Stark Street
Stark Street is an east-west-running street in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The street is named after Benjamin Stark, and Southeast Stark Street and Southwest Stark Street are divided by the Willamette River.
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Location | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
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In late 2017, activists proposed renaming Southwest Stark Street for gay rights activist Harvey Milk, noting that Stark was an unapologetic racist who advocated for slavery.[1] In June 2018, the city council approved renaming that 13-block stretch of Stark, which is entirely within downtown,[2] as SW Harvey Milk Street.[3] The name change took effect immediately upon the council's approval of the ordinance enacting it.[4]
On the east side of the Willamette River and in parts of Washington County, Stark Street follows the Willamette Baseline.
References
- Griffin, Anna (December 29, 2017). "Supporters Want to Rename a Portland Street for Harvey Milk — And Send a Message". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- Griffin, Anna (June 14, 2018). "Portland Leaders Rename Downtown Section of Stark Street for Harvey Milk". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- "City to rename part of SW Stark in honor of Harvey Milk". KGW. June 14, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- "Ordinance 189020 – Rename SW Stark St to SW Harvey [sic] St". Auditor's Office, City of Portland. June 13, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2018-08-07.