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
89 CADILLAC CRESCENT
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #29624699
Courtesy of MANJINDER SINGH/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
1515 - 75 CANTERBURY PLACE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29624769
Courtesy of FRANKY FANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
70 - 141 CONDOR COURT
London East (East P), Ontario MLS® #29624795
Courtesy of SHAHBAZ AHMAD/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
107 Nottingham Road
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29624579
Courtesy of Elizabeth Nolasco/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
3506 - 120 HOMEWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #29624543
Courtesy of JEN LASCHINGER/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
#112 17150 94A AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29624593
Courtesy of Carrine M. Kowalchuk/MaxWell Challenge Realty
300 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29624581
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
32 STEPHANIE LANE
Barrie (Painswick South), Ontario MLS® #29624435
Courtesy of CLAUDIA KOVALEV/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
746 SIXTH AVENUE
Tay (Port McNicoll), Ontario MLS® #29624618
Courtesy of SHANEL HAMANN/Chase Realty Inc., Brokerage
5 BRECKEN DRIVE
Georgina (Keswick South), Ontario MLS® #29624834
Courtesy of MICHAEL JAMES HENRY/MAIN STREET REALTY LTD.
29 Quilty Avenue
North Sydney, Nova Scotia MLS® #29624810
Courtesy of Darcy MacDonald/3% Realty Nova Scotia
68 REDONDO DRIVE
Vaughan (Beverley Glen), Ontario MLS® #29624841
Courtesy of VLAD GERMAN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
2230 BRITANNIA ROAD W
Mississauga (Streetsville), Ontario MLS® #29624846
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
26 MORPETH ROAD
Brampton (Brampton East), Ontario MLS® #29624853
Courtesy of CARRIE ZHOU/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
87 PARADISE ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Carden), Ontario MLS® #29624872
Courtesy of JON STEPHENSON/RE/MAX COUNTRY LAKES REALTY INC.
112 North Range Cross Road
Barton, Nova Scotia MLS® #29624733
Courtesy of Mathieu Theriault/EXP Realty of Canada Inc.
1565 GREEN ROAD
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29624911
Courtesy of RYAN ANDERSON/CENTURY 21 MILLENNIUM INC.
1532 Maple Hill CRESCENT N
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29624928
Courtesy of Mariel Harvey/Realtyone Real Estate Services Inc.
501 - 68 MAIN STREET N
Markham (Old Markham Village), Ontario MLS® #29624372
Courtesy of SHELLEY LI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
120 LINDSAY STREET
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29624334
Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
86 Carmichael Drive
Sydney River, Nova Scotia MLS® #29624409
Courtesy of Heather Grant/Coldwell Banker Boardwalk Realty
72 CORKTOWN LANE
Merrickville-Wolford, Ontario MLS® #29624891
Courtesy of Natalie Sobhie/REMAX BOARDWALK REALTY
19, 5405 39 Avenue
Camrose, Alberta MLS® #29625192
Courtesy of Wally Wrubleski/Central Agencies Realty Inc.
104 HILLCREST Avenue SW
Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #29625243
Courtesy of Simon D. Hunt/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
2821 Caster Pl
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #29624865
Courtesy of Sean McLintock/REMAX Professionals (NA)
15-16 - 1645 SISMET ROAD
Mississauga (Northeast), Ontario MLS® #29624373
Courtesy of KIRAN RANDHAWA/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
38 BLACKBERRY VALLEY CRESCENT
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #29624556
Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
106 GLENAYR ROAD
Toronto (Forest Hill South), Ontario MLS® #29624366
Courtesy of JANE ZHANG/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
325 SALISBURY LANE
Newmarket (Bristol-London), Ontario MLS® #29624917
Courtesy of ONAIZA KAZI/KINGSWAY REAL ESTATE
603 - 2075 LAKESHORE ROAD
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #29624924
Courtesy of PRAGATI GARCHA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
3069 Elphinstone STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29624929
Courtesy of Peter Fourlas/Coldwell Banker Local Realty
230 Trimble LANE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29624931
Courtesy of Gary Gai Realty P.C. Ltd./Royal LePage Varsity
406, 80 Carrington Plaza NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29624900
Courtesy of Yvette F. Lee/Diamond Realty & Associates Ltd
45 KILGREGGAN CRESCENT
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29624912
Courtesy of BABU KANDEL/EVEREST REALTY LTD.
#404 7463 MAY CM NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29624594
Courtesy of Brant Pylypa/MaxWell Progressive
225 BARONWOOD COURT
Brampton (Brampton North), Ontario MLS® #29624582
Courtesy of TRISHA KEHINDE/EXP REALTY
2 - 1238 CAWTHRA ROAD
Mississauga (Mineola), Ontario MLS® #29624708
Courtesy of AMELA TOMIC/Century 21 Signature Service
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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