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
505 - 365 PRINCE OF WALES DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30360648
Courtesy of JUAN SANTOS/CITY CENTRE REAL ESTATE LTD.
13 Chester Avenue
Kentville, Nova Scotia MLS® #30360782
Courtesy of Heather Nauss/Exit Realty Town & Country
2 - 23 WEST DEANE PARK DRIVE
Toronto (Eringate-Centennial-West Deane), Ontario MLS® #30360650
Courtesy of NINA SHALAMOVA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
60 CHARLES Street W Unit# 2409
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30360807
Courtesy of Austin Bolt/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
25 MEINZINGER Avenue
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30360768
Courtesy of DUSTIN FORRESTER/ROYAL LEPAGE CROWN REALTY SERVICES INC.
15 MILLER Crescent
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #30360958
Courtesy of Peter R. Hogeterp/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
3 HARDCASTLE PL
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #30360840
Courtesy of Sharon Y. Gregresh/Century 21 Masters
53119 Highway 47
Rural Yellowhead County, Alberta MLS® #30360833
Courtesy of ELAINE TAYLOR/ROYAL LEPAGE EDSON REAL ESTATE
11573 3 HIGHWAY
Wainfleet (Marshville/Winger), Ontario MLS® #30360788
Courtesy of Kristyn Robins/A.G. ROBINS & COMPANY LTD, BROKERAGE
109 MCMASTER DRIVE E
London South (South M), Ontario MLS® #30360738
Courtesy of TRUDY BUSTARD/OLIVER & ASSOCIATES TRUDY & IAN BUSTARD REAL ESTATE
137 OLD NORTH ROAD S
Huntsville (Chaffey), Ontario MLS® #30360652
Courtesy of M RABEE AL RAMADAN/EXP REALTY
10 EDELWEISS AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Jefferson), Ontario MLS® #30360760
Courtesy of SALLY TAO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
105 - 11 EVERSON DRIVE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30360634
Courtesy of SUSAN ZHAO/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
3 - 60 CANTERBURY DRIVE
St. Catharines (Oakdale), Ontario MLS® #30360653
Courtesy of IAN CARRILLO/EXP REALTY
2609 - 4010 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Toronto (Humber Heights), Ontario MLS® #30360646
Courtesy of ANNA SHAKIRI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
236 SOUTHVIEW ROAD
Oakville (WO West), Ontario MLS® #30360672
Courtesy of RON ZHU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
25 OAK AVENUE
Richmond Hill (South Richvale), Ontario MLS® #30360639
Courtesy of DANIEL YANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
LOWER - 299 LAKEVIEW BOULEVARD
Georgina (Keswick South), Ontario MLS® #30360641
Courtesy of GLORIA TANG/CENTRAL HOME REALTY INC.
505 - 36 JAMES STREET S
Hamilton (Central), Ontario MLS® #30360951
Courtesy of RAY RAYKHA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
65 SHERWAY STREET
Hamilton (Stoney Creek), Ontario MLS® #30360944
Courtesy of AMAN DHALIWAL/SAVE MAX REAL ESTATE INC.
56 WILLESDEN ROAD
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #30360812
Courtesy of ALI REZA TALEBAN/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
25 MEINZINGER Avenue
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30360766
Courtesy of DUSTIN FORRESTER/ROYAL LEPAGE CROWN REALTY SERVICES INC.
24 UNION Street E Unit# 205
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30360805
Courtesy of Austin Bolt/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
27 CHESTNUT COURT
Aurora, Ontario MLS® #30360666
Courtesy of VICTOR WEI LI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
614 Marlborough Way NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30360887
Courtesy of Krystal Rocamora/First Place Realty
36 DIVISION STREET
St. Catharines (E. Chester), Ontario MLS® #30360945
Courtesy of CHERIE YAP/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
191 Neatby PLACE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30360957
Courtesy of Gord Brown Real Estate P.C. Ltd./Boyes Group Realty Inc.
41 SUNDIN DRIVE
Haldimand, Ontario MLS® #30354761
Courtesy of GURLAL BAL/HOMELIFE MAPLE LEAF REALTY LTD.
223 MARGARET Avenue
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30354773
Courtesy of MICHELLE WOBST/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
13703 166 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30354901
Courtesy of Wally Fakhreddine/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
60 HOLMES DRIVE
Caledon (Mono Mills), Ontario MLS® #30356109
Courtesy of CHERYL ROBB/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
2107 RUSSETT ROAD
Mississauga (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #30356111
Courtesy of VALENTINA TZAGADOURIS/NEW ERA REAL ESTATE
724 GEORGE STREET
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #30356123
Courtesy of CATHY ROCCA/ROYAL LEPAGE BURLOAK REAL ESTATE SERVICES
5590 LOONLAKE AVENUE
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #30356128
Courtesy of WEIGUO XIE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
117 MARKWOOD Drive Unit# 2
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30356130
Courtesy of Diana Lavinia Martin/Re/Max Icon Realty
9 - 276 SIMS ESTATE DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30356142
Courtesy of MATTHEW STEPHEN ROONEY/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
21 - 30 CEDAR STREET
Brant (Paris), Ontario MLS® #30356147
Courtesy of Jeff Leduc/REALTY ONE GROUP REVEAL
177 LAW DRIVE
Guelph (Grange Road), Ontario MLS® #30356159
Courtesy of TONY SIDRAK/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.
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