The article pretty much explains why, and it makes good sense. After all, streets are named after historical figures of all kinds. I knew a neighborhood in Austin where every street was named after an astronaut. Another was after Generals of WWII. I don't find this at all unusual. Every city of reasonable size has a Martin Luther King Boulevard. If for no other reason, naming a street after the nations' first black president makes perfectly good sense too many. It's no big deal, apparently, for that Valdosta, Georgia neighborhood.
I feel the same.
The article pretty much explains why, and it makes... (show quote)
You may be, Anigav, but there have been posters (long since gone) that were as young as sixteen and nineteen. I have also known of some in their thirties and forties, but they have also left us, too. Hang in there, ya' whippersnapper
The article pretty much explains why, and it makes good sense. After all, streets are named after historical figures of all kinds. I knew a neighborhood in Austin where every street was named after an astronaut. Another was after Generals of WWII. I don't find this at all unusual. Every city of reasonable size has a Martin Luther King Boulevard. If for no other reason, naming a street after the nations' first black president makes perfectly good sense too many. It's no big deal, apparently, for that Valdosta, Georgia neighborhood.
I feel the same.
The article pretty much explains why, and it makes... (show quote)
When you travel into strange towns common sense says: "it is a good idea to not drive down a road named after MLK."