Actually, we already have a King Street in Saint Paul. It's not a biggie - a nice residential number of the city's West Side (which is actually across the river south of downtown).
Thus, for data-keeping purposes, the street named for the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. will probably need some extended name - like MLKing Street. Inevitably, people will call it King, anyway. I believe someone mentioned making it a "drive." Fine, King Drive is much better. And our Cedar Street isn't a particularly historical name, so I'm all for this. But, wait - what was that about "lesser twin?" Hmmmph. This stadium rivalry is heating up too much. Andy Driscoll Crocus Hill Saint Paul rapidly becoming a former friend of Mpls. :-) ------ "The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of moral crisis, remain neutral" --Dante > From: "Tony Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 11:46:15 -0600 > To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Mpls] Street in St. Paul for MLK; street names > > Those of you who knew me in my younger days may recall that street names > are an interest of mine. The proposal by Randy Kelly, mayor of the > lesser twin, to rename that city's Cedar St. to Dr. Martin Luther King > Jr. St. is getting prominent attention. This raises the question of why > the cumbersome name? There is no Father Louis Hennepin Ave. or > President George Washington St. > > Several streets in Minneapolis (albeit short ones) also follow this > pattern: Kirby Puckett Pl., Cecil Newman Ln., Norm McGrew Pl.; however, > it is Carew Dr. rather than Rod Carew Dr. > > IMHO the St. Paul proposal would be less contentious if they changed > Cedar to King St. short and simple. > > One more thing: a block of former Stinson Blvd. was changed to Avionics > Blvd. at the request of Honeywell in 1977 when Stinson was rerouted > around their factory. Given the world situation, maybe it would be a > good idea to change the name again so as not to advertise the plant to > our enemies. > > Tony Hill > Maj. Gen. John Alexander Logan Park _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
