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
2603 - 50 CHARLES STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29626037
Courtesy of PETER MOAZZANI/CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED
24 TEASEL WAY
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29626044
Courtesy of RONALD HUANG/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
#407 45 INGLEWOOD DR
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29626051
Courtesy of Sharon Y. Gregresh/Century 21 Masters
77 COOK DRIVE
King (Pottageville), Ontario MLS® #29626099
Courtesy of Dan Mancini/THE NOOK REALTY INC.
BSMT - 77 WALKERTON DRIVE
Markham (Bullock), Ontario MLS® #29626082
Courtesy of HUNG TAT TERRY CHAN/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
MAIN+BASEMENT - 7 RUSSELL WICE AVENUE
Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #29626119
Courtesy of JOSEPH YUAN/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
18 GLENDALE ROAD
Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #29626133
Courtesy of TRAVIS ROYLE/CENTURY 21 LANTHORN REAL ESTATE LTD.
2103 - 38 GRENVILLE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29626033
Courtesy of JACK J. WANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
1204 - 21 BALMUTO STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29626038
Courtesy of PETER MOAZZANI/CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED
2702 - 82 DALHOUSIE STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29626040
Courtesy of JULIE PARK/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
78 CHRISTY DRIVE
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29626045
Courtesy of Gabby Zhao/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
2625 BARN SWALLOW PLACE
London South (South U), Ontario MLS® #29626134
Courtesy of JESSICA DERMO/SUTTON GROUP - SELECT REALTY
3009 - 108 PETER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29626076
Courtesy of GRACE LO/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
5430 OSCAR PETERSON BOULEVARD
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29626122
Courtesy of LEO LIN/RE/MAX ATRIUM HOME REALTY
1808 - 5791 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29626103
Courtesy of TANYA PODOLSKAIA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1B - 6039 ERIN MILLS PARKWAY
Mississauga (Meadowvale Business Park), Ontario MLS® #29626090
Courtesy of LATIF MERALI/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
186 TIERRA AVENUE
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #29626083
Courtesy of JOE TU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
3440 DUNSMUIR ROAD
100 Mile House, British Columbia MLS® #29625954
Courtesy of Natasha Freeman/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
912 - 48 SUNCREST BOULEVARD
Markham (Commerce Valley), Ontario MLS® #29626041
Courtesy of YU SI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
450 HIDDEN TRAIL
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #29626046
Courtesy of NIRAV GANDHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
805 - 1121 BAY STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29626039
Courtesy of JUDY MU/ANJIA REALTY
138 - 541 TAKAMOSE PRIVATE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29626135
Courtesy of Meghan McGuire/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
120 QUEENSBURY AVENUE
Toronto (Birchcliffe-Cliffside), Ontario MLS® #29626104
Courtesy of MAINUL HASSAN SYED/REALTY 21 INC.
48 BEACON HILL DRIVE
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #29626089
Courtesy of RAJIV DHAWAN/ESTATE #1 REALTY SERVICES INC.
3 68 Western Point Lane
Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia MLS® #29626060
Courtesy of Rhonda Parsons/Keller Williams Select Realty
318 - 2015 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29626035
Courtesy of KELVIN ZHANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
4816 - 11 BRUNEL COURT
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29626117
Courtesy of ROBERT ATKINS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
801 - 162 MARTINDALE ROAD
St. Catharines (Grapeview), Ontario MLS® #29626136
Courtesy of Terri-Lynn Jovanovic/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
976 SOUTHPORT DRIVE
Oshawa (Donevan), Ontario MLS® #29626112
Courtesy of CAROL HENRY/Royal LePage Our Neighbourhood Realty
238 LONDON LANE
Ajax (Northwest Ajax), Ontario MLS® #29626105
Courtesy of THUVAS PARAMSOTHY/HOMELIFE/CHAMPIONS REALTY INC.
5134 VICTORIA AVENUE
Niagara Falls (Cherrywood), Ontario MLS® #29626097
Courtesy of KATHY LIU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
J104 - 90 WESTON ROAD
Toronto (Junction Area), Ontario MLS® #29626092
Courtesy of HIEP NGUYEN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
901 - 543 RICHMOND STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29626078
Courtesy of LATIF MERALI/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW 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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