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
LOWER - 75 MADSEN CRESCENT
Markham (Markville), Ontario MLS® #29484062
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/UNION CAPITAL REALTY
179 GAMBLE AVENUE
Toronto (East York), Ontario MLS® #29484055
Courtesy of JACOB PIAO/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
2 BROWNSTONE LANE
Toronto (Kingsway South), Ontario MLS® #29484067
Courtesy of JIEMIN WU/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
501 - 915 MIDLAND AVENUE
Toronto (Eglinton East), Ontario MLS® #29484086
Courtesy of SANDEEP BATRA/HOUSESIGMA INC.
40 WILLIAM JACKSON WAY
Toronto (New Toronto), Ontario MLS® #29484093
Courtesy of STEVEN CHENG/KELLER WILLIAMS ADVANTAGE REALTY
3440 REDMOND ROAD
Mississauga (Fairview), Ontario MLS® #29484063
Courtesy of LILIANA MIHAELA GROVU/EXP REALTY
12 - 50 ORCHID PLACE DRIVE
Toronto (Malvern), Ontario MLS® #29484056
Courtesy of VANZUL MONGA/HOUSESIGMA INC.
365 WHITMORE AVENUE
Toronto (Briar Hill-Belgravia), Ontario MLS® #29484064
Courtesy of LEYLA KANDEMIR/KELLER WILLIAMS ADVANTAGE REALTY
51 - 50 FIDDLERS GREEN ROAD
London North (North P), Ontario MLS® #29484026
Courtesy of JOAN BUTLER/SUTTON GROUP PREFERRED REALTY INC.
804 BYRON STREET S
Whitby (Downtown Whitby), Ontario MLS® #29484083
Courtesy of KIRK FEARON/PINNACLE ONE REAL ESTATE INC.
910 - 38 WATER WALK DRIVE
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29484088
Courtesy of RICHARD DU/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
26 MATTHEWS COURT
St. Catharines (Rykert/Vansickle), Ontario MLS® #29484095
Courtesy of JINSONG LU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
701 LEEDER COURT
Newmarket (Huron Heights-Leslie Valley), Ontario MLS® #29484058
Courtesy of MICHAEL SHEN/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
888 DURHAM LIVE AVENUE
Pickering (Brock Industrial), Ontario MLS® #29484084
Courtesy of HUGE ZHU/ADJOIN REALTY INC.
2979 PICTON PLACE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29484091
Courtesy of AIMIE LIN/ROYAL ELITE REALTY INC.
#418 400 SILVER BERRY RD NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29483602
Courtesy of Mikela Blundon/MaxWell Polaris
40 WILLIAM JACKSON WAY
Toronto (New Toronto), Ontario MLS® #29484066
Courtesy of STEVEN CHENG/KELLER WILLIAMS ADVANTAGE REALTY
14466 NINTH LINE
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario MLS® #29484061
Courtesy of YING XU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
14466 NINTH LINE
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario MLS® #29484059
Courtesy of YING XU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
198 BARKLEY CRESCENT
Oshawa (Vanier), Ontario MLS® #29484054
Courtesy of GINO SGOVIO/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
22 FRANKLIN AVENUE E
Toronto (Centennial Scarborough), Ontario MLS® #29484085
Courtesy of RIYAZ MALAM/CENTURY 21 TITANS REALTY INC.
3034 PRESERVE DRIVE
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #29484092
Courtesy of LINDA ZHI/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
12 - 1940 UPPER APPLEBY LINE DRIVE
Burlington (Uptown), Ontario MLS® #29483235
Courtesy of LAN BURGESS/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
56 46360 VALLEYVIEW ROAD|Promontory
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29483401
Courtesy of Ryan Bain/RE/MAX Blueprint
2006 13438 CENTRAL AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29483418
Courtesy of Dan Kalitowski/Macdonald Realty
317 13308 CENTRAL AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29483425
Courtesy of Anna Qiu/Nu Stream Realty Inc.
4205 - 898 PORTAGE PARKWAY
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29483437
Courtesy of SAM SOLAKA/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
2533 141 STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29483468
Courtesy of Ryan Sidhu/Macdonald Realty (Surrey/152)
8487 Highway 97 Unit# 49
Oliver, British Columbia MLS® #29483494
Courtesy of Cameron Quinn/RE/MAX Wine Capital Realty
625 - 30 DREAMERS WAY
Toronto (Regent Park), Ontario MLS® #29483521
Courtesy of DYLAN KIM/BAYTREE REAL ESTATE INC.
36 - 2043 PROSPECT STREET
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #29483533
Courtesy of ANTONINA DOHOT/RE/MAX EXCEL TITAN
212 WEIR STREET N
Hamilton (Homeside), Ontario MLS® #29483538
Courtesy of VIVANYA NAYYAR/RE/MAX PRESIDENT REALTY
31 SILVER BIRCH STREET
Kawartha Lakes (Verulam), Ontario MLS® #29483540
Courtesy of HARVEY DONG/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
5525 FLEUR-DE-LIS
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29483583
Courtesy of GLAD HO/SUTTON GROUP - SUMMIT REALTY INC.
2520B - 2360 DUNDAS STREET W
Toronto (High Park North), Ontario MLS® #29483588
Courtesy of JAMES MILONAS/THE AGENCY
71 HOOVER CRESCENT
Hamilton (Balfour), Ontario MLS® #29483595
Courtesy of JUSTIN DON LITTLE/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY 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