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
24 GLENCAIRN AVENUE
Toronto (Lawrence Park South), Ontario MLS® #29563210
Courtesy of DESMOND A. BROWN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
735 MORNINGSTAR WAY
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29563241
Courtesy of Michel Damphousse/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
3615 - 225 COMMERCE STREET W
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29563265
Courtesy of WINSTON WANG/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
545 - 150 LOGAN AVENUE
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29563253
Courtesy of RAY WANG/AVION REALTY INC.
2 BEEBE CRESCENT
Markham (Wismer), Ontario MLS® #29563222
Courtesy of MARK DU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
350B WALMER ROAD
Toronto (Casa Loma), Ontario MLS® #29563246
Courtesy of YASAMIN RISMANI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
62 TROON AVENUE
Vaughan (Maple), Ontario MLS® #29563227
Courtesy of MATTHEW CHU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
3763 FAIRWAY ROAD
Innisfil, Ontario MLS® #29563260
Courtesy of MEHRAN KARIMPOUR/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
521 - 50 ANN O'REILLY ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #29563215
Courtesy of ELVA YIN TSING LEE/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
105 AUGUST LILY CRESCENT
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29563196
Courtesy of James Wang/COLDWELL BANKER SARAZEN REALTY
84 - 190 HARDING BOULEVARD W
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29563223
Courtesy of ANITA DAI/SMART SOLD REALTY
44 RUTLEDGE AVENUE
Newmarket (Huron Heights-Leslie Valley), Ontario MLS® #29563228
Courtesy of MEG GHAZNAVI/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
1013 - 16 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29563247
Courtesy of NARANAN RAMAKRISHNAN/LISTO INC.
1012 - 20 HARDING BOULEVARD W
Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29563259
Courtesy of MOHSEN ARBABI MONFARED/VIP BAY REALTY INC.
66 - 31 TOWNSEND DRIVE
Woolwich, Ontario MLS® #29563273
Courtesy of TORY AKENE/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
81 HEASLIP TERRACE
Toronto (Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan), Ontario MLS® #29563254
Courtesy of PHILIP YUNG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
31 RINALDO ROAD
Georgina (Keswick South), Ontario MLS® #29563266
Courtesy of AIDEN RAD/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
921 - 108 PETER STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29563217
Courtesy of MIKE ZHENG/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
5207 - 7890 JANE STREET
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29563224
Courtesy of NIRAV GANDHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
1019 - 20 EDWARD STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29563248
Courtesy of NARAYAN MOHANAKRISHNAN/T.O. CONDOS REALTY INC.
31 TOWNSEND Drive Unit# 66
Breslau, Ontario MLS® #29563154
Courtesy of Tory Akene/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
640 WINDWOOD DRIVE
Hamilton (Binbrook), Ontario MLS® #29563236
Courtesy of KARIM NARSINGANI/HOUSESIGMA INC.
86 KINGDON MINE ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29563197
Courtesy of Melissa Hamilton/INNOVATION REALTY LTD.
226 CANADA DRIVE
Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #29563229
Courtesy of BEN GHASEMIAN/HOUSESIGMA INC.
LOWER - 42 CADILLAC AVENUE
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #29563243
Courtesy of HELEN HONG ZHU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
65 - 2500 HILL RISE COURT
Oshawa (Windfields), Ontario MLS® #29563255
Courtesy of SUSAN MAY FELIPE/VALERY REAL ESTATE INC.
1019 - 20 EDWARD STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29563250
Courtesy of NARAYAN MOHANAKRISHNAN/T.O. CONDOS REALTY INC.
353 BROWNRIDGE DRIVE
Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #29563262
Courtesy of GURU RAJARATNAM/HOUSESIGMA INC.
105 FOXBORO TC
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #29563267
Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty
6360 ATHERLY CRESCENT
Mississauga (Meadowvale), Ontario MLS® #29563231
Courtesy of RODNEY FREITAS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
87 DOLOMITI COURT
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29563274
Courtesy of NEVEEN FARESS/REALTY ONE GROUP FLAGSHIP
370 STROUDS LANE
Pickering (Highbush), Ontario MLS® #29563220
Courtesy of DYLAN SILBERNAGEL/KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CENTRES
20 - 15 BLACKLOCK STREET
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29563237
Courtesy of NIRAV GANDHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
220 - 509 BEECROFT ROAD
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29563249
Courtesy of MIKE SAFAEI/RE/MAX ELITE REAL ESTATE
760 FREEMONT COURT
Innisfil (Alcona), Ontario MLS® #29563263
Courtesy of PEYMAN SAGHAT FOROUSH/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
1075 DUFFERIN STREET
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29563270
Courtesy of CHRIS PATRINOS/WEST-100 METRO VIEW REALTY 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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide