[Billy]

I remembered this from the Hip FAQ that was compiled a while back...that's where my answer came from.


"3-19. What is the meaning of "Toronto 4"?

From the Music @ Work song of the same name, Toronto 4 refers to the way postal codes were written at one time in Canada.

> I was helping renovate our basement, and I looked inside the poney box
> of the electrical system, and the address for General Electric,
> back in 1966, had Toronto 4 as its third line. Turns out that
> Toronto 4 was the post office, and it stood where the ACC stands
> now. I work with a guy who used to drive the forklifts at Toronto
> 4 back when he was my age. When I found out the meaning of the
> title, I didn't hate it as much as I did when I first heard it. -- Ren Bostelaar"