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.
190 CARLTON STREET
St. Catharines (Downtown), Ontario MLS® #30452798
Courtesy of Justin Kilkenny/BOLDT REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
2632 DUMMER ASPHODEL ROAD
Douro-Dummer, Ontario MLS® #30454143
Courtesy of Al Daize/Homelife Superior Realty Inc.
493 BRENDA DRIVE
Greater Sudbury (Sudbury), Ontario MLS® #30454580
Courtesy of PAYAL MIDHA TANGRI/SKYMAX REALTY INC.
1082 BRIARWOOD TRAIL
Dysart et al (Harburn), Ontario MLS® #30454136
Courtesy of JEFF STRANO/RE/MAX Professionals North
175 VAN HORNE AVENUE
Dryden (Milestone), Ontario MLS® #30454162
Courtesy of Angie Berrey/Sunset Country Realty Inc.
4442 BENNETT ROAD
Burlington (Shoreacres), Ontario MLS® #30454232
Courtesy of TANYA ROCCA/ROYAL LEPAGE BURLOAK REAL ESTATE SERVICES
LOT 12 3 CONCESSION
South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario MLS® #30454326
Courtesy of JOAN STEWART/Wilfred McIntee & Co Limited
5751 Linyard Rd
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30454294
Courtesy of Vivian Ma/Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)
2010 - 12 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30454338
Courtesy of VICTORIA REID/LANDLORD REALTY INC.
1505 - 8200 BIRCHMOUNT ROAD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30454408
Courtesy of JAY XU/AVION REALTY INC.
209 - 20 FOUNDRY AVENUE
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #30454441
Courtesy of JULIE RUTHERFORD/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY
420 VANDUSEN AVENUE
Southgate, Ontario MLS® #30454458
Courtesy of HARPREET JUNEJA/COLDWELL BANKER DREAM CITY REALTY
518 2000 Hannington Rd
Langford, British Columbia MLS® #30454465
Courtesy of Erin Ravlic/Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
407 - 3360 SOUTHGATE ROAD
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30454496
Courtesy of Naj Sadaat/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
15 - 570 WESTNEY ROAD S
Ajax (South West), Ontario MLS® #30454674
Courtesy of SALIMA NAZIR/REALTY WEALTH GROUP INC.
Lot 117 Golf Course Drive
Blind Bay, British Columbia MLS® #30452661
Courtesy of Paul Demenok/REMAX Shuswap
2092 HIGHWAY 6
Puslinch, Ontario MLS® #30452539
Courtesy of Lisa Milroy/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
35 GREENBUSH COURT
Brampton (Northgate), Ontario MLS® #30454561
Courtesy of ROSA N CRUZ/HOMELIFE G1 REALTY INC.
#332 344 Windermere RD NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30453549
Courtesy of Rebecca D. Giesbrecht/Real Broker
5133 52 Street
Lacombe, Alberta MLS® #30454751
Courtesy of Mitzi Billard/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
62 Dauphin Avenue Unit# 103
Penticton, British Columbia MLS® #30454770
Courtesy of Jaclyn Kinrade/Royal LePage Locations West
204, 611 8 Avenue NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30454799
Courtesy of Angela McNeill/RE/MAX Complete Realty
601 - 105 GEORGE STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30454946
Courtesy of MEI DING/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
58 HARWOOD AVENUE N
Ajax (Central), Ontario MLS® #30454953
Courtesy of SHIV BANSAL/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.
2317 CHAPPELLE GA SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30454958
Courtesy of Christina A. Reid/Century 21 Leading
532 20769 FRASER HIGHWAY
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #30454960
Courtesy of Trevor Street/Royal LePage Elite West
3375 Dent CRESCENT
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan MLS® #30454972
Courtesy of Jesse Honch/Coldwell Banker Signature
700 Riverside Way Unit# 205
Fernie, British Columbia MLS® #30454807
Courtesy of Miriam Leishman/RE/MAX Elk Valley Realty
8 ALBERT STREET E
Springwater (Hillsdale), Ontario MLS® #30454814
Courtesy of LORRAINE JORDAN/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
4106 - 11 WELLESLEY STREET W
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30454833
Courtesy of DING LI/JDL REALTY INC.
#201 10149 83 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30454845
Courtesy of Reinee L. Bouclin/MaxWell Challenge Realty
2 - 739 CONCESSION 15 ROAD W
Tiny, Ontario MLS® #30454852
Courtesy of KAMILA ROSE/RE/MAX CROSSTOWN REALTY INC.
818 MIRIAM CRESCENT
Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #30454869
Courtesy of HARRY MAND/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
95 OPTIMIST DRIVE
Southwold, Ontario MLS® #30454908
Courtesy of LYNETTE GONYOU/PRIME REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
27 ARGYLE AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30454915
Courtesy of Geoff Walker/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE WALKER REALTY
220 Kettleview Road Unit# 13
Big White, British Columbia MLS® #30454927
Courtesy of Rachelle Moulton/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
6060 OLD SCUGOG ROAD
Clarington, Ontario MLS® #30454939
Courtesy of Linda Porritt/Century 21 Infinity Realty Inc.
86 45640 WATSON ROAD|Garrison Crossing
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #30454941
Courtesy of Rachael Olivares/Real Broker BC Ltd
272 UPPER PARADISE ROAD
Hamilton (Westcliffe), Ontario MLS® #30454989
Courtesy of HASSAN QURESHI/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT 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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