OK, but here's a knotty one: Kingfield....or King Field? Our own Keith Ford, longtime resident and former councilperson, loudly insists it is two words: King Field. Since he works for the MCDA - the birthplace of many neighborhood names - one has to take his view even more seriously.
I respect Keith's tenure in the neighborhood and in government, so I use the two-word version. It helps that many official city documents list us as King Field, thus our neighborhood association's abbreviation is KFNA, not KNA. But over time, popular use has turned it into Kingfield. Nearly everyone spells it that way. Most people assume the name comes from Martin Luther King Park, although I think the neighborhood name was established before the park was re-named (when did those events happen, and what was the original park name?) If the neighborhood was named before the park was re-named, I'm baffled as to where the King in King Field/Kingfield came from. Any solvers of the mystery will contribute info that I'll put on our website, www.kingfield.org. David Brauer King Field _______________________________________ 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
