3303 70 Avenue
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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
112 KING Street E Unit# 1112
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29593813
Courtesy of Nadia Hirmiz/Royal LePage Macro Realty
LOWER - 77 CROMWELL AVENUE
Oshawa (Vanier), Ontario MLS® #29593856
Courtesy of ANGELA CARTY/RE/MAX EXPERTS
BSMT - 853 FOURTH STREET
Mississauga (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #29593870
Courtesy of BEHNAZ MONSEF/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
24 BEGONIA CRESCENT
Brampton (Northwest Sandalwood Parkway), Ontario MLS® #29593868
Courtesy of ANDREAS BATAKIS/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
311 - 3 GLOUCESTER STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29593887
Courtesy of BRUCE FEI LI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
7276 Morgan RD NW NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29593902
Courtesy of Narda Arballo Valenzuela/Initia Real Estate
360 IMPERIAL ROAD S
Guelph (Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres), Ontario MLS® #29593899
Courtesy of DENNIS XU/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
120 GARLAND CR
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #29593903
Courtesy of Louise M. James/Royal LePage Prestige Realty
390 GLENCAIRN AVENUE
Toronto (Lawrence Park South), Ontario MLS® #29593852
Courtesy of ANTHONY FATA/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
UPPER - UPPER 426 LEES LANE
Oakville (WO West), Ontario MLS® #29593871
Courtesy of CINDY ZHANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
81 HELSTON CRESCENT
Whitby (Brooklin), Ontario MLS® #29593890
Courtesy of BETTY DENG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
573 CARGILL PATH
Milton (CO Coates), Ontario MLS® #29593895
Courtesy of Lucas Souza/Toronto Real Estate Realty Plus Inc
941 QUEENS AVENUE
London East (East G), Ontario MLS® #29593846
Courtesy of LINDSAY REID/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
BSMT - 21 KINGS COLLEGE ROAD
Markham (Aileen-Willowbrook), Ontario MLS® #29593858
Courtesy of BENJAMIN YU/UNION CAPITAL REALTY
58 THOMAS FRISBY JR CRESCENT
Markham (Victoria Square), Ontario MLS® #29593860
Courtesy of SUE ZHANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
16 - 2441 GREENWICH DRIVE
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29593872
Courtesy of ALTAF MIAN/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
197 ELMWOOD AVENUE
Fort Erie (Crystal Beach), Ontario MLS® #29593884
Courtesy of Mike Reles/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
2 - 74 MUNRO STREET
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29593891
Courtesy of CHRIS CRUZ/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
50 BROWNVILLE AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Dennis), Ontario MLS® #29593896
Courtesy of NELSON ANTONIO CAMPOS/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
71 CAYER STREET
The Nation, Ontario MLS® #29593847
Courtesy of Brittany Goving/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
13 YATES AVENUE
Toronto (Clairlea-Birchmount), Ontario MLS® #29593854
Courtesy of WEN LANG CHENG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
3910 49 AV
Beaumont, Alberta MLS® #29593905
Courtesy of Chapman Im/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
20 WEST BOROUGH STREET
Markham (Aileen-Willowbrook), Ontario MLS® #29593859
Courtesy of ANNIE VARBEDIAN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
BSMT - 144 RAYMERVILLE DRIVE
Markham (Raymerville), Ontario MLS® #29593861
Courtesy of CYNTHIA LU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
75 HARTWELL ROAD
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29593866
Courtesy of PARINAZ SADEGHIAN RIZI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1013 - 3009 NOVAR ROAD
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #29593873
Courtesy of ANGELA CARTY/RE/MAX EXPERTS
4456 PARK STREET
Niagara Falls (Downtown), Ontario MLS® #29593900
Courtesy of CHRISTINA CRUISE/THE AGENCY
1604 - 66 FALBY COURT
Ajax (South East), Ontario MLS® #29593855
Courtesy of SCOTT MICHAEL MORGAN/SUTTON GROUP-HERITAGE REALTY INC.
6986 CENTENNIAL STREET
Niagara Falls (Arad/Fallsview), Ontario MLS® #29593901
Courtesy of DAVID YANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
14472 HIGHWAY 48 ROAD
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario MLS® #29593862
Courtesy of WENDY MUSTO/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
2409 - 448 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29593867
Courtesy of EDWARD XIN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
416 - 1577 ROSE WAY
Milton (CB Cobban), Ontario MLS® #29593874
Courtesy of ALTAF MIAN/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
1112 - 112 KING STREET E
Hamilton (Beasley), Ontario MLS® #29593879
Courtesy of NADIA HIRMIZ/ROYAL LEPAGE MACRO REALTY
22 WESTAWAY Place
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29593881
Courtesy of Xia bing Zhang/1st Sunshine Realty Inc.
2189 SPEERS Road
Oakville, Ontario MLS® #29593886
Courtesy of Sherman Barrington/Keller Williams Complete Realty
24A WESTBOURNE AVENUE
Toronto (Clairlea-Birchmount), Ontario MLS® #29592776
Courtesy of CINDY HOU/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
UPPER - 62 MENTOR BOULEVARD
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #29592790
Courtesy of HENRY ZHAO/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
353C BALSAM CREEK ROAD
Parry Sound Remote Area (McConkey), Ontario MLS® #29592810
Courtesy of DAVID SHEEPWAY/RE/MAX Parry Sound Muskoka Realty Ltd
104 - 35 HAYDEN STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29592822
Courtesy of HARRY LUO/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
429 FERNSIDE STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29592841
Courtesy of Tieseer Alzubi/INNOVATION 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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