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80-530: (Redirected from Postal Museum ) Type of museum focused on the history of postal services [REDACTED] The National Postal Museum at Postal Square Building in Washington, D.C. , United States [REDACTED] The Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History at Regis College in Weston , Massachusetts , US A postal museum is a museum dedicated to

160-755: A capital. In 1787, the British Lord Dorchester arranged for the Toronto Purchase with the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation, thereby securing more than a quarter of a million acres (1000 km ) of land in the Toronto area. Dorchester intended the location to be named Toronto. The first 25 years after the Toronto purchase were quiet, although "there were occasional independent fur traders" present in

240-657: A channel to the harbour. The peninsula was formed by longshore drift taking the sediments deposited along the Scarborough Bluffs shore and transporting them to the Islands area. The other source of sediment for the Port Lands wetland and the peninsula was the deposition of the Don River, which carved a wide valley through the sedimentary land of Toronto and deposited it in the shallow harbour. The harbour and

320-609: A population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the fourth-most populous city in North America . The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe , an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario , while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports, and culture and

400-594: A ravine or valley and continue on the other side. Toronto has many bridges spanning the ravines. Large bridges such as the Prince Edward Viaduct were built to span broad river valleys. Despite its deep ravines, Toronto is not remarkably hilly, but its elevation does increase steadily away from the lake. Elevation differences range from 76.5 metres (251 ft) above sea level at the Lake Ontario shore to 209 m (686 ft) above sea level near

480-454: Is a prominent centre for music, theatre, motion picture production, and television production, and is home to the headquarters of Canada's major national broadcast networks and media outlets . Its varied cultural institutions , which include numerous museums and galleries , festivals and public events , entertainment districts, national historic sites , and sports activities , attract over 43 million tourists each year. Toronto

560-410: Is different from Wikidata Incomplete lists from July 2016 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from October 2010 Commons category link is on Wikidata National Postal Museum The museum is located in the building that served as the main post office of Washington, D.C. for decades, from its construction in 1914 until 1986. The building

640-517: Is its escarpments. During the last ice age , the lower part of Toronto was beneath Glacial Lake Iroquois . Today, a series of escarpments mark the lake's former boundary, known as the "Iroquois Shoreline". The escarpments are most prominent from Victoria Park Avenue to the mouth of Highland Creek , where they form the Scarborough Bluffs . Other observable sections include the area near St. Clair Avenue West between Bathurst Street and

720-675: Is known for its many skyscrapers and high-rise buildings , in particular the CN Tower , the tallest freestanding structure on land outside of Asia. The city is home to the Toronto Stock Exchange , the headquarters of Canada's five largest banks , and the headquarters of many large Canadian and multinational corporations. Its economy is highly diversified with strengths in technology, design, financial services, life sciences, education, arts, fashion, aerospace, environmental innovation, food services, and tourism. Toronto

800-588: Is now a museum. The pre-amalgamation City of Toronto covers the downtown core and older neighbourhoods to the east, west, and north. It is the most densely populated part of the city. The Financial District contains the First Canadian Place , Toronto-Dominion Centre , Scotia Plaza , Royal Bank Plaza , Commerce Court and Brookfield Place . This area includes, among others, the neighbourhoods of St. James Town , Garden District , St. Lawrence , Corktown , and Church and Wellesley . From that point,

880-461: Is one [of] the most famous museums that one can find in the city of Riyadh. [..] The museum and its exhibits are maintained by the Ministry of Post, Telegraph and Telephones. {{ cite web }} : CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link ) ^ "전남박물관미술관협회" . www.jnmuseum.or.kr . Archived from the original on 2019-01-02. ^ "우정박물관 메인페이지 > 우정박물관" . November 17, 2015. Archived from

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960-597: Is one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest , for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase , when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown , the British established

1040-2608: Is situated near Newport ^ "Oakham Treasures" . www.oakhamtreasures.co.uk . ^ "Museum" . www.rpsl.org.uk . External links [ edit ] [REDACTED] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Postal museums . International Postal Museum – Online Museum of Philately – Online Postal Museum (London) v t e Mail and postal systems History Timeline of postal history African countries Asian countries European countries Oceanian countries Pan-American countries Postal censorship [REDACTED] Envelope for mailing Components Advertising mail Bulk mail Envelope Indicia Information-Based Indicia Letter box Mail Mail bag Meter stamp Parcel Parcel locker Post box / Mailbox Relay box Post office Post office box Postage meter Postage stamp Postal code Postal marking Variable value stamp Delivery Airmail Express Package delivery Registered Surface Surface Air Lifted (SAL) Staff Mail carrier Postal worker Postmaster Postmaster General Processing Intelligent Mail barcode Mail Isolation Control and Tracking Multiline Optical Character Reader Mail cover Mail sorting Package forwarding PLANET POSTNET Institutions and systems Postal entities Postal museums Postal services Postal systems by country Trade unions Related Courier Philately most expensive philatelic items Stamp collecting notable stamps catalogues Philatelic terminology List of entities that have issued postage stamps A–E F–L M–Z [REDACTED] Philately portal [REDACTED] Category [REDACTED] Commons Authority control databases : National [REDACTED] Czech Republic Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Postal_museum&oldid=1257014495 " Categories : Lists of museums by subject Types of museums Postal history Postal museums Hidden categories: CS1 Spanish-language sources (es) CS1 maint: unfit URL CS1 Thai-language sources (th) CS1 Arabic-language sources (ar) Articles with short description Short description

1120-514: Is the third-largest tech hub in North America after Silicon Valley and New York City , and the fastest-growing hub. The word Toronto has been recorded with various spellings in French and English, including Tarento , Tarontha , Taronto , Toranto , Torento , Toronto , and Toronton . The most frequent early spelling, Taronto , referred to 'The Narrows', a channel of water through which Lake Simcoe discharges into Lake Couchiching where

1200-400: The 2026 FIFA World Cup . Toronto covers an area of 630 square kilometres (243 sq mi), with a maximum north–south distance of 21 kilometres (13 mi). It has a maximum east–west distance of 43 km (27 mi), and it has a 46-kilometre (29 mi) long waterfront shoreline, on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario . The Toronto Islands and Port Lands extend out into

1280-907: The Casa de Correos y Telegrafos in Lima , Peru National Postal and Philatelic Museum United States [ edit ] Florida Postal Museum Franklin Post Office Garnier Post Office Museum Leon Myers Stamp Center National Philatelic Museum (closed) National Postal Museum Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History The Museum of Postal History US Postal Museum Asia [ edit ] Bangladesh [ edit ] Philatelic Museum Bhutan [ edit ] Bhutan Postal Museum . China [ edit ] [REDACTED] Shanghai Postal Museum at

1360-6145: The General Post Office Building in Shanghai , China China National Postal and Stamp Museum Shanghai Postal Museum Hong Kong [ edit ] The Postal Gallery India [ edit ] National Philatelic Museum Postal Museum (Kolkata) Postal Museum (Mysore) Sandesh Museum of Communication , Bangalore Indonesia [ edit ] Indonesian Stamp Museum Israel [ edit ] Alexander Museum of Postal History and Philately Japan [ edit ] Communications Museum of Japan – Ote-machi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Postal Museum Japan Philatelic Culture Museum ( Arima, Kobe ) Philatelic Museum ( Mejiro, Tokyo ) Malaysia [ edit ] [REDACTED] The Malacca Stamp Museum in Malacca City , Malaysia Malacca Stamp Museum North Korea [ edit ] Korea Stamp Museum Pakistan [ edit ] Pakistan Postal Museum – Karachi Siddiqui Philatelic Museum, 22-J-Z Madina Town, Faisalabad Saudi Arabia [ edit ] The Postal Museum, Riyadh Singapore [ edit ] Singapore Philatelic Museum South Korea [ edit ] Damyang Stamp Museum Postal Museum, Cheonan , Chungcheongnam-do Korea Postage Stamp Museum  [ ko ] , Jung-gu, Seoul Sri Lanka [ edit ] Postal museum Taiwan [ edit ] [REDACTED] The Postal Museum in Taipei , Taiwan Chunghwa Postal Museum Thailand [ edit ] Sam Sen Nai Philatelic Museum , Phaya Thai District , Bangkok , Thailand Chiang Mai Philatelic Museum , Chiang Mai , Thailand United Arab Emirates [ edit ] Emirates Postal Museum Uzbekistan [ edit ] The Museum of Communication History in Uzbekistan Europe [ edit ] Andorra [ edit ] [REDACTED] Museu Postal d'Andorra in Andorra Museu Postal d'Andorra  [ ca ] Austria [ edit ] Historisches Postamt Küb  [ de ] Belgium [ edit ] Postal Museum of Belgium Croatia [ edit ] Croatian Postal and Telecommunications Service Museum , Jurisiceva 13, HR–10 001 Zagreb, Croatia Cyprus [ edit ] Cyprus Postal Museum Czech Republic [ edit ] Prague Postal Museum Denmark [ edit ] Danish Post & Tele Museum , Copenhagen Post and Telegraph History Museum, Århus Estonia [ edit ] ENM Postal Museum – [2] , Muuseumi tee 2, 60532 Tartu, Estonia Finland [ edit ] Postimuseo  [ fi ] France [ edit ] Musée de La Poste Germany [ edit ] [REDACTED] Museum für Kommunikation in Hamburg , Germany Iserlohner Museum für Handwerk und Postgeschichte  [ de ] Museum für Kommunikation Berlin  [ de ] Museum für Kommunikation Frankfurt Museum für Kommunikation Hamburg Museum of Communication, Nuremberg, Germany Philatelic Archive in Bonn Postmuseum Rheinhessen  [ de ] Greece [ edit ] Postal & Philatelic Museum of Greece Hungary [ edit ] Postal Museum of Hungary Ireland [ edit ] An Post Museum (closed) Italy [ edit ] [REDACTED] The Postal and Telegraphic Museum of Central Europe in Trieste , Italy Museo internazionale dell'immagine postale  [ it ] Museo storico della comunicazione  [ it ] Museum of Tasso family and Postal History , Camerata Cornello ( Bergamo ) Postal and Telegraphic Museum of Central Europe  [ it ] Liechtenstein [ edit ] Postal Museum Luxembourg [ edit ] PostMusée  [ de ] Malta [ edit ] [REDACTED] The Malta Postal Museum in Valletta , Malta Malta Postal Museum Monaco [ edit ] Museum of Stamps and Coins Netherlands [ edit ] Museum voor Communicatie  [ nl ] Poland [ edit ] Muzeum Poczty i Telekomunikacji we Wrocławiu  [ pl ] Russia [ edit ] [REDACTED] A.S. Popov Central Museum of Communications in Saint Petersburg , Russia A.S. Popov Central Museum of Communications San Marino [ edit ] Museo del Francobollo e della Moneta Slovenia [ edit ] Museum of Post and Telecommunications Spain [ edit ] Postal and Telegraphic Museum of Spain La Virreina Centro de la Imagen Sweden [ edit ] Postmuseum  [ sv ] Switzerland [ edit ] Museum of Communication Bern Turkey [ edit ] Istanbul Postal Museum PTT Postage Stamp Museum Ukraine [ edit ] Lviv Postal Museum Post Station in Nizhyn United Kingdom [ edit ] Bath Postal Museum British Library Philatelic Collections Colne Valley Postal Museum Isle of Wight Postal Museum Oakham Treasures, Gordano, Avon housing

1440-589: The Great Irish Famine ; most of them were Catholic . By 1851, the Irish-born population had become the largest single ethnic group in the city. The Scottish and English population welcomed smaller numbers of Protestant Irish immigrants, some from what is now Northern Ireland, which gave the Orange Order significant and long-lasting influence over Toronto society. Almost every mayor of Toronto

1520-645: The Mississaugas had displaced the Iroquois, who abandoned the Toronto area at the end of the Beaver Wars , with most returning to their homeland in present-day New York state. French traders founded Fort Rouillé in 1750 (the current Exhibition grounds were later developed there), but abandoned it in 1759 during the Seven Years' War . The British defeated the French and their indigenous allies in

1600-521: The National Philatelic Collection . The museum has a gift shop and a United States Postal Service philatelic sales window. Admission is free. In 2005, the museum acquired the childhood stamp collection of the late singer/songwriter John Lennon . From June 2015 until December 2019, the museum displayed the 1856 British Guiana 1c magenta , the world's most valuable stamp, which sold for nearly $ 10 million. In September 2009,

1680-482: The Toronto Carrying-Place Trail , led to widespread use of the name. The pronunciation of the city is broadly / t ə ˈ r ɒ n t oʊ / tə- RONT -oh , which locals pronounce [təˈɹɒnoʊ] or [ˈtɹɒnoʊ] , leaving the second 't' silent. The site of Toronto lay at the entrance to one of the oldest routes to the northwest, a route known and used by

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1760-602: The York University grounds in the city's north end at the intersection of Keele Street and Steeles Avenue. There are occasional hilly areas; in particular, midtown Toronto , as well as the Silverthorn and Fairbank neighbourhoods, have several sharply sloping hills. Lake Ontario remains occasionally visible from the peaks of these ridges as far north as Eglinton Avenue, 7 to 8 kilometres (4.3 to 5.0 mi) inland. The other major geographical feature of Toronto

1840-556: The 19th century, the city built an extensive sewage system to improve sanitation, and streets were illuminated with gas lighting as a regular service. Long-distance railway lines were constructed, including a route completed in 1854 linking Toronto with the Upper Great Lakes. The Grand Trunk Railway and the Northern Railway of Canada joined in the building of the first Union Station in downtown. The advent of

1920-578: The City of Toronto in 1834. Toronto hosted the 4th G20 summit during June 26–27, 2010. This included the largest security operation in Canadian history. Following large-scale protests and rioting, law enforcement arrested more than 1,000 people, the largest mass arrest in Canadian history. On July 8, 2013, severe flash flooding hit Toronto after an afternoon of slow-moving, intense thunderstorms. Toronto Hydro estimated 450,000 people were without power after

2000-487: The Don River, and north of Davenport Road from Caledonia to Spadina Road ; the Casa Loma grounds sit above this escarpment. The geography of the lakeshore has dramatically changed since the first settlement of Toronto. Much of the land on the harbour's north shore is landfill, filled in during the late 19th century. Until then, the lakefront docks (then known as wharves) were set back farther inland than today. Much of

2080-729: The Huron had planted tree saplings to corral fish. This narrows was called tkaronto by the Mohawk , meaning 'where there are trees standing in the water', and was recorded as early as 1615 by Samuel de Champlain . The word Toronto , meaning 'plenty', also appears in a 1632 French lexicon of the Huron language , which is also an Iroquoian language. It also appears on French maps referring to various locations, including Georgian Bay, Lake Simcoe, and several rivers. A portage route from Lake Ontario to Lake Huron running through this point, known as

2160-593: The Huron, Iroquois, and Ojibwe . Archaeological sites show evidence of human occupation dating back thousands of years. The site was of strategic importance from the beginning of Ontario's recorded history. In the 1660s, the Iroquois established two villages within what is today Toronto, Ganatsekwyagon (Bead Hill) on the banks of the Rouge River and Teiaiagon on the banks of the Humber River . By 1701,

2240-501: The Malta Postal Museum" . MaltaPost . 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. ^ "Maltapost launches the Malta Postal Museum" . Times of Malta . 19 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. ^ "Musei di stato" . ^ "Colne Valley Postal History Museum" . privately owned Postal History Museum in the heart of East Anglia [..] The museum houses

2320-695: The Progressive Conservatives' majority. North York mayor Mel Lastman became the first "megacity" mayor, and the 62nd mayor of Toronto, with his electoral victory . Lastman gained national attention after multiple snowstorms, including the January Blizzard of 1999 , dumped 118 centimetres (46 in) of snow and effectively immobilized the city. He called in the Canadian Army to aid snow removal by use of their equipment to augment police and emergency services. The move

2400-677: The Toronto Harbour), and the Rouge River at the city's eastern limits. Most of the ravines and valley lands in Toronto today are parklands and recreational trails are laid out along the ravines and valleys. The original town was laid out in a grid plan on the flat plain north of the harbour, and this plan was extended outwards as the city grew. The width and depth of several of the ravines and valleys are such that several grid streets, such as Finch Avenue , Leslie Street , Lawrence Avenue , and St. Clair Avenue , terminate on one side of

2480-622: The Toronto skyline extends northward along Yonge Street. Old Toronto is also home to many historically wealthy residential enclaves, such as Yorkville , Rosedale, The Annex, Forest Hill, Lawrence Park , Lytton Park , Deer Park , Moore Park , and Casa Loma, most stretching away from downtown to the north. East and west of downtown, neighbourhoods such as Kensington Market , Chinatown , Leslieville , Cabbagetown and Riverdale are home to bustling commercial and cultural areas as well as communities of artists with studio lofts, with many middle- and upper-class professionals. Other neighbourhoods in

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2560-681: The West. Like the Irish before them, many of these migrants lived in overcrowded shanty-type slums, such as " the Ward ", which was centred on Bay Street , now the heart of the country's Financial District . As new migrants began to prosper, they moved to better housing in other areas, in what is now understood to be succession waves of settlement. Despite its fast-paced growth, by the 1920s, Toronto's population and economic importance in Canada remained second to

2640-466: The adjacent Port Lands on the harbour's east side was a wetland filled in early in the 20th century. The shoreline from the harbour west to the Humber River has been extended into the lake. Further west, landfill has been used to create extensions of land such as Humber Bay Park. The Toronto Islands were a natural peninsula until a storm in 1858 severed their connection to the mainland, creating

2720-405: The architecture of its homes, and for being one of Toronto's earliest planned communities, was designated as an Ontario Heritage Conservation district in 1985. The Casa Loma neighbourhood is named after "Casa Loma", a castle built in 1911 by Sir Henry Pellat , complete with gardens, turrets, stables, an elevator, secret passages, and a bowling alley. Spadina House is a 19th-century manor that

2800-547: The area, with the usual complaints of debauchery and drunkenness. In 1793, Governor John Graves Simcoe established the town of York on the Toronto Purchase lands, naming it after Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany . Simcoe decided to move the Upper Canada capital from Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake) to York, believing the new site would be less vulnerable to attack by the United States. The York garrison

2880-697: The capital until 1865 (two years before Canadian Confederation). Since then, the capital of Canada has remained Ottawa , Ontario. Toronto became the capital of the province of Ontario after its official creation in 1867. The seat of government of the Ontario briefly returned to the same building that hosted the Third Parliament Building of Upper Canada, before moving to the Ontario Legislative Building at Queen's Park in 1893. Because of its provincial capital status,

2960-673: The central city retain an ethnic identity, including two smaller Chinatowns, the Greektown area, Little Italy , Portugal Village , and Little India , among others. The inner suburbs are contained within the former municipalities of York and East York. These are mature and traditionally working-class areas, consisting primarily of post–World War I small, single-family homes and small apartment blocks. Neighbourhoods such as Crescent Town , Thorncliffe Park , Flemingdon Park , Weston, and Oakwood Village consist mainly of high-rise apartments, which are home to many new immigrant families. During

3040-471: The channel of the Don River have been dredged numerous times for shipping. The lower section of the Don River was straightened and channelled in the 19th century. The former mouth drained into a wetland; today, the Don River drains into the harbour through a concrete waterway, the Keating Channel . To mitigate flooding in the area, as well as to create parkland, a second more natural mouth was built to

3120-769: The city granted the operation of the transit franchise to the Toronto Railway Company . The public transit system passed into public ownership in 1921 as the Toronto Transportation Commission , later renamed the Toronto Transit Commission . The system now has the third-highest ridership of any city public transportation system in North America . The Great Toronto Fire of 1904 destroyed a large section of downtown Toronto . The fire destroyed more than 100 buildings. The fire claimed one victim, John Croft, who

3200-650: The city was also the location of Government House , the residence of the viceregal representative of the Crown in right of Ontario . Long before the Royal Military College of Canada was established in 1876, supporters of the concept proposed military colleges in Canada. Staffed by British Regulars, adult male students underwent a three-month-long military course at the School of Military Instruction in Toronto. Established by Militia General Order in 1864,

3280-477: The city was hit by a massive blackout which affected millions of Torontonians (it also affected most of Southern Ontario and parts of the United States), stranding some hundreds of people in tall buildings, knocking out traffic lights and suspending subway and streetcar service across the city during those aforementioned days. On March 6, 2009, the city celebrated the 175th anniversary of its inception as

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3360-449: The city, there exist hundreds of small neighbourhoods and some larger neighbourhoods covering a few square kilometres. The many residential communities of Toronto express a character distinct from the skyscrapers in the commercial core. Victorian and Edwardian-era residential buildings can be found in enclaves such as Rosedale , Cabbagetown , The Annex , and Yorkville . The Wychwood Park neighbourhood, historically significant for

3440-1704: The display of objects relating to the postal service . A subcategory of postal museums are philatelic museums , which focus on philately and postage stamps . List of postal and philatelic museums [ edit ] [REDACTED] This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( July 2016 ) Africa [ edit ] Egypt [ edit ] The Post Museum Ethiopia [ edit ] Ethiopian National Postal Museum Kenya [ edit ] German Post Office Museum [1] Mauritius [ edit ] [REDACTED] The Blue Penny Museum in Port Louis , Mauritius Blue Penny Museum Mauritius Postal Museum Morocco [ edit ] Postal Museum South Africa [ edit ] South African Post Office Museum Americas [ edit ] Brazil [ edit ] Museu Tempostal  [ it ] Philatelic and Numismatic Brazilian Museum Canada [ edit ] [REDACTED] First Toronto Post Office in Toronto , Canada Canadian Postal Museum (closed) First Toronto Post Office Costa Rica [ edit ] Museo Filatélico de Costa Rica Cuba [ edit ] Cuban Postal Museum Curaçao [ edit ] Postal Museum Curaçao Guatemala [ edit ] Guatemalan Postal & Philatelic Museum Mexico [ edit ] Philatelic Museum of Oaxaca – Mexico Peru [ edit ] [REDACTED] National Postal and Philatelic Museum at

3520-575: The elimination of racially based immigration policies by the late 1960s, Toronto became a destination for immigrants from all over the world. By the 1980s, Toronto had surpassed Montreal as Canada's most populous city and chief economic hub. During this time, in part owing to the political uncertainty raised by the resurgence of the Quebec sovereignty movement , many national and multinational corporations moved their head offices from Montreal to Toronto and Western Canadian cities. On January 1, 1998, Toronto

3600-591: The first mayor of Toronto . Mackenzie would later lead the unsuccessful Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837 against the British colonial government. Toronto's population of 9,000 included some African-American slaves, some of whom had been brought by the Loyalists, and Black Loyalists , whom the Crown had freed (most of the latter were resettled in Nova Scotia). By 1834, refugee slaves from America's South were also immigrating to Toronto to gain freedom. Slavery

3680-450: The former collection held at Inkpen Postal Museum The Museum of Philatelic History at The Royal Philatelic Society London The Postal Museum , London See also [ edit ] Mail References [ edit ] ^ "The Postal Museum" . State Information Services . Archived from the original on 13 November 2015. ^ "National Postal Museum" . Ethiopian Museums Support Association . Archived from

3760-495: The history of the USPS, including planes , trains and automobiles . Historical exhibits guide visitors through the postal service's inception and expansion, as well as its role in significant national events such as World War II . "Systems at Work" explores historic and current technologies involved in mail processing and delivery, such as message boxes , ZIP codes , optical scanners and conveyor systems . The museum holds

3840-680: The hurricane caused more than CA$ 25 million in damage. In 1967, the seven smallest municipalities of Metropolitan Toronto were merged with larger neighbours, resulting in a six-municipality configuration that included the former city of Toronto and the surrounding municipalities of East York , Etobicoke , North York , Scarborough , and York . In the decades after World War II, refugees from war-torn Europe and Chinese job-seekers arrived, as well as construction labourers, particularly from Italy and Portugal. Toronto's population grew to more than one million in 1951 when large-scale suburbanization began and doubled to two million by 1971. Following

3920-400: The lake, allowing for a somewhat sheltered Toronto Harbour south of the downtown core. An Outer Harbour was constructed southeast of downtown during the 1950s and 1960s, and it is now used for recreation. The city's limits are formed by Lake Ontario to the south, the western boundary of Marie Curtis Park , Etobicoke Creek , Eglinton Avenue and Highway 427 to the west, Steeles Avenue to

4000-409: The majority of Torontonians speak English as their primary language, over 160 languages are spoken in the city. The mayor of Toronto is elected by direct popular vote to serve as the chief executive of the city. The Toronto City Council is a unicameral legislative body, comprising 25 councillors since the 2018 municipal election , representing geographical wards throughout the city. Toronto

4080-515: The much longer established Montreal , Quebec. However, by 1934, the Toronto Stock Exchange had become the largest in the country. In 1954, the City of Toronto and 12 surrounding municipalities were federated into a regional government known as Metropolitan Toronto . The postwar boom had resulted in rapid suburban development. It was believed a coordinated land-use strategy and shared services would provide greater efficiency for

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4160-593: The museum received an $ 8 million gift from investment firm founder William H. Gross to help finance an expansion project. The William H. Gross Stamp Gallery of the museum is named in his honor. Since 2002, the museum has presented the Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement Award every two years. Toronto Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario . With

4240-567: The north and the Rouge River and the Scarborough–Pickering Townline to the east. The city is mostly flat or gentle hills, and the land gently slopes upward away from the lake. The flat land is interrupted by the Toronto ravine system , which is cut by numerous creeks and rivers of the Toronto waterway system , most notably the Humber River in the west end, the Don River east of downtown (these two rivers flanking and defining

4320-504: The original on 16 April 2016. ^ "Museo postal y filatelico" . November 12, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-12. ^ "MUFI" (in Spanish). Museo de Filatelia de Oaxaca. 2019 . Retrieved 23 January 2023 . ^ "About" . The Museum of Postal History, Inc . Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. ^ "Post Office and US Postal Museum" . Marshallmich.com . Archived from

4400-567: The original on 16 July 2016. ^ "Bhutan Postal Museum Entry Fees" . Bhutan Department of Tourism. 2023 . Retrieved 23 January 2023 . ^ "中国邮政邮票博物馆" . May 26, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-05-26. ^ "Postal Museum" . mysore.ind.in . Retrieved 5 February 2018 . ^ "A 200-year-old heritage building in Bengaluru houses museum showcasing India's postal history" . Firstpost . 2022-10-09 . Retrieved 2023-05-02 . ^ "Indonesian Stamp Museum" . July 21, 2011. Archived from

4480-455: The original on 2011-07-21. ^ "About Postal Museum Japan" . Postal Museum Japan . Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. ^ "Arima Philatelic Museum / Kobe, Kita-ku Arima-cho - 有馬切手文化博物館" . www.kitte-museum-arima.jp . ^ "English" . 切手の博物館 . ^ "Postal Museum" . AsiaRooms . TUI Travel PLC . Archived from the original on 2012-03-13 . Retrieved 2008-09-25 . The Postal Museum

4560-450: The original on 2015-11-17. ^ "Chiang Mai Philatelic Museum" . thailandtourismdirectory.go.th (in Thai) . Retrieved 2019-05-29 . ^ "دار الطوابع" . Emirates Postal Museum (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 16 July 2016. ^ "HPT muzej - Početna stranica" . February 22, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. ^ "The Postal Museum" . Česká pošta . Archived from

4640-483: The original on 25 June 2016. ^ "Lamu-German Post Office Historic Background" . National Museums of Kenya . Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. ^ "Postal Museum – Philately and Communication" . morocco.com . Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. ^ "Museum" . South African Post Office . Retrieved 16 July 2016 . ^ "Cuban Postal Museum: unique in Latin America" . webhavana.com . Archived from

4720-722: The original on 31 July 2008. ^ "Post & Tele Museum - the museum" . ptt-museum.dk . Retrieved 2010-10-11 . The Post & Tele Museum is Denmark's national museum of post and telecommunications. The museum is a foundation set up in 1996 by TDC A/S and Post Danmark A/S and was previously called Dansk Post og Telegrafmuseum (The Danish Post and Telegraph Museum) ^ Nørby, Toke. "The Postal Museum in Århus, Denmark" . Retrieved 2008-09-25 . in Kannikegade 16, st. th., DK-8000 Århus C [..] This old post office belongs to "De Post- og Telegrafhistoriske Samlinger i Aarhus" ^ "Descrizione" . www.museodeitasso.com . ^ "MaltaPost launches

4800-401: The railway dramatically increased the numbers of immigrants arriving, commerce and industry, as had the Lake Ontario steamers and schooners entering port before. These enabled Toronto to become a major gateway linking the world to the interior of the North American continent. Expanding port and rail facilities brought in northern timber for export and imported Pennsylvania coal. Industry dominated

4880-413: The referendum results and did so in April when it tabled the City of Toronto Act . Both opposition parties held a filibuster in the provincial legislature, proposing more than 12,000 amendments that allowed residents on streets of the proposed megacity to take part in public hearings on the merger and adding historical designations to the streets. This only delayed the bill's inevitable passage, given

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4960-409: The region. The metropolitan government began to manage services that crossed municipal boundaries, including highways, police services, water and public transit . In that year, a half-century after the Great Fire of 1904, disaster struck the city again when Hurricane Hazel brought intense winds and flash flooding. In the Toronto area, 81 people were killed, nearly 1,900 families were left homeless, and

5040-435: The school enabled officers of militia or candidates for commission or promotion in the Militia to learn military duties, drill and discipline, to command a company at Battalion Drill, to drill a company at Company Drill, the internal economy of a company, and the duties of a company's officer. The school was retained at Confederation, in 1867. In 1868, Schools of cavalry and artillery instruction were formed in Toronto. In

5120-399: The second-largest private collection of Post Boxes in the UK [..] there is no general public access other than by prior arrangement ^ "The Museum Site" . Isle of Wight Postal Museum/A&K Reeder. Archived from the original on 2008-07-08 . Retrieved 2008-09-25 . probably the largest private collection of post boxes and postal equipment in the United Kingdom [..] The Museum

5200-497: The south during the first half of the 2020s, thereby creating a new island, Ookwemin Minising . Toronto encompasses an area formerly administered by several separate municipalities that were amalgamated over the years. Each developed a distinct history and identity over the years, and their names remain in common use among Torontonians. Former municipalities include East York, Etobicoke, Forest Hill , Mimico , North York, Parkdale , Scarborough, Swansea , Weston and York. Throughout

5280-409: The storm and Toronto Pearson International Airport reported 126 mm (5 in) of rain had fallen over five hours, more than during Hurricane Hazel. Within six months, from December 20 to 22, 2013, Toronto was brought to a near halt by the worst ice storm in the city's history, rivalling the severity of the 1998 Ice Storm (which mainly affected southeastern Ontario, and Quebec). At the height of

5360-476: The storm, over 300,000 Toronto Hydro customers had no electricity or heating. Toronto hosted WorldPride in June 2014, and the Pan and Parapan American Games in 2015 . The city continues to grow and attract immigrants. A 2019 study by Toronto Metropolitan University (then known as Ryerson University) showed that Toronto was the fastest-growing city in North America. The city added 77,435 people between July 2017 and July 2018. The Toronto metropolitan area

5440-815: The town of York in 1793 and later designated it as the capital of Upper Canada . During the War of 1812 , the town was the site of the Battle of York and suffered heavy damage by American troops . York was renamed and incorporated in 1834 as the city of Toronto . It was designated as the capital of the province of Ontario in 1867 during Canadian Confederation . The city proper has since expanded past its original limits through both annexation and amalgamation to its current area of 630.2 km (243.3 sq mi). The diverse population of Toronto reflects its current and historical role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada . About half of its residents were born outside of Canada and over 200 ethnic origins are represented among its inhabitants. While

5520-408: The town's surrender. American soldiers destroyed much of the garrison and set fire to the parliament buildings during their five-day occupation. Because of the sacking of York, British troops retaliated later in the war with the burning of Washington, D.C. York was incorporated as the City of Toronto on March 6, 1834, adopting the Indigenous name. Reformist politician William Lyon Mackenzie became

5600-400: The war, and the area became part of the British colony of Quebec in 1763. During the American Revolutionary War , an influx of British settlers arrived there as United Empire Loyalists fled for the British-controlled lands north of Lake Ontario. The Crown granted them land to compensate for their losses in the Thirteen Colonies. The new province of Upper Canada was being created and needed

5680-519: The waterfront for the next 100 years. During the late 19th century, Toronto became the largest alcohol distillation (in particular, spirits ) centre in North America. By the 1860s, the Gooderham and Worts Distillery operations became the world's largest whisky factory. A preserved section of this once dominant local industry remains in the Distillery District . The harbour allowed access to grain and sugar imports used in processing. Horse-drawn streetcars gave way to electric streetcars in 1891 when

5760-524: Was a member of the Orange Order between 1850 and 1950, and the city was sometimes referred to as the " Belfast of Canada" because of Orange influence in municipal politics and administration. For brief periods, Toronto was twice the capital of the united Province of Canada : first from 1849 to 1851, following unrest in Montreal, and later from 1855 to 1859. After this date, Quebec was designated as

5840-469: Was an explosive expert clearing the ruins from the fire. It caused CA$ 10,387,000 in damage (roughly CA$ 277,600,000 in 2020 terms). The city received new European immigrant groups from the late 19th century into the early 20th century, particularly Germans, French, Italians, and Jews. They were soon followed by Russians, Poles, and other Eastern European nations, in addition to the Chinese entering from

5920-539: Was banned outright in Upper Canada (and throughout the British Empire) in 1834. Torontonians integrated people of colour into their society. In the 1840s, an eating house at Frederick and King Streets, a place of mercantile prosperity in the early city, was operated by a black man named Bloxom. As a major destination for immigrants to Canada, the city grew rapidly through the remainder of the 19th century. The first significant wave of immigrants were Irish, fleeing

6000-535: Was built at the entrance of the town's natural harbour, sheltered by a long sand-bar peninsula. The town's settlement formed at the harbour's eastern end behind the peninsula, near the present-day intersection of Parliament Street and Front Street (in the " Old Town " area). In 1813, as part of the War of 1812 , the Battle of York ended in the town's capture and plunder by United States forces. John Strachan negotiated

6080-671: Was designed by the Graham and Burnham architectural firm , which was led by Ernest Graham following the death of Daniel Burnham in 1912. The headquarters of the United States Department of Labor 's Bureau of Labor Statistics is based in this building, and there is also space for a data center for the United States Senate . It is located across the street from Washington Union Station . The museum's atrium features vehicles used to deliver mail throughout

6160-573: Was greatly enlarged, not through traditional annexations , but as an amalgamation of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto and its six lower-tier constituent municipalities: East York, Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, York, and the original city itself. They were dissolved by an act of the Government of Ontario and formed into a single-tier City of Toronto (colloquially dubbed the " megacity "), replacing all six governments. The merger

6240-551: Was proposed as a cost-saving measure by the Progressive Conservative provincial government under premier Mike Harris . The announcement touched off vociferous public objections. In March 1997, a referendum in all six municipalities produced a vote of more than 3:1 against amalgamation. However, municipal governments in Canada are creatures of the provincial governments, and referendums have little to no legal effect. The Harris government could thus legally ignore

6320-408: Was ridiculed by some in other parts of the country, fuelled in part by what was perceived as a frivolous use of resources. The city attracted international attention in 2003 when it became the centre of a major SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak. Public health attempts to prevent the disease from spreading elsewhere temporarily dampened the local economy. From August 14 to 17, 2003,

6400-613: Was the second-fastest-growing metropolitan area in North America, adding 125,298 persons, compared with 131,767 in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metroplex in Texas. The large growth in the Toronto metropolitan area is attributed to international migration to Toronto. The COVID-19 pandemic in Canada first occurred in Toronto and was among the hotspots in the country . Toronto was named as one of 16 cities in North America (and one of two Canadian cities) to host matches for

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