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.
1375 STEPHENSON Drive Unit# 24
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30422816
Courtesy of Matthew Adeh/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
449 HAZEL Street Unit# 6
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30422001
Courtesy of SURJIT SAM PABLAY/Century 21 Right Time Real Estate Inc.
81 MAIN Street S
Waterdown, Ontario MLS® #30422006
Courtesy of Barbara Beers/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services
8 BLUE SPRUCE COURT
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30421976
Courtesy of NIK POULIMENOS/CORCORAN HORIZON REALTY
LOWER - 5 BRENDWIN ROAD
Toronto (Rockcliffe-Smythe), Ontario MLS® #30422183
Courtesy of LAZARO RAMOS/EXP REALTY
418 - 630 SAUVE STREET
Milton (BE Beaty), Ontario MLS® #30422208
Courtesy of SONIA OTTINO/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
915 TANAGER AVENUE
Burlington (LaSalle), Ontario MLS® #30422210
Courtesy of CHRIS MAYNARD/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
9365 OLAF ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30422311
Courtesy of Spencer Gull/RE/MAX Core Realty
58 - 601 SHORELINE DRIVE
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30422436
Courtesy of BIANCA LUNGU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
12225 TENTH LINE
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #30422157
Courtesy of MYLES SCHWARTZ/PROPERTY.CA INC.
629 Eatonville Road
West Advocate, Nova Scotia MLS® #30423629
Courtesy of Rachel Thibodeau/RE/MAX County Line Realty Ltd.
2807 - 403 CHURCH STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30421515
Courtesy of RAJAN VANAIK/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
25 WELLINGTON Street S Unit# 501
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30421870
Courtesy of ROBERT ALEXANDER MCFEE/Condo Culture Inc. - Brokerage 2
1485 NEWLANDS Crescent
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30421863
Courtesy of Bonnie Rossiter/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services
28 CORKETT DRIVE
Brampton (Northwood Park), Ontario MLS® #30422190
Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
529 PINELAND AVENUE
Oakville (WO West), Ontario MLS® #30421969
Courtesy of REZA IPCHILAR/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
15 NAKISKA COURT
Barrie (Holly), Ontario MLS® #30422791
Courtesy of LISA HARTSINK/Coldwell Banker Elevate Realty
2208 - 1 CONCORD WAY
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30421907
Courtesy of MARCELO CUELLO/RE/MAX EXPERTS
1 - 510 SPEERS ROAD
Oakville (QE Queen Elizabeth), Ontario MLS® #30422640
Courtesy of LEO MANCHISI/CENTURY 21 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD.
150 BELAND AVENUE S
Hamilton (Glenview), Ontario MLS® #30422683
Courtesy of MARC-ANTHONY TOLLIS/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
426 - 300 MANITOBA STREET
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30423066
Courtesy of CONRAD RYGIER/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
624 - 250 MANITOBA STREET
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30423078
Courtesy of DANA LYN UBAKAR/PMT REALTY INC.
34858 CLAYBURN ROAD
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #30423092
Courtesy of Curt Derksen/Royal LePage Little Oak Realty
44 LIBERTY CRESCENT
Quinte West (Murray Ward), Ontario MLS® #30423117
Courtesy of DAVE MERAT/ROYAL LEPAGE FLOWER CITY REALTY
85 KOPPERFIELD Lane
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30423148
Courtesy of Scott Benson/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
54 EAST DRIVE
Toronto (Rockcliffe-Smythe), Ontario MLS® #30422195
Courtesy of GUNEET PARMAR/ROYAL LEPAGE SUPREME REALTY
148 CHELTENHAM ROAD
Barrie (Georgian Drive), Ontario MLS® #30421616
Courtesy of SHIMA BALOUCHIAN/ZOLO REALTY
40 W LANCASTER Street W
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30421577
Courtesy of Elias Jiryis/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.
84 CONFEDERATION WAY
Markham (Thornhill), Ontario MLS® #30421609
Courtesy of LISA TRAN/HOMEPIN REALTY INC.
133 VICTORIA DRIVE E
Kawartha Lakes (Fenelon), Ontario MLS® #30421700
Courtesy of Martha Nomikos/Revel Realty Inc.
127, 69 Springborough Court SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30423799
Courtesy of Taylor Rubert/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
29 - 4241 SARAZEN DRIVE
Burlington (Rose), Ontario MLS® #30423840
Courtesy of JEFF MAHANNAH/Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage
710 Hayward Place
Kamloops, British Columbia MLS® #30421654
Courtesy of Kevin Chepil/2 Percent Realty Interior Inc.
6 WILLIAM STREET
Tillsonburg, Ontario MLS® #30421659
Courtesy of MICHAEL MELS/RE/MAX ADVANTAGE REALTY LTD.
42899 TILE ROAD
Huron East (Tuckersmith), Ontario MLS® #30421678
Courtesy of HEATHER STEWART/RE/MAX Reliable Realty Inc
11 JONES AVENUE
Clarington, Ontario MLS® #30421806
Courtesy of JENNIFER FULLER/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
170 ALFRED SMITH WAY
Newmarket (Woodland Hill), Ontario MLS® #30421825
Courtesy of RICHARD SHAWN GIBB/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
217 CHAPLIN CRESCENT
Toronto (Forest Hill South), Ontario MLS® #30422979
Courtesy of IRA KALEMI/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
26 MAPLE GOLF CRESCENT
Northern Bruce Peninsula, Ontario MLS® #30422986
Courtesy of DYLAN DOLSON/RE/MAX Grey Bruce 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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