Leader Lane

Leader's Lane is a short street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

[1] The street was part of the former city of York, Upper Canada.

The street was renamed Leader's Lane after the Toronto Leader, a newspaper whose offices were located there from 1852 to 1878.

[2] It was the site of York's first jail and "hanging yard".

[1] 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.