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
1015 HONEYSUCKLE DRIVE
Dysart et al (Harburn), Ontario MLS® #30344370
Courtesy of LINDA BAUMGARTNER/RE/MAX Professionals North Baumgartner Realty
821 NORTH SERVICE ROAD
Hamilton (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #30345145
Courtesy of JOE FERRANTE/ROYAL LEPAGE STATE REALTY
34 NORMAN Street Unit# 404
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30344700
Courtesy of Shelly Gracey/Re/Max Escarpment Realty Inc.
39126 Range Road 262
Rural Lacombe County, Alberta MLS® #30344705
Courtesy of Amanda Blake/Lime Green Realty Central
1164 FAIRGROUNDS ROAD N
Clearview, Ontario MLS® #30346179
Courtesy of CHRIS ASSAFF/Chestnut Park Real Estate
610 - 45 HOLLAND AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30344104
Courtesy of Irina Popova/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
20 ELIZABETH STREET
Orangeville, Ontario MLS® #30344774
Courtesy of ELAINE KATHLENE STONE/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
61 BUSHMILL CIRCLE
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #30345121
Courtesy of NITA MUKHI/ELIXIR REAL ESTATE INC.
2654 Kliman CRESCENT
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30345289
Courtesy of Ryan Culbert/Century 21 Dome Realty Inc.
7 ORSI ROAD
Caledon (Caledon East), Ontario MLS® #30345119
Courtesy of SIGRID DOHERTY/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
2, 140 Rockyledge View NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30344457
Courtesy of Ian Maniego/RE/MAX Complete Realty
MAIN - 116 SYLVAN AVENUE
Toronto (Scarborough Village), Ontario MLS® #30344969
Courtesy of DANIEL LIU/EVERLAND REALTY INC.
UPPER UNIT - 8327 PARKWAY DRIVE
Niagara Falls (Chippawa), Ontario MLS® #30345025
Courtesy of Kristy Fabiani/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
606 HAINES ROAD
Newmarket (Bristol-London), Ontario MLS® #30345051
Courtesy of ANDREW BOLTON/RE/MAX HALLMARK YORK GROUP REALTY LTD.
11 - 89 PRINCESS STREET
Lanark Highlands, Ontario MLS® #30345621
Courtesy of Brad Closs/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
#76 8315 180 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30345741
Courtesy of Anna Trojanowicz/Century 21 All Stars Realty Ltd
1817 ARROWGRASS WAY
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30345006
Courtesy of Ken Brothers/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
79 HOBART CRESCENT
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30344438
Courtesy of Michelle Topic/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
3704 - 50 ABSOLUTE AVENUE E
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30344616
Courtesy of ANITA PALL/REVEL REALTY INC.
BSMT - 11 LURGAN DRIVE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30344560
Courtesy of GERRY WANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
3 - 606 HARVIE AVENUE
Toronto (Caledonia-Fairbank), Ontario MLS® #30344135
Courtesy of ALEXANDER T EVANS/PROPERTY.CA INC.
3B NORBURY CRESCENT
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #30344565
Courtesy of SHIV BANSAL/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
76 CHESTER CRESCENT
Scugog (Port Perry), Ontario MLS® #30345171
Courtesy of Scott Roy/RE/MAX Jazz INC.
278 RIDGE RD ROAD S
Fort Erie (Ridgeway), Ontario MLS® #30346162
Courtesy of Jordan Greenough/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
103 - 1 CHEF LANE
Barrie, Ontario MLS® #30344604
Courtesy of ALEX ADAMO/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
32 - 1415 COMMISSIONERS ROAD W
London South (South B), Ontario MLS® #30345462
Courtesy of EMMA WRIGHT/RE/MAX CENTRE CITY REALTY INC.
20 ROLLING ACRES DRIVE
Whitby (Rolling Acres), Ontario MLS® #30344387
Courtesy of GORDON SU/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
320 STEWART STREET
Newmarket (Gorham-College Manor), Ontario MLS® #30344089
Courtesy of VICKY HUI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
93 SURF DRIVE
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #30344344
Courtesy of ANDREW LITTLE/Century 21 Millennium Inc.
62 CASTLEHILL ROAD
Vaughan (Maple), Ontario MLS® #30344755
Courtesy of PAUL TANTALO/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
973 - 23 COX BOULEVARD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30344750
Courtesy of DENNIS CHAN/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
135 DOWNING CRESCENT
London South (South S), Ontario MLS® #30344464
Courtesy of CARLO CASTELLANI/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
92 HEADWATER ROAD
Caledon (Bolton West), Ontario MLS® #30344647
Courtesy of ANNA MARIA BELLISSIMO/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
887 PHILIP STREET
Peterborough (Northcrest Ward 5), Ontario MLS® #30344654
Courtesy of TAYLOR MEGAN ELMHIRST/THE AGENCY
780 STANROCK Road
Elliot Lake, Ontario MLS® #30344433
Courtesy of Ann Cosens/Coldwell Banker Community Professionals
69 JOHN Street S Unit# LL 100
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30343808
Courtesy of Benjamin Zarate/Corcoran Horizon Realty
C - 87 ALBERT STREET
Cobourg, Ontario MLS® #30344539
Courtesy of Candace Minifie/COLDWELL BANKER - R.M.R. Real Estate
1 - 127 TREEVIEW DRIVE
Toronto (Alderwood), Ontario MLS® #30344426
Courtesy of AHSAN RAZA/CENTURY 21 INNOVATIVE 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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide