Leader's Lane is a short street in
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
,
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
, Canada.
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The street was part of the former city of
York, Upper Canada
York was a town and second capital of the colony of Upper Canada. It is the predecessor to the Old Toronto, old city of Toronto (1834–1998). It was established in 1793 by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe as a "temporary" location for th ...
. It runs from
Wellington Street to
King Street, crossing
Colborne Street. The street was renamed Leader's Lane after the ''
Toronto Leader
The ''Toronto Leader'' was a newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the 19th century.
The paper was published by James Beaty, a wealthy leather merchant.
Its office were located on what is now Leader Lane, from 1852 to 1878.
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'', a newspaper whose offices were located there from 1852 to 1878.
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It was the site of York's first jail and ''"hanging yard"''.
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The original jail, a log building, built in 1796, at the corner with Colborne Street has long since been demolished, but several buildings remain on the street which are over 100 years old.
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See also
* List of oldest buildings and structures in Toronto
This is a list of the oldest buildings and structures in Toronto, that were constructed before 1920. The history of Toronto dates back to Indigenous settlements in the region approximately 12,000 years ago. However, the oldest standing structures ...
References
{{Streets in Toronto
Streets in Toronto