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c. 1906; unused; the post office was located on the southwest corner of Ouellette Avenue and Pitt Street; it was built in 1879 and demolished in 1932; the architect was William Scott And Co.; it replaced several earlier post offices that were near the northeast corner of Ouellette Avenue and Pitt Street; the Boer War Monument, designed by Walter Allard, is located at the front entrance; the reddish brown building behind the post office and park is the Victoria Block (southwest corner of Ouellette Avenue and Chatham Street); the photograph was likely taken on Victoria Day, May 24th, 1906. This was the day that the monument was unveiled and dedicated. It was later moved to Jackson Park.