Cabbagetown Preservation Association

Celebrating Heritage: People, Places & Streetscapes

INFORMATION &
UPCOMING EVENTS 2024
  • DEADLINE EXTENDED to APRIL 1 Apply for CPA Student Experience Program (SEP). The CPA's call for the 2024 SEP award is open to masters and doctoral students in the City of Toronto from across all academic disciplines. More HERE.
  • HIDDEN GARDENS & PRIVATE SPACES WALKING TOUR Sunday, June 2, 10- 3pm
    Nominate a garden or sign up to volunteer here.
    VOLUNTEER
  • Check out our Fall 2023 Newsletter! You'll find it HERE.
  • Cabbagetown Talks: Thanks to all who attended our lastest talk: Parliament Street on the Cusp: The Future of Parliament Street. If you missed it and want information, please email us!
  • Cabbagetown Walks
    Dates: 2024 Dates TBD. Our tour offerings will be announced in early 2024. In the meantime, you can check out our scavenger hunts. We also offer private tours ($10 per person).
    To learn more, click here.
RESOURCES
  • Bill C-23 passes to much criticism. Here's the link to an article from the STAR. This has nothing to do with creating affordable housing. Heritage groups across the provinces have been responding.
  • The Toronto History Weekly is a new newsletter by Adam Bunch which summarizes what's going on in the local history scene. It's a useful place to check for events and talks, as well as curiosities. Have a look -- it's free for the first few issues.
  • Check out the TOBuilt Database, which now has 12,500+ entries! An open source database of images and information about buildings & structures in Toronto. A project of the Architectural Conservancy Ontario.
  • Heritage Toronto: Annual Report 2020See how they have not only survived, but thrived, during the pandemic. 
  • Unlyst is a useful free service for anyone interested in following Development and Planning Applications with 1000m of their postal code. Check it out.
  • Changing the Narrative: State of Heritage Report 2019. Heritage Toronto

 

The CPA celebrates our heritage while looking to the future; encouraging preservation of this 19th century community for 21st century living.

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 WHERE IS CABBAGETOWN?

Today, the boundaries are generally considered to be Bloor Street/St. James Cemetery on the north to Dundas Street (or Shuter for some) on the south, and from The Don River on the east to Sherbourne Street on the west, excluding St. Jamestown and Regent Park.