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
206 - 400 ADELAIDE STREET E
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30363116
Courtesy of LINDA ING-GILBERT/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
17083 WARDEN AVENUE
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario MLS® #30363123
Courtesy of A.J. DALY/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2107 - 22 HANOVER ROAD
Brampton (Queen Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30363111
Courtesy of EBTEHAL WAHDAN/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
PT LT 8 QUEENS LINE
West Elgin, Ontario MLS® #30363363
Courtesy of JENNIFER HENDERSON/JUST FARMS REALTY
108 TEMPERANCE Street E
Waterford, Ontario MLS® #30363159
Courtesy of Krista Kitchen/Coldwell Banker Momentum Realty
4 - 6029 OLD SCUGOG ROAD
Clarington, Ontario MLS® #30363351
Courtesy of Linda Porritt/Century 21 Infinity Realty Inc.
94 DAWN Crescent
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30363445
Courtesy of MATTHEW DAVEY/ROYAL LEPAGE CROWN REALTY SERVICES
3631 CAMBRIAN ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30363717
Courtesy of Josh West/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
890 PELICAN RD
Rural Opportunity M.D., Alberta MLS® #30363801
Courtesy of Brad Warkentin/Century 21 All Stars Realty Ltd
15 WILLARD GARDENS
Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #30363837
Courtesy of LINA KULIAVAS/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
1003 - 3504 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30363851
Courtesy of GLAD HO/SUTTON GROUP - SUMMIT REALTY INC.
26 BRAMSTEELE ROAD
Brampton (Brampton East Industrial), Ontario MLS® #30363856
Courtesy of PARAM SIDHU/ACRES REAL ESTATE INC.
132 QUEEN STREET S
Hamilton (Kirkendall), Ontario MLS® #30363902
Courtesy of BALJIT GILL/CENTURY 21 SKYLARK REAL ESTATE LTD.
257 LESLIE STREET
Greater Sudbury (Sudbury), Ontario MLS® #30363894
Courtesy of CHAO LING/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
162 CHURCH Street
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30363919
Courtesy of JOHN BENJAMINS/BENJAMINS REALTY INC.
930 Wharncliffe Rd
Duncan, British Columbia MLS® #30363964
Courtesy of Dave Larsh/Royal LePage Duncan Realty
132 - 1221 DUNDIX ROAD
Mississauga (Applewood), Ontario MLS® #30364087
Courtesy of NADIA BINT RAFAEL/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
466 Brookside Road
Upper Brookside, Nova Scotia MLS® #30363700
Courtesy of Samantha Johnson/Keller Williams Select Realty (Truro)
467 TEMPLEMEAD DRIVE
Hamilton (Templemead), Ontario MLS® #30363433
Courtesy of MITCHELL PERLIC/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
139 DEER PARK CIRCLE
London North (North P), Ontario MLS® #30363483
Courtesy of JORDAN HOWARD/THRIVE REALTY GROUP INC.
88 CARMICHAEL AVENUE
Toronto (Bedford Park-Nortown), Ontario MLS® #30363522
Courtesy of JEN LASCHINGER/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.
18 Northcliffe Lane
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #30363452
Courtesy of Denise MacDonell/Red Door Realty
5763 Highway 3
East Jordan, Nova Scotia MLS® #30363457
Courtesy of Kristopher Snarby/EXIT Realty Inter Lake (Liverpool)
71 Adams Loop
Happy Valley - Goose Bay, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30363495
Courtesy of Robin Cooper/RE/MAX Realty Professionals Ltd. - Goose Bay
54 Himmelman Drive
Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia MLS® #30363616
Courtesy of John Kenny/Sutton Group Professional Realty
A 7045 Wallace Dr
Central Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #30364195
Courtesy of Christina Grey/Royal LePage Coast Capital - Chatterton
84 MARKET Street Unit# 2nd Floor
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30364121
Courtesy of Ed Doucet/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
48 DIANA Avenue
Grimsby, Ontario MLS® #30364347
Courtesy of George V. Stan/Royal LePage Macro Realty
503 - 3008 WILLIAM CUTMORE BOULEVARD
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30365268
Courtesy of JENNIFER YANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
53027 RGE ROAD 225
Rural Strathcona County, Alberta MLS® #30365371
Courtesy of Darin B. Baxandall/RE/MAX Elite
108 - 3 MCALPINE STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #30365390
Courtesy of DAVID P FENSTER/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
703 - 18 MERTON STREET
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #30365395
Courtesy of CHANTEL CRISP/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
53 BANNER CRESCENT
Ajax (South West), Ontario MLS® #30365408
Courtesy of ALIAH KOUSHYAR-MOGHTADER/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
BASEMENT - 63 ENGLISH DRIVE E
New Tecumseth (Beeton), Ontario MLS® #30365439
Courtesy of JAY NADARAJAH/RE/MAX COMMUNITY REALTY INC.
68 BRANDY LANE WAY
Newmarket (Central Newmarket), Ontario MLS® #30365441
Courtesy of LORENZO COOPER/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP 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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