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
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
2324 HGHWAY 16
Rural Parkland County, Alberta MLS® #30270129
Courtesy of Kerry R. Pfannmuller/Century 21 Leading
140 LUNDY'S LANE
Newmarket (Huron Heights-Leslie Valley), Ontario MLS® #30264807
Courtesy of MICHELLE HAICK/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
10747 COUNTY ROAD 2
Alnwick/Haldimand (Grafton), Ontario MLS® #30265526
Courtesy of Paul Moher/RE/MAX HALLMARK EASTERN REALTY
2175 ACHER ROAD
Williams Lake, British Columbia MLS® #30266492
Courtesy of Linda Jorgensen/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
61 HIGHLAND ROAD
Oakville (CO Central), Ontario MLS® #30265660
Courtesy of BRAD MILLER/CENTURY 21 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD.
4290 VICTORIA Road S
Puslinch, Ontario MLS® #30265475
Courtesy of Mani Mattu/Homelife Power Realty Inc.
86 - 2600 WILLIAM JACKSON DRIVE
Pickering (Duffin Heights), Ontario MLS® #30267123
Courtesy of DIMA FAKHOURY/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
17 DRIFTWOOD Drive
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #30266389
Courtesy of Thomas Dedrick/Progressive Realty Group Inc.
2308 - 120 PARLIAMENT STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30265893
Courtesy of NICK OPPEDISANO/RE/MAX PREMIER THE OP TEAM
7 MAIN STREET
Cavan Monaghan (Millbrook Village), Ontario MLS® #30266226
Courtesy of GingerAnne McQueston/Coldwell Banker Electric Realty
811 FOURTH STREET N
Kenora (North End), Ontario MLS® #30266480
Courtesy of Shawn Ralko/Century 21 Northern Choice Realty Ltd.
LOT 4 BETTCHER STREET
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #30267058
Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
253B BRADFORD STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30266769
Courtesy of Rocco Manfredi/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
56, 3519 49 Street NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30268917
Courtesy of Annie Demello/The Real Estate District
855 MOUNTAINVIEW AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30267039
Courtesy of Sean Tasse/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
333 1477 Lower Water Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #30267705
Courtesy of Mia Rankin/Royal LePage Atlantic
3 MAW COURT
Barrie (Northwest), Ontario MLS® #30268234
Courtesy of HEATHER BEAUCHESNE/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
11 - 4480 CHESSWOOD DRIVE
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #30264890
Courtesy of MARCELLO SCORZA/VANGUARD REALTY BROKERAGE CORP.
3359 Cougar Road Unit# 9
West Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #30268018
Courtesy of Fil Strycharek/Vantage West Realty Inc.
33 6299 144 STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30267596
Courtesy of Sukhjinder Sadhre/Macdonald Realty Westmar
5335 Big White Road Unit# 209
Big White, British Columbia MLS® #30269100
Courtesy of Darla Cooper/Oakwyn Realty Okanagan
2505 - 363 COLBORNE STREET
London East (East K), Ontario MLS® #30269061
Courtesy of BRITTANY LANDGREN/THE REALTY FIRM INC.
1 - 509 COLBORNE STREET W
Whitby (Downtown Whitby), Ontario MLS® #30266555
Courtesy of SANDRA DANTAS/SUTTON GROUP-HERITAGE REALTY INC.
14 950 ANDERSON DRIVE
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #30267053
Courtesy of William Lacy/Century 21 Energy Realty(Qsnl)
103 - 240 WELLESLEY STREET E
Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #30268900
Courtesy of VISHNU SIVASUBRAMANIAM/ROYAL LEPAGE IGNITE REALTY
43 8277 161 STREET
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30269124
Courtesy of Payam Ali/TRG The Residential Group Realty
302 - 78 WELLAND STREET N
Thorold (Thorold Downtown), Ontario MLS® #30264655
Courtesy of Denis Rancourt/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
358 BARTON STREET E
Hamilton (Landsdale), Ontario MLS® #30264946
Courtesy of LISA MARIA PODDA/ROCK STAR REAL ESTATE INC.
105, 518 33 Street NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30266586
Courtesy of Rebecca Beninger/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
14548 110A AVENUE AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30265862
Courtesy of Jay Khun Khun/Nationwide Realty Corp.
319 ROCKVIEW
Selwyn, Ontario MLS® #30265172
Courtesy of LORRAINE PRATA/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
421 Creekside Drive SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30266283
Courtesy of David Lofthaug/Bode Platform Inc.
10107 102 Avenue
Hythe, Alberta MLS® #30267902
Courtesy of Vern Moore/Century 21 Grande Prairie Realty Inc.
1365 S 5 HIGHWAY
Valemount, British Columbia MLS® #30266245
Courtesy of Sherri Malone/Royal LePage Downtown Realty
706 - 206 ST GEORGE STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #30266517
Courtesy of NIKKI GOODMAN/HAZELTON REAL ESTATE INC.
468 LAKEVIEW DRIVE
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #30267952
Courtesy of Angela Swimm/Century 21 Heritage House Ltd Brokerage
16 - 163 PINE VALLEY DRIVE
London South (South N), Ontario MLS® #30268164
Courtesy of Danica Dixon/Revel Realty Inc Brokerage
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!
READY TO TALK ABOUT CABBAGETOWN REAL ESTATE?
READY TO TALK ABOUT CABBAGETOWN REAL ESTATE?
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide