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.
27 BEVERTON CRESCENT
Ajax (Northwest Ajax), Ontario MLS® #30391009
Courtesy of Marwen Ferchichi/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
450 COLUMBIA Street W Unit# 3
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30391100
Courtesy of Maroof Badar/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.
406 - 4010 EGLINTON AVENUE
Toronto (Humber Heights), Ontario MLS® #30391155
Courtesy of HARI GARG/REAL CITY REALTY INC.
4206, 200 Seton Circle SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30391167
Courtesy of Juanita Power/First Place Realty
138 PERIWINKLE CRESCENT
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #30391206
Courtesy of ANIL VERMA/PROEDGE REALTY INC.
4 CAYMUS STREET
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #30391198
Courtesy of SHELLY LAN/HOMECOMFORT REALTY INC.
4 CAYMUS STREET
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #30391012
Courtesy of SHELLY LAN/HOMECOMFORT REALTY INC.
97 HUNTSMAN CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30391106
Courtesy of SuzAnne LeBlond/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
42 LAKE Avenue N
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30391163
Courtesy of Linda D. Welsh/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
32 PRIMEAU AVENUE
Whitby (Brooklin), Ontario MLS® #30391086
Courtesy of NICK CUONG CHUONG/LPT REALTY
650 Harvest Hills Drive NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30391194
Courtesy of Stephanie Campbell/Royal LePage Benchmark
801 - 330 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30391202
Courtesy of TJ WU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
ONE BEDROOM BSMT - 110 ROBINSON ST STREET
Markham (Bullock), Ontario MLS® #30391199
Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL REALTY INC.
905 HARPER STREET
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30390894
Courtesy of Denise Dykes/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
3309 - 15 LOWER JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30391018
Courtesy of HEI JIN JEONG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
FRONT - 79 JOHNSON STREET
Niagara-on-the-Lake (Town), Ontario MLS® #30391068
Courtesy of Sylvana Louras/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
540 SLIGO ROAD W
Wellington North (Mount Forest), Ontario MLS® #30391157
Courtesy of DAN PORLIER/RE/MAX ICON REALTY
6 MATHEWS Court
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30391099
Courtesy of ANDREW NOGUEIRA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
804 HOT SPRINGS WAY
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30391107
Courtesy of Lily Hu/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
507 - 8200 BIRCHMOUNT ROAD E
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30391195
Courtesy of JACK JIANG/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
14 CHARLES Street
Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #30390995
Courtesy of Amanda Bieksa/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
664 DOLBY CRESCENT
Milton (BE Beaty), Ontario MLS® #30391014
Courtesy of Annmarrie Salmon/EXP REALTY
55 GREEN VALLEY Drive Unit# 1508
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30391026
Courtesy of Lidia Tagliabracci/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
16 HOSHLEGA DRIVE
Toronto (Morningside), Ontario MLS® #30391177
Courtesy of ROBERT CROCIONE/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
917 FARMSTEAD DRIVE
Milton (WI Willmott), Ontario MLS® #30391204
Courtesy of DANIEL FU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
2208 Capitol Hill Crescent NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30391033
Courtesy of Wendy Wang/TrustPro Realty
134, 1862 Cornerstone Boulevard NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30391141
Courtesy of Karan Oberoi/LPT Realty
1585 CROMBIE ROAD
Mississauga (Lorne Park), Ontario MLS® #30391154
Courtesy of BING LIU/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
249 Saddlecrest Way NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30391034
Courtesy of Rahim Dhanji/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
540 W SLIGO Road W
Mount Forest, Ontario MLS® #30391060
Courtesy of Jennie Fisher/Re/Max Icon Realty
1616 - 150 EAST LIBERTY STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #30390289
Courtesy of ALYSHA FIORIO/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
1651 St Andrews Place NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30390227
Courtesy of Joel Semmens/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
64 KING STREET
Toronto (Weston), Ontario MLS® #30390210
Courtesy of JOY SELVANAYAGAM/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
172 EQUALITY DRIVE
Meaford, Ontario MLS® #30390260
Courtesy of JOEY BRADEN/Royal LePage Signature Realty
508 JO ANNE CRESCENT
Cornwall, Ontario MLS® #30389679
Courtesy of LYLE WARDEN/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD., BROKERAGE
1897 WILSON AVENUE
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #30389600
Courtesy of EDUARD NOVAK/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
1047 DUNBARTON ROAD
Pickering (Dunbarton), Ontario MLS® #30390291
Courtesy of SOPHIE JIANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
27 ADDYMAN CRESCENT
Clarington (Newcastle), Ontario MLS® #30390354
Courtesy of SOPHIE ALEGRA GITERMAN/EASY LIST 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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