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
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
1105 - 1185 THE QUEENSWAY
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30271756
Courtesy of ANDREW PRESTA/RE/MAX EXPERTS
312 - 18 PARKVIEW AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30271749
Courtesy of KAIYAN YANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
308 - 8 WATER WALK DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30271763
Courtesy of FRANK YANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
UPPER - 884 TRAFALGAR STREET
London East (East L), Ontario MLS® #30271915
Courtesy of JACK CRONK/TEAM GLASSER REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE INC.
THE BELLAGIO - 23 COULSON AVENUE
Toronto (Forest Hill South), Ontario MLS® #30271782
Courtesy of JITENDER PRIHAR/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
427 CHANDLER CRESCENT
Milton (SC Scott), Ontario MLS® #30271787
Courtesy of NIVEEN WADEEH BISHAY HENAIN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
3032 SIDELINE 16 ROAD
Pickering, Ontario MLS® #30271807
Courtesy of ALBERT Y.K. LAI/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
205 SUNSET CRESCENT
Innisfil (Stroud), Ontario MLS® #30271814
Courtesy of ANGELA MONTANO/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
0 wildberries Lane
St. Peter's Harbour, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30271770
Courtesy of Brad Pickering/RE/MAX HARBOURSIDE REALTY
3 - 52 SCOTT STREET W
St. Catharines (Haig), Ontario MLS® #30271852
Courtesy of Vic Andrusiw/BOLDT REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
418 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30271838
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
#95 1530 TAMARACK BV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30271845
Courtesy of Danesse L. Stykalo/Century 21 Masters
224 MARGARET STREET
Clearview (Stayner), Ontario MLS® #30271934
Courtesy of DEBORAH GRIFFIN/Century 21 Millennium Inc.
UPPER LEVEL - 58 TUPPER CRESCENT
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30271864
Courtesy of SURESHKUMAR KANGAYAMPALAYAM MANIAN/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
1916 - 36 LISGAR STREET
Toronto (Little Portugal), Ontario MLS® #30271922
Courtesy of WESLEY JIN/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
103 JAMES ST STREET
Central Huron (Clinton), Ontario MLS® #30271939
Courtesy of CAM DYKSTRA/Royal LePage Heartland Realty
1801 - 4080 LIVING ARTS DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30271941
Courtesy of ADEEL ANWAR/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
408 - 480 CALLAWAY ROAD
London North (North R), Ontario MLS® #30271972
Courtesy of BEN WEI SU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
LOWER - 884 TRAFALGAR STREET
London East (East L), Ontario MLS® #30271958
Courtesy of JACK CRONK/TEAM GLASSER REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE INC.
Lot 3 Mountville Road
Mountville, Nova Scotia MLS® #30271960
Courtesy of Dave Jardine/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
55 MOOREGATE Crescent Unit# 24
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30271989
Courtesy of YING SUSAN JIANG/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
26 BLUEBERRY DRIVE
Hamilton (Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #30272021
Courtesy of BEJOY JOSEPH/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
157 FLEETWOOD CRESCENT
Brampton (Southgate), Ontario MLS® #30272069
Courtesy of KULWINDER CHHINA/HOMELIFE SILVERCITY REALTY INC.
2119 Bakerview Pl
North Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #30272076
Courtesy of Connie Lebeau/Royal LePage Coast Capital - Chatterton
BSMNT - 3 RICHBELL STREET
Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #30272088
Courtesy of KASH ALAVI-MEHR/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
250 CEDAR Street Unit# 1
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #30272103
Courtesy of Nuno Francisco/Royal LePage Trius Realty Brokerage
3702 - 33 BAY STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30272057
Courtesy of UMESH SARAN SRIVASTAVA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
2108 - 108 PETER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30272127
Courtesy of SIWEI YU/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
41 SANDHILL CRESCENT
Adjala-Tosorontio (Colgan), Ontario MLS® #30272134
Courtesy of SANDEEP TOOR/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
4406 - 4011 BRICKSTONE MEWS
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30271946
Courtesy of MAHER DIB/CITYVIEW REALTY INC.
527 - 35 SARANAC BOULEVARD
Toronto (Englemount-Lawrence), Ontario MLS® #30272196
Courtesy of CLAYTON LEUNG/Avenue Group Realty Inc.
2552 MICKSBURG ROAD
Laurentian Valley, Ontario MLS® #30272209
Courtesy of Tanya Avery/CENTURY 21 ASPIRE REALTY LTD.
BASEMENT - 3 BEXHILL AVENUE
Toronto (Clairlea-Birchmount), Ontario MLS® #30272216
Courtesy of WALKER AMRUL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
366 BOOK ROAD
Grimsby (Grimsby Beach), Ontario MLS® #30272235
Courtesy of Deanna Brown/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
1706 - 219 DUNDAS STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30272084
Courtesy of REBECCA LIU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
3 - 15393 AIRPORT ROAD
Caledon (Caledon East), Ontario MLS® #30272096
Courtesy of PAVLINA PIRES/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
610 - 503 BEECROFT ROAD
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30272058
Courtesy of PAUL CHO/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
1118 Birch AVENUE
Tobin Lake, Saskatchewan MLS® #30271846
Courtesy of Yuriy Danyliuk/RE/MAX Blue Chip Realty
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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