Mimico
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Mimico is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, being located in the south-west area of Toronto on Lake Ontario. It is in the south-east corner of the former Township of Etobicoke, and was an i
Skyline of Mimico in 2025
View of the Gardiner Expressway from Royal York Road. The controlled access highway acts as the northern boundary for Mimico.
Early residences in Mimico range from lakeside estates to bungalows built in the early 1920s to 1940s.
Wesley Mimico United Church is one of several churches situated in the neighbourhood.
Passenger pigeon
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The passenger pigeon or wild pigeon is an extinct species of pigeon that was endemic to North America. Its common name is derived from the French word passager, meaning "passing by", due to the migrat
Mimico
…corner of the former Township (and later, City) of Etobicoke, and was an independent municipality from 1911 to 1967. Mimico, which was named after the passenger pigeon, is the oldest of the former Lakeshore Municipalities. The Town of Mimico was established by a plan of sub-division in 1856, but was not sub-divided…
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Earliest published illustration of the species (a male), Mark Catesby, 1731
Mounted male passenger pigeon, Field Museum of Natural History
Band-tailed pigeon, a species in the related genus Patagioenas