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.
1901 - 225 SACKVILLE STREET
Toronto (Regent Park), Ontario MLS® #30455641
Courtesy of STELLA HUANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
4404 - 38 GRENVILLE STREET
Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30455677
Courtesy of KENNY KHANG TRINH/RE/MAX CONDOS PLUS CORPORATION
2419 - 30 SHORE BREEZE DRIVE
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30455660
Courtesy of XIAOFEI PENG/SMART SOLD REALTY
UPPER - 135 NUGENT DRIVE
Hamilton (Kentley), Ontario MLS® #30455665
Courtesy of SUMIT NAGPAL/ELIXIR REAL ESTATE INC.
3583 RIVERDALE DRIVE
Severn (Washago), Ontario MLS® #30455901
Courtesy of EVA ARANUSH DE KRUPE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
135 HOPE Street Unit# 1
Toronto, Ontario MLS® #30455925
Courtesy of Melissa Carrington/Keller Williams Complete Realty
202 Sailors Trail
Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia MLS® #30456221
Courtesy of Patrick Stubbert/PLUMB LINE REALTY INC. - 12234
350 Branch Street
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia MLS® #30455932
Courtesy of Jake Chisholm/Results Realty Atlantic Inc.
30 HAMILTON Street S Unit# 101
Waterdown, Ontario MLS® #30456719
Courtesy of Jon Van Geest/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
126 PARK Row S
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30457250
Courtesy of Delia Silva/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
56 COLORADO Boulevard
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30456997
Courtesy of Kyle Medeiros/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
115 MATTINGLEY STREET
Brant (Paris), Ontario MLS® #30456985
Courtesy of ASHLEE ELIZABETH JUNEAU/REVEL REALTY INC.
46 LACEWOOD CRESCENT
Brampton (Westgate), Ontario MLS® #30455836
Courtesy of YASH CHHIBBAR/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
5015 Marchand Crescent NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30455937
Courtesy of Wendy M. Wacko/Royal LePage Solutions
1 Lawrence Street
Amherst, Nova Scotia MLS® #30455970
Courtesy of Neal Andreino/RE/MAX Nova (Halifax)
32 EASTMOUNT AVENUE
Toronto (Playter Estates-Danforth), Ontario MLS® #30455742
Courtesy of STEPHANIE EASTON/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
868 KING Street E
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30455999
Courtesy of TERRY RIDDOCH/Re/Max Real Estate Centre Inc.
311 BELL STREET
Port Colborne (Killaly East), Ontario MLS® #30456031
Courtesy of Jason Clack/COLDWELL BANKER ADVANTAGE REAL ESTATE INC, BROKERAGE
1205 - 4460 TUCANA COURT
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #30456043
Courtesy of MANNY NAGI/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
39 GORDON Street
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30456101
Courtesy of Wendy Easveld/Century 21 Heritage House LTD
27 GERALD CRESCENT
London South (South J), Ontario MLS® #30456252
Courtesy of LAZARUS GARANG/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP
43 BARKER STREET
Carleton Place, Ontario MLS® #30456269
Courtesy of Cathy Hay/REALTY EXECUTIVES REAL ESTATE LTD
24 RAPALLO Drive
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30456315
Courtesy of Danielle Grant/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
B-808 - 7950 BATHURST STREET
Vaughan (Beverley Glen), Ontario MLS® #30456372
Courtesy of DELPHINE HONORE/RE/MAX EXPERTS
1004 - 2 AVENUE ROAD
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #30455987
Courtesy of RICHARD ISAAC HIMELFARB/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
109 Westridge Crescent
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30456074
Courtesy of Mark Corney/ELITE REAL ESTATE ADVISORS INC.
602 - 109 KING STREET E
Brockville, Ontario MLS® #30456098
Courtesy of Bambi Marshall/RE/MAX HOMETOWN REALTY INC
292 WOODWARD Avenue Unit# Upper
Milton, Ontario MLS® #30455994
Courtesy of Kelle Baker/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
1120 GOODSON CRESCENT
Oakville (WC Wedgewood Creek), Ontario MLS® #30456050
Courtesy of PEARL KIM/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.
851 TIMOTHY STREET
Peterborough (Northcrest Ward 5), Ontario MLS® #30456334
Courtesy of Cole Murray/Century 21 United Realty Inc.
496 ALBERT Street Unit# 7
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30456207
Courtesy of Katherine Sweet/Red And White Realty Inc.
7 CHEROKEE LANE
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (Ashfield), Ontario MLS® #30456310
Courtesy of ERIN WILSON/Coldwell Banker All Points-Festival City Realty
518 - 125 SHOREVIEW PLACE
Hamilton (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #30457464
Courtesy of Sandra Vant/STICKS & BRICKS REALTY LTD.
8 - 8171 KIPLING AVENUE
Vaughan (West Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #30455653
Courtesy of CARLA DE SA/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES
203 Belle Drive
Meadowvale, Nova Scotia MLS® #30455879
Courtesy of Kyla Stanick/Exit Realty Town & Country
A AND B - 46 ASHBURN DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30456353
Courtesy of Christine Smith/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
41 ROSE GLEN CRESCENT
Niagara-on-the-Lake (Virgil), Ontario MLS® #30456214
Courtesy of SUE WHEELER/ROYAL LEPAGE REALTY PLUS OAKVILLE
UPPER - 40 DAVENFIELD CIRCLE
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #30456182
Courtesy of RAJAN SHARMA/ROYAL LEPAGE FLOWER CITY REALTY
LOWER - 296 RUHL DRIVE
Milton (WI Willmott), Ontario MLS® #30456175
Courtesy of DOMENICO MANCHISI/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
308 - 1580 ERNEST AVENUE
London South (South X), Ontario MLS® #30456151
Courtesy of LINDSAY CORDEIRO/THRIVE REALTY GROUP 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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