An aerial photograph from 1961 in the Toronto City Archives depicts the Duke Street site. Notice how heavily industrialized the street and property had become.
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These advertisements for Capewell Horse Nails appeared in the August-December 1907 edition of the Hardware Merchandising Catalogue.
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The 1892 Toronto City Directory features multiple advertisements for Fensom’s Elevator Works.
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Stayner was one of sixteen children born to Thomas Allen Stayner, the controversial former Postmaster General of Upper and Lower Canada. He appears in City Directories between 1867 and 1875. Stayner, like Gordon before him, was a notable figure in town and was involved with several charitable and fraternal organizations. The town of Stayner, Ontario is named after his family.
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An 11 October 1843 edition of the Toronto Examiner has an ad placed on 28 September announcing the formation of a partnership between Terence J. O’Neill and Peter J. O’Neill. The O’Neill Brothers later acquired the Lady Campbell’s Duke Street property.
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Ad – The Toronto Examiner – 11 October 1843
