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
2801 - 4968 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Lansing-Westgate), Ontario MLS® #29645114
Courtesy of LORIELLEN KARAM/KELLER WILLIAMS PORTFOLIO REALTY
5410 LAKE VALLEY GROVE ROAD
Lambton Shores, Ontario MLS® #29646910
Courtesy of COLIN VAN MOORSEL/KELLER WILLIAMS LIFESTYLES
429 Third STREET
Estevan, Saskatchewan MLS® #29650884
Courtesy of Lorna Pylychaty/Century 21 Border Real Estate Service
1225 NORTH SHORE Boulevard E Unit# 307
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29645563
Courtesy of Matt Maguire/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services
25 - 17 TRACEY PARK DRIVE
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #29645568
Courtesy of Michelle Shearon-Milligan/RE/MAX QUINTE LTD.
38 REDWOOD DRIVE
Belleville (Thurlow Ward), Ontario MLS® #29645570
Courtesy of LORRAINE O'QUINN/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY
758 BETHUNE STREET
Peterborough (Northcrest Ward 5), Ontario MLS® #29645575
Courtesy of Jessie Nickle/CENTURY 21 UNITED REALTY INC.
1053 MINK ROAD
Dysart et al (Dudley), Ontario MLS® #29645582
Courtesy of NICOLE BAXTER/RE/MAX Professionals North Baumgartner Realty
24 KINTYRE TRAIL
Welland (Hwy 406/Welland), Ontario MLS® #29645587
Courtesy of SANDY HARE/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc
1796 BRAYFORD AVENUE
London South (South K), Ontario MLS® #29645594
Courtesy of RAYMOND CAO/SUTTON GROUP - SELECT REALTY
58 MEADOWRIDGE CRESCENT
London North (North M), Ontario MLS® #29645599
Courtesy of SHANE HARRISON/THE REALTY FIRM INC.
626 Westwood Boulevard
Tantallon, Nova Scotia MLS® #29645607
Courtesy of Dawn Dauphinee/Domus Realty Limited
163 COPPERWOOD STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29645614
Courtesy of Jason Pilon/RE/MAX HALLMARK PILON GROUP REALTY
1444 NORMANDY CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29645619
Courtesy of Kristine Johnson/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE REALTY INC.
963 WILNO SOUTH ROAD S
Madawaska Valley, Ontario MLS® #29645626
Courtesy of John Borysiak/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
1F BANNER ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29645633
Courtesy of Heather Evraire/OTTAWA PROPERTY SHOP REALTY INC.
157 FITZGERALD AVENUE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29645272
Courtesy of FAYE WANG/RE/MAX PROHOME REALTY
51 WELLINGTON Street
Port Burwell, Ontario MLS® #29645296
Courtesy of EMANUEL CATANA/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
7A BISHOP STREET
Kingston (City SouthWest), Ontario MLS® #29645309
Courtesy of JEN JOHNSTON/SUTTON GROUP-MASTERS REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
213 - 1787 ST CLAIR AVENUE W
Toronto (Weston-Pellam Park), Ontario MLS® #29645311
Courtesy of ANDREW MORESI/NORTH 2 SOUTH REALTY
1410 - 5025 FOUR SPRINGS AVENUE
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #29645316
Courtesy of AGATA IWICKI/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
116 SEELEY AVENUE
Southgate, Ontario MLS® #29645323
Courtesy of GAGAN BHALLA/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
3, 101 Grier Terrace NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29645328
Courtesy of Lesley Birkkjaer/RE/MAX Realty Professionals
976 Lands End Rd
North Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29645347
Courtesy of Debra Bartlett/Coldwell Banker Oceanside Real Estate
80 LISTER Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29645359
Courtesy of Matthew Adeh/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
356 SHOREACRES Road
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29645361
Courtesy of STACY PEEREBOOM/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
727 AYLMER CRESCENT
Kingston (South of Taylor-Kidd Blvd), Ontario MLS® #29645366
Courtesy of ADAM KOVEN/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
51 FARMHOUSE CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Jefferson), Ontario MLS® #29646434
Courtesy of MAY LAM/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
7140 4th Street Unit# 200
Grand Forks, British Columbia MLS® #29646439
Courtesy of James Tyler/Grand Forks Realty Ltd
387 HORRELL AVENUE
Midland, Ontario MLS® #29646441
Courtesy of LILY CADEAU/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
1939 Middle Road
Nictaux, Nova Scotia MLS® #29646460
Courtesy of Conner Sherwood/Exit Real Estate Professionals
3590 FIELDGATE DRIVE
Mississauga (Applewood), Ontario MLS® #29646472
Courtesy of MICHAEL CAHILL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1708 - 38 ANNIE CRAIG DRIVE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29646484
Courtesy of NICK KRAWCZYK/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
79 - 143 ELGIN STREET N
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29646509
Courtesy of AVINASH MAHARAJ/SUTTON GROUP KINGS CROSS INC.
23 RIDGESIDE LANE W
Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #29646516
Courtesy of DESMOND WATSON/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
316A - 1099 CLONSILLA AVENUE
Peterborough (Otonabee Ward 1), Ontario MLS® #29646535
Courtesy of FRANK LEO/RE/MAX WEST 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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