Stark Street
 Street sign insoutheast Portland, Oregon,2011 | |
| Location | Portland,Oregon, U.S. |
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Stark Streetis an east-west-running street inPortland, Oregon,in the United States. The street is named afterBenjamin Stark,and is divided asSoutheast Stark StreetandSouthwest Stark Streetby theWillamette River.A stretch of Stark Street has been designatedSouthwest Harvey Milk Streetto commemorateLGBTQrights activistHarvey Milk.
On the east side of the Willamette River and in parts ofWashington County,Stark Street follows theWillamette Baseline.
History
[edit]In late 2017, activists proposed renaming Southwest Stark Street for gay rights activistHarvey 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 SouthwestNaito ParkwaywithinDowntown 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]
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Street sign insouthwest Portland,2013 -
Street signs for both Southwest Stark Street and Southwest Harvey Milk Street, 2022
See also
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References
[edit]- ^Griffin, Anna (December 29, 2017)."Supporters Want to Rename a Portland Street for Harvey Milk — And Send a Message".Oregon Public Broadcasting.Archivedfrom the original on June 15, 2018.RetrievedJune 15,2018.
- ^Griffin, Anna (June 14, 2018)."Portland Leaders Rename Downtown Section of Stark Street for Harvey Milk".Oregon Public Broadcasting.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-06-15.Retrieved2018-06-15.
- ^"City to rename part of SW Stark in honor of Harvey Milk".KGW.June 14, 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-06-15.Retrieved2018-06-15.
- ^"Ordinance 189020 – Rename SW Stark St to SW Harvey [sic] St".Auditor's Office, City of Portland. June 13, 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-08-07.Retrieved2018-08-07.
External links
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Media related toStark Streetat Wikimedia Commons
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