3303 70 Avenue
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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
2 PARK Avenue
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29519427
Courtesy of Nestor-Jan R. Buendia/Keller Williams Edge Realty
48 HOLFORD CRESCENT
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #29519383
Courtesy of BERNARD POCZEKAJ/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
903 - 20 OLIVE AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29521871
Courtesy of ANTONY HUEN LUN CHAN/CENTURY 21 KING'S QUAY REAL ESTATE INC.
65 - 1080 WALDEN CIRCLE
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #29523497
Courtesy of NANCY CORMACK/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc., Brokerage
N 105 Rouleau STREET
Rouleau, Saskatchewan MLS® #29519446
Courtesy of Jonathan Blanchard/Royal LePage Next Level
203B - 16 MELBOURBE AVENUE
St. Catharines (E. Chester), Ontario MLS® #29520607
Courtesy of SYED SHAHID UMAR/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2776 Clapperton Avenue Unit# 12
Merritt, British Columbia MLS® #29519713
Courtesy of Breanna Ouellet/RE/MAX Legacy
908 WESTMINSTER Avenue
Kamloops, British Columbia MLS® #29519718
Courtesy of Indy Bal/RE/MAX Real Estate (Kamloops)
248 Copperpond Circle SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29519720
Courtesy of Laura Kitchen/RE/MAX Landan Real Estate
38 PARK GLEN Street
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29519732
Courtesy of MING YANG/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
2215 SPRINGFIELD COURT
Mississauga (Sheridan), Ontario MLS® #29519756
Courtesy of MITCHELL RALEIGH/Engel & Volkers Oakville
28 INDEPENDENCE STREET
Dysart et al (Dysart), Ontario MLS® #29519775
Courtesy of BRADEN ROBERTS/RE/MAX Professionals North
2027 HARRISTON ROAD
Howick, Ontario MLS® #29519782
Courtesy of JAMIE RAYMOND FISCHER/RE/MAX Land Exchange Ltd
BSMT - 80 CECIL FOUND CRESCENT
Clarington (Courtice), Ontario MLS® #29519787
Courtesy of DEREK BAIRD/ROYAL LEPAGE FRANK REAL ESTATE
19 Discovery Ridge Cove SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29520049
Courtesy of Ed A. Levesque/REMAX Innovations
573 Clifton Court
Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29520056
Courtesy of Amber Kronyk/Royal LePage Kelowna
928 DOWNING COURT
Oshawa (Centennial), Ontario MLS® #29520063
Courtesy of PATRICIA BEGLEY/LAND & GATE REAL ESTATE INC.
33 WOODSTOCK AVENUE
Northern Bruce Peninsula, Ontario MLS® #29518006
Courtesy of ASHLEY JACKSON/RE/MAX Grey Bruce Realty Inc.
UNIT A - 62 BANSTOCK DR DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Woods-Steeles), Ontario MLS® #29518013
Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL REALTY INC.
1703 - 70 TOWN CENTRE COURT
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29518018
Courtesy of FLORA NGAR YEE HO/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
1505 GARLAND CRESCENT
Pickering (Amberlea), Ontario MLS® #29518020
Courtesy of PAUL PURCELL/ROYAL LEPAGE URBAN REALTY
212 MAPLEWOOD DRIVE
Essa (Angus), Ontario MLS® #29518032
Courtesy of CHERYL CHESLEA/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
72 Seapoint Road
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29518037
Courtesy of Sandra Pike/Royal LePage Atlantic
34 HARDING STREET
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29518056
Courtesy of MARK DOUGLAS/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
5971 Mallard WAY
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29518068
Courtesy of Kelsey Smith/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
3611 Douglas Ridge Boulevard SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29518082
Courtesy of Chantel Gogowich/CIR Realty
386038 64 Street W
Rural Foothills County, Alberta MLS® #29518099
Courtesy of Debbie Komitsch/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
3 - 118 EASTWOOD ROAD
Toronto (Woodbine Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29517832
Courtesy of PAUL RAYMENT/RE/MAX JAZZ INC.
353 BROWNRIDGE DRIVE
Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #29517882
Courtesy of GURU RAJARATNAM/HOUSESIGMA INC.
20 WEST BOROUGH STREET
Markham (Aileen-Willowbrook), Ontario MLS® #29517887
Courtesy of ANNIE VARBEDIAN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
276 BELMORAL Avenue N Unit# Lower
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29518525
Courtesy of Sarbjit Singh/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
99 ROGER Street Unit# 30
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29518532
Courtesy of VICKI MCFARLANE/CONDO CULTURE, BROKERAGE
54 LEILA JACKSON TERRACE
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29518544
Courtesy of TAM LU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1B - 867 WILSON AVENUE
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29518549
Courtesy of DAVID ELFASSY/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
1252 LAKEVIEW DRIVE
Oakville (FA Falgarwood), Ontario MLS® #29518551
Courtesy of ALEXANDRA MAURICE/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
1561 PINETREE CRESCENT
Mississauga (Mineola), Ontario MLS® #29518556
Courtesy of YVONNE PLUMB/Royal Lepage Real Estate Associates
124 TAVISTOCK ROAD
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29518563
Courtesy of SAM V. MERCURI/ROYAL LEPAGE MAXIMUM REALTY
3233 Channel Blvd
Chemainus, British Columbia MLS® #29518570
Courtesy of Dimphy Richters/Royal LePage Duncan Realty
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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