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
#202 205 Jennifer Heilway
Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519
Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty
2105 & 2115 Grand Pre Road
Grand Pré, Nova Scotia MLS® #30228997
Courtesy of Jason Paul/EXP Realty of Canada Inc.
1196 RAVENSCLIFFE ROAD
Huntsville (Chaffey), Ontario MLS® #30229027
Courtesy of MOE YOUSSEFIAN/RE/MAX Professionals North
13 ASPEN AV
Rural Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta MLS® #30229197
Courtesy of Becca A. Duiker/RE/MAX PREFERRED CHOICE
616 Bear Cove Road
St. Alphonse, Nova Scotia MLS® #30229351
Courtesy of Jason Thibodeau/RE/MAX Banner Real Estate(Meteghan River)
8952 81 AV NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30229438
Courtesy of Wally Fakhreddine/MaxWell Devonshire Realty
324 COOPER Street
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30229591
Courtesy of DALE DYER/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
3 FENCHURCH DRIVE
Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #30229180
Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.
406 2nd AVENUE W
Riverhurst, Saskatchewan MLS® #30229205
Courtesy of Jeff Hutton/Sutton Group - Results Realty
7 - 10 PRESTIGE CIRCLE
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30229281
Courtesy of Jason Pilon/RE/MAX HALLMARK PILON GROUP REALTY
4302 Sage CRESCENT E
Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30229325
Courtesy of Blair Sterling/Realty Hub Brokerage
25 HERITAGE WAY
Thorold (Rolling Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30228769
Courtesy of RUKHSANA MALIK/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
LOWER - 71 DEWPOINT ROAD
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #30228721
Courtesy of JOHN QIAN/SMART SOLD REALTY
6021 HOMECRAFT STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30229279
Courtesy of Karan Sharma/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY
380 BARTLEY BULL PARKWAY
Brampton (Brampton East), Ontario MLS® #30229293
Courtesy of SHAWN KHANAL/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.
28 RAWLING CRESCENT
Brampton (Heart Lake East), Ontario MLS® #30229298
Courtesy of ANGIE CORMPILAS/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.
13 WALBROOK ROAD
Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #30229301
Courtesy of HARRY NAGRA/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
427 BEAVER CREEK ROAD
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30228872
Courtesy of HAMDI ABBAS CHOLA/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
17 JINNAH AVENUE
Markham (Middlefield), Ontario MLS® #30229762
Courtesy of SUNNY SHAHID/PROPERTY.CA INC.
1037 STAINTON DRIVE
Mississauga (Erindale), Ontario MLS® #30229503
Courtesy of NASIR MANJI/REALTY EXECUTIVES PLUS LTD
5448 MAIN STREET
Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #30229755
Courtesy of HARRY SIU/ANJIA REALTY
406 - 383 CUMBERLAND STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30229767
Courtesy of Erica Bedard/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
25 WAYNE Drive
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30229774
Courtesy of Michael Deangelis/Coldwell Banker Momentum Realty
1317 DOMINION ROAD
Fort Erie (Crescent Park), Ontario MLS® #30229779
Courtesy of Trevor Ingham/EXP REALTY
D - 157 HALLAM STREET
Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #30229793
Courtesy of JORDAN GROSMAN/HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE LTD.
30 SCHOONER DRIVE
Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #30229798
Courtesy of SANDEEP PAWAR/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
5576 MEADOWCREST AVENUE
Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30229801
Courtesy of HAMZA A. JUMA/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY
8 BASSWOOD Road
Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #30229825
Courtesy of Leo Carnevale/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC. BROKERAGE
95 FRANKLIN Street N
Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30229926
Courtesy of DANIEL DA CUNHA/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
12 WIDGEON STREET
Kitimat, British Columbia MLS® #30229902
Courtesy of Janice Thurber/RE/MAX Coast Mountains - Kitimat
324 COOPER STREET
Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30230031
Courtesy of DALE R DYER/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
31 GRINDSTONE WAY
Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #30230043
Courtesy of JEFF SMITH/ROYAL LEPAGE BURLOAK REAL ESTATE SERVICES
1796 PENNY Lane
West Lincoln, Ontario MLS® #30230048
Courtesy of Matthew Adeh/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.
1864 HERBERT AVENUE
London East (East H), Ontario MLS® #30228810
Courtesy of ANGEE GEORGE/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD
374 SPRUCE Street
Oakville, Ontario MLS® #30230050
Courtesy of Scott Benson/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
115 COURTLAND STREET
Blue Mountains, Ontario MLS® #30229387
Courtesy of KRISTA BRADLEY/Century 21 Millennium Inc.
49 ROYAL BEECH DRIVE
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #30229363
Courtesy of ANDREW MCKAY/RE/MAX By The Bay Brokerage
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