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.
7276 GOLDEN MEADOW COURT
Mississauga (Meadowvale Village), Ontario MLS® #30414584
Courtesy of NIRAV GANDHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
35 SEWARD CRESCENT
Ajax (Northeast Ajax), Ontario MLS® #30414577
Courtesy of NIRUN SIVANANTHAN/RARE REAL ESTATE
838 - 8119 BIRCHMOUNT ROAD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30414604
Courtesy of LEONA ZHU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
17 CATHY JEAN CRESCENT
Toronto (Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown), Ontario MLS® #30414976
Courtesy of ERIC DE PAOLIS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
LOWER - 209 GREENBROOK DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30414988
Courtesy of SANJIV SHUKLA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
35 Marigold CRESCENT
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan MLS® #30414990
Courtesy of Vicki Pantelopoulos/Global Direct Realty Inc.
607 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30414743
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
3 FRESHSPRING DRIVE
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30414750
Courtesy of PRANAV PURI/CENTURY 21 PROPERTY ZONE REALTY INC.
97 - 1730 COLUMBIA COURT
Windsor, Ontario MLS® #30415025
Courtesy of Raman Gill/RE/MAX SKYWAY REALTY INC.
911 - 4010 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Toronto (Humber Heights), Ontario MLS® #30415099
Courtesy of ALEX NOLIS/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
1439 UPPER THAMES Drive
Woodstock, Ontario MLS® #30415498
Courtesy of Jaspreet Nanra/Royal Canadian Realty
104 NAWAUTIN DRIVE
Alnwick/Haldimand (Grafton), Ontario MLS® #30414731
Courtesy of CHRIS AHEARN/Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage
Pine Avenue Lot# 80
Anglemont, British Columbia MLS® #30415563
Courtesy of Janet Barrett/RE/MAX Vernon
BSMT - 90 GENOA ROAD
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #30415405
Courtesy of ANN VUONG/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
847 QUEENSTON BOULEVARD
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #30415582
Courtesy of KAMAL KAUR/ROYAL LEPAGE FLOWER CITY REALTY
125 SHOREVIEW Place Unit# 522
Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #30415481
Courtesy of Nick Kapoor/HOMELIFE MIRACLE REALTY MISSISSAUGA
LT 32 PT 8 GIBBONS ROAD
Strong, Ontario MLS® #30415020
Courtesy of ASHLEY CHABAN/Chestnut Park Real Estate
119 CLARENCE STREET
London East (East K), Ontario MLS® #30415594
Courtesy of TY GILES/SAKER REALTY CORPORATION
28 TIDEMORE HEIGHTS
Hamilton (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #30415385
Courtesy of RAYMOND LI/KINGSWAY REAL ESTATE
71 CASTLEPOINT DRIVE
Vaughan (Elder Mills), Ontario MLS® #30415575
Courtesy of GIANNI ZEPPIERI/RE/MAX NOBLECORP REAL ESTATE
3596 SOUTHBRIDGE AVENUE
London South (South W), Ontario MLS® #30415739
Courtesy of BEANT SINGH GILL/CENTURY 21 PROPERTY ZONE REALTY INC.
214 Kincora Heights NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30415669
Courtesy of Michael Niemans/RE/MAX Landan Real Estate
BSMNT - 224 RIVER ROAD E
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30415741
Courtesy of JAPJEET SINGH SETHI/CENTURY 21 LEGACY LTD.
112 2840 Knotty Pine Rd
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #30415765
Courtesy of Nick Wise/Alexandrite Real Estate Ltd.
243 Sierra Morena Close SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30415746
Courtesy of Donna Rooney/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
796 4TH AVENUE
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30414408
Courtesy of Norman Ferris/RE/MAX Core Realty
805 - 224 KING STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30414597
Courtesy of GEORGE ABDELSAYED/HOMELIFE EXCELSIOR REALTY INC.
1197 DETLOR HEIGHTS
Milton (Walker), Ontario MLS® #30414744
Courtesy of UMER FAROOQ/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
26 IMPERIAL LAKES DRIVE
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #30414977
Courtesy of NISHAN SINGH/HOMELIFE REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
611 - 30 BLUE SPRINGS DRIVE
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30414989
Courtesy of MANINDER SINGH DUGGAL/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
1802 12 ST
Cold Lake, Alberta MLS® #30415071
Courtesy of Joanne Myhre Copeland/Coldwell Banker Lifestyle
914 - 18 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30414946
Courtesy of SUNIL NARALE/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
75 GRADWELL DRIVE
Toronto (Cliffcrest), Ontario MLS® #30414578
Courtesy of SHAWN SU/TARGET ONE REALTY POINT
19 RUSTIC AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Rouge Woods), Ontario MLS® #30414605
Courtesy of VIVIAN ZOU/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.
1629 SHAUNA CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30414775
Courtesy of Amanda Ostapyk/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
1 D'AUBIGNY ROAD
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30415742
Courtesy of ADAM ALKALAANI/HOME AND BUSINESS REALTY
3502 - 8 EGLINTON AVENUE E
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #30415401
Courtesy of MOHAMMAD TAGHI PIROOZFARD/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
#1222, 1222 Edenwold Heights NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30415209
Courtesy of Merli Rojas/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
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