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Two cities that I have lived in did not have streets named for MLK: Tucson and Sacramento. Tucson isn't a big surprise: the black population there is negligible and there is only a tiny area that could even be called an historically black neighborhood. But Sacramento has long had a large black community, so it's a little more surprising that no MLK street has ever appeared there.
Both of these cities, however, do have something else named for MLK: Sacramento - a public library branch; Tucson - a public housing building for senior citizens.
Also: several years ago, I saw a documentary on HBO called "MLK Boulevard." The film explores what life is like on the various MLK streets around the country. It also covered the politics behind the renaming of these streets, particularly a contentious and failed effort to create an MLK Blvd. in Muncie, IN just a few years ago.
Two cities that I have lived in did not have streets named for MLK: Tucson and Sacramento. Tucson isn't a big surprise: the black population there is negligible and there is only a tiny area that could even be called an historically black neighborhood. But Sacramento has long had a large black community, so it's a little more surprising that no MLK street has ever appeared there.
Both of these cities, however, do have something else named for MLK: Sacramento - a public library branch; Tucson - a public housing building for senior citizens.
Also: several years ago, I saw a documentary on HBO called "MLK Boulevard." The film explores what life is like on the various MLK streets around the country. It also covered the politics behind the renaming of these streets, particularly a contentious and failed effort to create an MLK Blvd. in Muncie, IN just a few years ago.
Sacramento does have a street name after MLK. It's called MLK Jr Blvd in Oak Park. It stretches from Broadway and MLK to the south area, Franklin and MLK.
I don't understand the reasoning for cities wanting to change a road name to Martin Luther King anything. It is like some twisted inside joke...on the other hand, maybe it is a courteous flag for incoming residents:
"Don't live here unless you don't mind buying a new lawnmower every month and having your kids see drug deals go down in front of your house."
I read something awhile back about my town wanting to change a street to MLK. Which one? Well the one all the hookers and coke deals go down on of course!
Martin Luther King Drive in Cincinnati is part of one contiguous stretch of asphalt street that changes names four times as it crosses town. I believe it was formerly St. Clair Avenue, and runs past the University of Cincinnati.
I was in Cleveland driving on MLK Blvd it goes N to S on the Eastside of Cleveland and it goes through a lot of rough areas. [snip] It also goes through a park area which is kind of nice but its surrounded by bad areas
There's an episode of the old TV show Route 66 -- this one guest starring a very young Robert Redford -- shot in the park when MLK Blvd. was called Liberty Street. It showcases a lot of the park's beautiful features like the stone overpasses, etc.
In Seattle it's better than it used to be, but still so-so.
In Tacoma it's in the main drag on the Hilltop, which is arguably the worst 'hood in the PacNW.
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I believe it was formerly St. Clair Avenue, and runs past the University of Cincinnati.
