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.
LOWER - 197 LANCASTER AVENUE
Newmarket (Bristol-London), Ontario MLS® #30490964
Courtesy of STEVEN KU/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
213 ELMWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30490945
Courtesy of SUE ZHANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
719 - 5858 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #30491359
Courtesy of JUN BAE/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
PRIVATE BEDROOM - 262 MONTICELLO AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30491450
Courtesy of ARJIT KAPILA/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
715 1628 Store St
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #30491032
Courtesy of Ainsley Gower/Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
# 811 - 260 SACKVILLE STREET
Toronto (Regent Park), Ontario MLS® #30491525
Courtesy of FAYEZ TARZI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
124 CASABEL DRIVE
Vaughan (Maple), Ontario MLS® #30491532
Courtesy of ABID MAQSOOD/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
1408 - 90 ABSOLUTE AVENUE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30491537
Courtesy of RAVI KUMAR BEDI/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
Lot 9 Bluefin Lane
Cape George Point, Nova Scotia MLS® #30491551
Courtesy of Jonathan David/PG Direct Realty Ltd.
13 UNGAVA BAY ROAD
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30491025
Courtesy of KANWALJIT SINGH CHANNE/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
23 Sierra Nevada Close SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30491570
Courtesy of Clay Brunette/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
--BASEMENT - 331 LINDEN STREET
Oshawa (Donevan), Ontario MLS® #30491587
Courtesy of BALU SHANMUGA/HOMELIFE GALAXY BALU'S REALTY LTD.
1749 McLeans Lake Road
South Shore, Nova Scotia MLS® #30491614
Courtesy of Mary-Anne Taylor/PG Direct Realty Ltd.
21 - 5084 ALYSSA DRIVE
Lincoln (Beamsville), Ontario MLS® #30491645
Courtesy of SOPHIE CAO/RE/MAX DYNAMICS REALTY
4652 Rose Crescent
Eagle Bay, British Columbia MLS® #30491575
Courtesy of Scarlett Barber/RE/MAX Orchard Country
5 - 448 COMMISSIONERS ROAD E
London South (South G), Ontario MLS® #30491455
Courtesy of BLAKE PALMER/RE/MAX CENTRE CITY REALTY INC
2901 - 8 CUMBERLAND STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #30491474
Courtesy of LISA YANG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
1517 - 35 BASTION STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #30491479
Courtesy of SAM LIU/EXPRESS REALTY INC.
103 311 1st STREET W
Rosetown, Saskatchewan MLS® #30491506
Courtesy of Meaghan Craig/Century 21 Fusion
42 GREGORY CRESCENT
Stratford, Ontario MLS® #30491520
Courtesy of LAURA LEYSER/RE/MAX A-B Realty Ltd
1218 2nd STREET
Estevan, Saskatchewan MLS® #30491563
Courtesy of Linda Mack/RE/MAX Blue Chip Realty - Estevan
BSMT - 6045 ERNEST CRESCENT
Niagara Falls (Forestview), Ontario MLS® #30491811
Courtesy of PRABHJOT P.J. ARORA/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
428 TAMARACK Drive Unit# Upper
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30491703
Courtesy of Ruben Solano/Homelife Power Realty Inc.
14 WYATT STREET
London North (North N), Ontario MLS® #30491695
Courtesy of RAJ SIDHU/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
235 - 2 ORCHARD HEIGHTS BOULEVARD
Aurora (Hills of St Andrew), Ontario MLS® #30491373
Courtesy of JENNIFER DI PAOLO/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
821 Athol STREET
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30491664
Courtesy of Murray Dollard/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
43 GOLDEN MEADOW ROAD
Barrie (Bayshore), Ontario MLS® #30491683
Courtesy of ASHISH KUMAR MANNAN/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
1331 DANFORTH AVENUE
Toronto (Greenwood-Coxwell), Ontario MLS® #30491727
Courtesy of LUIGI NUNNO/CENTURY 21 PARKLAND LTD.
6704 - 448 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30491746
Courtesy of JANNIE LAM/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
382 WELLINGTON STREET
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30491753
Courtesy of ALLA SHARMA/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
1 SIXTH Street
Grimsby, Ontario MLS® #30491765
Courtesy of Val Dalgetty-Righton/Coldwell Banker Community Professionals
A3xx 8233 208B STREET
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #30491710
Courtesy of Sean Hu/RE/MAX Crest Realty
A - 239 BURGAR STREET
Welland (Welland Downtown), Ontario MLS® #30491777
Courtesy of Sigrid Benedicto/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
B333 - 1119 COOKE BOULEVARD
Burlington (LaSalle), Ontario MLS® #30491804
Courtesy of MUHAMMAD ARSHAD/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.
3 BLUEWATER AVENUE
Toronto (Birchcliffe-Cliffside), Ontario MLS® #30491791
Courtesy of HANS OHRSTROM/HOMELIFE EAGLE REALTY INC.
1 - 74 SIMCOE ROAD
King (Pottageville), Ontario MLS® #30491796
Courtesy of KATRINA CHU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
1607 - 15 DAVID SALOMON DRIVE
Toronto (Flemingdon Park), Ontario MLS® #30491789
Courtesy of PRABHJOT P.J. ARORA/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
MAIN - 7147 HARWICK DRIVE
Mississauga (Malton), Ontario MLS® #30491854
Courtesy of KANNAN NADARAJAH/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
MAIN - 63 BURNABY BOULEVARD
Toronto (Lawrence Park South), Ontario MLS® #30491835
Courtesy of ANDY ZHOU/Advent Realty Inc.
203 - 1900 SIMCOE STREET N
Oshawa (Samac), Ontario MLS® #30491842
Courtesy of NICOLE BOUROUKIS/UNION CAPITAL REALTY
5 - 1970 HYDE PARK ROAD
Middlesex Centre, Ontario MLS® #30491861
Courtesy of SHAILESH PATEL/RE/MAX ULTIMATE 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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