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
209, 333 Riverfront Avenue SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30491037
Courtesy of Gordon Chow/Homecare Realty Ltd.
715 1628 Store St
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #30491032
Courtesy of Ainsley Gower/Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
4101 - 7890 JANE STREET
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30491070
Courtesy of RAYMOND KWONG/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
10 3 Street SE
Redcliff, Alberta MLS® #30491068
Courtesy of SHAUNEEN VANDERHAM/RE/MAX MEDALTA REAL ESTATE
149 WILLOWBROOK DRIVE
Welland (West Welland), Ontario MLS® #30491087
Courtesy of Nikolas Canjar/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
1904 - 65 ONEIDA CRESCENT
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #30491099
Courtesy of TONY HYUNG IL KIM/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
301A, 4520 51 Street
Vermilion, Alberta MLS® #30491102
Courtesy of Alex Pashulka/RE/MAX PRAIRIE REALTY
801 - 1615 BLOOR STREET
Mississauga (Applewood), Ontario MLS® #30491107
Courtesy of TONY WHITEHOUSE/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
15 Chalet Crescent
Brooklyn, Nova Scotia MLS® #30491114
Courtesy of Taylor Shields/RE/MAX Nova (Halifax)
19 BALDWIN Street Unit# 201
Tillsonburg, Ontario MLS® #30491001
Courtesy of JAY FRIESEN/Hewitt Jancsar Realty Ltd.
13 UNGAVA BAY ROAD
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30491025
Courtesy of KANWALJIT SINGH CHANNE/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
19 AMBER DRIVE
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #30491044
Courtesy of RASHIKA DAVID/RE/MAX By The Bay Brokerage
547 MONTRAVE AVENUE
Oshawa (Vanier), Ontario MLS® #30491051
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
1017 - 14 DAVID EYER ROAD
Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #30491069
Courtesy of CECILIA OSIDEIN/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
3108, 402 Kincora Glen Road NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30490972
Courtesy of Nichola Spiers/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
LOWER UNIT - 26 BELTON BOULEVARD
St. Catharines (Glendale/Glenridge), Ontario MLS® #30490941
Courtesy of Lena Lyash/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
1504 - 60 CENTRAL PARK ROADWAY
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30491026
Courtesy of GEN SHIMANUKI/EXP REALTY
9 POLLARD STREET
Norwich (Norwich Town), Ontario MLS® #30491040
Courtesy of Derrek De Jonge/Royal Lepage R.E. Wood Realty Brokerage
146 BELLINGHAM Drive
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30491045
Courtesy of Melanie Cunningham/One Percent Realty Ltd.
218 - 30 NORTH PARK ROAD
Vaughan (Beverley Glen), Ontario MLS® #30491052
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
210, 248A Grosbeak Way
Fort McMurray, Alberta MLS® #30491088
Courtesy of Paige Cyr/The Agency North Central Alberta
2202 - 3303 DON MILLS RD
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #30491095
Courtesy of HAMELTON SIVATHAS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
703 4011 Rainbow Hill Lane
Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #30491103
Courtesy of Randy Loo/Coldwell Banker Oceanside Real Estate
1208 - 86 DUNDAS STREET E
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30491108
Courtesy of KUN XU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
200 TORONTO STREET
Barrie (Queen's Park), Ontario MLS® #30491072
Courtesy of ZAHRA G RASEKH/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
711 PARIS Boulevard
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30490930
Courtesy of YING SUSAN JIANG/Royal Lepage Peaceland Realty
BASEMENT - 25 HILEY AVENUE
Ajax (Central West), Ontario MLS® #30490947
Courtesy of RYAN GOZLI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
3206 - 77 HARBOUR SQUARE
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30491046
Courtesy of TIM YEW/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
19 - 31 SAWMILL ROAD
St. Catharines (Grapeview), Ontario MLS® #30491008
Courtesy of Jordan Clark/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
4410 - 197 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30491010
Courtesy of MAY WANG/GOGREEN PROPERTY CONSULTING INC.
702 - 1328 BIRCHMOUNT ROAD
Toronto (Wexford-Maryvale), Ontario MLS® #30491015
Courtesy of RADHA GUDURU/NOT A DREAM REALTY INC.
58 BARLEY TRAIL
Stirling-Rawdon (Stirling Ward), Ontario MLS® #30491022
Courtesy of Trish Clarke/Royal LePage ProAlliance Realty
103 - 1575 LAKESHORE ROAD W
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #30491027
Courtesy of SAT SINGH/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
BASEMENT UNIT - 56 BRUTON STREET
Thorold (Thorold Downtown), Ontario MLS® #30491058
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
149 WILLOWBROOK Drive
Welland, Ontario MLS® #30491060
Courtesy of Stephen Canjar/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
2008 - 2 REAN DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30491096
Courtesy of MARYAM BANIASADI/EVOLVED REALTY
17 ARCOLA STREET
Brampton (Goreway Drive Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30491104
Courtesy of SUNNY GAWRI/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
23242 HWY 14
Rural Strathcona County, Alberta MLS® #30490962
Courtesy of Diana Magnan/MaxWell Progressive
6703 37 Avenue NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30490974
Courtesy of Amandeep Nanreh/Prep Ultra Realty Ltd.
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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