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
546 SANDBROOKE Court
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30297081
Courtesy of JENNIFER BROWN/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
107 - 20 ST GEORGE STREET
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30297132
Courtesy of HAROLD LEE/HomeLife Power Realty Inc
703 - 18 HARBOUR STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30297108
Courtesy of EDMOND TONG/EXP REALTY
1612 - 19 SINGER COURT
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30297110
Courtesy of EDMOND TONG/EXP REALTY
3 JANE NEWLOVER DRIVE
Markham, Ontario MLS® #30297129
Courtesy of HANSEL CHEUNG/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
202 Starling Way
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta MLS® #30297181
Courtesy of Michael V. Scott/Professional Realty Group
130 E CONCESSION 5 Road E
Waterdown, Ontario MLS® #30297179
Courtesy of Joshua Bass-Meldrum U.E./RE/MAX Garden City Realty Inc.
41 ZADUK Place
Guelph, Ontario MLS® #30292000
Courtesy of Joy Chhina/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage
123 ERICKSON DRIVE
Whitby (Blue Grass Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30291247
Courtesy of Michael Mcdougall/Keller Williams Energy Real Estate
668 TRUEDELL ROAD
Kingston (South of Taylor-Kidd Blvd), Ontario MLS® #30292339
Courtesy of CHRIS RAPOSO/RE/MAX RISE EXECUTIVES, BROKERAGE
308 FERGUS CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30291146
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
43 Lynn Drive
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #30291381
Courtesy of Patrick Stubbert/PLUMB LINE REALTY INC. - 12234
G - 243 RACHEL CRESCENT
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30291658
Courtesy of RICHARD ROBIBERO/PANORAMA R.E. LIMITED
1118 KING Street E
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30291646
Courtesy of TONY JOHAL/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
99 Cornerstone Row NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30291696
Courtesy of Koko S. Bhullar/Century 21 Bravo Realty
458 BEECHWOOD Place Unit# 3
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30292221
Courtesy of Janek Jagiellowicz/MCINTYRE REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC.
Lot 25-7 Old Halifax Road
Salem, Nova Scotia MLS® #30292308
Courtesy of Rod Gilroy/Royal LePage Cumberland Realty Ltd.
45 CHEVIOT PLACE
London South (South R), Ontario MLS® #30292358
Courtesy of NOLAN EDMONDS/PRIME REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
40 Diana Road
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30292497
Courtesy of Thomson Philip/Keller Williams Platinum Realty
4 - 1535 HAIST STREET
Pelham (Fonthill), Ontario MLS® #30292396
Courtesy of Cindy Raskob/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
812 - 65 SCADDING AVENUE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30291191
Courtesy of HEATHER JOY HOLMES/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
4 FRANCIS STREET
Carleton Place, Ontario MLS® #30291557
Courtesy of Yasmin Fues/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
2702 - 448 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30291963
Courtesy of DARSHAN MANGAT/HOMELIFE SILVERCITY REALTY INC.
523 QUEEN STREET
Scugog (Port Perry), Ontario MLS® #30291398
Courtesy of Robert Aloe/Royal LePage Frank Real Estate
65 KENILWORTH Avenue S
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30291603
Courtesy of Greg Kuchma/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
8 FRANCIS STREET
Carleton Place, Ontario MLS® #30293584
Courtesy of Betty Ann Hinch/DETAILS REALTY INC.
4686 THIRD AVENUE
Niagara Falls (Cherrywood), Ontario MLS® #30294114
Courtesy of NICOLE GRAY/Sotheby's International Realty Canada, Brokerage
109 1588 BEST STREET
White Rock, British Columbia MLS® #30294188
Courtesy of Olivia Arthur/Engel & Volkers Vancouver (Branch)
303 67 Kings Wharf Place
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #30294905
Courtesy of Richard Gosse/Keller Williams Select Realty
116 1751 Northgate Rd
Cobble Hill, British Columbia MLS® #30295852
Courtesy of Jenna Turnbull/RE/MAX Camosun
11 LENNON DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30295535
Courtesy of Fady Khudair/SUTTON GROUP - OTTAWA REALTY
23 Valleyfield Road
Woodlawn, Nova Scotia MLS® #30294474
Courtesy of Eunice Nicolle/Royal LePage Atlantic (Dartmouth)
3, 2118 35 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30295511
Courtesy of Merli Rojas/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
1029 ROSIE LANE
Frontenac (Frontenac North), Ontario MLS® #30291747
Courtesy of Matt Covey/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
122 ADDISON AVENUE
Lucan Biddulph (Lucan), Ontario MLS® #30293577
Courtesy of MIKE WOLLISTON/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP.
1279 JALNA BOULEVARD
London South (South X), Ontario MLS® #30293572
Courtesy of SANDRA PINEDA/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
9 Chestnut Lane
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #30293370
Courtesy of Kyle DeYoung/Keller Williams Select Realty
709 - 35 HOLLAND AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30294102
Courtesy of Susan Chell/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
616 CLIFF STREET
Bella Coola, British Columbia MLS® #30295193
Courtesy of Vera Robson/Royal LePage Interior Properties
645 MAIN STREET E
North Bay (Central), Ontario MLS® #30295201
Courtesy of JARROD PANDOLFO/Royal LePage Northern Life Realty, Brokerage
109 GLENCREST BOULEVARD
Toronto (O'Connor-Parkview), Ontario MLS® #30295256
Courtesy of TEUTA GUCI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
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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