Around the time this photo of what was then called Lake Shore Road was taken, by the Humber in 1928, Hans Sachau opened a shipyard on the site of Casa Mendoza. Sachau. who specialized in sailboats and cruisers, performed his patriotic duty by building submarine chasers during the Second World War.
Lake Shore Road, east approach to Humber bridge, looking west, October 26, 1928. Photo by Alfred Pearson. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 16, Series 71, Item 6373.
