08/16/2026
✨February 15, 2026/November 8, 2025 – After the Hudson’s Bay Company closed in 2025, the brass signs around the exterior of the flagship store — bounded by Queen St W, Yonge St, Richmond St W, and Bay St — were removed, revealing “SIMPSONS” in the stone beneath.
✨The building was originally home to the Robert Simpson Co. department store, which opened in the mid-1890s. In 1978, the Hudson’s Bay Company acquired the property, and in 1991, this location transitioned from Simpsons to The Bay. Note that these photographs were taken from two different locations on the building.
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