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.
95 MAXWELL Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30501641
Courtesy of ISH FICICI/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc.
411 - 20 THOMAS RILEY ROAD
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30501982
Courtesy of GEORGE SHIMI/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
46 TRAYNOR Avenue
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30502000
Courtesy of Beant Jhand/Homelife Silvercity Realty Inc Brampton
1105 - 1535 LAKESHORE ROAD E
Mississauga (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #30502120
Courtesy of BARBARA NISIC/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
137 - 1 BECKENROSE COURT
Brampton (Bram West), Ontario MLS® #30502118
Courtesy of Rahul Gambhir/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
116 - 77 DIANA AVENUE
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30502137
Courtesy of Gauri Narang/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
55 GRANITE RIDGE Trail
Waterdown, Ontario MLS® #30502144
Courtesy of Rayo Irani/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
LOWER - 19 PATRICIA AVENUE
Barrie (Cundles East), Ontario MLS® #30502106
Courtesy of TAL SIVAK/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
30 TIMES SQUARE Boulevard Unit# 97
Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #30502079
Courtesy of Michael J. Mattina/Royal LePage NRC Realty Inc.
541 WINSTON Road Unit# 65
Grimsby, Ontario MLS® #30501812
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC
41 BATTERSWOOD Drive
Toronto, Ontario MLS® #30501874
Courtesy of Nicholas Sworobowicz/Royal Lepage Wolle Realty
620A HARVIE AVENUE
Toronto (Caledonia-Fairbank), Ontario MLS® #30502315
Courtesy of CANDIDO FARIA/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
15 VALLEYBROOK ROAD
Barrie, Ontario MLS® #30502428
Courtesy of RANJIT KAUR/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
608 - 160 FLEMINGTON ROAD
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #30502435
Courtesy of BRUCE SHAVER/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
53 JEWEL HOUSE LANE
Barrie (Innis-Shore), Ontario MLS® #30502430
Courtesy of THARSH KAILAYAPILLAI/RE/MAX COMMUNITY REALTY INC.
253 LANDSBRIDGE STREET
Caledon (Bolton East), Ontario MLS® #30502447
Courtesy of ALLY KWAN-NAVARRO/RE/MAX EXPERTS
63 ROSINA LANE
Zorra (Thamesford), Ontario MLS® #30502466
Courtesy of MANJINDER SINGH TAMBER/KING REALTY INC.
31 HANNON Crescent
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30502480
Courtesy of Luke O'Reilly/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
22 KING STREET
East Luther Grand Valley (Grand Valley), Ontario MLS® #30502346
Courtesy of GINNY VIRGINIA LYNN ANDERSON/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
90 LAURA LANE
Strathroy-Caradoc (NE), Ontario MLS® #30502372
Courtesy of NIC MINTEN/SYNERGY REALTY LTD
1702 15th STREET W
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan MLS® #30502889
Courtesy of Jesse Heit/Century 21 Fusion
3251 Jacklin Rd
Colwood, British Columbia MLS® #30502992
Courtesy of Amber Rozon/Coldwell Banker Oceanside Real Estate
2304 - 238 SIMCOE STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30502574
Courtesy of SAM LIU/EXPRESS REALTY INC.
403 - 203 COLLEGE STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30502788
Courtesy of AMY PING/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
14 ENGEL STREET
Vaughan (Vaughan Grove), Ontario MLS® #30502822
Courtesy of ANITA KUMARI/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
5100 FALLINGBROOK DRIVE
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #30502827
Courtesy of DEEVEN ZHENG/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
312 - 5035 HARVARD ROAD
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30502834
Courtesy of GARY ZHU/CANADA HOME GROUP REALTY INC.
27 DAWSON DRIVE
Kincardine, Ontario MLS® #30502694
Courtesy of JACOB CALDWELL/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
310, 50 Sage Hill Walk NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30502726
Courtesy of Chao Liang/TREC The Real Estate Company
603 McCulloch Crescent
Irricana, Alberta MLS® #30502764
Courtesy of Reuben Johnson/Royal LePage Blue Sky
2415 49A ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30502721
Courtesy of Nolan Yaremchuk/Royal LePage Prestige Realty
29 BAYSHORE CRESCENT
St. Catharines (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #30502707
Courtesy of JON FLYNN/FLYNN REAL ESTATE INC.
606 - 227 CATHCART STREET
London South (South G), Ontario MLS® #30502702
Courtesy of EUGENE HANKIN/VALERY REAL ESTATE INC.
PARKING - 15 RICHARDSON STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30503116
Courtesy of MATTHEW MAH/RE/MAX EXCEL TITAN
79 NORMARK DRIVE
Markham (Royal Orchard), Ontario MLS® #30503130
Courtesy of SPRING LIU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
352 MONTROSE AVENUE
Toronto (Palmerston-Little Italy), Ontario MLS® #30502396
Courtesy of JENNIFER ROTHSCHILD/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
22 ELKINGTON Drive
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30503053
Courtesy of Denise Braun/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc.
380 Allens Side RD
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30502149
Courtesy of Anthony Greco/Century 21 Choice Realty Inc.
1232 - 22 LAIDLAW STREET
Toronto (South Parkdale), Ontario MLS® #30502454
Courtesy of IRINA KUSHNIR/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
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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