3303 70 Avenue
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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
2 STONEYCREEK CRESCENT
London North (North C), Ontario MLS® #29491808
Courtesy of MACKENZIE HINSCHBERGER/RE/MAX CENTRE CITY REALTY INC.
756 ARBOR VITAE ROAD
Madawaska Valley, Ontario MLS® #29491308
Courtesy of CHERYL BOLGER/RE/MAX Professionals North
46 EAST 13TH STREET
Hamilton (Inch Park), Ontario MLS® #29491303
Courtesy of NICK BERGMANN/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
8 - 5 ROMILLY AVENUE
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29491214
Courtesy of PARI CHANDNA/HOMELIFE MAPLE LEAF REALTY LTD.
435 DOUGALL AVENUE
Caledon, Ontario MLS® #29491207
Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
707 - 859 THE QUEENSWAY
Toronto (Stonegate-Queensway), Ontario MLS® #29491442
Courtesy of UMESH UPPAL/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
113 FREELTON ROAD
Hamilton (Freelton), Ontario MLS® #29491466
Courtesy of BOB VEEVERS/KELLER WILLIAMS EDGE REALTY
1 GREENSIDE COURT
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #29491473
Courtesy of ROBERT WOLLZIEFER/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
2230 Begin ST E
Thunder Bay, Ontario MLS® #29491480
Courtesy of JOHNNY AVELLA/ROYAL LEPAGE LANNON REALTY
Treasure Lane
Port Hill, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29491497
Courtesy of Wayne MacKinnon/ROYAL LEPAGE COUNTRY ESTATES 1985 LTD
6599 Kestrel Cres
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #29491500
Courtesy of Chris Carter/Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)
5363 Squilax-Anglemont Road Lot# 116
Celista, British Columbia MLS® #29491512
Courtesy of Hope Britton/eXp Realty (Sicamous)
720 Commonwealth Road Unit# 136
Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29491517
Courtesy of Monique Kaetler/Royal LePage Kelowna
37 - 5263 ELLIOTT SIDE ROAD
Tay, Ontario MLS® #29491536
Courtesy of ARLENE PLAXTON/Royal LePage In Touch Realty
8 - 32 ARKELL ROAD
Guelph (Kortright East), Ontario MLS® #29491550
Courtesy of JEFF BASSO/Coldwell Banker Neumann Real Estate
43414 CREEKSIDE CIRCLE|Cultus Lake South
Lindell Beach, British Columbia MLS® #29491581
Courtesy of Clarke Mallory/Rennie & Associates Realty Ltd.
1009 - 55 ONTARIO STREET
Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29491598
Courtesy of ISABELLE CASSAN/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
404 - 533 RICHMOND STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29491601
Courtesy of KYLIE SOLWAY/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
103 - 1606 CHARLES STREET
Whitby (Port Whitby), Ontario MLS® #29491632
Courtesy of MAJID GOLCHINI/MODERN SOLUTION REALTY INC.
ROOM - 83 DEEP DENE DRIVE
Toronto (Highland Creek), Ontario MLS® #29491637
Courtesy of ANOJ THAVARAJAH/ROYAL LEPAGE IGNITE REALTY
51 Tagish Avenue
Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #29491644
Courtesy of Roxann Klepper/RE/MAX real estate central alberta
CANAM Country Inn
Oungre, Saskatchewan MLS® #29491733
Courtesy of Chad Bailey/RE/MAX Weyburn Realty 2011
70 RESURRECTION ROAD
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29491757
Courtesy of DEJAN HERBEZ/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.
617-619 Queen Street
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29491764
Courtesy of Rosemary Wall/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
717 - 2 FIELDWAY ROAD
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29491769
Courtesy of JOHN PAUL INGARRA/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
240 PALING AVENUE
Hamilton (Homeside), Ontario MLS® #29491788
Courtesy of JASON CHRISTOPHER JACOBS/ROYAL LEPAGE STATE REALTY
148 Stemwinder Drive
Kimberley, British Columbia MLS® #29491783
Courtesy of Marnie Perrier/Sotheby's International Realty Canada
2 - 22 VICTOR STREET
London South (South F), Ontario MLS® #29491810
Courtesy of PATRICIA BROADHURST/THE REALTY FIRM INC.
1590 LORNE Street E
Kamloops, British Columbia MLS® #29491834
Courtesy of Cassidy Morgan/RE/MAX Real Estate (Kamloops)
20 Novawood Drive
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29490576
Courtesy of Robert Scanlan/Royal LePage Atlantic (Dartmouth)
3215 PINEMEADOW DRIVE
Burlington (Headon), Ontario MLS® #29490800
Courtesy of AMY FLOWERS/ROYAL LEPAGE MEADOWTOWNE REALTY
80 WHEATLAND Drive
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29490848
Courtesy of WALTER MONTEIRO/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC. BROKERAGE-3
149 HIGHLAND CRESCENT
Toronto (Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills), Ontario MLS® #29491322
Courtesy of PETER TORKAN/THE AGENCY
706 - 35 BASTION STREET
Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29491327
Courtesy of ANDREA VYNER/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
526 CUTHBERT CIRCLE
London South (South U), Ontario MLS® #29491334
Courtesy of MIGUEL FREITAS/KELLER WILLIAMS LIFESTYLES
7934 OLDE DRIVE
Strathroy-Caradoc (Mount Brydges), Ontario MLS® #29491339
Courtesy of NICK DAVIES/THE REALTY FIRM INC.
103 3015 ST ANNE CRESCENT
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29491389
Courtesy of Shannon Horrigan/RE/MAX Core 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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