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
585 COLBORNE Street Unit# 1113
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29584622
Courtesy of Alla Sharma/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
498 8TH AVENUE E
Owen Sound, Ontario MLS® #29584677
Courtesy of HAILEY MACARTHUR/Keller Williams Experience Realty
515 - 15 RICHARDSON STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29584696
Courtesy of R.J. BOKSH/TFN REALTY INC.
19 LANG ROAD
Markham (Thornlea), Ontario MLS® #29584704
Courtesy of REZA MANAFI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
77 SUNNYSIDE HILL ROAD
Markham (Cornell), Ontario MLS® #29584716
Courtesy of ANN HE/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
406 BALMY BEACH ROAD
Georgian Bluffs, Ontario MLS® #29585757
Courtesy of MATT HUTTEN/Royal LePage RCR Realty
1969 BUROAK CRESCENT
London North (North S), Ontario MLS® #29585769
Courtesy of JUSTIN KONIKOW/PRIME REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
3 - 86 GILCHRIST AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29585776
Courtesy of Casey McGowan/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
9068 201 Highway
Nictaux, Nova Scotia MLS® #29585517
Courtesy of Veronique Napier-Ouellet/Royal LePage Atlantic (Greenwood)
1584 CALYPSO STREET
The Nation, Ontario MLS® #29585543
Courtesy of Maggie Tessier/EXIT REALTY MATRIX
116 MARGARET PLACE
Brockville, Ontario MLS® #29585618
Courtesy of PIERRE NADEAU/EXP REALTY, BROKERAGE
278 Desert Blume Drive
Desert Blume, Alberta MLS® #29585815
Courtesy of TORREY MATTSON/ROYAL LEPAGE COMMUNITY REALTY
5 Fowler Street
Wolfville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29585738
Courtesy of Morgan Mackay/MacKay Real Estate Ltd.
14 Mourning Dove Lane
Stratford, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29585860
Courtesy of James Solitario/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
656 CARNABY STREET
Kingston (South of Taylor-Kidd Blvd), Ontario MLS® #29585865
Courtesy of HILARY MCKENNA/HOMETOWN REALTY KINGSTON CORP., BROKERAGE
3047 SAINT PATRICK AVENUE
Niagara Falls (Stamford), Ontario MLS® #29585872
Courtesy of Lovet Posteraro/EXP REALTY
315 - 24 WOODSTREAM BOULEVARD
Vaughan (Vaughan Grove), Ontario MLS® #29585896
Courtesy of TYLER MCLAY/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
939 STOLLAR PLACE
Midland, Ontario MLS® #29585466
Courtesy of ERIC BEUTLER/Keller Williams Experience Realty
206I KEHOE LANE
Tweed (Elzevir (Twp)), Ontario MLS® #29585473
Courtesy of KAELAN ANDREWS/STRIVE REALTY LTD.
222 Hudson ST
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #29585480
Courtesy of Trishia Crema/Royal LePage® Northern Advantage
2 CADILLAC DRIVE
Guelph (St. George's), Ontario MLS® #29585485
Courtesy of ROB GREEN/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
25 - 1555 HIGHBURY AVENUE N
London East (East A), Ontario MLS® #29585497
Courtesy of DWAYNE SWAN/SUTTON GROUP - SELECT REALTY
690 PINERIDGE CRESCENT
Petawawa, Ontario MLS® #29585512
Courtesy of Simon Tkaczyk/Century 21 Valley Realty Inc.
204 BASKIN DRIVE E
Arnprior, Ontario MLS® #29585555
Courtesy of Terry Stavenow/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
34 HERON PARK PLACE
Toronto (West Hill), Ontario MLS® #29585562
Courtesy of JELANI AKIL SMITH/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
126 HARRY GAY DRIVE
Clarington (Courtice), Ontario MLS® #29585574
Courtesy of CINDY SGROI/CINDY & CRAIG REAL ESTATE LTD.
271 CROWLAND AVENUE
Welland (Lincoln/Crowland), Ontario MLS® #29585579
Courtesy of Mario Soldo/EXP REALTY
285 RICHMOND STREET
Richmond Hill (Mill Pond), Ontario MLS® #29585598
Courtesy of TRANG CAO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
15 NEWTON STREET
Barrie (Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29585606
Courtesy of MIKE SECKLER/SUTTON GROUP INCENTIVE REALTY INC.
24 Spracklin Boulevard
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29585644
Courtesy of LESLIE NORMAN/RE/MAX Realty Specialists
51 - 120 RAILROAD STREET
Brampton (Downtown Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29585649
Courtesy of THUSHANTH SOTHINATHAN/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
2362 DENISE ROAD
Mississauga (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #29585656
Courtesy of JOHN JOSEPH KELLY/Century 21 Signature Service
1907 - 3590 KANEFF CRESCENT
Mississauga (Mississauga Valleys), Ontario MLS® #29585670
Courtesy of JOE QUINTAL/ROYAL LEPAGE SUPREME REALTY
MAIN - 508 CONCORD AVENUE
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29585675
Courtesy of ANDREW CONTI/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
408 - 650 SAUVE STREET
Milton (BE Beaty), Ontario MLS® #29585687
Courtesy of NANCY CERELLI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1928 IRONDALE ROAD
Highlands East (Glamorgan), Ontario MLS® #29585699
Courtesy of SANDRA CLARK/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
930 HONEY HARBOUR ROAD
Georgian Bay (Baxter), Ontario MLS® #29585702
Courtesy of PETER TATAR/NORTH 2 SOUTH REALTY
330 VICTORIA STREET N
Tweed (Tweed (Village)), Ontario MLS® #29585745
Courtesy of Shannon Earl/RE/MAX QUINTE LTD.
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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