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.
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
2002 - 4010 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Toronto (Humber Heights), Ontario MLS® #30339047
Courtesy of LUCA DELEO/RE/MAX EXPERTS
8301, 151 Legacy Main Street SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30339958
Courtesy of Timothy J. Polanik/Greater Calgary Real Estate
83 LIBERTY STREET N
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #30338645
Courtesy of IKRAM PATEL/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
607 WALKERS Line
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30338758
Courtesy of Rico Sacchini/Royal LePage Macro Realty
LOWER - 17 TURLEY WAY
Essa (Angus), Ontario MLS® #30340082
Courtesy of PEGGY HILL/RE/MAX HALLMARK PEGGY HILL GROUP REALTY
87 BOND STREET W
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #30339458
Courtesy of JAKE NOVIS/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
516 - 1 BEDFORD ROAD
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #30339477
Courtesy of TRACY CHEN/CENTURY 21 KING'S QUAY REAL ESTATE INC.
48 ESPLANADE ROAD
Brampton (Southgate), Ontario MLS® #30339263
Courtesy of LYNNE SOUCIER/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
LC11 - 18 CONCORDE PLACE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #30339624
Courtesy of VARUN ARORA/BSPOKE REALTY INC.
63 EBBY AVENUE
Brampton (Heart Lake West), Ontario MLS® #30339756
Courtesy of MICHAEL MAHENDRARAJAH/LISTO INC.
4 - 2 GLEN GORDON ROAD
Toronto (High Park North), Ontario MLS® #30339749
Courtesy of NATALIIA IAVORSKA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
601 - 1 GRANDVIEW AVENUE
Markham (Grandview), Ontario MLS® #30339718
Courtesy of EDMOND ISHAG/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
416 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30339042
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
101 - 78 ROEHAMPTON AVENUE
St. Catharines (Carlton/Bunting), Ontario MLS® #30339996
Courtesy of Dhana Dias/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
5368 MCCALLUM ROAD|Agassiz
Agassiz, British Columbia MLS® #30339984
Courtesy of Nick Allen/Century 21 Creekside Realty
773 Kinnear Avenue Unit# 2
Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #30340013
Courtesy of Rebecca April/REMAX Kelowna
205 - 70 ANNIE CRAIG DRIVE W
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30339908
Courtesy of SUNDEEP BAHL/RE/MAX PLUS CITY TEAM INC.
477 RIDGE STREET
Saugeen Shores, Ontario MLS® #30339845
Courtesy of SUSAN TERRY/RE/MAX Land Exchange Ltd.
1147 Main STREET N
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan MLS® #30339965
Courtesy of Josie Qiao/Realty Executives MJ
246 KING GEORGE STREET
Peterborough (Otonabee Ward 1), Ontario MLS® #30338760
Courtesy of Nick Julian/Ball Real Estate Inc.
PH 69 - 123 OMNI DRIVE
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #30340063
Courtesy of ANGELO D. PUCCI/SUTTON GROUP-HERITAGE REALTY INC.
21 BRIGHTON AVENUE
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #30339167
Courtesy of RYAN JAMES TAYLOR/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY
1661 DEMPSEY CRESCENT
Milton (BE Beaty), Ontario MLS® #30339237
Courtesy of ISABEL RIBAU/STONEMILL REALTY INC.
30 GRASSMERE CRESCENT
Brampton (Northgate), Ontario MLS® #30339910
Courtesy of GAGAN BHALLA/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
16714 MYERS ROAD
South Stormont, Ontario MLS® #30339117
Courtesy of JAMIE ROSS/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS LTD.
3305 55 Avenue
Lloydminster, Alberta MLS® #30341073
Courtesy of Teneille Zellweger/eXp Realty (Lloyd)
222 Meilicke ROAD
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30342583
Courtesy of Terry Butler/Realty Executives Saskatoon
209 31940 RAVEN AVENUE
Mission, British Columbia MLS® #30342456
Courtesy of Harry Fox/Royal LePage Elite West
2111 165B STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30342627
Courtesy of Christine Makasoff/Sutton Group-West Coast Realty (Surrey/24)
33 - 6990 CLAYTON WALK
London South (South V), Ontario MLS® #30341484
Courtesy of CHRIS HAWKEN/SUTTON GROUP - SELECT REALTY
2 ALGONQUIN HEIGHTS COURT
Essa (Thornton), Ontario MLS® #30339713
Courtesy of NIKKI CHARTRAND/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY
1526 MOUNTAIN ROAD
Thunder Bay (Mountain Road), Ontario MLS® #30339686
Courtesy of Terry Tittaferrante/Royal LePage® Lannon Realty
BASEMENT - 15 CASTILLE AVENUE
Toronto (Wexford-Maryvale), Ontario MLS® #30339679
Courtesy of DAVID GUO/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
3 - 8 PETRA WAY
Whitby (Pringle Creek), Ontario MLS® #30339667
Courtesy of KRISTIN KIRALY/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
23 CREIGHTON DRIVE
Loyalist (Odessa), Ontario MLS® #30339662
Courtesy of JULIE KUNTZ/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
2102 - 361 FRONT STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30339650
Courtesy of LALIT SETH/RE/MAX CITY ACCORD REALTY INC.
1007 - 2020 BATHURST STREET
Toronto (Humewood-Cedarvale), Ontario MLS® #30339643
Courtesy of GIANCARLO MORALES/UNION CAPITAL REALTY
222 THUNDERBIRD Drive
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30339326
Courtesy of JODI D'ARCY/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD., BROKERAGE
2716 McDonald STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30339299
Courtesy of William A Soloduk/Homelife Crawford 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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