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.
307 - 5168 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30436103
Courtesy of ALBERTO HE CHEN/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
3904 Wilkinson Rd
Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #30436766
Courtesy of David Stevens/Royal LePage Coast Capital - Chatterton
94 YORK STREET
Bluewater (Hensall), Ontario MLS® #30436235
Courtesy of STEVE STIRE/THRIVE REALTY GROUP INC.
12 SPRING STREET
Prince Edward County (Picton), Ontario MLS® #30436362
Courtesy of Pat Benson Moore/Chestnut Park Real Estate Limited
103 ALAMOSA DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30436533
Courtesy of DAVID XIE/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
56 SIR HENRY COURT
King (King City), Ontario MLS® #30436564
Courtesy of JOE SARACENI/RE/MAX WEST SIGNATURE REALTY INC.
605 - 716 THE WEST MALL ROAD
Toronto (Eringate-Centennial-West Deane), Ontario MLS® #30436583
Courtesy of FRANK LOMBARDI/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
31 BENDINGROAD Crescent
St. Catharines, Ontario MLS® #30436610
Courtesy of Steve Augustine/Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty Elite
5333 Granville Road
Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia MLS® #30436665
Courtesy of Lynn Zavitz/RE/MAX Banner Real Estate(Annapolis Royal)
1778 CASSELLS STREET
North Bay (Central), Ontario MLS® #30437480
Courtesy of MATT LAFRAMBOISE/REALTY EXECUTIVES Local Group Inc. Brokerage
0 POPLAR DRIVE
Hamilton Township (Bewdley), Ontario MLS® #30437447
Courtesy of Shawn Grainger/Royal Lepage Kawartha Lakes Realty Inc.
3643 204A STREET
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #30437435
Courtesy of Olga Card/Royal LePage - Wolstencroft
298 OLD NORWOOD ROAD
Havelock-Belmont-Methuen (Belmont-Methuen), Ontario MLS® #30437264
Courtesy of Brenda Calder/KIC Realty
23 BAYVIEW RIDGE
Toronto (Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills), Ontario MLS® #30437500
Courtesy of MERAD SAFAEIAN/THE AGENCY
20 GRANTON Street Unit# 2
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30437505
Courtesy of Melissa Carrington/Keller Williams Complete Realty
TH49 - 10 BRIN DRIVE
Toronto (Edenbridge-Humber Valley), Ontario MLS® #30437365
Courtesy of ANA SANTOS/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
15 Sillery Drive
Valley, Nova Scotia MLS® #30437308
Courtesy of Christine Chalmers/Keller Williams Select Realty (Truro)
3105 - 825 CHURCH STREET
Toronto (Rosedale-Moore Park), Ontario MLS® #30438027
Courtesy of ROBIN A. DANIELS/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
105 CHESTERFIELD AVENUE
London South (South I), Ontario MLS® #30437276
Courtesy of ABBE SHEEDY/BLUE FOREST REALTY INC.
216 - 377 MADISON AVENUE
Toronto (Casa Loma), Ontario MLS® #30437303
Courtesy of HOLLY MICHELLE HENDERSON/EXP REALTY
1795 Country Club Road Unit# 206
Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #30437257
Courtesy of Melody Collo/Zolo Realty
UPPER - 19 BROADFOOT ROAD
Barrie (Letitia Heights), Ontario MLS® #30437202
Courtesy of ENZO ANNECCA/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
UPPER LVL - 19 ATHLONE AVENUE
Brampton (Avondale), Ontario MLS® #30437207
Courtesy of D. PAL SINGH/Century 21 Realty Centre
207 SUTHERLAND STREET S
Clearview (Stayner), Ontario MLS® #30437199
Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
127 TOMLINSON CIRCLE
Markham (Buttonville), Ontario MLS® #30437187
Courtesy of JOANNA LI/ANJIA REALTY
508 BROOKMILL Crescent
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30437240
Courtesy of JENNIFER CAMERON/RE/MAX SOLID GOLD REALTY (II) LTD.
41 SUGAR MAY AVENUE
Thorold (Rolling Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30437233
Courtesy of KRITIKA SOIN/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
7 BRIAR LANE
Hamilton (Dundas), Ontario MLS® #30437226
Courtesy of JOEY ZURINI/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
2101 - 1515 LAKESHORE ROAD E
Mississauga (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #30437221
Courtesy of VIVIANE NUNES/EXP REALTY
2 - 462 HORNER AVENUE
Toronto (Alderwood), Ontario MLS® #30437048
Courtesy of TARA NEAL MCNALLY/ROYAL LEPAGE PORRITT REAL ESTATE
4905 - 2200 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30437043
Courtesy of SUNDEEP BAHL/RE/MAX PLUS CITY TEAM INC.
89 KING STREET
Essa (Angus), Ontario MLS® #30437024
Courtesy of FLEURETTE KNAGGS/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE
5 BUTTERY COURT
Clarington, Ontario MLS® #30437012
Courtesy of ALDO TINO UDOVICIC/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.
105 Chokecherry Ridge
Rural Rocky View County, Alberta MLS® #30436975
Courtesy of Justin Havre/eXp Realty
416 LEES LANE
Oakville (WO West), Ontario MLS® #30437219
Courtesy of RITA SINGH/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
152 NEWHOUSE BOULEVARD
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #30437214
Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
507 13 Street SE
Slave Lake, Alberta MLS® #30437517
Courtesy of KATEE NELSON/ROYAL LEPAGE PROGRESSIVE 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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