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.
31 Lake Paul Road
Lake Paul, Nova Scotia MLS® #30384991
Courtesy of Sonya Lecompte/Royal LePage Atlantic (New Minas)
5 Lapthorne Avenue
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30385235
Courtesy of Allyson Kane/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC
405 - 84 ASPEN SPRINGS DRIVE
Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #30385007
Courtesy of Craig Byrne/Royal LePage Frank Real Estate
3509 - 2212 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30384441
Courtesy of GENNADY VENDEROV/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
17 - 288 GLOVER ROAD
Hamilton (Stoney Creek), Ontario MLS® #30384941
Courtesy of SANDY SUN/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
3 Wildwood Boulevard
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #30384838
Courtesy of Alison McNair/One Percent Realty East Inc.
79 SOUTH PARKWOOD Boulevard
Elmira, Ontario MLS® #30384883
Courtesy of Katelyn Riley/Royal LePage Wolle Realty
906 - 41 MARKBROOK LANE
Toronto (Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown), Ontario MLS® #30386120
Courtesy of AMANDA SISCO/RE/MAX NOBLECORP REAL ESTATE
4 - 10 MARQUETTE AVENUE
Toronto (Englemount-Lawrence), Ontario MLS® #30384460
Courtesy of ZVI MHAKAYAKORA/RARE REAL ESTATE
23 VALENCIA AVENUE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30384559
Courtesy of MANINDER SOHI/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
17B EMILIE Street
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30384989
Courtesy of Jodi-Lee Hoffman/Century 21 Heritage House LTD
LANEWAY HOUSE - 90 DOUGLAS AVENUE
Toronto (Lawrence Park North), Ontario MLS® #30386353
Courtesy of MING TANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
12 TEMPERANCE Street
Milverton, Ontario MLS® #30386404
Courtesy of NICOLE CULLING/KEMPSTON & WERTH REALTY LTD.
2608 RAYMOND STREET
Clarence-Rockland, Ontario MLS® #30386067
Courtesy of Allister Beauchamp/EXP REALTY
525 6TH STREET W
Owen Sound, Ontario MLS® #30386531
Courtesy of STEACY DEN HAAN/Royal LePage RCR Realty
54426 RGE ROAD 15
Rural Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta MLS® #30387306
Courtesy of Chris L. Miller/Stone and Sling Realty Group
369 LINCOLN STREET
Welland (Lincoln/Crowland), Ontario MLS® #30386079
Courtesy of Tino Giancola/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
1903 - 275 YORKLAND ROAD
Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #30386000
Courtesy of ANTHONY YING KIT CHUN/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
502R - 231 COLLEGE STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30386005
Courtesy of KEN YEUNG/CENTURY 21 KENNECT REALTY
309, 655 Shawnee Square SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30386788
Courtesy of Sandy Tang/The Real Estate District
102 - 172 EIGHTH STREET
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #30387774
Courtesy of MICHELLE KINGSBURY/Chestnut Park Real Estate
310 Yorkton Avenue Unit# 59
Penticton, British Columbia MLS® #30385970
Courtesy of Dan Wilson/RE/MAX Penticton Realty
2706 - 30 ELM DRIVE W
Mississauga (Fairview), Ontario MLS® #30384629
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
L101 - 150 HOMEWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Cabbagetown-South St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #30387053
Courtesy of THANH HIEP HUYNH/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
12 Kohar Court
Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia MLS® #30385761
Courtesy of Taylor Shields/RE/MAX Nova (Halifax)
313 - 170 ROCKHAVEN LANE
Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #30385879
Courtesy of GABRIEL DUNBAR MARTIN/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.
394 Canoe Crescent
Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia MLS® #30388544
Courtesy of Dexter Wilkie/Royal LePage Atlantic
528 BELVIEW AVENUE
Vaughan (East Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #30385824
Courtesy of JUAN MANUEL ALVAREZ/CENTURY 21 NEW CONCEPT
133 DEVON Drive
Penticton, British Columbia MLS® #30385735
Courtesy of Steve Thompson/Chamberlain Property Group
12 - 75 CURLEW DRIVE
Toronto (Parkwoods-Donalda), Ontario MLS® #30385797
Courtesy of ANTHONY YING KIT CHUN/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
39 KILLALOE CRESCENT
Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #30385862
Courtesy of MARC ANDREW BASKIN/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
7 WELLPARK WAY
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #30385158
Courtesy of MANOHAR GILL/RE/MAX PRESIDENT REALTY
956 KENSHAW STREET
Kingston (North of Taylor-Kidd Blvd), Ontario MLS® #30385052
Courtesy of KRISHAN NATHAN/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
22 MOORE CRESCENT
Hamilton (Ancaster), Ontario MLS® #30384946
Courtesy of RON LEWYCKYJ/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
19 ADDESON STREET
Melancthon, Ontario MLS® #30384939
Courtesy of CASSIDY JULEE LEMOINE/RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY
1024 Linwood Road
Clyde River, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30384927
Courtesy of Nick MacDonald/RE/MAX CHARLOTTETOWN 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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