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The Cabbagetown Preservation Association’s annual “Hidden Gardens and Private Spaces” event will be held Sunday, June 2nd, between 10am and 3pm. During the course of the day, participants will have the chance to visit 10 private gardens from around the Cabbagetown Heritage Conservation District. Using the map on the back of the ticket, visitors will guide themselves around the neighbourhood, interacting with each other and with the gardeners from each home. Gardeners are open for questions and will provide residents with valuable information on utilizing space, dealing with wildlife, and picking materials/plants/soils. For additional questions, Michael Hepburn of Hepburn Landscape …

Second Empire architecture is among the most popular styles that can be found throughout Cabbagetown and in many other districts of Toronto. Originally introduced at the end of the 19th century, many luxury homes were built in accordance to this style. Of course, this was not always the case, and there are many modest homes in the city that resemble the characteristics of Second Empire architecture. 130 Amelia Street One example of a Second Empire heritage home in Cabbagetown is 130 Amelia Street, another property a part of the Metacalfe Heritage Conservation District. As can be seen with the predominant black …

This year’s annual “2012 Cabbagetown Tour of Homes” is currently seeking volunteers to participate in this year’s exciting tour! There are currently 8 fantastic homes this year to showcase. The Cabbagetown Preservation Association is now looking for volunteers to make this another spectacular year! Volunteers will receive a complimentary ticket to see all the homes following the public viewing — from 4pm to 5pm. An “After Tour Party” with homeowners at a residence in the Cabbagetown neighbourhood will follow after, with details of the party to be released upon confirmation of your volunteer status. Tickets go on sale soon at …

A brief introduction to history of Cabbagetown!

Cabbagetown People is the first walk of the season that's planned. I'm planning on being there and checking out the history. Details inside...

Welcome back to our new video.  Couple of things to point out right from the start Cabbagetown Tour of Homes coming up.  You can buy tickets now and enter for your chance to win one of three tickets.  Please subscribe to us via email. New post will be coming up with locations where you can buy tickets from. Today we have three listings for your review 120 Homewood Avenue – Building profile: http://www.HeyAddy.com/verve 44 Metcalfe Street 344 Jarvis Street Enjoy your day and we will talk to you tomorrow

Start: Aug 7 2010 – 1:30pm End: Aug 7 2010 – 3:00pm Cabbagetown, a residential area developed in the late 1800s, is rich in Victorian architecture – from workmen’s cottages to villas. Explore the architecture and hear stories of the people who have lived here. Leaders: Cabbagetown Preservation Association Start Point: NE corner of Winchester and Parliament Streets Finish Point: Carlton and Parliament Streets Length: Approx. 1 1/2 hours We hope you can join us for this walk.  If you need help with directions, please feel free to contact me directly.

I had the great opportunity to be part of a historic walk in Cabbagetown showcasing some of it’s great residents. The walk took about 1.5 hours to complete over side walks as we walked through streets and alleys. This gave me a chance to show case the different styles of houses that are nestled in Cabbagetown and show the in my video. We made multiple stops during our tour and following are some of the names that I could remember. We started off on Winchester and went by homes of: Samuel Johnson Boddy Doug Hennings Ernest MacMillan Daniel Lamb We …

Since its beginnings in the 1830s as an immigrant reception neighborhood, Cabbagetown has been home to an amazing group of personalities. In this follow-up to last year’s walk, hear the stories of some of those who lived in the northern part of Cabbagetown. Tours will be offered in English and French. Sunday, July 25 – 1:00 PM NEW LEADERS: Cabbagetown Preservation Association (in English) with la Société d’histoire de Toronto (in French) START POINT: NE corner of Parliament and Winchester Streets FINISH POINT: Parliament St and Lancaster Ave LENGTH: Approx. 1½ to 2 hours FOCUS: Historical DIFFICULTY: Average walk on …