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.
6002 49th Ave
Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807
Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
121 White Oak DR
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30231903
Courtesy of James Caicco/Century 21 Choice Realty Inc.
308 FREURE Drive
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30242574
Courtesy of Samantha Ramos/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
72 WOODMAN'S CHART
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30242620
Courtesy of EDWARD XIN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
311 - 330 RED MAPLE ROAD
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #30242625
Courtesy of HANSEL CHEUNG/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
22 MONTERREY DRIVE
Toronto (Thistletown-Beaumonde Heights), Ontario MLS® #30242637
Courtesy of ELVIS PAUL KMET/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1673 TESLIN COURT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30242649
Courtesy of Wayne Clermont/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
504 - 35 EMPRESS AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30242656
Courtesy of EDWARD NG/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
2 WINTERBERRY DRIVE
Markham (Legacy), Ontario MLS® #30242663
Courtesy of LAURA CORMAGGI/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
151 - 1005 DUNDAS STREET E
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30242668
Courtesy of ALEX LAU/Multidoor Realty
403 - 150 SUDBURY STREET
Toronto (Little Portugal), Ontario MLS® #30242601
Courtesy of SANDRA SOLDERA/EXP REALTY
14 - 172 CLONMORE DRIVE
Toronto (Birchcliffe-Cliffside), Ontario MLS® #30242613
Courtesy of PAVEL SHAGANENKO/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
903 - 3420 EGLINTON AVENUE E
Toronto (Scarborough Village), Ontario MLS® #30242618
Courtesy of PENG GAO/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
1016 - 40 HOMEWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Cabbagetown-South St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #30242651
Courtesy of WAYNE XU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
720 WOOD LILY Street
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30243116
Courtesy of Emily Yu/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
1432 COLBORNE Street E
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30243111
Courtesy of Sarah Vanderveen/Voortman Realty Inc.
5009 - 8 EGLINTON AVENUE E
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #30243205
Courtesy of ANGELO PERSICO/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
497 PALMERSTON BOULEVARD
Toronto (Palmerston-Little Italy), Ontario MLS® #30243197
Courtesy of RICK OSTROFF/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
9677 TENTH Sideroad
Erin, Ontario MLS® #30243469
Courtesy of DARREN JOHN MORRIS/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
148 ST ANDREWS Drive
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30243476
Courtesy of Annachie Borsellino-Luchsinger/Realty World Legacy
649 UPPER DWYER HILL ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30242598
Courtesy of Melissa Hamilton/INNOVATION REALTY LTD.
1819 Park Street
Westville, Nova Scotia MLS® #30243130
Courtesy of Fred El-Haddad/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
4 Belmont Drive
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia MLS® #30243508
Courtesy of Angie Brown/EXIT Realty Inter Lake
1503 KAMOURASKA CIRCLE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30243572
Courtesy of Christine Locke/LOCKE REAL ESTATE INC.
132 King STREET W
Yorkton, Saskatchewan MLS® #30243849
Courtesy of Trina Stechyshyn/Royal LePage Next Level
Macklin Lake Regional Park
Macklin, Saskatchewan MLS® #30243851
Courtesy of Nicole Lovell/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
6230 Storey's Beach Rd
Port Hardy, British Columbia MLS® #30243875
Courtesy of Kristina Fedorak/460 Realty Inc. (PH)
17 - 9150 WILLOUGHBY DRIVE
Niagara Falls (Chippawa), Ontario MLS® #30243820
Courtesy of JON FLYNN/FLYNN REAL ESTATE INC.
Lot 69 Birkallum Drive
Mermaid, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30243837
Courtesy of Leigh Jenkins/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
134 Finholm St S
Parksville, British Columbia MLS® #30243870
Courtesy of Miranda Scott/Royal LePage Island Living (QU)
401, 727 56 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30243419
Courtesy of Lily Chow/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)
225 HARVARD Place Unit# 402
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30244114
Courtesy of VLAD DESPOTOVIC/Re/Max Icon Realty
49 MARINA POINT Crescent
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30244013
Courtesy of Parth Kadekar/Re/Max REALTY SERVICES INC M
39 SPRINGDALE DRIVE
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #30243147
Courtesy of Nicole Naylor/Revel 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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide