3303 70 Avenue
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.
4807 44 Ave
Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474
Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate
501 - 68 MAIN STREET N
Markham (Old Markham Village), Ontario MLS® #29624372
Courtesy of SHELLEY LI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
15-16 - 1645 SISMET ROAD
Mississauga (Northeast), Ontario MLS® #29624373
Courtesy of KIRAN RANDHAWA/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
106 GLENAYR ROAD
Toronto (Forest Hill South), Ontario MLS® #29624366
Courtesy of JANE ZHANG/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
504 - 3220 WILLIAM COLTSON AVENUE E
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29624374
Courtesy of MOHAMMED MANSOOR ATTAR/CENTURY 21 PROPERTY ZONE REALTY INC.
12900 HUBERT ROAD
Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29624406
Courtesy of Lisa Kemp/RE/MAX Core Realty
1501 - 9 CLEGG ROAD
Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29624370
Courtesy of RICHARD ZHENG/PRESTIGIUM REAL ESTATE LTD.
90 HINCHLEY WOOD GROVE
Brampton (Brampton North), Ontario MLS® #29624375
Courtesy of AMARBIR SIRA/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.
1909 DAVIDSON WD SW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29624402
Courtesy of David B. Edmiston/NOW Real Estate Group
1413 WOODWARD CR NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29624322
Courtesy of Vincenzo C. Fiacco/RE/MAX Excellence
270 Lewin CRESCENT
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29621436
Courtesy of Dale Anderson/Realty ONE Group Dynamic
Lt C Filipana Rd
Ladysmith, British Columbia MLS® #29624377
Courtesy of Ken Welte/Sutton Group-West Coast Realty (Nan)
205 - 81 TOWNSGATE DRIVE
Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #29618700
Courtesy of KATERINA ATAPINA/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
3BR LOWER LEVEL - 1540 MANORBROOK COURT
Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29618705
Courtesy of MOHAMMED SHEECE DALVI/ROYAL LEPAGE PLATINUM REALTY
9709 97A AV
Morinville, Alberta MLS® #29618729
Courtesy of Chuck Mulholland/Century 21 All Stars Realty Ltd
1030 METLER ROAD
Pelham (North Pelham), Ontario MLS® #29618781
Courtesy of LARRY "BILKO BILKSZTO/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE
116 REDSTONE ROAD
Richmond Hill (Rouge Woods), Ontario MLS® #29618818
Courtesy of DAVID T B SIN/ELITE CAPITAL REALTY INC.
180 & 188 MAIN STREET N
Markham (Old Markham Village), Ontario MLS® #29618820
Courtesy of LATIF MERALI/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.
3339 Emerlad Street
New Waterford, Nova Scotia MLS® #29618870
Courtesy of Debbie Campbell/Royal LePage Anchor Realty
35, 740 Bracewood Drive SW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29618875
Courtesy of Jerry Thai/MaxWell Capital Realty
1208 - 300 LISGAR STREET
Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29618914
Courtesy of Bryan Nadeau/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP
958 RIVER PARK ROAD
Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29618147
Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)
#2002 - 15 SKYRIDGE DRIVE
Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #29618933
Courtesy of MANJINDER SINGH/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.
35 WALTERS STREET
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #29618940
Courtesy of ZACK SNIDER/KELLER WILLIAMS EDGE REALTY
15B Downing DRIVE
Lanigan, Saskatchewan MLS® #29618964
Courtesy of Scott Ziegler/Boyes Group Realty Inc.
156 Widow Point Loop
West Bay Marshes, Nova Scotia MLS® #29618976
Courtesy of Tanja Wypper/Cape Breton Realty
1252 8 Avenue S
Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #29619020
Courtesy of Mar'yana Hryhorash/Grassroots Realty Group
1389 LANSDOWNE AVENUE
Toronto (Corso Italia-Davenport), Ontario MLS® #29619025
Courtesy of JENNIFER OGIAMIEN/QUEENSWAY REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE INC.
1505 490 2nd AVENUE S
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29619032
Courtesy of Jessica Nakrayko/Coldwell Banker Signature
68 SAWLEY DRIVE
Toronto (Bayview Woods-Steeles), Ontario MLS® #29618642
Courtesy of PING HE/AIMHOME REALTY INC.
105 AURORA HEIGHTS DRIVE
Aurora (Aurora Heights), Ontario MLS® #29618659
Courtesy of Victor Yang/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
S-213 - 330 PHILLIP STREET
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29618673
Courtesy of RAY LEI/REAL ONE REALTY INC.
539 - 31 TIPPETT ROAD
Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #29618685
Courtesy of DAVID HUANG/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY
6255 Sechelt Dr
Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #29619373
Courtesy of Josh Wynia/460 Realty Inc. (NA)
390 12TH STREET W
Owen Sound, Ontario MLS® #29619424
Courtesy of BRANDON VANDERSCHOT/Real Broker Ontario Ltd
22 BRISCOE STREET E
London South (South F), Ontario MLS® #29619429
Courtesy of SCOTT PURDY/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND PREMIER 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
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