List of streets named after Martin Luther King Jr. explained

Streets named after Martin Luther King Jr. can be found in many cities of the United States and in nearly every major metropolis. There are also a number of other countries that have honored Martin Luther King Jr., including Italy and Israel. The first street in the United States named in his honor was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Chicago in 1968.[1] The number of streets named after King is increasing every year, and about 70% of these streets are in states which were members of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas. King's home state of Georgia had the most, with 75 streets as of 2001;[2] this had increased to 105 as of 2006.

As of 2003, there were over 600 American cities that had named a street after King.[2] By 2004, this number had grown to 650, according to NPR.[3] In 2006, Derek Alderman, a cultural geographer at East Carolina University, reported the number had increased to 730, with only 10 states in the country without a street named after King (Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Vermont).[4] In 2014 he estimated that there were over 900 streets named after King in 41 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.[5] In 2019, National Geographic published an interactive mapping of more than 1,000 streets around the world named after King.[6]

Business owners in the affected parts of cities have objected, claiming that naming a street after Martin Luther King is bad for business.[7]

The following is a list of streets named after King in the United States.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

The "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial highway" includes various portions:[32]

Also:

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

As of April 2021 Kansas City, Missouri is no longer the largest U.S. city without a street named in honor of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

After a three-year battle, the city’s parks board unanimously agreed to give Blue Parkway the MLK name Tuesday.

Nevada

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington

Washington, D.C.

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Outside of the United States

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See also

References

Notes
Further reading
  1. Book: Along Martin Luther King: travels on Black America's main street. Tilove. Jonathan. Falco. Michael. 2003 . . 1-4000-6080-X . registration .

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Notes and References

  1. News: Politicians with short memories helped Chicago become the first city with a Martin Luther King Jr. Drive . Kogan . Rick . April 23, 2018 . Chicago Tribune . August 11, 2019.
  2. Encyclopedia: Martin Luther King Jr. Streets in Georgia. New Georgia Encyclopedia. Alderman. Derek H.. January 12, 2024.
  3. Web site: Along Martin Luther King. NPR.org. December 1, 2006.
  4. News: King's Way: Snapshots of life along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Winston-Salem Journal. August 4, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20100306022841/http://extras.journalnow.com/flash/mlk/. March 6, 2010. dead.
  5. News: The Remaking of Martin Luther King Streets. Misra. Tanvi. November 23, 2015. Bloomberg News. January 12, 2024.
  6. April 4, 2019. Martin Luther King Jr. Streets Photographed Across Globe. January 17, 2024. Thomas. Bywendi C.. National Geographic. en. subscription.
  7. Across the U.S., Streets Named After Martin Luther King Jr. Remain a Battleground for Equality. Rivas. Mekita. Originally published February 12, 2021. September 12, 2023. Dwell. January 12, 2024.
  8. Web site: Edge. Josh. 2010-08-05 . Anchorage Road Dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. . 2023-12-23 . Alaska Public Media . en-US.
  9. Web site: City renames street in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. Jackson. Darrell. The Glendale Star. en-US. January 12, 2024.
  10. News: Stretch of Broadway Road in Phoenix now known as MLK Blvd. Gargaro. Allison. The Arizona Republic. January 15, 2015. January 12, 2024.
  11. News: Street Smarts: MLK Jr. raised his voice to the rafters in Tucson. Leighton. David. May 7, 2020. Originally published April 2, 2017. Arizona Daily Star. January 12, 2024.
  12. Web site: Kingdom Day Parade. kingdomdayparade.org. January 12, 2024.
  13. Web site: Resolution; City Council; 52001; ; Rename Grove Street in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.. January 12, 2024. City of Berkeley Records Online. City of Berkeley. November 8, 1983.
  14. Web site: Minutes of Regular Meeting of the City Council . City of Riverside . November 2, 1993 . January 12, 2024.
  15. News: North Frontage Is 'MLK Boulevard'. MacMillan. Thomas. June 18, 2011. New Haven Independent. January 12, 2024.
  16. News: Sign designates new MLK Blvd.. https://web.archive.org/web/20240112192312/https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Sign-designates-new-MLK-Blvd-11577818.php. January 12, 2024. live. Sanders. Alexandra. June 19, 2011. New Haven. New Haven Register. January 12, 2024.
  17. News: Dover dedicates new Martin Luther Jr. King Boulevard at Legislative Mall. https://web.archive.org/web/20130403205143/http://www.doverpost.com/article/20130119/NEWS/130119747. April 3, 2013. dead. Dover. Dover Post. January 12, 2024.
  18. News: Roth. Nick. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way unveiled in Lewes. Cape Gazette. March 3, 2020. January 12, 2024.
  19. Web site: Walkabout Interstate 95 Wilmington. AARoads.com. January 12, 2024.
  20. Web site: Street Name Change Resolution List. https://web.archive.org/web/20230418231215/https://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/core/fileparse.php/3284/urlt/2-3-2023-USE-STREET-NAME-CHANGES.pdf. April 18, 2023. live. Seminole County, Florida. February 3, 2023. January 12, 2024.
  21. News: (Ninth) to leave King Street. https://web.archive.org/web/20151125172144/http://www.sptimes.com/2003/02/21/news_pf/SouthPinellas/Ninth_to_leave_King_S.shtml. November 25, 2015. live. Wilson. Jon. August 31, 2005. Originally published February 21, 2003. St. Petersburg Times. January 12, 2024. limited.
  22. Web site: 30.438029,-84.285634 - Google Maps . September 29, 2014.
  23. News: Renaming Honors King. Tampa Times. April 11, 1968. 1.
  24. News: Untiring activist; his whirl of cuisine. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604203047/http://www.sptimes.com/2002/03/09/Hillsborough/Untiring_activist_his.shtml. June 4, 2011. live. Canning. Michael. St. Petersburg Times. September 2, 2005. Originally published March 9, 2002. January 12, 2024. limited.
  25. News: Are the streets fit for King?. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604203248/http://www.sptimes.com/2004/01/19/Tampabay/Are_the_streets_fit_f.shtml. June 4, 2011. dead. Tan. Shannon. Scott. Megan. St. Petersburg Times. January 19, 2004. January 12, 2024.
  26. News: Griner. Ken. Looking back at West Broad Street before becoming MLK Blvd.. February 11, 2020. Savannah. January 12, 2024. en-US. WTOC-TV.
  27. News: Guan. Nancy. Georgia's oldest city, Savannah, introduces its first Martin Luther King Jr. monument. January 16, 2022. Originally published January 15, 2022. January 12, 2024. Savannah Morning News. en-US.
  28. Web site: Bill Status of HR1214. Illinois General Assembly. January 12, 2024.
  29. Web site: City of East Chicago Zoning Map. March 10, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20160705223439/http://www.eastchicago.com/resources/econ&planning-downloads/zoningmap-09.pdf. July 5, 2016. dead. City of East Chicago. January 12, 2024.
  30. News: Driving the Dream: Part One. WTHR. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629132801/http://www.wthr.com/story/6156690/driving-the-dream-part-one. June 29, 2011. dead. Morehead. Andrea. January 12, 2024. Indianapolis.
  31. News: Landa. Bagley. Mayor Names New MLK Jr. Boulevard in South Bend. January 16, 2017. South Bend Tribune. January 21, 2018.
  32. Web site: 2023 Statute – Chapter 68. - Roads And Bridges – Article 10. - Naming And Marking Of Highways And Bridges. Kansas Legislature. January 12, 2024.
  33. Web site: Road Closure: LA 397 (E. Ward Line Road) – Lake Charles - Calcasieu Parish. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Motorist will be detoured via US 90 (Fruge St), LA 14 (S. Martin Luther King Hwy) and LA 3020 (Opelousas St).. November 8, 2019. January 12, 2024.
  34. News: Business booming on Martin Luther King Highway. https://web.archive.org/web/20160730140008/http://www.americanpress.com/Business-booming-on-Martin-Luther-King-Highway. July 30, 2016. dead. Cormier. Eric. October 8, 2012. American Press. January 12, 2024.
  35. Web site: 2022-02-21 . Grand Rapids Feb. 22 ceremony to dedicate Cesar E. Chavez and Martin Luther King Jr. streets . 2022-03-02 . mlive . en.
  36. Book: Natambu, Kofi . The Life and Work of Malcolm X . 2002 . Alpha Books. Indianapolis . 978-0-02-864218-5 . 3 .
  37. Michigan Department of Transportation . Official Department of Transportation Map . 2010 . 1 in:3.5 mi/1 cm:2 km . Lansing.
  38. Web site: St. Paul renames street for MLK . Post Bulletin.
  39. News: Kansas City Voters Remove Martin Luther King's Name From Boulevard. Eligon. John. November 5, 2019. January 12, 2024. subscription.
  40. News: Sanchez. Mary. May 21, 2018. Slapping Martin Luther King Jr.'s name on the new KCI terminal is offensive. The Kansas City Star. June 11, 2021.
  41. News: Caravan celebrates naming of Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Highway in Reno . . 2020-08-20 . 2020-09-19.
  42. News: Caravan of cars celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Highway (photos) . Ty . O'Neil . This Is Reno . 2020-08-02 . 2020-09-19.
  43. Web site: I-676 (South to North). https://web.archive.org/web/20070615090924/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000676__-.pdf. June 15, 2007. dead. April 2006. New Jersey Department of Transportation. January 12, 2024.
  44. Web site: Dr. Martin Luther King's Speeches In Jersey City. City of Jersey City. January 12, 2024.
  45. Web site: Martin Luther King Drive Redevelopment Plan. January 12, 2024. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111008132438/http://www.thejcra.org/jcra_files/File/development_projects/MLK_Amd_11_082207_RDP.pdf. October 8, 2011. Jersey City Redevelopment Agency.
  46. Web site: Martin Luther King Jr. Promenade. Foursquare City Guide. January 12, 2024.
  47. Web site: Google Maps. October 1, 2014.
  48. Web site: 2017-01-25. Historic Airport Road Designation Removed from Chapel Hill's Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard. 2021-01-29. Chapelboro.com. en-US.
  49. News: Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade celebrates social justice. Winston-Salem Journal. January 12, 2024. https://archive.today/20130127081947/http://www2.journalnow.com/news/2012/jan/16/1/more-than-400-march-in-martin-luther-king-jr-day-p-ar-1819912/. January 27, 2013. dead. Graff. Laura. December 12, 2012. Originally published January 16, 2012.
  50. News: MLK: An address for dreams. The Cincinnati Enquirer. A8. January 15, 2001.
  51. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Road Improvement Project. https://web.archive.org/web/20180318032625/http://city.cleveland.oh.us/sites/default/files/pressReleases/02.22.2018MLK-KinsmanRoadImprovements.pdf. March 18, 2018. dead. City of Cleveland. February 22, 2018. January 12, 2024. 30.
  52. Encyclopedia: Monuments. Case Western Reserve University Department of History. The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Sande. Theodore Anton. January 12, 2024.
  53. Web site: Interstate 244 Oklahoma . interstate-guide.com . It was named the Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway east from Downtown by the Oklahoma Highway Commission in 1984 . 2020-09-19.
  54. News: Tulsa's North Cincinnati Avenue Renamed Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. KOTV-DT. Griffin Media. September 18, 2012. January 12, 2024.
  55. News: Mayer . James . City Council votes to rename Union . . April 21, 1989 . D1.
  56. News: Mayer . James . Martin Luther King name change from Union catches on slowly . . December 10, 1989 . E7.
  57. Web site: Allentown's Lawrence Street Renamed to Honor ML King Jr.. Alu. Mary Ellen. August 2, 1992. The Morning Call. September 23, 2020.
  58. Web site: Martin Luther King, Jr., Expressway – Designation – Act of Nov. 21, 1988, P.L. 1080, No. 123. Pennsylvania General Assembly. November 21, 1988. January 12, 2024.
  59. Coatesville is proud to bring Harmony to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.. City of Coatesville. December 5, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190107194417/http://www.coatesville.org/coatesville-is-proud-to-bring-harmony-to-martin-luther-king-jr-boulevard. January 7, 2019. dead. January 12, 2024.
  60. Web site: East Busway. January 12, 2024. September 28, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928143140/http://www.portauthority.org/PAAC/CustomerInfo/BuswaysandT/MartinLutherKingJrEastBusway/tabid/198/Default.aspx. dead. portauthority.org.
  61. Web site: E. Martin Luther King Blvd. Improvements . Chattanooga Department of Transportation . City of Chattanooga . February 6, 2018 . 2020-08-27 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190404084856/https://connect.chattanooga.gov/mlkblvd/ . 2019-04-04.
  62. E. Martin Luther King Blvd. and Bailey Ave. Safety and Roadway Improvements Project . Chattanooga Department of Transportation . City of Chattanooga . 2016-10-07 . 2020-08-27.
  63. News: Garrison. Joey. Neysa Alund. Natalie. Nashville renames part of Charlotte Avenue to honor Martin Luther King Jr.. The Tennessean. Nashville, TN. April 3, 2018. July 20, 2019.
  64. News: Multiple events planned to honor Dr. King. Kellar. Brad. Herald-Banner. January 12, 2016. January 12, 2024.
  65. Web site: Super Neighborhood 72 - South Park . City of Houston Texas . 2020-08-31.
  66. News: A promising road city unites to change street name. Westbrook. Ray. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. January 17, 1999. January 12, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20150121045746/http://lubbockonline.com/stories/011799/0117990013.shtml. January 21, 2015. dead.
  67. Web site: Martin Luther King Street (24th st) - Ogden, Utah. January 12, 2024. www.waymarking.com.
  68. News: Sooter. Tad. Friday preview: Bainbridge edition. https://web.archive.org/web/20130903232434/http://pugetsoundblogs.com/bainbridge-conversation/2013/02/01/friday-preview-bainbridge-edition-20/#axzz2dsJlJjED. September 3, 2013. February 1, 2013. Puget Sound Blogs. Kitsap Sun. January 12, 2024.
  69. News: Streets And Dreams -- Martin Luther King Jr. Roadways Across America -- Seattle -- Martin Luther King Jr. Way Is Growing Into Its Name.. The Seattle Times. January 18, 1998. January 12, 2024. Ferdinand M.. de Leon.
  70. Web site: Google Maps. Google Maps.