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
1 BURLEY Lane
Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #30302450
Courtesy of Matthew David Demarchi/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
1907 - 18 HOLMES AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30302493
Courtesy of DAVID LO/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.
808 - 319 JARVIS STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30302518
Courtesy of FEY YUN/WANTHOME REALTY INC.
1103 - 330 RED MAPLE ROAD
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #30302520
Courtesy of FUAD ABASOV/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
700 PAISLEY Road Unit# 56
Guelph, Ontario MLS® #30302451
Courtesy of Marjorie Senique/Keller Williams Complete Realty
C20 - 108 FINCH AVENUE W
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #30302519
Courtesy of JOHN QIAN/SMART SOLD REALTY
3 - 23 CARDICO DRIVE
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario MLS® #30302521
Courtesy of KYLE SHEN/SMART SOLD REALTY
205 - 33 CLEGG ROAD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30302522
Courtesy of NING YIN/HC REALTY GROUP INC.
1 BURLEY LANE
Hamilton (Meadowlands), Ontario MLS® #30302523
Courtesy of MATTHEW DAVID DEMARCHI/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
28 GRANTHAM AVENUE
St. Catharines (E. Chester), Ontario MLS® #30302491
Courtesy of Anthony Feor/EXP REALTY
142 MARION STREET
Shelburne, Ontario MLS® #30302509
Courtesy of Tony Rahman/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
24610 NESSVIEW ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30302484
Courtesy of Adriana Billings/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
1102 - 17 DUNDONALD STREET
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30302492
Courtesy of ADAM TAO/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
806 - 1 LEE CENTRE DRIVE
Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #30302497
Courtesy of FANNY AU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
44 CEDAR LAKE CRESCENT
Brampton (Bram West), Ontario MLS® #30302505
Courtesy of Haron Farigh/LPT REALTY
707 - 435 RICHMOND STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30302517
Courtesy of TONY CHEN/RE/MAX PARTNERS REALTY INC.
43 DALTON WY
Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #30302531
Courtesy of Johnny A. Marano/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
2444 Woodview Drive SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30300156
Courtesy of Maxine Roberts/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
76 Tilbury Avenue
West Bedford, Nova Scotia MLS® #30299582
Courtesy of Don Ranni/Royal LePage Atlantic
218 TARBART TERRACE
London North (North P), Ontario MLS® #30299835
Courtesy of JOE PINHEIRO/PINHEIRO REALTY LTD
6184 LITTLE FORT 24 HIGHWAY
Lone Butte, British Columbia MLS® #30299861
Courtesy of Richard Ensing/Real Broker B.C. Ltd.
12 RUDEN CRESCENT
Toronto (Parkwoods-Donalda), Ontario MLS® #30297776
Courtesy of KAREN MILLAR/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
LOWER - 89 WILLCOCKS STREET
Toronto (University), Ontario MLS® #30299119
Courtesy of ALYSA KIM/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
109 - 1960 DALMAGARRY ROAD
London North (North E), Ontario MLS® #30298700
Courtesy of LIBO LIU/INITIA REAL ESTATE (ONTARIO) LTD
LT 4 C6 HIGHWAY 11 Highway
Kirkland Lake, Ontario MLS® #30297396
Courtesy of CC Alexander/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
1402 - 65 ELLEN STREET
Barrie (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30297252
Courtesy of MARK TURCOTTE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
15 - 12868 YONGE STREET
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges), Ontario MLS® #30299955
Courtesy of EMAD TOGHI/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
10808 101 AVENUE
Fort St. John, British Columbia MLS® #30300163
Courtesy of Elizabeth Chi/Century 21 Energy Realty
1030 RICARDO Road Unit# 73
Kamloops, British Columbia MLS® #30300346
Courtesy of Ayla Spizawka/REMAX Kamloops
3 3278 THIRD AVENUE
Smithers, British Columbia MLS® #30300384
Courtesy of Peter Lund/RE/MAX Bulkley Valley
1326 - 498 CALDARI ROAD
Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #30299140
Courtesy of HANS OHRSTROM/HOMELIFE EAGLE REALTY INC.
5 CHARLOTTE STREET
Quinte West (Trenton Ward), Ontario MLS® #30300752
Courtesy of Sandra Hussey/Exit Realty Group
106 - 191 PARKDALE AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30300776
Courtesy of Vanessa Vallee/ACCSELL REALTY INC.
724 ELM TREE ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Little Britain), Ontario MLS® #30300757
Courtesy of Abbie Speer/AFFINITY GROUP PINNACLE REALTY LTD.
82 SCARBOROUGH HEIGHTS BOULEVARD
Toronto (Cliffcrest), Ontario MLS® #30300827
Courtesy of HANS OHRSTROM/HOMELIFE EAGLE REALTY INC.
118 Ambleside Heath NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30297764
Courtesy of Zhi De Jiang/Royal LePage Benchmark
22 MILNE Street
Walsingham, Ontario MLS® #30297795
Courtesy of Chris Costabile/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
515 Foul Bay Rd
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #30301945
Courtesy of Ryan Messer/Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island
11 Wenstrom Crescent NE
Langdon, Alberta MLS® #30301870
Courtesy of Doug R. McKay/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)
807 - 950 PORTAGE PARKWAY
Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30301414
Courtesy of MAHMOOD ARSHAD/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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