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
24 Saddle Island Road
Bayswater, Nova Scotia MLS® #29536457
Courtesy of Syna Rasmusson/Keller Williams Select Realty
227 Galloway ROAD
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29537164
Courtesy of Jesse Renneberg/Realty Executives Saskatoon
66 CHEVIOT CRESCENT
Brampton (Heart Lake East), Ontario MLS® #29537215
Courtesy of GURMEET SINGH GARCHA/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
2074 MOUNTAIN GROVE Avenue
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29537241
Courtesy of Tanya Rocca/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services
906 - 1660 BLOOR STREET W
Toronto (High Park North), Ontario MLS® #29536197
Courtesy of Abby Daoud/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
43 ENGLISH OAK DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox), Ontario MLS® #29536236
Courtesy of YING ZHOU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
27 KEYWORTH CRESCENT
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington North), Ontario MLS® #29536248
Courtesy of ERIC MATTEI/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
LOWER UNIT - 168 PEARSON AVENUE
Toronto (Roncesvalles), Ontario MLS® #29536250
Courtesy of ANAT PAPP/GREENFIELD REAL ESTATE INC.
16 - 25 HEARTWOOD DRIVE
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #29537075
Courtesy of Joe Kehoe/RE/MAX QUINTE LTD.
463 SOUTH LEAKSDALE CIRCLE
London South (South U), Ontario MLS® #29537082
Courtesy of BUFFY ELLIS/THRIVE REALTY GROUP INC.
1130 Cougar Ridge Rd
Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29532998
Courtesy of Richard Sanders/Fair Realty
107 LORNE STREET
Smiths Falls, Ontario MLS® #29537102
Courtesy of Lindsay Spires/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
210 - 2065 APPLEBY LINE
Burlington (Uptown), Ontario MLS® #29537208
Courtesy of KEN WEDLAKE/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
122 MEMORY Lane
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29537239
Courtesy of KAY HOSHOIAN/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
32 GEORGE BRIER DRIVE W
Brant (Paris), Ontario MLS® #29537253
Courtesy of AMMAR KAILANI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
L4, B1 SE 33-50-1 W4
Rural Vermilion River, County of, Alberta MLS® #29537272
Courtesy of Bev Spencer/REAL ESTATE CENTRE
15 MARYANN PRICE Lane
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29537284
Courtesy of COLTON DAVIDSON/Re/Max Icon Realty
60 Crestbrook View SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29537291
Courtesy of Tim Lind/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)
6805 - 1 BLOOR STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29537311
Courtesy of SHIREL SHAYO/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
2706 - 27 MCMAHON DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29537316
Courtesy of NICOLE LIN/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
7 - 985 CARTIER BOULEVARD
Hawkesbury, Ontario MLS® #29537323
Courtesy of Francois Piche/RE/MAX DELTA REALTY
300 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29536476
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
283 PACIFIC AVENUE
Toronto (Junction Area), Ontario MLS® #29536483
Courtesy of ARTHUR LABBANCZ/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
Lot 11-1Z Galt Pond Road
Lower Barneys River, Nova Scotia MLS® #29536147
Courtesy of Robert Van Rees/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
306 - 231 FORT YORK BOULEVARD
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29536313
Courtesy of RICHARD ROBIBERO/PANORAMA R.E. LIMITED
1208 - 324 LAURIER AVENUE W
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29536320
Courtesy of Melanie Amo/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
38 Charles Mead Drive
Williamswood, Nova Scotia MLS® #29536332
Courtesy of Cara Todd/Century 21 Trident Realty Ltd.
8 Grace ST
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #29536387
Courtesy of Amy Leusenko/Royal LePage® Northern Advantage
108 5535 Woodland Cres E
Port Alberni, British Columbia MLS® #29536399
Courtesy of Sonja Sutton/RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty
101 5535 Woodland Cres E
Port Alberni, British Columbia MLS® #29536402
Courtesy of Sonja Sutton/RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty
10 FRONT ROAD
Loyalist (Lennox and Addington - South), Ontario MLS® #29536419
Courtesy of LORNA WILLIS/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
PH2 - 35 BRIAN PECK CRESCENT
Toronto (Thorncliffe Park), Ontario MLS® #29536426
Courtesy of CHRIS OLSEN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
103 5535 Woodland Cres E
Port Alberni, British Columbia MLS® #29536433
Courtesy of Sonja Sutton/RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty
25 MARSH SPARROW PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29536440
Courtesy of Sam Moussa/RE/MAX HALLMARK SAM MOUSSA REALTY
110 FREELTON Road
Flamborough, Ontario MLS® #29536515
Courtesy of Kelsi Cumberland/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
3201 96 HIGH ST N
THUNDER BAY, Ontario MLS® #29536522
Courtesy of LACEY VANDER-VEGTE/ROYAL LEPAGE LANNON REALTY
2411 - 235 SHERWAY GARDENS ROAD
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29536356
Courtesy of RYAN BASSIL/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
1510 BRIDGE ROAD
Oakville (WO West), Ontario MLS® #29536363
Courtesy of AMAN DHALIWAL/NEWGEN REALTY EXPERTS
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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