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
2105 & 2115 Grand Pre Road
Grand Pré, Nova Scotia MLS® #30228997
Courtesy of Jason Paul/EXP Realty of Canada Inc.
1196 RAVENSCLIFFE ROAD
Huntsville (Chaffey), Ontario MLS® #30229027
Courtesy of MOE YOUSSEFIAN/RE/MAX Professionals North
13 ASPEN AV
Rural Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta MLS® #30229197
Courtesy of Becca A. Duiker/RE/MAX PREFERRED CHOICE
616 Bear Cove Road
St. Alphonse, Nova Scotia MLS® #30229351
Courtesy of Jason Thibodeau/RE/MAX Banner Real Estate(Meteghan River)
8952 81 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30229438
Courtesy of Wally Fakhreddine/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
324 COOPER Street
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30229591
Courtesy of DALE DYER/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
3 FENCHURCH DRIVE
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #30229180
Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
406 2nd AVENUE W
Riverhurst, Saskatchewan MLS® #30229205
Courtesy of Jeff Hutton/Sutton Group - Results Realty
7 - 10 PRESTIGE CIRCLE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30229281
Courtesy of Jason Pilon/RE/MAX HALLMARK PILON GROUP REALTY
4302 Sage CRESCENT E
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30229325
Courtesy of Blair Sterling/Realty Hub Brokerage
25 HERITAGE WAY
Thorold (Rolling Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30228769
Courtesy of RUKHSANA MALIK/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
LOWER - 71 DEWPOINT ROAD
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #30228721
Courtesy of JOHN QIAN/SMART SOLD REALTY
2180-2186 HWY. 141
Muskoka Lakes (Watt), Ontario MLS® #30229813
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
1055 BURLEIGH ROAD
Highlands East (Monmouth), Ontario MLS® #30229255
Courtesy of Marilyn Dillon/RE/MAX COUNTRY CLASSICS LTD.
13045 59 AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30230074
Courtesy of Kuljit Tatlay/Nationwide Realty Corp.
24 Deepwood Clayton Park Crescent
Clayton Park, Nova Scotia MLS® #30230303
Courtesy of Alex Astbury/Red Door Realty(Lunenburg)
UPPER - 42 FIELDNEST CRESCENT
Whitby (Rolling Acres), Ontario MLS® #30230389
Courtesy of MANISH SACHDEV/EXP REALTY
49 ROYAL BEECH DRIVE
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #30229363
Courtesy of ANDREW MCKAY/RE/MAX By The Bay Brokerage
642193 104 Street E
Rural Foothills County, Alberta MLS® #30228909
Courtesy of Christine Hill/RE/MAX First
34 101 Neis Access ROAD
Emma Lake, Saskatchewan MLS® #30230238
Courtesy of Morgan Wingate/Century 21 Fusion
411 Hartley ROAD
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30230240
Courtesy of Masoud Golshenas/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
25 MAPLEVIEW PLACE
North Bay (Airport), Ontario MLS® #30229914
Courtesy of SOHAIL ROUHANI/RE/MAX CROWN REALTY (1989) INC.
156 Sylvite CRESCENT
Allan, Saskatchewan MLS® #30230029
Courtesy of Darrin Sych/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
1 Sylvan Drive
Wolfville, Nova Scotia MLS® #30229332
Courtesy of Christine Fancy/Exit Realty Town & Country
12 NATURES TRAIL
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #30229921
Courtesy of KRISTINA TARDIF/Royal LePage Locations North
206 Vineyard Way
Vernon, British Columbia MLS® #30230327
Courtesy of Heather Angel/Royal LePage Downtown Realty
1 - 17 GREENBRIAR ROAD
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30230360
Courtesy of MARCO MOMENI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
78 - 5535 GLEN ERIN DRIVE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30230461
Courtesy of Parinaz Mamresuli/RED HOUSE REALTY
708 - 851 QUEENSTON ROAD
Hamilton (Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #30230524
Courtesy of WAJID ALI MALIK/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
24 CASTLEFIELD DRIVE
Hamilton (Hampton Heights), Ontario MLS® #30230531
Courtesy of MICHELLE DINGWALL/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
100 ROSETHORN Avenue
Toronto, Ontario MLS® #30230536
Courtesy of Bain Thompson/SUTTON GROUP SUMMIT REALTY INC BROKERAGE
2867 HIGHWAY 2
Kingston (Kingston East (Incl CFB Kingston)), Ontario MLS® #30229096
Courtesy of DREW MAYHEW/RE/MAX SERVICE FIRST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
1085 WILLOWDALE AVENUE
Oshawa (Donevan), Ontario MLS® #30229248
Courtesy of Mike Allen/RE/MAX Jazz INC.
6021 HOMECRAFT STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30229279
Courtesy of Karan Sharma/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
380 BARTLEY BULL PARKWAY
Brampton (Brampton East), Ontario MLS® #30229293
Courtesy of SHAWN KHANAL/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
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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