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.
2811 - 310 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30492198
Courtesy of TIGER GUO/REAL HOME CANADA REALTY INC.
2203 - 80 ABSOLUTE AVENUE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30492199
Courtesy of TIGER GUO/REAL HOME CANADA REALTY INC.
LOWER - 197 LANCASTER AVENUE
Newmarket (Bristol-London), Ontario MLS® #30490964
Courtesy of STEVEN KU/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
15 Edgewood Drive
Stewiacke, Nova Scotia MLS® #30491272
Courtesy of Sara Keyes/RE/MAX Nova (Enfield)
463 WADE Avenue Unit# 101
Penticton, British Columbia MLS® #30491880
Courtesy of Amar Kahlon/RE/MAX Penticton Realty
2208, 910 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30491885
Courtesy of Amideus Chow/TREC The Real Estate Company
3312 - 230 SIMCOE STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30491912
Courtesy of MICHELLE YU/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES SUCCESS TEAM
506 - 5081 HURONTARIO STREET W
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #30492030
Courtesy of HAMED FAKKAR ESFAHANI/EXP REALTY
8 Heron Road
Central West River, Nova Scotia MLS® #30492023
Courtesy of Sherry Blinkhorn/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.
463 WADE Avenue Unit# 103
Penticton, British Columbia MLS® #30491878
Courtesy of Amar Kahlon/RE/MAX Penticton Realty
58 STEVENSON STREET
Essa (Angus), Ontario MLS® #30491847
Courtesy of LINDA KNIGHT/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY
4 - 66 LONG BRANCH AVENUE
Toronto (Long Branch), Ontario MLS® #30492009
Courtesy of YANG YANG/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
34 DR. PEARSON COURT
East Gwillimbury (Sharon), Ontario MLS® #30491917
Courtesy of HUU TY HUYNH/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
9 - 15 ALLAN DRIVE
Caledon (Bolton East), Ontario MLS® #30491924
Courtesy of GABRIEL FARID GHOBRIAL/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
24 BEAUMONDE HEIGHTS DRIVE
Toronto (Thistletown-Beaumonde Heights), Ontario MLS® #30491929
Courtesy of DANIEL FORTUNATO/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
2045 APPLEBY Line Unit# 305
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30491950
Courtesy of Stacey Belbin/Bradbury Estate Realty Inc.
12 RAVENSCROFT COURT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30491967
Courtesy of Angela Hennessey/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
312 - 3 GLOUCESTER STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30492148
Courtesy of VIVIANA YE/PROMPTON REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP.
36 DAWLISH AVENUE
Aurora (Aurora Highlands), Ontario MLS® #30492155
Courtesy of VANESSA WANG/CENTURY 21 KING'S QUAY REAL ESTATE INC.
#1307 10024 JASPER AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30492143
Courtesy of Natalie M. Ambrozuk/RE/MAX Real Estate
6105, 755 Copperpond Boulevard SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30491998
Courtesy of Marlene Saunders/TREC The Real Estate Company
1911 BALLYMOTE AVENUE E
London North (North C), Ontario MLS® #30492042
Courtesy of BIJOY VELLANICKAL/RE/MAX CENTRE CITY REALTY INC
Lot 12 A Kenny Crescent
Wolfville, Nova Scotia MLS® #30492066
Courtesy of Cameron Samson/Engel & Volkers (Wolfville)
4903 46 Street
Innisfail, Alberta MLS® #30492047
Courtesy of Randy Brook/Royal LePage Mission Real Estate
1016 Oliview Dr
Hyde Creek, British Columbia MLS® #30492078
Courtesy of Lynne Wilson/460 Realty Inc. (PH)
912 CHABLIS CRESCENT
Russell, Ontario MLS® #30492097
Courtesy of Marilyn Scribnock/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY
5 - 1970 HYDE PARK ROAD
London North (North E), Ontario MLS® #30491861
Courtesy of SHAILESH PATEL/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
213 ELMWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30490945
Courtesy of SUE ZHANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
719 - 5858 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #30491359
Courtesy of JUN BAE/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
PRIVATE BEDROOM - 262 MONTICELLO AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30491450
Courtesy of ARJIT KAPILA/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
715 1628 Store St
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #30491032
Courtesy of Ainsley Gower/Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
# 811 - 260 SACKVILLE STREET
Toronto (Regent Park), Ontario MLS® #30491525
Courtesy of FAYEZ TARZI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
124 CASABEL DRIVE
Vaughan (Maple), Ontario MLS® #30491532
Courtesy of ABID MAQSOOD/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
1408 - 90 ABSOLUTE AVENUE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30491537
Courtesy of RAVI KUMAR BEDI/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
Lot 9 Bluefin Lane
Cape George Point, Nova Scotia MLS® #30491551
Courtesy of Jonathan David/PG Direct Realty Ltd.
13 UNGAVA BAY ROAD
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30491025
Courtesy of KANWALJIT SINGH CHANNE/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
--BASEMENT - 331 LINDEN STREET
Oshawa (Donevan), Ontario MLS® #30491587
Courtesy of BALU SHANMUGA/HOMELIFE GALAXY BALU'S REALTY LTD.
1749 McLeans Lake Road
South Shore, Nova Scotia MLS® #30491614
Courtesy of Mary-Anne Taylor/PG Direct Realty Ltd.
21 - 5084 ALYSSA DRIVE
Lincoln (Beamsville), Ontario MLS® #30491645
Courtesy of SOPHIE CAO/RE/MAX DYNAMICS REALTY
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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