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.
12 JILL COURT
Markham (Markham Village), Ontario MLS® #30416009
Courtesy of PING PING HU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
52 BERKELEY COURT
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30416085
Courtesy of GLORIA TONG/RE/MAX PARTNERS REALTY INC.
201 DAWSON Street
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30416059
Courtesy of Deirdre Maria Dunne/Re/Max Icon Realty
57 - 7 WOODVALE GREEN LANE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30416174
Courtesy of Mark Christie/CENTURY 21 GOLDLEAF REALTY INC.
322 FLEMING DRIVE
London East (East D), Ontario MLS® #30416193
Courtesy of MANINDER BHATIA/KING REALTY INC.
242 BUTTERCUP Court Unit# Upper
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30416066
Courtesy of YING SUSAN JIANG/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
316 15730 FRASER HIGHWAY
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30416345
Courtesy of Alan Ahmadian/RE/MAX Masters Realty
6 - 1744 MEYERSIDE DRIVE
Mississauga (Northeast), Ontario MLS® #30416321
Courtesy of OLIVER SHUKOORI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
10404 98A Street
Clairmont, Alberta MLS® #30416528
Courtesy of Daniel Cram/Sutton Group Grande Prairie Professionals
60 - 1169 GARNER ROAD
Hamilton (Meadowlands), Ontario MLS® #30416530
Courtesy of MOONZIR BUTT/SKYBOUND REALTY
610 Silkstone Point W
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #30416326
Courtesy of Jennifer Brodoway/Lethbridge Real Estate.com
212 ASPENMERE Close
Chestermere, Alberta MLS® #30416282
Courtesy of Karen L. Gonzales/Stonemere Real Estate Solutions
73 BRANT STREET
Kitimat, British Columbia MLS® #30416535
Courtesy of Katica Petersen/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Terr)
201 DAWSON STREET
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30416132
Courtesy of DEIRDRE MARIA DUNNE/RE/MAX ICON REALTY
801 - 2118 BLOOR STREET W
Toronto (High Park North), Ontario MLS® #30416163
Courtesy of ANDREA MORRISON/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
B6 - 179 EDGEHILL DRIVE
Barrie (Letitia Heights), Ontario MLS® #30416120
Courtesy of BLANCA SEPULVEDA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
58 - 1331 MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #30416005
Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/EXP REALTY
224 - 10211 KEELE STREET
Vaughan (Maple), Ontario MLS® #30416156
Courtesy of LARYSSA PALIN/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
10 LEMON AVENUE
Thorold (Hurricane/Merrittville), Ontario MLS® #30416194
Courtesy of JASKIRAT KAUR DHAMI/ROYAL CANADIAN REALTY
26, 591026 Range Road 114
Rural Woodlands County, Alberta MLS® #30416050
Courtesy of JANET KUEHN/ROYAL LEPAGE MODERN REALTY
2308 - 30 FRANCIS STREET
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30416346
Courtesy of GANDHARV MITAL/HOMELIFE MAPLE LEAF REALTY LTD.
West Middle River Road
West Middle River, Nova Scotia MLS® #30416409
Courtesy of Catherine Harvey/Harvey Realties Limited
2233 26 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30416202
Courtesy of Steven Lubiarz/Greater Calgary Real Estate
521 SNOWDROP Court
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30416478
Courtesy of Goran Petrovic/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
10 BUTTONBUSH LANE
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox), Ontario MLS® #30416473
Courtesy of AERON JEYASEELAN/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
203 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30416087
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
15 - 44 MAIN STREET E
East Zorra-Tavistock (Innerkip), Ontario MLS® #30416164
Courtesy of VICTOR KULA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
22 SOVEREIGN'S GATE
Barrie (Painswick South), Ontario MLS® #30416210
Courtesy of ABHISHEK GROVER/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
123 ELMIRA Road N Unit# Upper
Guelph, Ontario MLS® #30416289
Courtesy of Ruben Solano/Homelife Power Realty Inc.
2509 - 3504 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (Fairview), Ontario MLS® #30416126
Courtesy of RAMESH AGARWALLA/EXP REALTY
9 7583 Central Saanich Rd
Central Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #30416133
Courtesy of Laurie Appleton/Team 3000 Realty Ltd
20909 SHAWS CREEK ROAD
Caledon (Alton), Ontario MLS® #30416342
Courtesy of MICHELE RENEE SKAWSKI/CENTURY 21 MILLENNIUM INC.
172 FREURE DRIVE
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30416347
Courtesy of ANNA ALEX/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
2377 INDUSTRIAL Street Unit# 1
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30416424
Courtesy of Marcy Estrada/Keller Williams Edge 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!
READY TO TALK ABOUT CABBAGETOWN REAL ESTATE?
READY TO TALK ABOUT CABBAGETOWN REAL ESTATE?
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide