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
9709 97A AV
Morinville, Alberta MLS® #29618729
Courtesy of Chuck Mulholland/Century 21 All Stars Realty Ltd
68 SAWLEY DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Woods-Steeles), Ontario MLS® #29618642
Courtesy of PING HE/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
105 AURORA HEIGHTS DRIVE
Aurora (Aurora Heights), Ontario MLS® #29618659
Courtesy of Victor Yang/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
S-213 - 330 PHILLIP STREET
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29618673
Courtesy of RAY LEI/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
539 - 31 TIPPETT ROAD
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #29618685
Courtesy of DAVID HUANG/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
205 - 81 TOWNSGATE DRIVE
Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #29618700
Courtesy of KATERINA ATAPINA/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
3BR LOWER LEVEL - 1540 MANORBROOK COURT
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29618705
Courtesy of MOHAMMED SHEECE DALVI/ROYAL LEPAGE PLATINUM REALTY
958 RIVER PARK ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29618147
Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
1252 8 Avenue S
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #29619020
Courtesy of Mar'yana Hryhorash/Grassroots Realty Group
1389 LANSDOWNE AVENUE
Toronto (Corso Italia-Davenport), Ontario MLS® #29619025
Courtesy of JENNIFER OGIAMIEN/QUEENSWAY REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE INC.
15B Downing DRIVE
Lanigan, Saskatchewan MLS® #29618964
Courtesy of Scott Ziegler/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
1208 - 300 LISGAR STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29618914
Courtesy of Bryan Nadeau/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
156 Widow Point Loop
West Bay Marshes, Nova Scotia MLS® #29618976
Courtesy of Tanja Wypper/Cape Breton Realty
116 REDSTONE ROAD
Richmond Hill (Rouge Woods), Ontario MLS® #29618818
Courtesy of DAVID T B SIN/ELITE CAPITAL REALTY INC.
35, 740 Bracewood Drive SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29618875
Courtesy of Jerry Thai/MaxWell Capital Realty
180 & 188 MAIN STREET N
Markham (Old Markham Village), Ontario MLS® #29618820
Courtesy of LATIF MERALI/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
1505 490 2nd AVENUE S
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29619032
Courtesy of Jessica Nakrayko/Coldwell Banker Signature
243 GREY SILO Road Unit# 60
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29618566
Courtesy of Ryan Shi/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
3617 WHITELAW BAY BA NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29618390
Courtesy of Troy Paquette/RIGHT Real Estate
105 ( BASEMENT ) AURORA HEIGHTS DRIVE
Aurora (Aurora Heights), Ontario MLS® #29618698
Courtesy of Victor Yang/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
3 - 730 CEDAR STREET
Oshawa (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #29618636
Courtesy of GEORGE ZOIS/ISLAND HERITAGE REALTY INC.
3002 - 30 NELSON STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29618643
Courtesy of TJ WU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
9 BLACKSHIRE CIRCLE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29618648
Courtesy of Parva Sanaei/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
33 HURON WOODS DRIVE
Oro-Medonte (Sugarbush), Ontario MLS® #29618662
Courtesy of ALI ASHRAFI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
731 KNOX AVENUE
Hamilton (Parkview), Ontario MLS® #29618674
Courtesy of LJUBISA CEHA/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
77 BALMORAL AVENUE
Welland (Lincoln/Crowland), Ontario MLS® #29618650
Courtesy of Jordan Clark/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
48 RIVERGLEN STREET
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #29618845
Courtesy of GURDEEP SINGH GURM/RE/MAX EXCELLENCE REAL ESTATE
1767 Stronach Mountain Road
East Margaretsville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29618770
Courtesy of Morgan Bezanson/Royal LePage Atlantic (Greenwood)
3 NORTHGLEN AVENUE E
St. Catharines (Port Weller), Ontario MLS® #29619007
Courtesy of Christopher Mazzuca/COLDWELL BANKER ADVANTAGE REAL ESTATE INC, BROKERAGE
2377 DALEBROOK DRIVE
Oakville (WC Wedgewood Creek), Ontario MLS® #29618934
Courtesy of ESTHER HUANG/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
B1 - 70 WILLOWRUN DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29618864
Courtesy of LATIF MERALI/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
155 HUNGERFORD Road
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29618581
Courtesy of Lincoln Farrell/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
1557 MIDLAND AVENUE
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29618649
Courtesy of MOHAMMED SAKIL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
5 SAMUEL AVENUE
Pelham (Fonthill), Ontario MLS® #29618651
Courtesy of Parveen Chhabra/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
263 SARAH CLINE DRIVE
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #29618663
Courtesy of LI ZOU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK 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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