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
4871 STEWART ROAD
100 Mile House, British Columbia MLS® #30373331
Courtesy of Danita McLaren/eXp Realty (100 Mile)
72 CAVENDISH CRESCENT
Brampton (Avondale), Ontario MLS® #30373709
Courtesy of ALEX ABRAMOV/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
93 GRAHAM AVENUE S
Hamilton (Delta), Ontario MLS® #30373711
Courtesy of Michelle Cooper/Epique Realty
125 - 275 BROADVIEW AVENUE
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #30373684
Courtesy of JACK LY/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
2014 - 35 WATERGARDEN DRIVE
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #30373691
Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH HURST/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
4358 KIWI ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #30373635
Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
214 - 98 LILLIAN STREET
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #30373680
Courtesy of Ena Kim/RETREND REALTY LTD
714 - 150 LOGAN AVENUE
Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #30373685
Courtesy of Ena Kim/RETREND REALTY LTD
68 AURORA PLACE
Brampton (Heart Lake West), Ontario MLS® #30373692
Courtesy of LAURIE DRURY/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
98 BANNISTER CRESCENT
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #30373705
Courtesy of JAIDEV GAIND/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
32 - 10 BIRMINGHAM DRIVE
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30373712
Courtesy of SAHIL SHARMA/Affinity Real Estate
1 GOODLAND GATE
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #30373674
Courtesy of Theresa Morgan/Century 21 Infinity Realty Inc.
6 RESTWELL CRESCENT
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30373679
Courtesy of MAHMOOD REZAEI/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
66 CLANSMAN TRAIL
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #30373693
Courtesy of ASHISH GROVER/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
8915 YONGE STREET
Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #30373687
Courtesy of LINDA JACKSON/SUTTON GROUP-HERITAGE REALTY INC.
14 POSTILL STREET
Brant (Paris), Ontario MLS® #30373694
Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH HURST/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
3223 BRIGADIER AVENUE
Pickering, Ontario MLS® #30373699
Courtesy of UROOJ KHAN/HOMELIFE ELITE SERVICES REALTY INC.
2414 - 4010 EGLINTON AVENUE W
Toronto (Humber Heights), Ontario MLS® #30373707
Courtesy of WENDY WEN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
210 - 2400 VIRGINIA DRIVE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30373676
Courtesy of Tiffany Ambar/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
909 - 206 ST GEORGE STREET
Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #30373683
Courtesy of NIKKI GOODMAN/HAZELTON REAL ESTATE INC.
17 - 540 ESSA ROAD
Barrie (Holly), Ontario MLS® #30373703
Courtesy of VLADIMIR BILYAK/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
10 ALDWINCKLE HEIGHTS
Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #30373708
Courtesy of FREEMAN LI/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
1052 PERIWINKLE CRESCENT
Woodstock (Woodstock - North), Ontario MLS® #30373695
Courtesy of NNEKA THERESA UBOSI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE
390 GROVEHILL ROAD
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #30373710
Courtesy of BENJAMIN LIN/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
138 VICTORIA AVENUE N
Hamilton (Landsdale), Ontario MLS® #30370154
Courtesy of ERIK TURSKI/NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BROKERAGE REAL ESTATE INC.
124 - 1070 DOUGLAS MCCURDY COMMON
Mississauga (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #30370104
Courtesy of SUKHDEV CHAGGER/CENTURY 21 SKYLARK REAL ESTATE LTD.
11 PIRIE Drive Unit# 68
Dundas, Ontario MLS® #30370318
Courtesy of Sanaz Jewell/Re/Max Escarpment Realty Inc.
4510 FERGUSON LAKE ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30370654
Courtesy of Denise Dunn/Royal LePage Aspire Realty
209 20826 72 AVENUE
Langley, British Columbia MLS® #30370128
Courtesy of Franco Pontaletta/RE/MAX Treeland Realty
108 - 8 KINGSBRIDGE CIRCUIT S
Toronto (Westminster-Branson), Ontario MLS® #30368755
Courtesy of OLGA HANA SOPIELNIKOW/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.
274 Trout Brook Road
Marion Bridge, Nova Scotia MLS® #30368697
Courtesy of Kim Nagy/Coldwell Banker Boardwalk Realty
1451 WALKERS Line Unit# 313
Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30368685
Courtesy of Kelsi Cumberland/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
648 BERWICK CRESCENT
Oshawa (McLaughlin), Ontario MLS® #30368628
Courtesy of Lauren Gerrits/The Nook Realty Inc.
1105 - 33 MILL STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30369119
Courtesy of LUDMILA BERENZON/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
60 MOUNTAIN BROW Boulevard
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30368793
Courtesy of Vaibhav Dhutti/Pay It Forward Realty
3202 CENTENNIAL DRIVE E
Burlington (Palmer), Ontario MLS® #30368806
Courtesy of JOHN AYOUB/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
2093 Larry Uteck Boulevard
Bedford, Nova Scotia MLS® #30368729
Courtesy of Corrina David/RE/MAX Nova
CL124016 Sprucy Pond (Rocky Road) Pond
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30368717
Courtesy of Geoff Keough/Royal LePage Generation 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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide