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D.C. Considers Renaming Part of Pennsylvania Ave.
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WTOP Radio & Online (DC) |
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Thursday, January 13, 2011 |
WASHINGTON - The D.C. Council is considering a name change for the stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue between the 1300 and 1400 block. The change would reflect the city's ongoing quest for statehood.
"Our city hosts streets named after all the states in the country, yet the residents of those very streets are denied the full democratic rights that Statehood offers. Let this potential renaming be a reminder to all those who visit the District of the rights still lacking in the nation's capital," says At-large Council member Michael Brown in a statement.
Brown plans to host a discussion of possible names. The roundtable talk is set for 5 p.m. Thursday in the Council Chamber, Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
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