Leader's Lane is a short street in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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, Canada.
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The street was part of the former city of
York, Upper Canada
York was a town and the 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 fo ...
. It runs from
Wellington Street to
King Street, crossing
Colborne Street. The street was renamed Leader's Lane after the ''
Toronto Leader'', 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
References
{{Streets in Toronto
Streets in Toronto