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
112 ARTHUR Street
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30321049
Courtesy of Tamara Cupoli/Century 21 Heritage House LTD
120 SPARTINA STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30321842
Courtesy of Hussein Zeineddine/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
509 WALNUT Crescent
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30324310
Courtesy of Miguel Lima/Century 21 Heritage Group Ltd.
11340 86A STREET
Fort St. John, British Columbia MLS® #30324264
Courtesy of Robin DeRose/Century 21 Energy Realty
211 CLASSIC AVENUE
Welland (Lincoln/Crowland), Ontario MLS® #30323230
Courtesy of Jim McDonald/COLDWELL BANKER ADVANTAGE REAL ESTATE INC, BROKERAGE
1080 NORTHGRAVES CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30321645
Courtesy of Sarah Percival/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
PT LT 19 CON 4 COUNTY RD 8
Greater Napanee (Greater Napanee), Ontario MLS® #30322547
Courtesy of TROY GIBSON/EXIT REALTY ACCELERATION REAL ESTATE, BROKERAGE
10316 42 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30323615
Courtesy of Brittany Kopchia/Royal LePage Prestige Realty
192 BREWERY Street Unit# 18
Baden, Ontario MLS® #30324202
Courtesy of Alberto Gallo/RED AND WHITE REALTY INC.
210 - 106 ASPEN SPRINGS DRIVE
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #30324288
Courtesy of Joanne Heffering/COLDWELL BANKER - R.M.R. Real Estate
1626 Water Street Unit# 2105
Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #30324283
Courtesy of Kyle B. Janzen/Oakwyn Realty Okanagan
55 KINGSBRIDGE GARDEN Circle Unit# 1604
Mississauga, Ontario MLS® #30324947
Courtesy of KATHERINE MATCHETT/Corcoran Horizon Realty
11 LORRAINE Drive
Linwood, Ontario MLS® #30323672
Courtesy of MARY KELLER/RE/MAX SOLID GOLD REALTY (II) LTD.
97 TIMBERTOP CRESCENT
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30322403
Courtesy of RAFE MARKOSS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1815 - 38 DAN LECKIE WAY
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30322338
Courtesy of ALEX LEE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
A1 - 55 SELBY ROAD
Brampton (Brampton East Industrial), Ontario MLS® #30321746
Courtesy of MARCELLO SCORZA/VANGUARD REALTY BROKERAGE CORP.
59 ALLEN Street W
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30322530
Courtesy of DARRYL WATTY/Chestnut Park Realty Southwestern Ontario Limited
28 SILVER LINDEN DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #30321669
Courtesy of BETTY DENG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
705 - 9560 MARKHAM ROAD
Markham (Wismer), Ontario MLS® #30322150
Courtesy of SANDY LIU/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
5903 - 448 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30322179
Courtesy of Jodi-Ann Simpson/SUTTON GROUP - SUMMIT REALTY INC.
50 MACKENZIE JOHN CRESCENT
Brighton, Ontario MLS® #30322054
Courtesy of Kyle Weir/Royal Lepage Proalliance Realty
572004 857 HI
Rural Two Hills County, Alberta MLS® #30324497
Courtesy of Glenn M. Ewanchuk/RE/MAX Excellence
600 Fourth LIN E
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30322256
Courtesy of Ryan Harnden/Royal LePage® Northern Advantage
35 GREYHAWK Street
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30324308
Courtesy of DARRYL WATTY/Chestnut Park Realty Southwestern Ontario Limited
307 - 1 WELLINGTON STREET
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30322225
Courtesy of Rishab Mehta/RE/MAX MILLENNIUM REAL ESTATE
303, 1212 13 Street SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30323761
Courtesy of Len T. Wong/RE/MAX Complete Realty
587 Gray Road
Union Centre, Nova Scotia MLS® #30325375
Courtesy of Raylene Garby/Royal LePage Atlantic(Stellarton)
2300 Silver Place Unit# 3
Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #30324694
Courtesy of Audrey Houghton/REMAX Kelowna
501, 195 Belvedere Drive SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30324877
Courtesy of Kevin T. Hatch/MaxWell Central
549 CLAIR CREEK Boulevard
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30321986
Courtesy of DAVID MCINTYRE/MCINTYRE REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC.
467 Sunset Drive
Rural Vulcan County, Alberta MLS® #30320971
Courtesy of Heather Dougall/Royal LePage Benchmark
28 Mahogany Gardens SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30324240
Courtesy of Zee Zebian/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
1211 - 3091 DUFFERIN STREET
Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #30322100
Courtesy of FEI HUANG/ANJIA REALTY
146 - 1995 ROYAL ROAD
Pickering (Village East), Ontario MLS® #30322105
Courtesy of ZENA SBEITY/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
521 - 28 EASTERN AVENUE
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30323057
Courtesy of SHARON JULIA EDWARDS/BAKER REAL ESTATE INCORPORATED
397 BROOKE AVENUE
Toronto (Bedford Park-Nortown), Ontario MLS® #30323300
Courtesy of CAROL-ANNE WARRINGTON/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
303 WEBSTER Road
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30325572
Courtesy of Drew Woolcott/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
4544 LAKESHORE ROAD
Plympton-Wyoming (Plympton Wyoming), Ontario MLS® #30322085
Courtesy of ASHLEY WINDER/SUTTON GROUP - SELECT REALTY
279 OXFORD Avenue
Ingersoll, Ontario MLS® #30325433
Courtesy of Mary Ellen Weatherhead/MAKEY REAL ESTATE 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