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
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
50 MIDLAND Drive Unit# 6
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30284817
Courtesy of LINDA CYBALSKI/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
BASEMENT - 2129 WILSON STREET
Innisfil (Alcona), Ontario MLS® #30284855
Courtesy of MEHRDAD SAFIZADEH/CENTURY 21 B.J. ROTH REALTY LTD.
B113 - 2082 LUMEN DRIVE
London South (South A), Ontario MLS® #30284862
Courtesy of CAMILO ANDRES GAMEZ CUESTA/THE AGENCY
56 BURNESS DRIVE
St. Catharines (Secord Woods), Ontario MLS® #30284874
Courtesy of Michael Martin/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
1115 - 45 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30284881
Courtesy of SHAWN FANG/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
244 GREENWOOD ROAD
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #30284893
Courtesy of DOLORES TRENTADUE/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
408 FLANAGAN COURT
Newmarket (Summerhill Estates), Ontario MLS® #30284898
Courtesy of STEVEN B. CHEUNG/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
37 - 2766 FOLKWAY DRIVE
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30284901
Courtesy of JIAJIA ZHU/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
82 MASONVILLE CRESCENT
London North (North G), Ontario MLS® #30284836
Courtesy of SEBASTIAN PEDREROS-ROUSSY/INITIA REAL ESTATE (ONTARIO) LTD
40 BENDAMERE CRESCENT
Markham (Raymerville), Ontario MLS® #30285339
Courtesy of PHILIP CHAN/HOMELIFE BROADWAY REALTY INC.
10 Wexford Street
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30285346
Courtesy of Jeremy Snow/RE/MAX Realty Specialists
602 - 4675 METCALFE AVENUE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30285358
Courtesy of DARRIN LUCAS COUROUX/BAYTREE REAL ESTATE INC.
481 CHARTWELL Road
Oakville, Ontario MLS® #30285377
Courtesy of Brad Miller/Century 21 Miller Real Estate Ltd.
1147 DUFFERIN STREET
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #30285024
Courtesy of PREET BRAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
25 CHICORA AVENUE
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #30285156
Courtesy of Brandon Raftis/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
8 RUSSELL Street
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30285257
Courtesy of Valentina Pasquini/Royal LePage Brant Realty
1645 Oxford Street|1647 Oxford Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #30285137
Courtesy of Brehannah Hopgood/The Agency Real Estate Brokerage
#303 65 GERVAIS RD
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #30285226
Courtesy of David Morris Pickering/Blackmore Real Estate
74 RAVEN ROAD
Toronto (Rustic), Ontario MLS® #30285029
Courtesy of CHERYL MICKOLWIN/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
2 - 819 KLEINBURG DRIVE
London North (North B), Ontario MLS® #30285062
Courtesy of JIE DAN/SUTTON - JIE DAN REALTY BROKERAGE
343 RIVERDALE AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30285081
Courtesy of Nicholas Crouch/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
91 & 93 91/93 BRAEMORE AVENUE, ANTIGONISH, N.S.
Antigonish, Nova Scotia MLS® #30285093
Courtesy of Valerie Chugg/ROYAL LEPAGE HIGHLAND PROPERTIES - D100
1248 BOWMAN DRIVE
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #30285125
Courtesy of LOUIS WANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
97 CHESLEY AVENUE
London East (East L), Ontario MLS® #30285144
Courtesy of MATT GREENWAY/UNIVERSAL CORPORATION OF CANADA (REALTY) LTD., BROKERAGE
153 REED DRIVE
Ajax (Central), Ontario MLS® #30285170
Courtesy of STEVEN FERREIRA/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
21 NEILTREE COURT
Toronto (Markland Wood), Ontario MLS® #30285199
Courtesy of SEAN KAVANAGH/CENTURY 21 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD.
155 EDMONTON DRIVE
Toronto (Pleasant View), Ontario MLS® #30285295
Courtesy of DONNA GAO/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
3002 - 65 MUTUAL STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30285303
Courtesy of SARAH ZHENG/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
260 DEWHURST BOULEVARD N
Toronto (Danforth Village-East York), Ontario MLS® #30285315
Courtesy of IRA KALEMI/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
29 KING Street W
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30285327
Courtesy of Angelo Pilla/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
87 SHELDON Avenue N Unit# 2
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30284937
Courtesy of Mina Fu/SOLID STATE REALTY INC.
116 TEELIN CIRCLE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30284951
Courtesy of Jenny Yao/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
124 ST AUGUSTINE DRIVE
St. Catharines (Secord Woods), Ontario MLS® #30284956
Courtesy of Trevor Ingham/EXP REALTY
493 FISHER'S GLEN Road
Vittoria, Ontario MLS® #30284963
Courtesy of Darryl Swarts/RE/MAX Erie Shores Realty Inc. Brokerage
812 - 17 BATHURST STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30284968
Courtesy of DOUGLAS HO/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
21 VANBRUGH AVENUE
Toronto (Birchcliffe-Cliffside), Ontario MLS® #30284987
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET 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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