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.
45 CONWAY PLACE
Fort Erie (Crystal Beach), Ontario MLS® #30433154
Courtesy of Lisa Ibba/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
3405 - 575 BLOOR STREET E
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #30433161
Courtesy of GARY ZHU/CANADA HOME GROUP REALTY INC.
3107 - 77 MUTUAL STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30433166
Courtesy of SHAUN HSU/SUTTON GROUP-ASSOCIATES REALTY INC.
104 1475 Bedford Highway
Bedford, Nova Scotia MLS® #30433173
Courtesy of Ben Park/Keller Williams Select Realty
2 - 7 HARNESS LANE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30433248
Courtesy of ROSEFINE YOKAM/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
4602 RYERSON CRESCENT
Niagara Falls (Downtown), Ontario MLS® #30433250
Courtesy of MATTHEW ADEH/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
2420 NEW Street Unit# 1
Halton, Ontario MLS® #30433262
Courtesy of Steve Wilkins/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services
3112 Dolphin Dr
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia MLS® #30433279
Courtesy of Denise Hodgins/eXp Realty (NA)
3320 PERRY AVENUE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30433281
Courtesy of Jason Rumpel/Royal LePage Next Level
2820 Highway 325
Wileville, Nova Scotia MLS® #30433293
Courtesy of Mary-Anne Taylor/PG Direct Realty Ltd.
A - 87 ALBERT STREET
Cobourg, Ontario MLS® #30433313
Courtesy of Candace Minifie/COLDWELL BANKER - R.M.R Real Estate
601 - 1102 JALNA BOULEVARD
London South (South X), Ontario MLS® #30433318
Courtesy of JAHANGIR MIRZAKHANI/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
301 OXFORD STREET E
North Grenville, Ontario MLS® #30433332
Courtesy of Jennifer Hindorff/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
5001 HILLSIDE DRIVE
Lincoln (Beamsville), Ontario MLS® #30433344
Courtesy of Dagmar Chindemi/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
1007 - 160 BALMORAL AVENUE
Toronto (Casa Loma), Ontario MLS® #30433363
Courtesy of HEIDE HEEMSOTH/EXP REALTY
403 - 150 SUDBURY STREET
Toronto (Little Portugal), Ontario MLS® #30433368
Courtesy of SANDRA SOLDERA/EXP REALTY
183 BLANTYRE AVENUE
Toronto (Birchcliffe-Cliffside), Ontario MLS® #30433375
Courtesy of JEFF JAFFARI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
LPH07 - 18 HOLMES AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30433159
Courtesy of CYRUS LIN/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
54 ANDREA ROAD
Ajax (South East), Ontario MLS® #30433178
Courtesy of ROSS FOWLER/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY FOWLER GROUP
611 - 38 CEDARLAND DR DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30433192
Courtesy of ANGEL YI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
BSMT - 60 MYNDEN WAY
Newmarket (Woodland Hill), Ontario MLS® #30433197
Courtesy of Ilya Honarkhah/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
27 CORAL GABLES Crescent
Elmira, Ontario MLS® #30433217
Courtesy of DAVID SCHOOLEY/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.
102 - 3400 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (Long Branch), Ontario MLS® #30433224
Courtesy of MARISSA CORREA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
2201 - 400 WEBB DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30433231
Courtesy of NEHA MATHUR/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
108 JERSEYVILLE ROAD
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30433243
Courtesy of SAM ANTONIO CANTALENA/SAMCAN REALTY INC.
35 Erica Drive
Lacombe, Alberta MLS® #30433349
Courtesy of Marcella Barthel/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
29574 CORVINA COURT
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #30433306
Courtesy of Parm Nirman/Nationwide Realty Corp.
54 IVAN NELSON DRIVE
Toronto (Westminster-Branson), Ontario MLS® #30432827
Courtesy of DAVIS MULHOLLAND/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
35 CLIFTON STREET
Kawartha Lakes (Fenelon Falls), Ontario MLS® #30433123
Courtesy of Scott Robinson/AFFINITY GROUP PINNACLE REALTY LTD.
412 - 1975 FOUNTAIN GRASS DRIVE
London South (South B), Ontario MLS® #30433128
Courtesy of TRACY ELLIS/PC275 REALTY INC.
794 STRAND STREET
London East (East G), Ontario MLS® #30433130
Courtesy of GURLOVEPREET SINGH/RE/MAX CENTRE CITY REALTY INC.
Mill Road
Mill Road, Nova Scotia MLS® #30433109
Courtesy of Lindsay Carroll/Engel & Volkers (Chester)
25B 182 Honeygold Drive
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #30433111
Courtesy of Scott Moulton/Royal LePage Atlantic
714 - 150 LOGAN AVENUE
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #30432620
Courtesy of Ena Kim/RETREND REALTY LTD
245 RED CLOVER COURT
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30432694
Courtesy of STEVE MURRIA/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
4 7965 VENTURE PLACE|West Chilliwack
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #30432757
Courtesy of Douglas Neetz/Real Broker B.C. Ltd.
184 SUNSET VISTA COURT
Aurora (Aurora Estates), Ontario MLS® #30432889
Courtesy of SHILLA MAHMOODIAN PARSA/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE 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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