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.
642 THE GLEN ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Mariposa), Ontario MLS® #30466871
Courtesy of Jami Joy/Re/Max All-Stars Realty Inc.
130 ST. GEORGE Street
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30466965
Courtesy of Jon Alonzo/Royal LePage Brant Realty
718 - 35 BRIAN PECK CRESCENT
Toronto (Thorncliffe Park), Ontario MLS® #30467071
Courtesy of WEN SHU/RE/MAX ADVANCE REALTY
467 TEMPLEMEAD DRIVE
Hamilton (Templemead), Ontario MLS® #30467401
Courtesy of MITCHELL PERLIC/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
725 RHODES AVENUE
Toronto (Greenwood-Coxwell), Ontario MLS® #30467305
Courtesy of ALLIE REMPEL/BSPOKE REALTY INC.
20 MURDOCH DRIVE
Brampton (Northwood Park), Ontario MLS® #30467350
Courtesy of KALPESH SHAH/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
37 CHERRY POST CRESCENT
Toronto (Markland Wood), Ontario MLS® #30467362
Courtesy of KIRA GINZBURG/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
1323 SHAMIR CRESCENT
Mississauga (Erindale), Ontario MLS® #30467374
Courtesy of JANICE ZHANG/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
9 - 20 ANNA CAPRI DRIVE
Hamilton (Templemead), Ontario MLS® #30467398
Courtesy of RAYDOLMAR TAMONDONG/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
172 WESTBANK Trail
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30467413
Courtesy of Moe Eleish/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
26 Norman Drive
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30467420
Courtesy of Amirhossein (Gabriel) Rahbari/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
819 - 58 LAKESIDE TERRACE
Barrie (Little Lake), Ontario MLS® #30466960
Courtesy of CURTIS GODDARD/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
5 WELLINGTON Street S Unit# 1009
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30467139
Courtesy of ROBERT ALEXANDER MCFEE/Condo Culture Inc. - Brokerage 2
42 Cornerstone Manor NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30467514
Courtesy of Joanna Barstad/Royal LePage Benchmark
713 - 17 BARBERRY PLACE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30467526
Courtesy of SHAWN MICHAEL WHELAN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
14 JOSHUA Court
Plattsville, Ontario MLS® #30466605
Courtesy of Kyle Ward/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
12 LOWER-8016 ANNIS ROAD|Eastern Hillsides
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #30467038
Courtesy of Serena Laye/Century 21 Creekside Realty
293 Lawrence Road
Union Corner, Nova Scotia MLS® #30467211
Courtesy of Melissa Levy/Exit Realty Town & Country
1914 9 Avenue N
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #30467691
Courtesy of Tracey Dumonceau/Lethbridge Real Estate.com
4 2100 Allenby St
Oak Bay, British Columbia MLS® #30467906
Courtesy of Lewis Ratcliff/Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island
22 TODD ROAD
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #30466528
Courtesy of JIMMY HE/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
681 HARVEY AVENUE
Midland, Ontario MLS® #30467242
Courtesy of SHELBY GREENLAW/Keller Williams Experience Realty
7 CHALMERS Street Unit# LOWER
St. Catharines, Ontario MLS® #30466833
Courtesy of Barbara Iglic/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
1613 - 170 SUMACH STREET
Toronto (Regent Park), Ontario MLS® #30467069
Courtesy of JENNY BUI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
103 1037 Richardson St
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #30466895
Courtesy of Dennis Lam/RE/MAX Sabre Realty Group
26 - 253 TAYLOR STREET
London East (East C), Ontario MLS® #30467033
Courtesy of ABBE SHEEDY/BLUE FOREST REALTY INC.
4227 COUNTY 45 ROAD
Hamilton Township, Ontario MLS® #30467122
Courtesy of JACQUELINE PENNINGTON/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.
1135 Cambridge Road
Sturgeon, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30467425
Courtesy of Darcy Johnston/RE/MAX CHARLOTTETOWN REALTY
28454 FRASER HIGHWAY
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #30467595
Courtesy of Jesse Braun/RE/MAX Truepeak Realty
7992 PETER STREET
Niagara Falls (Chippawa), Ontario MLS® #30467603
Courtesy of NATALIE KESHAVARZNIA/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
1101 - 260 SENECA HILL DRIVE
Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #30467278
Courtesy of TYLER MCLAY/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
251 E NORTHFIELD Drive E Unit# 217
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30466726
Courtesy of RACHEL PAQUETTE/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc.
13 SOMERSET AVENUE
Hamilton (Stipley), Ontario MLS® #30466517
Courtesy of Rick Cardamone/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
328 Saddlebrook Point NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30467010
Courtesy of Michael R. Laprairie/Jayman Realty Inc.
8650 Gibraltar St
Port Hardy, British Columbia MLS® #30466947
Courtesy of Melanie Erickson/REMAX Ocean Pacific (CR)
82 Howe Street
Lockeport, Nova Scotia MLS® #30467046
Courtesy of Meghan Cox/Royal Lepage Atlantic (Mahone Bay)
3427 MUSKOKA Street
Washago, Ontario MLS® #30466997
Courtesy of CHRIS BLIGHT/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
88 - 575 WOODWARD AVENUE
Hamilton (Parkview), Ontario MLS® #30467123
Courtesy of LIDIA CHMIELEWSKI/FUTURE GROUP REALTY SERVICES 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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