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
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
1848 COUNTY ROAD 7
Prince Edward County (North Marysburg Ward), Ontario MLS® #30270082
Courtesy of Joy Humphrey/Century 21 Lanthorn Real Estate Ltd.
8 VICTORIA Street
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30270265
Courtesy of Victoria Cairo/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc.
11 QUEEN Street Unit# 303
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30270710
Courtesy of Melanie Mackay/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
33 SPARROWBROOK STREET
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #30270405
Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
238 PRIMROSE GARDENS GD NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30270760
Courtesy of Christyna DC Blish/2% Realty Pro
58 CAYUGA Street S
Cayuga, Ontario MLS® #30270436
Courtesy of Heather Keesmaat/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
733 CALVIN ROAD
Whitewater Region, Ontario MLS® #30270443
Courtesy of Ainslie Bennett/EXIT OTTAWA VALLEY REALTY
350-354 Tremont Street
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia MLS® #30270501
Courtesy of Tabatha Lane/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
405 - 1 BELVEDERE COURT
Brampton (Downtown Brampton), Ontario MLS® #30270633
Courtesy of ERIN KILLEEN/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
1475 HURON CHURCH ROAD
Windsor, Ontario MLS® #30270638
Courtesy of RAVI SINGH GODARA/ELIXIR REAL ESTATE INC.
315 CRIMSON Crescent
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30270640
Courtesy of HELEN FIDLER/RE/MAX SOLID GOLD REALTY (II) LTD.
LOWER - 6 FRANKFORT AVENUE
Toronto (Rustic), Ontario MLS® #30271256
Courtesy of JON BLUMENTHAL/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
#1122 330 CLAREVIEW STATION DR NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30271268
Courtesy of Lisa G. Makelki/2% Realty Pro
7545 Copley Ridge Dr
Lantzville, British Columbia MLS® #30271282
Courtesy of Susan Forrest/Royal LePage Island Living (PK)
175 CEDAR Avenue Unit# 215
Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #30270873
Courtesy of Rob Wong/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
26 Mt Mckenzie Villas SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30270878
Courtesy of Debbie Rice/MaxWell Canyon Creek
21 LOVEKIN GROVE
Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #30271092
Courtesy of YORKSON WU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
12 GEORGE MANOR
Niagara-on-the-Lake (Town), Ontario MLS® #30271136
Courtesy of Greg Sykes/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
205 - 380 CHAMPLAIN BOULEVARD
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30271181
Courtesy of FERN FRIAS/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
86 SHACKLEFORD WAY
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30271321
Courtesy of Jiaren Suo/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
314 - 230 NORTH CENTRE ROAD
London North (North B), Ontario MLS® #30271193
Courtesy of LAURA CARAPELLA/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
121 LINDSAY STREET
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #30271314
Courtesy of Emma Dyer/Century 21 Energy Realty(Qsnl)
182164 320 Street W
Rural Foothills County, Alberta MLS® #30271496
Courtesy of Stephanie Ogilvie/MaxWell Canyon Creek
6915 40 Street NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30271547
Courtesy of Jay J. Walia/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)
305 2341 Bear Mountain Pkwy
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #30270502
Courtesy of Lewis Ratcliff/Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island
603 - 25 FOUR WINDS DRIVE
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #30270557
Courtesy of RICKY GOYAL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
189 EMPRESS AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30270451
Courtesy of JIM MO/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
9 URBAN COURT
Toronto (Elms-Old Rexdale), Ontario MLS® #30270487
Courtesy of LUCIANO CORONA/ROYAL LEPAGE MAXIMUM REALTY
1345 PARKSIDE AVENUE
Fort Erie (Crescent Park), Ontario MLS® #30270569
Courtesy of ROY D. BROCK/ROYAL LEPAGE MEADOWTOWNE REALTY
48 - 375 COOK ROAD
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #30270634
Courtesy of M YASIR KHAN/RE/MAX IMPACT REALTY
337 OUELLETTE AVENUE
Windsor, Ontario MLS® #30270639
Courtesy of RAVI SINGH GODARA/ELIXIR REAL ESTATE INC.
#64 17832 78 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30270761
Courtesy of Harsh Atthi/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty
1921 Rundle's Lane
Westville, Nova Scotia MLS® #30270153
Courtesy of Lori Macdonald/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
3786 SWIFTDALE DRIVE
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30271257
Courtesy of JOLYN TING/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE 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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