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.
604 - 100 WESTERN BATTERY ROAD
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #30459927
Courtesy of RICHARD WHITTAKER/SUTTON GROUP-ASSOCIATES REALTY INC.
104 TOPHAM CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Westbrook), Ontario MLS® #30459934
Courtesy of ALBINA COLOMBANO/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
8 Beverly Avenue
Salmon River, Nova Scotia MLS® #30460114
Courtesy of Rachel Keddy/Royal LePage Truro Real Estate
80 MIDCREST CIRCLE
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #30460429
Courtesy of Pardeep Singh/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
73 - 601 SHORELINE DRIVE
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30460431
Courtesy of HARPREET SINGH/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
5 - 215 PINE STREET
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #30460335
Courtesy of GREG SYROTA/Century 21 Millennium Inc.
47 - 93 MCCLINTOCK WAY
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30460412
Courtesy of Michael Sampson/INNOVATION REALTY LTD.
4714 ANNANDALE Road
Dundas, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30460107
Courtesy of Jessica Misener/EXIT Realty PEI
180 Flyreel Lane
Enfield, Nova Scotia MLS® #30460133
Courtesy of Randy Beal/Sutton Group Professional Realty
133 VILLAGE Road Unit# B
Wellesley, Ontario MLS® #30460291
Courtesy of Corry Van Iersel/Vancor Realty Inc.
3248 Old Sambro Road
Williamswood, Nova Scotia MLS® #30460210
Courtesy of Kelly Brown/Keller Williams Select Realty
42 SHERMAN Avenue S Unit# MAIN
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30460289
Courtesy of Hayley Redmond/Coldwell Banker Community Professionals
249 CLARENCE Street
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30460323
Courtesy of Alla Sharma/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
1312, 115 Prestwick Villas SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30460296
Courtesy of Peter Thymaras/Grand Realty
151 JUNEBERRY ROAD
Thorold (Confederation Heights), Ontario MLS® #30460424
Courtesy of Michael Mazzolino/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
630 KILBIRNIE PLACE
Burlington (Shoreacres), Ontario MLS® #30460436
Courtesy of OMAR AL-SHAREEDA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
0 BIRCHS ROAD
North Bay (Ferris), Ontario MLS® #30460462
Courtesy of DEBRA ANN HELM/HELM REALTY BROKERAGE INC.
17 MILL POND Court Unit# 601
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #30460467
Courtesy of Jarred Wilcox/Peak Peninsula Realty Inc.
309 AUGUSTA AVENUE
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30460551
Courtesy of DANI HABBAL/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES
7 Summit Heights Road
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #30460695
Courtesy of Kaycee Bessette/Engel & Volkers
2519 - 30 SHORE BREEZE DRIVE E
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30460265
Courtesy of KEVIN KILISLIAN/KINGSWAY REAL ESTATE
445 KENNEDY CIRCLE W
Milton (CB Cobban), Ontario MLS® #30460830
Courtesy of NAVEED AHMAD/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
2 OLDE TOWN ROAD
Brampton (Fletcher's Creek Village), Ontario MLS® #30460842
Courtesy of JULIE MARIE SCARLETT/Royal LePage Real Estate Associates
LOWER - 67 BRENTWOOD DRIVE
Hamilton (Huntington), Ontario MLS® #30461105
Courtesy of LINDA HUANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
65 LIAM STREET
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #30461097
Courtesy of STEVE EVANS/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
440 Balfour DRIVE
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30460715
Courtesy of Marina Cain/Realty Executives Diversified Realty
33 Albany Street
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30460791
Courtesy of Rod Pike/RE/MAX Realty Specialists
360 BROCK STREET E
Thunder Bay (Westfort), Ontario MLS® #30460804
Courtesy of Paul Glover/Royal LePage® Lannon Realty
5594 MEADOWCREST AVENUE
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30460828
Courtesy of TYSON W. CAFE-RUOFF/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
157 HIGHGATE HEIGHTS
Hamilton (Stoney Creek Mountain), Ontario MLS® #30460854
Courtesy of PARTH DHARMESHBHAI JANI/HOUSESIGMA INC.
242 WEST 17TH Street Unit# Lower
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30460861
Courtesy of Bailey Smith/Revel Realty Inc.
7709 29th Avenue
Coleman, Alberta MLS® #30460746
Courtesy of Oliver Strickland/Century 21 Foothills South Real Estate
3 TRUESDALE CRESCENT
Guelph (Kortright West), Ontario MLS® #30460544
Courtesy of ANDRA ARNOLD/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
3314 SMOKE TREE ROAD
Mississauga (Lisgar), Ontario MLS® #30460640
Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
1863 SHAVER Road
Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #30461078
Courtesy of Rob Golfi/RE/MAX Escarpment Golfi Realty Inc.
101 COPE STREET
Hamilton (Homeside), Ontario MLS® #30461092
Courtesy of LYNSEY FOSTER/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
46 MILTROSE CRESCENT
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #30459904
Courtesy of LIVIU CONSTANTIN LUPSOR/MAIN STREET REALTY LTD.
5 HEAVER DRIVE
Whitby (Pringle Creek), Ontario MLS® #30459930
Courtesy of JENNIFER SAVAGE/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
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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