Simpson Tower

Simpson Tower

The Simpson Tower is the 23rd-tallest building in Toronto.cite web|accessdate=2008-03-13|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=simpsontower-toronto-canada|title=Simpson Tower |publisher=Emporis.com ] [cite web|accessdate=2008-03-13|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=414|title=Simpson Tower |publisher=SkyscraperPage.com ] Completed in 1968, it has 33 floors and is 144 meters high. It was built as the headquarters of the Simpsons department store company, with merge with the Hudson's Bay Company in 1978 and the building today is the head office of the HBC corporation. It is next door to the historic Simpsons store at Yonge and Queen, which included Arcadian Court. Today that store is the flagship store for the Bay, integrated with the Eaton Centre across the street.

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