Liberty Village in Toronto, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Lynn Williams Street

Photographed by Tim Boyd, October 24, 2024

1. Lynn Williams Street Marker

Inscription.
Lynn Willams Street is named after one of Canadas pre-eminent labour leaders. This street is located near the site of the former John Inglis plant, one of the major manufacturing facilites that laid the foundation for industrial Ontario.

Lyn Willlams joined the United Steelworkers at Inglis in 1947 and in 1984 became the first Canadian elected international president of the union - the United Steelworkers of America.

Lynn Wiliams has always been a passionate advocate for industrial democracy and for the right of working people to have an effective voice at their places of work.

Erected 2007 by City of Toronto.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Labor Unions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1984.

Location. 43° 38.348′ N, 79° 24.853′ W. Marker is in Toronto, Ontario. It is in Liberty Village. It is at the intersection of Lynn Williams Street and Pirandello Street, on the right when traveling east on Lynn Williams Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Toronto ON M6K 3P4, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto

and on the Golden Horseshoe.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Massey-Harris Company (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); King Street West Railway Subway (Underpass) (approx. half a kilometer away); Designing The CNE's Grand Entrance

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(approx. 0.6 kilometers away); The Princes' Gates (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Chr. Hansen’s Laboratory (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Memorial Wall Plaques Dedicated to Patient Labourers (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); a different marker also named The Princes' Gates (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); The Warriors' Day Parade (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toronto.

Also see . . . Lynn Williams was the first Canadian to lead United Steelworkers (The Globe and Mail). Obituary of Williams from 2014

More a pragmatist than a utopian, Mr. Williams was a cautious and even conservative figure among labour leaders. He was not one for fiery rhetoric, or salty language, nor was he one to rouse the rabble. University educated and a conciliator by nature, a trait he inherited from his minister father, he was an effective one-on-one organizer, as well as a peerless navigator of the perilous waters of union politics.

(Submitted on October 27, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Photographed by Tim Boyd, October 24, 2024

2. Lynn Williams Street Marker

Lynn Williams Street, Toronto image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, October 24, 2024

3. Lynn Williams Street, Toronto

Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 133 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.