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.
213 ELMWOOD AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30490945
Courtesy of SUE ZHANG/SMART SOLD REALTY
LOWER - 197 LANCASTER AVENUE
Newmarket (Bristol-London), Ontario MLS® #30490964
Courtesy of STEVEN KU/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
LOWER UNIT - 26 BELTON BOULEVARD
St. Catharines (Glendale/Glenridge), Ontario MLS® #30490941
Courtesy of Lena Lyash/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE
3108, 402 Kincora Glen Road NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30490972
Courtesy of Nichola Spiers/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
711 PARIS Boulevard
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30490930
Courtesy of YING SUSAN JIANG/Royal Lepage Peaceland Realty
BASEMENT - 25 HILEY AVENUE
Ajax (Central West), Ontario MLS® #30490947
Courtesy of RYAN GOZLI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
23242 HWY 14
Rural Strathcona County, Alberta MLS® #30490962
Courtesy of Diana Magnan/MaxWell Progressive
6703 37 Avenue NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30490974
Courtesy of Amandeep Nanreh/Prep Ultra Realty Ltd.
205 - 276 LITTLEWOOD DRIVE
Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #30490951
Courtesy of MAURA LAU/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.
112 BESTVIEW CRESCENT
Vaughan, Ontario MLS® #30490963
Courtesy of FRIDA MOHEBBI KORDSOFLA/SMART SOLD REALTY
104 WALNUT Street
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30490968
Courtesy of Lori Hanna/Century 21 Heritage House LTD
1210 - 3091 DUFFERIN STREET
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #30490970
Courtesy of BEN WAN/WANTHOME REALTY INC.
354 - 25 ADRA GRADO WAY
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30490944
Courtesy of GADY LIU/HOMELIFE GOLCONDA REALTY INC.
66 CAMPOBELLO STREET
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #30490949
Courtesy of FUAD ABASOV/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
Proposed 6001 Mountain View Rd
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30488368
Courtesy of Cody Dreger/460 Realty Inc. (NA)
3288 LONG LAKE ROAD
Frontenac (Frontenac Centre), Ontario MLS® #30487562
Courtesy of PAT NADEAU/EXP REALTY, BROKERAGE
110 - 7825 BAYVIEW AVENUE
Markham (Aileen-Willowbrook), Ontario MLS® #30488034
Courtesy of JENNIFER THAI/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.
3 BRANIFF COURT
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #30488236
Courtesy of STEFANIE KILBY/Chestnut Park Real Estate
89 OSBORN Avenue
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30486855
Courtesy of Kyle Jansink/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
985 CALEDONIA ROAD
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #30488558
Courtesy of ANAHI PINTOS/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.
#201 10003 87 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30488729
Courtesy of Jim Sidhu/Century 21 All Stars Realty Ltd
4071 WHEELWRIGHT CRESCENT
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30488750
Courtesy of LINDSEY DE MELO/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC.
23 VALENCIA AVENUE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30488767
Courtesy of MANINDER SOHI/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
258B SUNVIEW Street Unit# 2511
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30488779
Courtesy of Li Zhang/Royal Lepage Peaceland Realty
57 - 1220 RIVERBEND ROAD
London South (South B), Ontario MLS® #30488349
Courtesy of PULLUM V.D LUKE/HOMELIFE SILVERCITY REALTY INC.
1273 QUEEN VICTORIA AVENUE
Mississauga (Lorne Park), Ontario MLS® #30488084
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
590 NORTH SERVICE Road Unit# 23
Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #30488786
Courtesy of Amanda Bieksa/Royal LePage State Realty
278 QUEEN STREET S
West Grey, Ontario MLS® #30488697
Courtesy of SUSAN MOFFAT/Century 21 Millennium Inc.
38 Haliburton Crescent
Stillwater Lake, Nova Scotia MLS® #30487435
Courtesy of Dexter Wilkie/Royal LePage Atlantic
3328 VARDON WAY
Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #30488983
Courtesy of GRACE ZHANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
5610 CORTINA CRESCENT
Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #30488990
Courtesy of GURPREET SINGH/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
41 - 310 SOUTHBROOK DRIVE
Hamilton (Binbrook), Ontario MLS® #30489006
Courtesy of JON VAN GEEST/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
6 SANDRA CRESCENT
Grimsby (Grimsby East), Ontario MLS® #30489013
Courtesy of MATTHEW ADEH/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
2 RESPONSE STREET
Kawartha Lakes (Fenelon), Ontario MLS® #30489020
Courtesy of DIANA MOTWANI/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.
57 Maclean Close
Blackfalds, Alberta MLS® #30488609
Courtesy of Trent Kroetsch/Royal LePage Network Realty Corp.
169 FOREST AVENUE
Hamilton (Corktown), Ontario MLS® #30489018
Courtesy of CHRIS CIPRIANI/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
62 OAKHAVEN ROAD
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #30488995
Courtesy of JESSE ARORA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
19 TAYLOR Road
St. George, Ontario MLS® #30487144
Courtesy of William Morley/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc.
29 1751 Northgate Rd
Cobble Hill, British Columbia MLS® #30487581
Courtesy of Michael Beaveridge/RE/MAX Island Properties (DU)
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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