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
554 Riverfront Lane SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29656798
Courtesy of David Hansen/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
1796 C ROUND LAKE ROAD
Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards, Ontario MLS® #29656806
Courtesy of Chris Harrie/SIGNATURE TEAM REALTY LTD.
565 HAYWARD CRESCENT
Milton (TM Timberlea), Ontario MLS® #29656820
Courtesy of DAVE NICHOLAS JOHNSON/LPT REALTY
30 DARNELL ROAD
Guelph (Kortright West), Ontario MLS® #29656832
Courtesy of JOHANNA SPEERS/Royal LePage Royal City Realty
4664 HOMEWOOD AVENUE
Niagara Falls (Cherrywood), Ontario MLS® #29656887
Courtesy of Lynn Liu/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
87 BRYDGES ROAD
Greater Madawaska, Ontario MLS® #29656990
Courtesy of Margaret Dubeau/Century 21 Valley Realty Inc.
7992 PETER STREET
Niagara Falls (Chippawa), Ontario MLS® #29657037
Courtesy of SHELLIE CLARKE/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
58 SHEPHERD DRIVE
Barrie, Ontario MLS® #29657013
Courtesy of CHIRAG JINDAL/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
313 BESSBOROUGH Drive
Milton, Ontario MLS® #29657171
Courtesy of Chile Paul/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC
2110 - 5168 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29657114
Courtesy of SANDRA YOON/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
331, 29 River Ridge Drive NW
Medicine Hat, Alberta MLS® #29657188
Courtesy of HELEN BROWN/RE/MAX MEDALTA REAL ESTATE
535 MARGARET Street Unit# 74
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29656914
Courtesy of ANA PASCA/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED
28 MOORE PARK AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29656899
Courtesy of Sara Nazarinejad/HOMELIFE/VISION REALTY INC.
1401 - 310 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29656919
Courtesy of MAHMOUD ABUELHIJA/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
67 GOREVALE DRIVE
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #29656818
Courtesy of KING KAY PATEL/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
Lot 1A-31 Maple Drive
Cape George Estates, Nova Scotia MLS® #29656767
Courtesy of Beth Groom/Cape Breton Realty
517 - 6 GREENBRIAR ROAD
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29656774
Courtesy of LUCY LIU/SMART SOLD REALTY
MAIN - 69 ROCKPORT CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Crosby), Ontario MLS® #29656781
Courtesy of JOY CAI/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
173 MARKLAND STREET
Hamilton (Durand), Ontario MLS® #29656863
Courtesy of NANCY ROBERTSON/Sotheby's International Realty Canada, Brokerage
16 COTTONTAIL ROAD
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #29656882
Courtesy of GARRY THIND/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
401 - 438 RICHMOND STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29656870
Courtesy of PATRICIA S. H. ONG/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
2702 - 27 MCMAHON DRIVE S
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29656969
Courtesy of WENDY WU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
28 VICTORIA Avenue N Unit# 314
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29656957
Courtesy of Michael St. Jean/Michael St. Jean Realty Inc.
203 BAGOT STREET
Cobourg, Ontario MLS® #29657051
Courtesy of NATHAN COPELAND/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
PR11 - 13 SOUTHLINE AVENUE
Huron-Kinloss, Ontario MLS® #29657056
Courtesy of AUSTIN KACHMARSKI/Keller Williams Realty Centres
1009 - 340 QUEEN STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29657164
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
2 GREW CRESCENT
Penetanguishene, Ontario MLS® #29657082
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
124 - 5035 OSCAR PETERSON BOULEVARD
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29657087
Courtesy of SANJEEV CHOWDHARY/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2728 64 AV NE
Rural Leduc County, Alberta MLS® #29657208
Courtesy of Jatinder Singh/Initia Real Estate
14 GREENWOOD DRIVE
Essa (Angus), Ontario MLS® #29657140
Courtesy of IMRAN JAVAID/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
511 - 88 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29657121
Courtesy of KATERINA ZALEZNIK/KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CENTRES
2803 - 20 EDWARD STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29657284
Courtesy of STEVEN LIXIN GU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
703 - 495 8 HIGHWAY
Hamilton (Stoney Creek), Ontario MLS® #29657304
Courtesy of Ayela Redpath/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
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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