANPRIT SINGH/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
BSMT - 3067 ILOMAR COURT
Mississauga (Meadowvale), Ontario MLS® #30389876
Courtesy of SABINE EL GHALI/KELLER WILLIAMS PORTFOLIO REALTY
127 GREEN GARDENS BOULEVARD
Toronto (Englemount-Lawrence), Ontario MLS® #30389744
Courtesy of JACQUELINE LI/ROYAL LEPAGE PEACELAND REALTY
32 Bow Street
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #30389903
Courtesy of Adam Noseworthy/Century 21 Optimum Realty
163 Panamount Circle NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30389655
Courtesy of Doreen Ng/Century 21 Bravo Realty
71 SANDRIFT SQUARE
Toronto (Morningside), Ontario MLS® #30389574
Courtesy of MINHAS OMAR/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
34 WORTHINGTON AVENUE
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #30389581
Courtesy of JAIDEV GAIND/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
735 - 3091 DUFFERIN STREET
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #30389579
Courtesy of BENJAMIN YU/UNION CAPITAL REALTY
4020 GALLOWAY BA
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #30389606
Courtesy of Cam Morrison/NOW Real Estate Group
51 GOLDENLIGHT CIRCLE
Brampton (Brampton West), Ontario MLS® #30389644
Courtesy of PARVEEN ARORA/RE/MAX OPTIMUM REALTY
710 - 77 SHUTER STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30389670
Courtesy of MAX YAO/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
701 - 108 PETER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30389707
Courtesy of LIONET HASBURY/KELLER WILLIAMS EDGE REALTY
76 LARRATT LANE
Richmond Hill (Westbrook), Ontario MLS® #30389714
Courtesy of MICHAEL G. LI/LE SOLD REALTY BROKERAGE INC.
908 - 36 ZORRA STREET
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30389719
Courtesy of LIONET HASBURY/KELLER WILLIAMS EDGE REALTY
LOWER - 46 BOBOLINK ROAD
Hamilton (Bruleville), Ontario MLS® #30389726
Courtesy of NEIL MCMILLAN/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
317 LYSANDER PLACE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30389699
Courtesy of Martin Bertrand/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
701 - 45 PAISLEY BOULEVARD W
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30389620
Courtesy of Matt Vescio/The Agency
1009 - 45 PAISLEY BOULEVARD W
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30389618
Courtesy of Matt Vescio/The Agency
805 - 45 PAISLEY BOULEVARD W
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30389613
Courtesy of Matt Vescio/The Agency
47 GREYHOUND DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Woods-Steeles), Ontario MLS® #30389675
Courtesy of JEAN GU/JDL REALTY INC.
405 - 15 WELLINGTON STREET
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30389776
Courtesy of TIMOTHY HUYNH/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
185 CATHERINE STREET
Fort Erie (Central), Ontario MLS® #30389808
Courtesy of Julie Lenchyshyn/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
3 TORRANCE LANE
Centre Wellington (Belwood), Ontario MLS® #30389889
Courtesy of ANNA NERI/INTERCITY REALTY INC.
16 CLERGY LANE
Puslinch (Puslinch Lake Settlement Areas), Ontario MLS® #30389891
Courtesy of MARY A. WYLDE/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
9 ASPENVIEW AVENUE
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #30389877
Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES 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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