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
514 - 6 GREENBRIAR ROAD
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29627092
Courtesy of ARI ESMAIL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
64 - 740 KENNEDY ROAD
Toronto (Ionview), Ontario MLS® #29627097
Courtesy of NEIL YASIN ABAM/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1205A - 705 DAVIS DRIVE
Newmarket (Huron Heights-Leslie Valley), Ontario MLS® #29627100
Courtesy of VICTORIA MAKHNIN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
113 SOUTHWOOD DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29627136
Courtesy of VIKTOR VERBITSKY/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
4609 - 3900 CONFEDERATION PARKWAY
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29627129
Courtesy of JASON LI/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY
1415 WILLIAM HALTON PARKWAY
Oakville (NW Northwest), Ontario MLS® #29627131
Courtesy of SELENA CHEN/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
907 - 9205 YONGE STREET
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #29627098
Courtesy of JASON ZHENG/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
48 COZENS DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29627101
Courtesy of BRUCE FEI LI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
214 - 415 JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Cabbagetown-South St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #29627093
Courtesy of LINDA ING-GILBERT/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
20 ROCHDALE AVENUE
Toronto (Caledonia-Fairbank), Ontario MLS® #29627106
Courtesy of SHU JIANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
1505 - 160 FLEMINGTON ROAD
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #29627132
Courtesy of LAURA COOPER/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY
BSMNT - 58 HEWLETT CRESCENT
Markham (Markville), Ontario MLS® #29627125
Courtesy of SIRAJ AHMAD/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
2202 - 2910 HIGHWAY 7 ROAD W
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29627099
Courtesy of JOANNE GIUSTINI/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
439 FERNLEIGH CIRCLE N
Richmond Hill (Crosby), Ontario MLS® #29627102
Courtesy of JAMES LI/SMART SOLD REALTY
190 NORTHWOOD DRIVE
Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29627094
Courtesy of CLAYTON LEUNG/Avenue Group Realty Brokerage Inc.
3606 - 1926 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #29627133
Courtesy of BEN WAN/WANTHOME REALTY INC.
94 PATHLANE ROAD
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #29627126
Courtesy of GUS DAGHER/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
509 - 1 ROYAL ORCHARD BOULEVARD
Markham (Royal Orchard), Ontario MLS® #29627103
Courtesy of ANUBHAV SHARMA/Century 21 Realty Centre
1004 - 5 SOUDAN AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29627090
Courtesy of LAITH AWAMLEH/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
#BSMT - 450 HIDDEN TRAIL N
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #29627110
Courtesy of NIRAV GANDHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
33D - 7398 YONGE STREET
Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #29627127
Courtesy of OMID FEIZARBABI/PSR
108 - 50 GEORGE BUTCHART DRIVE
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29627134
Courtesy of Irene Karabassis/META REALTY INC.
12212 124 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29627141
Courtesy of Jefri C. Estrada/The E Group Real Estate
1208 - 1101 LESLIE STREET
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29627091
Courtesy of ALEX SIPIDIAS/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
67 DECKER HOLLOW CIRCLE
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #29627111
Courtesy of RICK BHATTI/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
D711 - 4878 POWERS COMMON
Burlington (Alton), Ontario MLS® #29627109
Courtesy of JUDY DONG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
510 - 310 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29627130
Courtesy of JASON ZHENG/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
404 BLACKCHERRY CRESCENT
Shelburne, Ontario MLS® #29627135
Courtesy of SEHAR MALIK/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
27 7817 S 97 HIGHWAY
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29627142
Courtesy of Jennifer Gowan/RE/MAX Core Realty
1268 CLEAVER DRIVE
Oakville (MO Morrison), Ontario MLS® #29627105
Courtesy of CHRISTINE SUN/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
2356 HILDA DRIVE
Oakville (JC Joshua Creek), Ontario MLS® #29627030
Courtesy of KEN QI/HIGHLAND REALTY
37 CANAL STREET
Georgina (Keswick South), Ontario MLS® #29627035
Courtesy of FRANCES FENG/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
171 Rundlefield Crescent NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29627047
Courtesy of Mandeep Duggal/Royal LePage METRO
1502 - 180 FAIRVIEW MALL DRIVE
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #29627061
Courtesy of LAVAN NAGULENDRAN/PINNACLE ONE REAL ESTATE INC.
257 EDGEMONT GREEN GR NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29627016
Courtesy of Nadia Glavonjic/Sterling Real Estate
271 MEMORIAL PARK DRIVE
Welland (Lincoln/Crowland), Ontario MLS® #29626260
Courtesy of Megan Sneider/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
13 YATELY STREET
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29626284
Courtesy of MOHAMMAD WASIM/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
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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