Stark Street Explained

Stark Street
Location:Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Stark Street is an east-west-running street in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The street is named after Benjamin Stark, and is divided as Southeast Stark Street and Southwest Stark Street by the Willamette River. A stretch of Stark Street has been designated Southwest Harvey Milk Street to commemorate LGBTQ rights activist Harvey Milk.

On the east side of the Willamette River and in parts of Washington County, Stark Street follows the Willamette Baseline.

History

In late 2017, activists proposed renaming Southwest Stark Street for gay rights activist Harvey Milk, noting a history of racism and support of slavery by Stark.[1] In June 2018, the city council approved renaming the 13-block stretch of Stark from Southwest 11th Street and Southwest Naito Parkway within Downtown Portland[2] as Southwest Harvey Milk Street.[3] The name change took effect immediately upon the council's approval of the ordinance enacting it.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Supporters Want to Rename a Portland Street for Harvey Milk — And Send a Message . Anna . Griffin . . December 29, 2017 . June 15, 2018 . June 15, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180615032147/https://www.opb.org/news/article/harvey-milk-portland-stark-street-lgtbq-community/ . live .
  2. Web site: Portland Leaders Rename Downtown Section of Stark Street for Harvey Milk. Griffin. Anna. June 14, 2018. Oregon Public Broadcasting. en. 2018-06-15. 2018-06-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20180615055528/https://www.opb.org/news/article/harvey-milk-street-portland-stark-rename/. live.
  3. News: City to rename part of SW Stark in honor of Harvey Milk. June 14, 2018. KGW. 2018-06-15. en-US. 2018-06-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20180615032310/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/city-to-rename-part-of-sw-stark-in-honor-of-harvey-milk/283-564539235. live.
  4. Web site: Ordinance 189020 – Rename SW Stark St to SW Harvey [sic] St ]. Auditor's Office, City of Portland . June 13, 2018 . 2018-08-07 . 2018-08-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180807085538/https://efiles.portlandoregon.gov/Record/12013604/ . live .

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