Old maps (by that I mean pre-Martin Luther King-as-icon days) still call the park King Field. Could this be related to parts of Dupont Ave S. being called "King's Highway"? What's with that?
Cara Letofsky Seward (apparently named for Lincoln's Secretary of State William Seward) David Brauer wrote: >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 > > _______________________________________ 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
