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Mimico Post Office

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285 Royal York Road in 2021. (Image via Google Street View.)

The post office in 1929. (Image courtesy of the City of Toronto Archives.)

The mail truck thought to be carrying gold bars. (Image courtesy of the City of Toronto Archives.)

BUILDING INFORMATION

Name & Location:

Mimico Post Office
285 Royal York Road
Toronto
Mimico - Queensway

First Owner:

Royal Mail Canada

First Occupant:

Nobuya Ramen

Year Completed:

1925-1929

OTHER IDENTIFICATION

Notes:

One of Mimico's earliest surviving post office buildings, 285 Royal York Road (previously called Church Street) is currently home to the Japanese restaurant Nobuya Ramen. In 1929, one of the office's mail trucks was highjacked at gunpoint by three thieves who mistakenly thought it was carrying a shipment of gold bars. When the men fled, a manhunt across the Great Lakes region ensued.

Status:

Completed

Map:

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BUILDING DATA

Building Type:

Low-rise

Current Use:

Commercial

Former Use:

Post office

Main Style:

Edwardian Classical <-- More buildings in this style.

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