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
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
414 - 32 FOREST MANOR ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29656720
Courtesy of SUNNY SUN/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
2620 - 4055 PARKSIDE VILLAGE DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29656732
Courtesy of JASON ZHENG/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
265 WOODLAND DRIVE
Oakville (FD Ford), Ontario MLS® #29656749
Courtesy of SHERREY XIE/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
2209 - 28 WELLESLEY STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29656718
Courtesy of RACHEL ZHOU/REAL LAND REALTY INC.
1507 - 2221 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29656719
Courtesy of TAL SHELEF/RARE REAL ESTATE
3308 - 195 COMMERCE STREET
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29656726
Courtesy of YU SI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
EMBER SUITE - 217 CHURCHILL AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29656740
Courtesy of HAMED BAGHERZADEH/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
33 Wood Island Road
Montague, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29656632
Courtesy of Ian Walker/ELITE REAL ESTATE ADVISORS INC.
921 - 8323 KENNEDY ROAD
Markham (Village Green-South Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29656727
Courtesy of LORI LI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
GRAND CROWN SUITE - 217 CHURCHILL AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29656741
Courtesy of HAMED BAGHERZADEH/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
AURELIA SUITE - 217 CHURCHILL AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29656742
Courtesy of HAMED BAGHERZADEH/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
124 KINGSTON ROAD
Newmarket (Bristol-London), Ontario MLS® #29656747
Courtesy of AREZOU LINA TALEBI/ZOLO REALTY
2051 GRAYDON HILL CR SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29656761
Courtesy of Cherry May R. Badion/Coldwell Banker Mountain Central
1451 N BLACKBURN ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29656381
Courtesy of Jonathan Bonnett/RE/MAX Core Realty
921 - 8323 KENNEDY ROAD
Markham (Village Green-South Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29656723
Courtesy of LORI LI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
3514 PINTAIL CIRCLE
Mississauga (Lisgar), Ontario MLS® #29656730
Courtesy of GAURAV LAL/ELIXIR REAL ESTATE INC.
1704 - 1455 CELEBRATION DRIVE
Pickering (Bay Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29651483
Courtesy of SIMONA GALBIATI/REVEL REALTY INC.
25 Legacy Glen Link SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29652599
Courtesy of Mody Ibrahim El Sayed/RE/MAX Realty Professionals
10013 110 Avenue
Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #29652878
Courtesy of Greg Shillington/Grassroots Realty Group Ltd.
D - 5 HOPPERTON DRIVE
Toronto (St. Andrew-Windfields), Ontario MLS® #29652897
Courtesy of JAY NUSBAUM/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
5 ROBERT STREET
Sundridge, Ontario MLS® #29653186
Courtesy of AYDIN OSKOUEI/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
176 POPLAR PLACE
London South (South X), Ontario MLS® #29656015
Courtesy of AROOJ MUNAWAR/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
14322 JARMAN ROAD
Topley, British Columbia MLS® #29655997
Courtesy of Dan Hansma/Calderwood Realty Ltd.
20 LORUPE Court
Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #29656010
Courtesy of Krista Hann/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
16911 Beachview Dr
Port Renfrew, British Columbia MLS® #29656072
Courtesy of Nancy Vieira/Pemberton Holmes - Sooke
6204 CURLIN CRESCENT
Niagara Falls (Forestview), Ontario MLS® #29656407
Courtesy of Rana El Saharty/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
LPH 29 - 1 SHAW STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29656419
Courtesy of BELINDA MULFORD/SUTTON GROUP OLD MILL REALTY INC.
512 VIVERA PLACE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29656053
Courtesy of Christopher Scott/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
117 Churchill STREET
Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan MLS® #29656130
Courtesy of Ruby Moshenko/Century 21 Proven Realty
37 CENTRAL PARK Avenue
Dundas, Ontario MLS® #29656123
Courtesy of Naima Cothran/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
27 3122 160 STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29656229
Courtesy of Matt Johnston/Hugh & McKinnon Realty Ltd.
47 MANORGLEN CRESCENT
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29656267
Courtesy of JANET ZHANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
620 - 200 LAGERFELD DRIVE
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #29656320
Courtesy of Gurleen Kamboh/CENTURY 21 PROPERTY ZONE REALTY INC.
10721 92 Street
Peace River, Alberta MLS® #29656344
Courtesy of George Leger/Royal LePage Valley Realty
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