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
436 4TH STREET E
Cornwall, Ontario MLS® #30321328
Courtesy of JOEL DINELLE/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
450 South Drive
Summerside, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30321265
Courtesy of Tina Mundy/RE/MAX HARBOURSIDE REALTY
2518 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30321924
Courtesy of SUNNY SONG/YOUR HOME SOLD GUARANTEED REALTY SPECIALISTS INC
308 - 350 WEBB DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30321936
Courtesy of ANA DI PIAZZA/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
675 LUNDYS LANE
Peterborough (Otonabee Ward 1), Ontario MLS® #30321948
Courtesy of GITA VILIMEK/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
1019 BEACH BOULEVARD
Hamilton (Hamilton Beach), Ontario MLS® #30321955
Courtesy of PARVEEN ARORA/RE/MAX OPTIMUM REALTY
8712 136 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30320875
Courtesy of Janice L. Kosak/MaxWell Challenge Realty
1286 KIPLING AVENUE
Toronto (Princess-Rosethorn), Ontario MLS® #30321931
Courtesy of LISA LOMBARDOZZI/RE/MAX EXPERTS
408 SANATORIUM Road
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30321943
Courtesy of Rachel Harsevoort/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
35 Linden Place
Rural Red Deer County, Alberta MLS® #30321448
Courtesy of Amanda Blake/Lime Green Realty Central
11 CARIBOU COURT
Barrie (Holly), Ontario MLS® #30321710
Courtesy of PEGGY HILL/RE/MAX HALLMARK PEGGY HILL GROUP REALTY
66 ISABELLA STREET
Brampton (Brampton West), Ontario MLS® #30321765
Courtesy of LAKHVINDER GILL/SMARTWAY REALTY
240 20 Street N
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #30321823
Courtesy of TROY LEAVITT/Royal Lepage South Country - Lethbridge
15 COSTIGAN COURT
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #30321760
Courtesy of MATTHEW HILL/ROYAL LEPAGE MEADOWTOWNE REALTY
76 1973 WINFIELD DRIVE
Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #30320837
Courtesy of Tyler Hancock/Team 3000 Realty Ltd.
3 HUNT STREET
Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #30320995
Courtesy of EMILIA MCCORMACK/Bosley Real Estate Ltd.
236 CAMPBELL DRIVE N
McNab/Braeside, Ontario MLS® #30322129
Courtesy of Shelley Evelyn/SOLID ROCK REALTY
2408 HEREFORD Crescent
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30322220
Courtesy of LAUREN JAMIESON/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
218 - 6 HUMBERLINE DRIVE
Toronto (West Humber-Clairville), Ontario MLS® #30321400
Courtesy of RAY COCHRANE/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
48 NANPORT STREET
Brampton (Westgate), Ontario MLS® #30322395
Courtesy of LENITA MENDES/EXIT REALTY HARE (PEEL)
6 CRICKET HOLLOW
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30321195
Courtesy of DEREK MCGRATH/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE
549 CLAIR CREEK Boulevard
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30321986
Courtesy of DAVID MCINTYRE/MCINTYRE REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC.
LOT 17 SOUTH SHORE ROAD
Loyalist (Amherst Island), Ontario MLS® #30322268
Courtesy of MARK SINNETT/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD., BROKERAGE
5827 Victoria Street
Peachland, British Columbia MLS® #30322321
Courtesy of Kaila Klassen/Royal LePage Kelowna
97 TIMBERTOP CRESCENT
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30322403
Courtesy of RAFE MARKOSS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
146 CRYSTALVIEW CRESCENT
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #30322408
Courtesy of JESSIE SINGH/COLDWELL BANKER SUN REALTY
49 GROVE Avenue
St. Catharines, Ontario MLS® #30322415
Courtesy of Kayla Smith/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
6 CORBETT STREET
Southgate, Ontario MLS® #30322434
Courtesy of DAVID A OLUSEYE/RE/MAX METROPOLIS REALTY
705 - 9560 MARKHAM ROAD
Markham (Wismer), Ontario MLS® #30322150
Courtesy of SANDY LIU/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
167 THE QUEENSWAY
Barrie (Innis-Shore), Ontario MLS® #30322167
Courtesy of CURTIS GODDARD/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
992 COOK DRIVE
Midland, Ontario MLS® #30321323
Courtesy of SHELBY GREENLAW/Keller Williams Experience Realty
641 SPEYER CIRCLE
Milton (HA Harrison), Ontario MLS® #30322299
Courtesy of JEREMY MEEHAN/Town Or Country Real Estate (Halton) Ltd., Brokerage
304, 140 Sagewood Boulevard SW
Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #30322465
Courtesy of Adnan Ali Assaf/eXp Realty
9 - 62 COMPASS TRAIL
Central Elgin (Port Stanley), Ontario MLS® #30322489
Courtesy of JUSTIN KONIKOW/PRIME REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
59 ALLEN Street W
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30322530
Courtesy of DARRYL WATTY/Chestnut Park Realty Southwestern Ontario Limited
104 Lakeview Avenue
Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia MLS® #30321311
Courtesy of David Yetman/Century 21 All Points
1321 ST. JAMES AVENUE
Mississauga (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #30321392
Courtesy of AYUB MEHTA/iCloud Realty Ltd.
9 - 12 BRIDGEPORT ROAD E
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30321412
Courtesy of DAVID ROBBIO/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
2750 KING Street E Unit# 103
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30321405
Courtesy of Stacey Belbin/Bradbury Estate Realty Inc.
335 YORK Road
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30321190
Courtesy of Scarlett Strati/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
2355 Maynard Street
Halifax Peninsula, Nova Scotia MLS® #30321051
Courtesy of Jessica Tasker/Red Door 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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