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
14 MAIN LEVEL - 587 HANLON CREEK BOULEVARD
Guelph (Kortright Hills), Ontario MLS® #29615794
Courtesy of ALPA SHAH/CENTURY 21 PARAMOUNT REALTY INC.
1099 Sunset Drive Unit# 435
Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29616110
Courtesy of Josh Stettner/Realty One Real Estate Ltd
104 1400 Tunner Dr
Courtenay, British Columbia MLS® #29615864
Courtesy of Jane Denham/REMAX Ocean Pacific (CX)
11113 TAHLTAN ROAD
Fort St. John, British Columbia MLS® #29616552
Courtesy of Terry Isenbecker/Century 21 Energy Realty
1001 - 18 HOLLYWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29616165
Courtesy of TRACY AN/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
2049 STONEHENGE CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29616177
Courtesy of Lauren Gallant/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
B - 35 ROBINSON AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29616184
Courtesy of Fiona Morrison/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
132 AYLESWORTH AVENUE
Toronto (Birchcliffe-Cliffside), Ontario MLS® #29616189
Courtesy of KAREN DOERING/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
1401 - 1455 CELEBRATION DRIVE
Pickering (Bay Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29616191
Courtesy of PRATEEK KAPUR/CENTURY 21 PROPERTY ZONE REALTY INC.
3102 - 1435 CELEBRATION DRIVE
Pickering (Bay Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29616196
Courtesy of EMIL VOJKOLLARI/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
Lot 4 Point View Lane
Earnscliffe, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29616209
Courtesy of Beth Corney Gauthier/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
305 - 333 SUNSEEKER AVENUE
Innisfil, Ontario MLS® #29616211
Courtesy of ISTIYAK SIDDIQUI/ZOLO REALTY
72 WASCANA ROAD
Vaughan (Elder Mills), Ontario MLS® #29616216
Courtesy of HARPREET SINGH GILL/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
116 PATRICE CRESCENT
Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #29616223
Courtesy of ETI AMOUYAL/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
11329 Hummingbird Pl
North Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29616230
Courtesy of Shawn Cote/Pemberton Holmes Ltd.
103 41ST STREET S
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29616235
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
1024 - 3047 FINCH AVENUE W
Toronto (Humbermede), Ontario MLS® #29616247
Courtesy of BHARAT PATEL/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
211 - 1 FOUR WINDS DRIVE
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #29616254
Courtesy of POUYA AHMADI/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
2 - 155 WILLIAM DUNCAN ROAD
Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #29616266
Courtesy of JOHNNY FANG/ANJIA REALTY
994 CHARLTON DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29616292
Courtesy of PEJMON THOMAS MONEMJOU/HOUSESIGMA INC.
12 PEARL STREET
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29616297
Courtesy of Amy Lee Williams/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
10058 Kel Vern Crescent
Lake Country, British Columbia MLS® #29616305
Courtesy of Wylie Eden/Oakwyn Realty Okanagan
40 LONDON Street N
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29616312
Courtesy of Mary Hamilton/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
18 SILVER HEIGHTS DRIVE
Trent Hills, Ontario MLS® #29616393
Courtesy of ERIN CAMPBELL/HOMESMITHS REAL ESTATE LTD.
9 - 27 THE WAY
Goderich (Goderich (Town)), Ontario MLS® #29616398
Courtesy of JEFF BAUER/Royal LePage Heartland Realty
47 GAUGUIN AVENUE
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #29616468
Courtesy of SVETLANA CHKARBOUL/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
220, 400 Auburn Meadows Common SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29614955
Courtesy of David A. Williams/Royal LePage Solutions
111 BALL POINT ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Little Britain), Ontario MLS® #29616127
Courtesy of PEARL CARRIGAN/ROYAL LEPAGE FRANK REAL ESTATE
204 - 16 COMPASS TRAIL N
Central Elgin, Ontario MLS® #29616134
Courtesy of KAREN HUTTON/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY
210 MERRITT COURT
North Middlesex (Parkhill), Ontario MLS® #29616141
Courtesy of GEORGIA TUSCH/EXP REALTY
811 - 150 EAST LIBERTY STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29616146
Courtesy of KYLIE SOLWAY/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
2010 - 373 FRONT STREET W
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29616158
Courtesy of HOWARD WALL/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY SW REALTY
5201 - 50 YORKVILLE AVENUE
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29616160
Courtesy of PATRICIA SUN/RE/MAX REALTRON BARRY COHEN HOMES INC.
497 Bennett Avenue
Penticton, British Columbia MLS® #29616336
Courtesy of Peter Byrnes/Chamberlain Property Group
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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