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.
411 - 8130 BIRCHMOUNT ROAD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30384434
Courtesy of WESLEY KWOK/TIMSOLD REALTY INC.
48 ABBEYWOOD Crescent
Guelph, Ontario MLS® #30384814
Courtesy of Greg Mayes/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage
5190 RIDGEWELL ROAD
Burlington (Orchard), Ontario MLS® #30384807
Courtesy of NAKUL SOOD/CENTURY 21 PROPERTY ZONE REALTY INC.
247 POPLAR AVENUE
Tay (Port McNicoll), Ontario MLS® #30384802
Courtesy of ANGELA MONTANO/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
643 GAGE Street
Delhi, Ontario MLS® #30384821
Courtesy of Ryan VandenBussche/RE/MAX Erie Shores Realty Inc. Brokerage
22 MOORE CRESCENT
Hamilton (Ancaster), Ontario MLS® #30384946
Courtesy of RON LEWYCKYJ/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
565 Brechin Rd
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30384782
Courtesy of Mike Phillips/Sutton Group-West Coast Realty (Nan)
5007 - 7 GRENVILLE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30384888
Courtesy of THOMAS CHANG JOONG KO/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
1 CETONA AVENUE
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #30384903
Courtesy of FRANCESCO DE DOMINICIS/RE/MAX EXPERTS
355 GLEN PARK AVENUE
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #30384915
Courtesy of FRANK COVELLO/REALTY EXECUTIVES PRIORITY ONE LIMITED
1024 Linwood Road
Clyde River, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30384927
Courtesy of Nick MacDonald/RE/MAX CHARLOTTETOWN REALTY
19 ADDESON STREET
Melancthon, Ontario MLS® #30384939
Courtesy of CASSIDY JULEE LEMOINE/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
#2 - 394 TWILIGHT AVENUE
Russell, Ontario MLS® #30384864
Courtesy of Joanne Gauthier/EQUITY ONE REAL ESTATE INC.
31 Lake Paul Road
Lake Paul, Nova Scotia MLS® #30384991
Courtesy of Sonya Lecompte/Royal LePage Atlantic (New Minas)
5 Lapthorne Avenue
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30385235
Courtesy of Allyson Kane/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
1505 - 20 THOMAS RILEY ROAD
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30385665
Courtesy of NARINI DEVI RAMPERSAUD/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
301 - 2010 ISLINGTON AVENUE
Toronto (Kingsview Village-The Westway), Ontario MLS® #30385684
Courtesy of TEUTA GUCI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
3811 - 3883 QUARTZ ROAD
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30385691
Courtesy of YAN FU/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
371 HUNTER STREET
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #30385704
Courtesy of Adnan Khan/SHAW REALTY GROUP INC.
207 - 120 CARRICK TRAIL
Gravenhurst (Muskoka (S)), Ontario MLS® #30385711
Courtesy of RAVI SINGH/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
25 York Lane
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30385716
Courtesy of Allyson Kane/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
PH23 - 280 HOWLAND AVENUE
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #30384415
Courtesy of OMID VALINASAB/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
405 - 84 ASPEN SPRINGS DRIVE
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #30385007
Courtesy of Craig Byrne/Royal LePage Frank Real Estate
3509 - 2212 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30384441
Courtesy of GENNADY VENDEROV/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
17 - 288 GLOVER ROAD
Hamilton (Stoney Creek), Ontario MLS® #30384941
Courtesy of SANDY SUN/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
7 WELLPARK WAY
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #30385158
Courtesy of MANOHAR GILL/RE/MAX PRESIDENT REALTY
1510 CONSTANCE DRIVE
Oakville (MO Morrison), Ontario MLS® #30384410
Courtesy of PETER HE/Re/Max Hallmark Realty Ltd.
3219 Point Pl
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30385608
Courtesy of Ashley Metcalf/REMAX Professionals (NA)
41 SEYMOUR CRESCENT
Barrie (Holly), Ontario MLS® #30384908
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
110 109th STREET W
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30385696
Courtesy of Levi Dziadyk/TRCG The Realty Consultants Group
3509 - 2212 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30384446
Courtesy of GENNADY VENDEROV/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
3 Wildwood Boulevard
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #30384838
Courtesy of Alison McNair/One Percent Realty East Inc.
26 MAYBECK DRIVE
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #30385141
Courtesy of RAMANJOT DHUGA/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
123 Gloria Court
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia MLS® #30385728
Courtesy of Scott Grace/Exit Real Estate Professionals
160 UNION BOULEVARD
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #30385836
Courtesy of ARSH CHAUHAN/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
502 - 9471 YONGE STREET
Richmond Hill (Observatory), Ontario MLS® #30385817
Courtesy of CATHY KIM/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY PLATINUM REALTY
10551 Sherman Drive
Lake Country, British Columbia MLS® #30385778
Courtesy of Sharon Black/REMAX Kelowna
313 - 170 ROCKHAVEN LANE
Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #30385879
Courtesy of GABRIEL DUNBAR MARTIN/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE 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