Christie, Brown, and Co. open factory across Duke Street
In 1872 Christie, Brown, and Co. built a large factory on the south west corner of Duke and Frederick streets. The factory was expanded in 1883, 1892, 1899, and 1914. The image is from a postcard dated to 1902. Duke Street was rapidly becoming industrial space.
1902 Postcard
Sources:
Information – City of Toronto – Heritage Property Research and Evaluation Report, 93-95 Berkeley Street (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-77839.pdf)
1818 Map of Town of York lists Willcocks as owner/occupant
An 1818 map of the Town of York of unknown origin lists Maria Willcocks in Lot No. 5 on the north side of Duke Street.
The 1818 Phillpotts amp of York by Lieut. Phillpotts of the Royal Engineers depicts multiple structures on the site.
In 1817 Lieut. E. A. Smith produced a map of the Town of York that depicted structures comparable to other maps from this period. It appears that the same map was updated sometime around 1821-2, as another version lists “Campbell” and a much larger structure on the site.
1818 Phillpotts Map1817 Smith Original Map1817 Smith Revision Map (possibly c. 1822)1818 Map of York
Sources:
1818 Map – Toronto Public Library (http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMDC-T1816-3-4MLRG&R=DC-T1816-3-4MLRG)
1818 Phillpotts Map – Library and Archives Canada (http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=4136849)
1817 Smith Maps – Acadia University, William Inglis Morse Collection (http://openarchive.acadiau.ca/cdm/ref/collection/Morse/id/44)
The Coutts-Hallmark Greeting Card Company first appears in the 1967 City of Toronto directory. Coutts was a greeting card company founded in Ontario in 1916 that was purchased by Hallmark Cards in 1958.
Coutts Hallmark, listed at 300 Adelaide Street EastDirectory
Sources:
Directory – Toronto Public Library – 1967 City of Toronto Directory
Info – Grey Roots Museum and Archives (http://www.greyroots.com/exhibitions/virtual-exhibits/grey-county-luminaries/coutts-william-e/)
Image – Campbell House Museum Archives, Campbell House 1844 to 1972 Binder
1913 photograph depicts Capewell Horse Nail Company exterior
A photograph with the Toronto Public Library dated to 1913 depicts the exterior of the Duke Street house when it served as the office of the Capewell Horse Nail Company.
Capewell Horse Nail Co.
Source:
Photograph: Toronto Public Library (http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMDC-PICTURES-R-3000&R=DC-PICTURES-R-3000)
