Downtown Yonge East in Toronto, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Simpsons Mail-Order Warehouse Dalhousie Street Extension
1949
Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 1, 2026
1. Simpsons Mail-Order Warehouse Dalhousie Street Extension Marker
Inscription.
Simpsons Mail-Order Warehouse Dalhousie Street Extension. This landmark industrial complex was built in stages between 1916 and 1950. Over the course of the twentieth century, the buildings functioned as the administrative centre and warehouse for the Robert Simpson Co., Simpsons, Simpsons-Sears and Sears Canada mail-order business. Orders were processed and goods sent from this site and from smaller facilities in Regina and Halifax to customers across the country. This section of the complex fronting on Dalhousie Street - an extension of the earlier building behind it was designed by Frank S. Corley in 1949 in the unadorned International Style. Its faηade was changed to match the older Mutual Street side when the complex was converted to residential lofts in the late 1990s., Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, 1997 ,
This landmark industrial complex was built in stages between 1916 and 1950. Over the course of the twentieth century, the buildings functioned as the administrative centre and warehouse for the Robert Simpson Co., Simpsons, Simpsons-Sears and Sears Canada mail-order business. Orders were processed and goods sent from this site and from smaller facilities in Regina and Halifax to customers across the country. This section of the complex fronting on Dalhousie Street - an extension of the earlier building behind it was designed by Frank S. Corley in 1949 in the unadorned International Style. Its faηade was changed to match the older Mutual Street side when the complex was converted to residential lofts in the late 1990s.
Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, 1997
Erected 2006 by Heritage Toronto.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1949.
Location. 43° 39.456′ N, 79° 22.614′ W. Marker is in Toronto, Ontario. It is in Downtown Yonge East. It is on Dalhousie Street 0.2 kilometers north of Dundas Street West, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 155 Dalhousie Street, Toronto ON M5B 2R2, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto and on the Golden Horseshoe. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Ruperts Land.
2. Simpsons Mail-Order Warehouse Dalhousie Street Extension Marker
Facing north on Dalhousie Street
Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 1, 2026
3. Former Simpsons Mail-Order Warehouse in 2026
Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 10, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
