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
123 HILLSMOUNT CRESCENT
London South (South M), Ontario MLS® #29501462
Courtesy of DIOGO BARREIRA/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
45 HAWKES DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Westbrook), Ontario MLS® #29501486
Courtesy of JING HUANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
PH 2707 - 108 GARMENT STREET
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29501498
Courtesy of GURPREET SANDHU/iCloud Realty Ltd.
61 OGSTON CRESCENT
Whitby, Ontario MLS® #29501506
Courtesy of DARREN KHAN/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
12 CURTIS AVENUE
London South (South T), Ontario MLS® #29501463
Courtesy of ANITA PIMENTEL/THE REALTY FIRM INC.
3609 - 219 FORT YORK BOULEVARD
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29501468
Courtesy of DAVE MALONEY/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
17 MOUNTNOEL AVENUE
Toronto (Greenwood-Coxwell), Ontario MLS® #29501475
Courtesy of DESMOND A. BROWN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
44 LOWCREST BOULEVARD
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #29501507
Courtesy of JOE AKBARI-SALEKDEH/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
17 DUFFIELD ROAD
Toronto (Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview), Ontario MLS® #29501514
Courtesy of LUISA VOLKERS/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
2803 - 2181 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29501470
Courtesy of JOE PALAWAN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
1 33 Glen Stewart Drive
Stratford, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29501407
Courtesy of Bingyi Pan/NORTHERN LIGHTS REALTY LTD.
50 LUCAS LANE
Ajax (South West), Ontario MLS® #29501476
Courtesy of GIZELE MIRASOL/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
LOWER - 7 CAPTAIN FRANCIS DRIVE
Markham (Buttonville), Ontario MLS® #29501488
Courtesy of SUNING JIANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
657 - 31 TIPPETT ROAD
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #29501471
Courtesy of KARISHMA GHEI/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY
701 - 3939 DUKE OF YORK BOULEVARD
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29501495
Courtesy of DOROTA SZAPOWALOW/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC.
BSMT - 138 AYLESBURY DRIVE
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29501515
Courtesy of Davis Mecaj/EXP REALTY
116 CARRIAGE SHOP BEND
East Gwillimbury (Queensville), Ontario MLS® #29501508
Courtesy of NANCY LI/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
1 QUARRINGTON LANE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29501469
Courtesy of ALICIA HUANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
3816 30TH SIDE ROAD
Innisfil, Ontario MLS® #29501490
Courtesy of JUDITH VARGA/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
85 - 19 LONDON GREEN COURT
Toronto (Glenfield-Jane Heights), Ontario MLS® #29501496
Courtesy of ARLENE MARQUES/EXP REALTY
209 - 4620 HIGHWAY 7
Vaughan (East Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #29501489
Courtesy of CRISTINA LOPES/Royal LePage Security Real Estate
64 CHATHAM AVENUE
Toronto (Blake-Jones), Ontario MLS® #29501477
Courtesy of DESMOND A. BROWN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
PH16 - 1100 SHEPPARD AVENUE W
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #29501516
Courtesy of MILA STETS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
80 SUMMITCREST DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Devonsleigh), Ontario MLS® #29501480
Courtesy of DANNY SHAN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
319 - 1460 WHITES ROAD
Pickering (Woodlands), Ontario MLS® #29501478
Courtesy of MARY DOOLEY THIFFAULT/SUTTON GROUP OLD MILL REALTY INC.
216 - 77 LELAND STREET
Hamilton (Ainslie Wood), Ontario MLS® #29501517
Courtesy of CINDY ZHANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
113 - 106 BARD BOULEVARD
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #29501466
Courtesy of FENG WU/Coldwell Banker Neumann Real Estate
646 SIMCOE ROAD
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #29501485
Courtesy of SOPHIE CHEN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
46 CARAVAN DRIVE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29501436
Courtesy of CHARLIE WU/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
303 SUNNYBRAE AVENUE
Innisfil (Stroud), Ontario MLS® #29501479
Courtesy of LAUREN MAIR/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
287 Waterford Heights
Chestermere, Alberta MLS® #29501501
Courtesy of Connie Buenaventura/First Place Realty
27 BELAY BEND
East Gwillimbury (Holland Landing), Ontario MLS® #29501513
Courtesy of KEIKO TO/META REALTY INC.
56 Legacy Main Street SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29500820
Courtesy of Laura McIntosh/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
3301, 155 Skyview Ranch Way NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29500851
Courtesy of Yusuf K. Hussaini/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
#107 10118 106 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29500882
Courtesy of Anna Trojanowicz/Century 21 All Stars Realty Ltd
18 WYNDCLIFF CRESCENT
Toronto (Victoria Village), Ontario MLS® #29500887
Courtesy of KONSTANTINOS PETSIS/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
4777 GLASSHILL GROVE
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29500899
Courtesy of JUAN SANTOS/CITY CENTRE REAL ESTATE 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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide