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.
226-230 - 505 HIGHWAY 7 AVENUE E
Markham (Commerce Valley), Ontario MLS® #30504943
Courtesy of FUNING TONY ZHANG/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
87 (F13) - 10 TASKER ROAD
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington North), Ontario MLS® #30504955
Courtesy of SARABJIT SINGH BEDI/CENTURY 21 LEGACY LTD.
1618 Ross Street
Crossfield, Alberta MLS® #30504993
Courtesy of Katrina J. Holmes/Real Estate Professionals Inc.
1 PACER COURT
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30504986
Courtesy of AMY SHEFFAR/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
3493 MCDOWELL DRIVE
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30504962
Courtesy of MAHMUD NAQVI/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY
284 WOODFIELD ROAD
Toronto (Greenwood-Coxwell), Ontario MLS® #30504974
Courtesy of DANNY CHEN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
710 - 3071 TRAFALGAR ROAD
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30504956
Courtesy of MAHANJOT SODHI/CENTURY 21 LEGACY LTD.
2346 PENROSE LANE
Oakville (WC Wedgewood Creek), Ontario MLS® #30504951
Courtesy of NIRAV GANDHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
56 AMANDA Walk
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30504987
Courtesy of Deep Rayaroth/Century 21 Right Time Real Estate Inc.
63 Covington Close NE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30504968
Courtesy of Jason Haggins/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
711 BEMAN DRIVE
Newmarket (Huron Heights-Leslie Valley), Ontario MLS® #30504944
Courtesy of JON BROCK/KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CENTRES
143 Cliff Dr
Metchosin, British Columbia MLS® #30504995
Courtesy of Tanya Morris/Sutton Group West Coast Realty
2292 BROOKHURST ROAD
Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #30504957
Courtesy of MONA KARDA NANUWA/EXP REALTY
9 SENTIMENTAL WAY
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #30504953
Courtesy of KRISHNA DAS TANTRY/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
905 - 608 RICHMOND STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30504939
Courtesy of KATRINA ZHENG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
53 - 5950 GLEN ERIN DRIVE
Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30504960
Courtesy of BRANDON WILLIAM SAGE/LANDLORD REALTY INC.
572 SAINT CLARENS AVENUE
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #30504958
Courtesy of WESLEY LIN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
174 SUNDEW DRIVE
Barrie (Holly), Ontario MLS® #30504947
Courtesy of ITZEL ALEJANDR RICALDE-SAMANO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
19 - 29 PAULANDER DRIVE
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30504985
Courtesy of Shervin Khajeh Hassani Mohammadian/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
257 - 1005 DUNDAS STREET E
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30504961
Courtesy of RAY LEI/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
116 - 77 DIANA AVENUE
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30502137
Courtesy of Gauri Narang/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
55 GRANITE RIDGE Trail
Waterdown, Ontario MLS® #30502144
Courtesy of Rayo Irani/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
30 TIMES SQUARE Boulevard Unit# 97
Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #30502079
Courtesy of Michael J. Mattina/Royal LePage NRC Realty Inc.
541 WINSTON Road Unit# 65
Grimsby, Ontario MLS® #30501812
Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC
620A HARVIE AVENUE
Toronto (Caledonia-Fairbank), Ontario MLS® #30502315
Courtesy of CANDIDO FARIA/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
15 VALLEYBROOK ROAD
Barrie, Ontario MLS® #30502428
Courtesy of RANJIT KAUR/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
608 - 160 FLEMINGTON ROAD
Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #30502435
Courtesy of BRUCE SHAVER/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
53 JEWEL HOUSE LANE
Barrie (Innis-Shore), Ontario MLS® #30502430
Courtesy of THARSH KAILAYAPILLAI/RE/MAX COMMUNITY REALTY INC.
63 ROSINA LANE
Zorra (Thamesford), Ontario MLS® #30502466
Courtesy of MANJINDER SINGH TAMBER/KING REALTY INC.
31 HANNON Crescent
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30502480
Courtesy of Luke O'Reilly/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.
22 KING STREET
East Luther Grand Valley (Grand Valley), Ontario MLS® #30502346
Courtesy of GINNY VIRGINIA LYNN ANDERSON/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
90 LAURA LANE
Strathroy-Caradoc (NE), Ontario MLS® #30502372
Courtesy of NIC MINTEN/SYNERGY REALTY LTD
1702 15th STREET W
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan MLS® #30502889
Courtesy of Jesse Heit/Century 21 Fusion
3251 Jacklin Rd
Colwood, British Columbia MLS® #30502992
Courtesy of Amber Rozon/Coldwell Banker Oceanside Real Estate
2304 - 238 SIMCOE STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30502574
Courtesy of SAM LIU/EXPRESS REALTY INC.
403 - 203 COLLEGE STREET
Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30502788
Courtesy of AMY PING/FIRST CLASS REALTY 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
Toronto Neighbourhood Guide