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
1003-1087 Parsons Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
42551 C LINE Road
Bluevale, Ontario MLS® #29670250
Courtesy of JENNIFER RICHARDSON/eXp Realty (Team Branch)
223 EMMA BROADBENT COURT
Newmarket (Woodland Hill), Ontario MLS® #29670306
Courtesy of GEORGE HE/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
516 EASTERN AVENUE
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29670301
Courtesy of CARRIE MAXWELL/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY
1002 - 15 SINGER COURT
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29670293
Courtesy of GERRARD HE/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
737 - 30 DREAMERS WAY
Toronto (Regent Park), Ontario MLS® #29670318
Courtesy of CAITLIN CHUNG/RE/MAX METROPOLIS REALTY
16 SHADBERRY DRIVE
Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #29670320
Courtesy of KEITH DARREN KERBLER/REMAX CONNECT REALTY
347 KEEWATIN Avenue Unit# Lower
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29670251
Courtesy of Tanmeet Bagga/CENTURY 21 RIGHT TIME REAL ESTATE INC.
402 - 39 QUEENS QUAY E
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29670294
Courtesy of ELVA YIN TSING LEE/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
93 SPRING GARDEN AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29670321
Courtesy of QING DONG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
341 STEWART STREET
Shelburne, Ontario MLS® #29670333
Courtesy of SARAH CRAWFORD/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
2450 GRAFTON PLACE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29670163
Courtesy of Spencer Gull/RE/MAX Core Realty
347 KEEWATIN Avenue Unit# Main Level
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29670252
Courtesy of Tanmeet Bagga/CENTURY 21 RIGHT TIME REAL ESTATE INC.
164 LIVINGSTONE STREET W
Barrie (West Bayfield), Ontario MLS® #29670308
Courtesy of CATHERINE SAUNDERS/CENTURY 21 B.J. ROTH REALTY LTD.
106 - 1490 BISHOPS GATE
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #29670310
Courtesy of JENNIFER KRANE/EXP REALTY
10239 98TH STREET
Taylor, British Columbia MLS® #29669964
Courtesy of Dan Petersen/RE/MAX Action Realty Inc
305 - 5150 WINSTON CHURCHILL BOULEVARD
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29670327
Courtesy of KARIM CHOGHRI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
704 - 298 JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29670296
Courtesy of NANCY TAJICK/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
33 HURON WOODS DRIVE
Oro-Medonte (Sugarbush), Ontario MLS® #29670309
Courtesy of ALI ASHRAFI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
31 - 1725 THE CHASE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29670311
Courtesy of PETER GANGLANI/GOOD NEWS REAL ESTATE INC.
38 DONALD AVENUE
Toronto (Keelesdale-Eglinton West), Ontario MLS® #29670328
Courtesy of NELSON ANTONIO CAMPOS/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
641 MACBETH HEIGHTS
Mississauga (Meadowvale Village), Ontario MLS® #29670330
Courtesy of ALPA SHAH/CENTURY 21 PARAMOUNT REALTY INC.
2434 WALLBRIDGE LOYALIST ROAD
Quinte West (Sidney Ward), Ontario MLS® #29670335
Courtesy of BERNARD WILLIAM LEE/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
LOT 24 COTTAGE LANE
Bridge Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29670115
Courtesy of Danita McLaren/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
822 - 135 VILLAGE GREEN SQUARE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29670300
Courtesy of JAMES LI/SMART SOLD REALTY
3208 - 448 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29670312
Courtesy of EDWARD XIN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
N/A 8TH CONCESSION
Georgina (Baldwin), Ontario MLS® #29670305
Courtesy of EDRIC WONG/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.
1146 GABRIEL STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29670161
Courtesy of Tieseer Alzubi/INNOVATION REALTY LTD.
UPPER LEVEL - 51 NAVAHO DRIVE
Toronto (Pleasant View), Ontario MLS® #29670166
Courtesy of ROBERT LU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
6249/6259 Island Hwy S
Union Bay, British Columbia MLS® #29670159
Courtesy of Brandon Guile/REMAX Ocean Pacific (Crtny)
508 Prairie Sound Circle NW
High River, Alberta MLS® #29670173
Courtesy of Trish L. Seacrist/Century 21 Foothills Real Estate
LOWER - 4125 BISHOPSTOKE LANE
Mississauga (Rathwood), Ontario MLS® #29670180
Courtesy of LINDA HUANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
3116 - 8 PARK ROAD
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29670192
Courtesy of MARK ROSEN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
6986 CENTENNIAL STREET
Niagara Falls (Arad/Fallsview), Ontario MLS® #29670116
Courtesy of DAVID YANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
223 WYCHWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Humewood-Cedarvale), Ontario MLS® #29665319
Courtesy of MARIELLA COMPARELLI/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
213 MAIN Street E
Palmerston, Ontario MLS® #29665321
Courtesy of Jason Leathwood/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY 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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