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
316 45749 SPADINA STREET|Chilliwack Downtown
Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #30354349
Courtesy of Serena Laye/Pathway Executives Realty Inc.
122 Campbell Avenue
Windsor, Nova Scotia MLS® #30354525
Courtesy of Jodi Daniels/Royal LePage Atlantic - Valley(Windsor)
16 ROSANNE CIRC
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #30347723
Courtesy of JENNY CALALANG/HOMELIFE EXCELSIOR REALTY INC.
MAIN - 191 PLEASANT AVENUE
Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #30347742
Courtesy of LAWRENCE LIANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
14 VICTORIA AVENUE
North Grenville, Ontario MLS® #30349673
Courtesy of Deb Driscoll/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
2010 - 88 BLUE JAYS WAY
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30349705
Courtesy of ROD LIMOOCHI TRAJI/RE/MAX CONDOS PLUS CORPORATION
22 LLOYD COOK DRIVE E
Springwater (Snow Valley), Ontario MLS® #30349798
Courtesy of LEAH MILLS/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.
31 GERRARD STREET
London South (South F), Ontario MLS® #30349945
Courtesy of SAUL TEICHROEB/KELLER WILLIAMS LIFESTYLES
3816 CRYSTAL BEACH DRIVE
Fort Erie (Crystal Beach), Ontario MLS® #30349976
Courtesy of Sally Howard/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
PH20 - 8201 ISLINGTON AVENUE
Vaughan (Islington Woods), Ontario MLS® #30350101
Courtesy of Gordon Elliott/NEW ERA REAL ESTATE
30 RAY STREET N
Hamilton (Strathcona), Ontario MLS® #30348550
Courtesy of Adam Cooke/REVEL REALTY INC.
6 LAKE AVENUE W
Carleton Place, Ontario MLS® #30349957
Courtesy of Sam Moussa/RE/MAX HALLMARK SAM MOUSSA REALTY
16 - 199 ARDAGH ROAD
Barrie (Ardagh), Ontario MLS® #30349510
Courtesy of DOMENIC GAGLIARDI/ROYAL LEPAGE FIRST CONTACT REALTY
38 MANN Avenue
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #30349399
Courtesy of Peggy Sue Waldick/Coldwell Banker Momentum Realty
1309 - 1285 DUPONT STREET
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #30349558
Courtesy of NICK CROZIER/Royal LePage Real Estate Associates
114 - 529 OLD HIGHWAY 2
Quinte West (Sidney Ward), Ontario MLS® #30349659
Courtesy of Cheryl Carrier/Re/Max Quinte Ltd.
504 - 130 STEAMSHIP BAY ROAD
Gravenhurst (Muskoka (S)), Ontario MLS® #30349786
Courtesy of RICK WOODS/Royal LePage Lakes Of Muskoka - Clarke Muskoka Realty
C - 12 SOUTHWELL DRIVE
Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #30350031
Courtesy of SHAMAIRAH NOUFARO/ROBIN HOOD REALTY LIMITED
308 - 555 WILLIAM GRAHAM DRIVE
Aurora, Ontario MLS® #30348454
Courtesy of KAREN ANNE DIXON/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
32 Craigmillar Avenue
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30348163
Courtesy of Andrew Winsor/Royal LePage Vision Realty
724 STE MARIE STREET
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #30348132
Courtesy of PAUL AVERY/Royal LePage Locations North
2737 KING Street E Unit# 55
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30351818
Courtesy of John Lennox/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
402 - 1470 BISHOPS GATE
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #30351832
Courtesy of WAHID AMIN/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
627 CALEDONIA ROAD
Toronto (Briar Hill-Belgravia), Ontario MLS® #30351837
Courtesy of TODD SHANE NOWENSKY/ROYAL LEPAGE SECURITY REAL ESTATE
4 HOLDROYD COURT
Halton Hills (Glen Williams), Ontario MLS® #30351844
Courtesy of VICKIE COOPER/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
3 2100 Allenby St
Oak Bay, British Columbia MLS® #30351849
Courtesy of Lewis Ratcliff/Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island
127 NORDIC ROAD
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #30351856
Courtesy of ANNIE NGUYEN/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
101 - 100 BEDDOE DRIVE
Hamilton (Chedoke Park), Ontario MLS® #30351863
Courtesy of COLETTE REJEANNE COOPER/ROYAL LEPAGE STATE REALTY
150 HOWARD Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30351882
Courtesy of Sarbjit Singh/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
6411, 1802 Mahogany Boulevard SE
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30351919
Courtesy of Chase Olsen/RE/MAX First
982 PORTER ROAD
Kawartha Lakes (Manvers), Ontario MLS® #30351933
Courtesy of Marlene Boyle/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
29 KING STREET
North Dundas, Ontario MLS® #30351957
Courtesy of Stephanie Mols/COLDWELL BANKER FIRST OTTAWA REALTY
145 Asher Road Unit# 201
Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #30351990
Courtesy of Robert A. Wood/Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty
145 HUTCHINSON DRIVE
New Tecumseth (Alliston), Ontario MLS® #30352087
Courtesy of JENNIFER PALLADINO/RE/MAX NOBLECORP REAL ESTATE
117 JUNEAU ROAD
Tay (Victoria Harbour), Ontario MLS® #30352102
Courtesy of CHAD TRAYNOR/CENTURY 21 B.J. ROTH REALTY LTD.
2241 GLAZEBROOK CIRCLE
Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #30352107
Courtesy of DREW WOOLCOTT/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.
4307 - 60 ABSOLUTE AVENUE
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30352114
Courtesy of GAJ SINGH/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE 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