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.
4122 RAINBOW DRIVE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30463973
Courtesy of Bob Quinlan/RE/MAX Core Realty
701 - 158 FRONT STREET EAST STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30464248
Courtesy of MARK ZHU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
3905 - 3 CONCORD CITYPLACE WAY
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30464250
Courtesy of MATTHEW YAN/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
33909 SUNNYRIDGE ROAD
Bluewater (Hay), Ontario MLS® #30464231
Courtesy of TIM CANN/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
51 SCHADE Street
Monkton, Ontario MLS® #30464344
Courtesy of RICK CAIN/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
PH05 - 350 PRINCE CHARLES DRIVE
Welland (Broadway), Ontario MLS® #30464286
Courtesy of Ellen White/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
9453 UPPER CACHE ROAD
Fort St. John, British Columbia MLS® #30463974
Courtesy of Doug Petersen/RE/MAX Action Realty Inc
4109 - 197 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30464237
Courtesy of ELIZABETH YU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
601 - 1505 BASELINE ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30464233
Courtesy of Ramzi Taguemount/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
831 - 31 TIPPETT ROAD
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #30464238
Courtesy of SUE ZHANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
633 WILSON STREET
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #30463975
Courtesy of Stacey Bowden/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
53 - 1055 SHAWNMARR ROAD
Mississauga (Port Credit), Ontario MLS® #30464245
Courtesy of VIKTOR VERBITSKY/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
8 PURCELL SQUARE
Toronto (Steeles), Ontario MLS® #30464240
Courtesy of MARVIN YANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
Lot 15 WILSON STREET
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #30463976
Courtesy of Stacey Bowden/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
1218 - 9471 YONGE STREET
Richmond Hill (Observatory), Ontario MLS® #30464253
Courtesy of HANSEL CHEUNG/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
403 HARTLEY STREET
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #30464082
Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
3611 - 115 BLUE JAYS WAY
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30464239
Courtesy of JUSTIN SEO/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
36 LAMPMAN CRESCENT
Thorold (Confederation Heights), Ontario MLS® #30464234
Courtesy of Shannon Rose/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
41830 MEADOW CREEK ROAD
Hixon, British Columbia MLS® #30464083
Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
4 - 14 CINQUEFOIL STREET
Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #30464242
Courtesy of DAVID DENG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
LOWER - 350 WEIGHTON DRIVE
Oakville (WO West), Ontario MLS® #30464259
Courtesy of RAY LEI/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
19587 LESAGE ROAD
Hudsons Hope, British Columbia MLS® #30462519
Courtesy of Doug Petersen/RE/MAX Action Realty Inc
314 - 25 RICHMOND STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30463459
Courtesy of AHSAN R. QURESHI/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
94 VINTON Road
Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #30463144
Courtesy of Evan DiMichele/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
170 THE QUEENSWAY
Barrie (Innis-Shore), Ontario MLS® #30463346
Courtesy of CHAD TRAYNOR/CENTURY 21 B.J. ROTH REALTY LTD.
989 LITTLE CEDAR AVENUE
Innisfil, Ontario MLS® #30461193
Courtesy of DANIEL MATTHEW GREENBAUM/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
218 2nd AVENUE W
Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan MLS® #30461302
Courtesy of Derek Morgan/Realty Executives Saskatoon
810 27254 ALDERGROVE TOWN CENTRE DRIVE
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #30461294
Courtesy of David Tsen/eXp Realty of Canada Inc.
1506 - 33 HELENDALE AVENUE
Toronto (Yonge-Eglinton), Ontario MLS® #30461357
Courtesy of JUNE BURROWES/BAKER REAL ESTATE INCORPORATED
5 WELLINGTON Street Unit# 807
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30461369
Courtesy of Matt Bowlby/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
4119 FALLINGBROOK ROAD
London South (South V), Ontario MLS® #30461395
Courtesy of AHMED WAQAS/NU-VISTA PINNACLE REALTY BROKERAGE INC
14 LEHTINEN CRESCENT
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #30461388
Courtesy of Dominique McIntyre/Exp Realty
127 KINROSS PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30461434
Courtesy of Erin Phillips/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
7863 ALFRED STREET
Niagara Falls (West Wood), Ontario MLS® #30461441
Courtesy of Debbie Pine/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
92 FOXWELL STREET
Toronto (Rockcliffe-Smythe), Ontario MLS® #30461458
Courtesy of FRANK LOURENCO/SUTTON GROUP-HERITAGE REALTY INC.
1 - 1400 DUNDAS STREET E
Whitby (Blue Grass Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30460575
Courtesy of REZA POOYANMEHR/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
5 MELIA LANE
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #30460587
Courtesy of DAVID ELFASSY/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
11 MAPLE COURT
Innisfil, Ontario MLS® #30460594
Courtesy of RICHARD SHAWN GIBB/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
1336 CREEKWAY PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30460607
Courtesy of Nurcan Keskin/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
376 WILLIAM STREET
Niagara-on-the-Lake (Town), Ontario MLS® #30460621
Courtesy of Lisa Palmer/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.,
28 CRENDON DRIVE
Toronto (Etobicoke West Mall), Ontario MLS® #30460633
Courtesy of MICHAEL JOHN ILCIO/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
3543 KINGBIRD COURT
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30460638
Courtesy of TIMOTHY J. N. PARSONS/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM 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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