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
6777 MCKINLEY TRAIL
Horsefly, British Columbia MLS® #29658094
Courtesy of Victor Khong/Horsefly Realty
223 ST. CATHARINES STREET
West Lincoln (Smithville), Ontario MLS® #29658193
Courtesy of DAVID LEE/ROYAL LEPAGE GOLDEN RIDGE REALTY
202 - 300B FOURTH AVENUE
St. Catharines (Ridley), Ontario MLS® #29658198
Courtesy of Rania Riad/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
333 LIMERIDGE ROAD E
Hamilton (Bruleville), Ontario MLS® #29658225
Courtesy of MANNY ADVANI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
209 HALDANE Court
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29656729
Courtesy of YING SUSAN JIANG/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
77 CULFORD ROAD
Toronto (Brookhaven-Amesbury), Ontario MLS® #29656731
Courtesy of KHLOE HOANG/RE/MAX EXCEL TITAN
NOVA SUITE - 217 CHURCHILL AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29656743
Courtesy of HAMED BAGHERZADEH/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
Lot 1A-31 Maple Drive
Cape George Estates, Nova Scotia MLS® #29656767
Courtesy of Beth Groom/Cape Breton Realty
517 - 6 GREENBRIAR ROAD
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29656774
Courtesy of LUCY LIU/SMART SOLD REALTY
MAIN - 69 ROCKPORT CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Crosby), Ontario MLS® #29656781
Courtesy of JOY CAI/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
554 Riverfront Lane SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29656798
Courtesy of David Hansen/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
1796 C ROUND LAKE ROAD
Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards, Ontario MLS® #29656806
Courtesy of Chris Harrie/SIGNATURE TEAM REALTY LTD.
3313 44 A Avenue
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan MLS® #29657479
Courtesy of Candace Bosch/eXp Realty (Lloyd)
334 CANNON Street E
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29657486
Courtesy of Reisha Dass/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
307 - 2376 TENTH LINE ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29657493
Courtesy of Karan Sharma/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
#413 10530 56 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29657513
Courtesy of Justin Stobbe/Royal LePage Prestige Realty
386 HANSEN ROAD
Brampton (Madoc), Ontario MLS® #29657518
Courtesy of MAX WYNTER/RE/MAX REALTRON WYNTER INC.
12 - 14 WILLIAMSBURG ROAD
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29657520
Courtesy of Nathalee Ferguson-Downie/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
1922 CONCESSION 4 ROAD
Adjala-Tosorontio, Ontario MLS® #29657532
Courtesy of CARRIE RUSSELL/Royal LePage RCR Realty
1064 - 135 LOWER SHERBOURNE STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29657549
Courtesy of GAGAN GILL/ROYAL CANADIAN REALTY
22 - 462 BIRCHMOUNT ROAD
Toronto (Clairlea-Birchmount), Ontario MLS® #29657563
Courtesy of ROBIN ISLAM/CENTURY 21 TITANS REALTY INC.
150 CANNES AVENUE
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #29657575
Courtesy of ALAN ISIK/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
PCL 14946 MURPHY TOWNSHIP
Timmins (TM - Outside East), Ontario MLS® #29657582
Courtesy of SEAN PAYNE/HOMELIFE OPTIMUM REALTY
2111 - 5 VALHALLA INN ROAD
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29657599
Courtesy of ARISTOTLE ABUYEN/THE AA REALTY GROUP INC.
145 MELODY LANE
Thorold (Hurricane/Merrittville), Ontario MLS® #29657614
Courtesy of SIM SUMMAN/HOMELIFE/DIAMONDS REALTY INC.
87 Cimarron Meadows Way
Okotoks, Alberta MLS® #29657626
Courtesy of Carmen Lussier/REMAX Innovations
124 - 5035 OSCAR PETERSON BOULEVARD
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29657087
Courtesy of SANJEEV CHOWDHARY/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2110 - 5168 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29657114
Courtesy of SANDRA YOON/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
5109 - 45 CHARLES STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29657119
Courtesy of SIMON ZHANG/EXP REALTY
511 - 88 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29657121
Courtesy of KATERINA ZALEZNIK/KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CENTRES
1111 SKYRIDGE BOULEVARD
Pickering, Ontario MLS® #29657126
Courtesy of ERIC DE PAOLIS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
14 GREENWOOD DRIVE
Essa (Angus), Ontario MLS® #29657140
Courtesy of IMRAN JAVAID/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
12 Hidden Valley Campground
Lac Pelletier Rm No. 107, Saskatchewan MLS® #29657145
Courtesy of Shannon Runcie/eXp Realty
1009 - 340 QUEEN STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29657164
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
313 BESSBOROUGH Drive
Milton, Ontario MLS® #29657171
Courtesy of Chile Paul/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC
00 SOUTH HORN LAKE ROAD
Magnetawan, Ontario MLS® #29657176
Courtesy of DAN PINCKARD/RE/MAX Professionals North
331, 29 River Ridge Drive NW
Medicine Hat, Alberta MLS® #29657188
Courtesy of HELEN BROWN/RE/MAX MEDALTA REAL ESTATE
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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