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.
27 APPLEGATE DRIVE
East Gwillimbury (Sharon), Ontario MLS® #30426325
Courtesy of BETTY DENG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
11 Spruce Grove Avenue
Goulds, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30426609
Courtesy of Chris O'Neill/Royal LePage Atlantic Homestead
28 Donegal Run
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30426611
Courtesy of Matt Tucker/Royal LePage Atlantic Homestead
2001 DUNDAS STREET W
Toronto (Roncesvalles), Ontario MLS® #30426457
Courtesy of MICHAEL LA/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
12 BAKER Road N
Grimsby, Ontario MLS® #30426729
Courtesy of Jason Jacobs/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
8438 HWY 7
Guelph/Eramosa, Ontario MLS® #30426724
Courtesy of HARJIT SINGH BRAR/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1211 - 205 SHERWAY GARDENS ROAD
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30426560
Courtesy of BOGDAN PETRI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
6570 ALDERWOOD TRAIL
Mississauga (Lisgar), Ontario MLS® #30426717
Courtesy of PETER WOZNOWSKI/GOWEST REALTY LTD.
974 Seapearl Pl
Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #30426736
Courtesy of Brian Mills/Sutton Group West Coast Realty
3 - 38 KENWELL CRESCENT
Barrie (Holly), Ontario MLS® #30426700
Courtesy of CURTIS GODDARD/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
49 LAKESHORE DRIVE
South Dundas, Ontario MLS® #30426820
Courtesy of Andrew Bowers/COLDWELL BANKER COBURN REALTY
51 SUPERIOR STREET
Welland (Dain City), Ontario MLS® #30426832
Courtesy of Anthony Petti/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
14 THRESHING MILL BOULEVARD
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #30427070
Courtesy of DARIA KRAJEWSKI/GOWEST REALTY LTD.
99 DUNEDIN DRIVE
Toronto (Kingsway South), Ontario MLS® #30426844
Courtesy of JUSTINE FERNIE/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY
701 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30426837
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
108 PERIWINKLE Street
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30426870
Courtesy of TIM TAVARES/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
129 Royal Bay NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30426964
Courtesy of Simon D. Hunt/RE/MAX House of Real Estate
BASEMENT #2 - 12 HAMER BOULEVARD
Toronto (Kingsview Village-The Westway), Ontario MLS® #30427063
Courtesy of HEATHER LE/SPECTRUM REALTY SERVICES INC.
406 - 2825 ISLINGTON AVENUE
Toronto (Humber Summit), Ontario MLS® #30427068
Courtesy of RAFID TOMA/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
85 WEST STREET
Brampton (Downtown Brampton), Ontario MLS® #30427075
Courtesy of NINA ASUSA/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
108 MONTMORENCY DRIVE
Hamilton (Red Hill), Ontario MLS® #30427099
Courtesy of HARPREET SINGH/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
745 BINNING STREET W
North Perth (Listowel), Ontario MLS® #30427114
Courtesy of Dillon Doucette/EXP REALTY
820 Corcan Rd
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia MLS® #30427133
Courtesy of Charles Sutton/Sutton Group-West Coast Realty (Nan)
2 KINGSBURY CRESCENT
Toronto (Birchcliffe-Cliffside), Ontario MLS® #30427289
Courtesy of SEBASTIEN BALLIN/REALTY WEALTH GROUP INC.
8 - 350 LAKEBREEZE DRIVE
Clarington (Newcastle), Ontario MLS® #30427291
Courtesy of KARAMJITPAL DHALIWAL/HOMELIFE MAPLE LEAF REALTY LTD.
305 SHIRLEY DRIVE
Richmond Hill (Rouge Woods), Ontario MLS® #30427309
Courtesy of SOPHIE CHEN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
177 Swanson Crescent
Fort McMurray, Alberta MLS® #30427373
Courtesy of JADENE SPITZER/RE/MAX Connect
101 16042 9A AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30427354
Courtesy of Nick Bajwa/Real Broker B.C. Ltd.
538 HIGHLAND CRESCENT
Brock (Beaverton), Ontario MLS® #30427311
Courtesy of DARRAH SMITH/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.
13 VINNICOMBE DRIVE
Oro-Medonte, Ontario MLS® #30427316
Courtesy of RAYMOND KWONG/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1 - 608 SHORELINE DRIVE
Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30427330
Courtesy of JAS CHOKAR/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
804 - 169 JAMES STREET S
Hamilton (Corktown), Ontario MLS® #30427359
Courtesy of BETH TALLACH/KELLER WILLIAMS COMPLETE REALTY
90 GERBER MEADOWS DRIVE
Wellesley, Ontario MLS® #30427361
Courtesy of Mike Roth/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
207 16469 64 AVENUE
Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30427493
Courtesy of David Smith/Royal LePage - Wolstencroft
#UPPER - 414 PERTH AVENUE
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #30427741
Courtesy of RAJ PHULL/ROYAL LEPAGE FLOWER CITY REALTY
101 5765 VEDDER ROAD|Garrison Crossing
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #30427734
Courtesy of Rod Poole/Sutton Group-West Coast Realty (Abbotsford)
2411 - 430 SQUARE ONE DRIVE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30427746
Courtesy of MAHER DIB/CITYVIEW REALTY INC.
13 CHIANTI Crescent
Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #30427753
Courtesy of Lisa Oliverio/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
30 - 6108 CURTIS POINT ROAD
Alnwick/Haldimand, Ontario MLS® #30427765
Courtesy of ANNA ZINENKO/EXP 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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