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
1613 GREENBRIAR DRIVE
Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #29584723
Courtesy of JAY XU/AVION REALTY INC.
585 COLBORNE Street Unit# 1113
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29584622
Courtesy of Alla Sharma/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc
498 8TH AVENUE E
Owen Sound, Ontario MLS® #29584677
Courtesy of HAILEY MACARTHUR/Keller Williams Experience Realty
PH5 - 88 BROADWAY AVENUE
Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29584689
Courtesy of JOELMA ALVES BUECKING/CITYSCAPE REAL ESTATE LTD.
515 - 15 RICHARDSON STREET
Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29584696
Courtesy of R.J. BOKSH/TFN REALTY INC.
19 LANG ROAD
Markham (Thornlea), Ontario MLS® #29584704
Courtesy of REZA MANAFI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
123 SASSAFRAS CIRCLE
Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #29584709
Courtesy of RITA ZHU/SMART SOLD REALTY
77 SUNNYSIDE HILL ROAD
Markham (Cornell), Ontario MLS® #29584716
Courtesy of ANN HE/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
1033 STEMMAN PLACE
Milton (WI Willmott), Ontario MLS® #29584728
Courtesy of WALTER WONG/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.
1113 - 585 COLBORNE STREET E
Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29584773
Courtesy of ALLA SHARMA/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
423 THRESHING MILL BOULEVARD
Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29584766
Courtesy of DI ZHENG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.
56 WILSON CRESCENT
Centre Wellington (Elora/Salem), Ontario MLS® #29584735
Courtesy of JENNIFER LYNNE HORNE/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY
497 KLEINBURG SUMMIT WAY
Vaughan (Kleinburg), Ontario MLS® #29584761
Courtesy of NICOLE GEANA/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.
242 EMPRESS AVENUE
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29584754
Courtesy of ALLAN XU/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.
318 SPRUCE Street Unit# 901
Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29584780
Courtesy of Imy Zhang/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty
316 - 5418 YONGE STREET
Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29584747
Courtesy of LI DENG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.
303 100 5th AVENUE
Regina Beach, Saskatchewan MLS® #29584797
Courtesy of Jennifer Fuessel/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate
1501 KODIAK STREET
Pickering, Ontario MLS® #29584805
Courtesy of DARREN CROSS/CENTURY 21 INFINITY REALTY INC.
143 WALTER Avenue S
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29584817
Courtesy of Wayne Picyk/REALTY ONE GROUP INSIGHT
Lot 3 Outram Road
Mount Hanley, Nova Scotia MLS® #29584831
Courtesy of Colin Crowell/RE/MAX Banner Real Estate(Greenwood)
#49 16903 68 ST NW
Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29584843
Courtesy of Jennifer L. Kitzan Mohammed/MaxWell Polaris
33 ENGLISH WY
St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29584850
Courtesy of Chuck Mulholland/Century 21 All Stars Realty Ltd
6 - 49 MILL STREET
Carleton Place, Ontario MLS® #29584862
Courtesy of Loucas Reklitis/REMAX BOARDWALK REALTY
196 MAIN STREET W
Huntsville (Chaffey), Ontario MLS® #29584867
Courtesy of VICKI JANES/Corcoran Horizon Realty
1103 - 72 ESTHER SHINER BOULEVARD
Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29584874
Courtesy of MAGGIE TIAN/TIMES SQUARE REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC.
2002 - 50 WELLESLEY STREET E
Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29584881
Courtesy of EILEEN XIAO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
33 KINGSHILL ROAD
Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29584901
Courtesy of RAYMOND PAU/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.
20573 YONGE STREET
East Gwillimbury (Holland Landing), Ontario MLS® #29584906
Courtesy of VINCENT JIANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.
MAIN - 215 ARCHDEKIN DRIVE
Brampton (Madoc), Ontario MLS® #29584918
Courtesy of JANG CHAUHAN/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
BASEMENT - 113 DELLBROOK CRESCENT
Toronto (Humber Summit), Ontario MLS® #29584925
Courtesy of ANDREW O. ENOFE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
68 GALLOWAY TRAIL
Welland (Hwy 406/Welland), Ontario MLS® #29584937
Courtesy of RENE ALBERTO ILLESCAS/REVEL REALTY INC.
5519 Buckthorn Road NW
Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29584944
Courtesy of Jay Sanchez Valencia/RE/MAX First
5 BARTON Street
Cayuga, Ontario MLS® #29584949
Courtesy of Aly Carpenter/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
44 12TH STREET N
Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29584968
Courtesy of ANDREW MCKAY/RE/MAX By The Bay Brokerage
2373 E KING Street E Unit# 45
Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29584970
Courtesy of Glenda LeCain-DiStefano/Right at Home Realty
PH6 - 55 HARRISON GARDEN BOULEVARD
Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29584975
Courtesy of KATE KOZIKOWSKI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY
2576 1 Highway
Aylesford, Nova Scotia MLS® #29584994
Courtesy of Angie Sangster/Royal LePage Atlantic (New Minas)
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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