Toronto’s First Post Office
Toronto’s First Post Office is a museum in Old Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Toronto’s First Post Office is situated nearby to First Toronto Post Office, as well as near the historic building De La Salle Institute.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yonge-Dundas and First Toronto Post Office.
Yonge-Dundas
Photo: Benson Kua, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yonge-Dundas is the very heart of downtown Toronto—in more ways than one. After all, the major arterials of Yonge Street and Dundas St meet here, and the resulting intersection may be the city's busiest.
First Toronto Post Office
Post office
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Toronto's First Post Office is a historic post office in Toronto, Ontario. It is the oldest purpose-built post office in Canada that functioned as a department of the British Royal Mail, and the only surviving example.
CN Tower
Photo: Taxiarchos228, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The CN Tower is a 553.3 m-high communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Completed in 1976, it is located in downtown Toronto, built on the former Railway Lands. CN Tower is situated 1½ km southwest of Toronto’s First Post Office.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St. Lawrence and Moss Park.
St. Lawrence
Neighborhood
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Lawrence is a neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The area, a former industrial area, is bounded by Yonge, Front, and Parliament Streets, and the Canadian National railway embankment.
Moss Park
Neighborhood
Photo: GTD Aquitaine, Public domain.
Moss Park is a residential neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The area known as Moss Park is typically considered to be between Jarvis Street and Parliament Street, south of Dundas Street and North of Queen Street, an area dominated by public housing projects.
Garden District
Neighborhood
Photo: Luke Hollins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Garden District is a neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The name was selected by the Toronto East Downtown Residents Association in recognition of Allan Gardens, an indoor botanical garden located nearby at the intersection of Carlton and Jarvis Streets.
Toronto’s First Post Office
- Type: Museum
- Wheelchair access: no
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
43.65196° or 43° 39′ 7″ northLongitude
-79.3704° or 79° 22′ 13″ westOpen location code
87M2MJ2H+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 2283661486OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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