Laneway Naming: Henry Box Brown Lane
An application was submitted earlier in 2023 by a resident to name the street located in the rear of #8-44 Bright Street.
The laneway has a proposal submitted to name this public street to Henry Box Brown Lane. Currently, the public street / laneway behind #42 Bright Street, that travels north and south and abuts the rear of #42 Bright Street (where Mr. Brown lived)—is not named.
Mr. Brown is a notable figure that is connected with the Underground Railroad movement. He lived and is buried in Toronto. Most importantly, the rowhouse in which he lived on Bright Street still stands. Commemorating Henry ‘Box’ Brown will preserve and add to the knowledge base of Black History in Toronto.
- Pancheta (Pat) Barnett
- Adam G Wynne
- Coralina Lemos
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Street Naming Application and Paper Work
The naming application for the laneway street south of Queen street, running north-south between St. Paul Street and Bright Street. For the sake of fairness, transparency, and sharing knowledge, our office would like to share the process of naming a street.
All street naming/renaming proposals, whether a member of the public or a developer, must reach out to the Land and Prosperity division to submit any applications and must include the following forms:
- Street Naming Application
- Street Naming Consent
- Rationale/ Background
- Community Support – 50% of residents directly abutting the street to be named or 75% of residents directly abutting the street for a renaming
- Additional Community Support – Councillor, bia, RAs, NIAs, Local Community Organizations etc.
All documents required for this process found: here
Application for Henry Box Brown Lane can be found below:
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