jimnyc
11-06-2019, 11:47 AM
They had the signage up for the street "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd." Then I saw pictures of workers overnight removing that street name. I am surprised there hasn't been any violence over this, but glad there isn't any. In this instance, the voters clearly spoke up and want the original name back.
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Voters Nix ‘Martin Luther King Jr’ As Name
Back in January, the city council in Kansas City voted to change the name of a major road to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. without properly conferring with residents of the city.
On Tuesday, voters overwhelmingly rejected the council’s decision.
Nearly 70 percent of those casting ballots voted to remove King’s name from a historic boulevard and return its century-old name.
The boulevard, which runs 10 miles in the center of the city, has long been known as The Paseo. “The parkway holds 223 acres (0.90 km2) of boulevard parkland dotted with several Beaux-Arts-style decorative structures and architectural details maintained by the city’s Parks and Recreation department,” says its entry on Wikipedia.
Interesting points along the wide road include “Bird Lives,” a statue honoring Charlie “Bird” Parker, a jazz saxophone player; the Dr. Generous Henderson House; an unusual stoplight made of cut-stone; and Scottish Rite Temple, a “monumental Beaux-Arts/Egyptian Revival civic auditorium.” A stretch of the boulevard has been put on the National Register of Historic Places.
“The name for Kansas City’s first major boulevard was suggested by the first President of the Parks Board, August R. Meyer (1851-1905), based on the Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City,” Wikipedia says. That road is a wide boulevard that runs diagonally across the center of Mexico City.
Ten months ago, the city council voted 8-4 to change the name to honor the iconic civil rights leader. A movement quickly emerged called “Save The Paseo,” which gathered nearly 3,000 signatures to put the name of the road in the control of voters.
“Save The Paseo, the grassroots group that pushed for restoration of the boulevard’s original name, cruised to victory,” the Kansas City Star reported. “Unofficial results showed nearly 70% of voters favoring The Paseo with just two of 124 precincts in the Jackson County portion of Kansas City still not reporting late in the evening. All other precincts across the city reported results.”
The outcome was a stunning rebuke of the City Council’s January decision to rename The Paseo to honor King, the late civil rights leader. Now, Kansas City is expected to take down well over 100 signs along the road, which cuts through the heart of the predominantly black East Side.
Rest - https://www.dailywire.com/news/voters-nix-martin-luther-king-jr-as-name-for-historic-boulevard
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Voters Nix ‘Martin Luther King Jr’ As Name
Back in January, the city council in Kansas City voted to change the name of a major road to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. without properly conferring with residents of the city.
On Tuesday, voters overwhelmingly rejected the council’s decision.
Nearly 70 percent of those casting ballots voted to remove King’s name from a historic boulevard and return its century-old name.
The boulevard, which runs 10 miles in the center of the city, has long been known as The Paseo. “The parkway holds 223 acres (0.90 km2) of boulevard parkland dotted with several Beaux-Arts-style decorative structures and architectural details maintained by the city’s Parks and Recreation department,” says its entry on Wikipedia.
Interesting points along the wide road include “Bird Lives,” a statue honoring Charlie “Bird” Parker, a jazz saxophone player; the Dr. Generous Henderson House; an unusual stoplight made of cut-stone; and Scottish Rite Temple, a “monumental Beaux-Arts/Egyptian Revival civic auditorium.” A stretch of the boulevard has been put on the National Register of Historic Places.
“The name for Kansas City’s first major boulevard was suggested by the first President of the Parks Board, August R. Meyer (1851-1905), based on the Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City,” Wikipedia says. That road is a wide boulevard that runs diagonally across the center of Mexico City.
Ten months ago, the city council voted 8-4 to change the name to honor the iconic civil rights leader. A movement quickly emerged called “Save The Paseo,” which gathered nearly 3,000 signatures to put the name of the road in the control of voters.
“Save The Paseo, the grassroots group that pushed for restoration of the boulevard’s original name, cruised to victory,” the Kansas City Star reported. “Unofficial results showed nearly 70% of voters favoring The Paseo with just two of 124 precincts in the Jackson County portion of Kansas City still not reporting late in the evening. All other precincts across the city reported results.”
The outcome was a stunning rebuke of the City Council’s January decision to rename The Paseo to honor King, the late civil rights leader. Now, Kansas City is expected to take down well over 100 signs along the road, which cuts through the heart of the predominantly black East Side.
Rest - https://www.dailywire.com/news/voters-nix-martin-luther-king-jr-as-name-for-historic-boulevard