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.
12221 167A AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30466551
Courtesy of Albert J. Kozel/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited
53 CHEVAL DRIVE
Grimsby (Grimsby Beach), Ontario MLS® #30466059
Courtesy of Amy Layton/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY
West Petpeswick Road
West Petpeswick, Nova Scotia MLS® #30466061
Courtesy of Emma Moore/Royal LePage Atlantic (Dartmouth)
559 BRADLEY DRIVE
Whitby (Pringle Creek), Ontario MLS® #30465828
Courtesy of CATHY COKER/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
#6 25515 TWP ROAD 511 A
Rural Parkland County, Alberta MLS® #30466085
Courtesy of Max Segal/Real Broker
117 WESTWOOD LANE
Richmond Hill (South Richvale), Ontario MLS® #30465784
Courtesy of CATHY COKER/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.
1209 QUEST CIRCLE
Mississauga (Meadowvale Village), Ontario MLS® #30465791
Courtesy of RAJESH KUMAR WADEHRA/DREAMNEST REALTY INC.
#82 2803 James Mowatt TR SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30465809
Courtesy of Ross S. Storoshenko/MaxWell Challenge Realty
1107 GABLE DRIVE
Oakville (CV Clearview), Ontario MLS® #30465847
Courtesy of DENISE CHEN/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.
2395 Collins Cres
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia MLS® #30465866
Courtesy of Lois Grant/RE/MAX Anchor Realty (QU)
234 SCHREYER CRESCENT
Milton (HA Harrison), Ontario MLS® #30465760
Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.
4134 CLEVEDON DRIVE
Mississauga (Rathwood), Ontario MLS® #30465753
Courtesy of BHUPINDER SINGH CHOPRA/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.
201 - 570 DE MAZENOD AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30465710
Courtesy of Wendy Cheung/CENTURY 21 SYNERGY REALTY INC.
828 CEMETERY ROAD
Lanark Highlands, Ontario MLS® #30465638
Courtesy of Shalynn Marsh/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
407 - 21 KNIGHTSBRIDGE ROAD
Brampton (Queen Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30465607
Courtesy of PAWAN SHARMA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
608 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30465602
Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY
1403 - 2220 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W
Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30465582
Courtesy of NGOC-LAN TRUONG/Avenue Group Realty Inc.
207 - 330 RICHMOND STREET W
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30465544
Courtesy of AYSHA AKRAM RIZWAN/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
1247 KALADAR DRIVE
London East (East D), Ontario MLS® #30465525
Courtesy of BALU SHANMUGA/HOMELIFE GALAXY BALU'S REALTY LTD.
2308 - 448 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W
Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30465506
Courtesy of OMAR AHMED/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
UNIT #B - 684 BRONSON AVENUE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30465443
Courtesy of Shirley Jiuhong Kang/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
BSMT1 - 206 SUNNY MEADOW BOULEVARD
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30465436
Courtesy of ADEEL BHAYANI/Royal LePage Our Neighbourhood Realty
205 STRAWBERRY LANE
King, Ontario MLS® #30465431
Courtesy of DAVID XUE DONG LIU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
G206& 207 - 450 HESPELER ROAD
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30465657
Courtesy of SARBJIT BATH/PONTIS REALTY INC.
2816 ROSEWOOD LANE
Oakville (CV Clearview), Ontario MLS® #30465455
Courtesy of SHERLY XAVIER ARUL SAMY/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD
3505 - 88 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30465816
Courtesy of WILLIAM CHUNG ON LAU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
4 108 Dallas Rd
Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #30465690
Courtesy of Melissa Thimot/Coldwell Banker Oceanside Real Estate
3 MINNESOTA STREET
Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #30465948
Courtesy of ANDREW LITTLE/Century 21 Millennium Inc.
SUITE 102 - 175 CHANCELLORS WAY
Guelph (Dovercliffe Park/Old University), Ontario MLS® #30465962
Courtesy of SHAILESH PATEL/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.
34 BROADWAY STREET
Newbury, Ontario MLS® #30465993
Courtesy of CODY TILBURY/TEAM GLASSER REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE INC.
21 WILLOWBANK AVENUE
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox), Ontario MLS® #30465998
Courtesy of MICHAEL ALFREDO COLANGELO/RE/MAX HALLMARK YORK GROUP REALTY LTD.
255 INSPIRE BOULEVARD
Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington North), Ontario MLS® #30466009
Courtesy of RAJVIR GURON/iCloud Realty Ltd.
3944 GLAMIS COURT
Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30466004
Courtesy of NADIA XIAO/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
6204 150 Ave & 15004 62 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30465979
Courtesy of Wally Fakhreddine/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
821 SE - 60 PRINCESS STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30465722
Courtesy of MATIA KIM/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.
1905 - 60 CENTRAL PARK ROADWAY
Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30465652
Courtesy of PRADEEP SHOKEEN/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
801 - 1135 ROYAL YORK ROAD
Toronto (Edenbridge-Humber Valley), Ontario MLS® #30465758
Courtesy of NANCY PIERCE/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.
211 - 20 ORCHID PL DRIVE
Toronto (Malvern), Ontario MLS® #30465493
Courtesy of NEERAJ KUMAR DHIMAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
710 - 4727 SHEPPARD AVENUE E
Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #30465708
Courtesy of Katerina Dragutinovic/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage
16 MOSS DRIVE
South Stormont, Ontario MLS® #30465885
Courtesy of Rose Rickard/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE 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
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