A stretch of road in Los Angeles has been renamed to honor former United States president Barack Obama.
os Angeles has renamed a stretch of road to honor former United States president Barack Obama. The nearly 4-mile strip, previously named Rodeo Road, is now called “Obama Boulevard”, as reported by CNN.
Obama’s first rally in Los Angeles was held at Rancho Cienega Park on Feb. 20, 2007. It is situated on Rodeo Road, across from W. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
It’s official - Rodeo Rd. is now #ObamaBlvd. For every child who will drive down this street and see the name of the first Black President of our country, this boulevard will serve as a physical reminder that no goal is out of reach and that no dream is too big. pic.twitter.com/uxVvc9wipZ
— L.A. City Council President Herb Wesson (@HerbJWesson) May 5, 2019
“For every child who will drive down this street and see the name of the first Black President of our country, this boulevard will serve as a physical reminder that no goal is out of reach and that no dream is too big,” said city council president Herb Wesson on Twitter.
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The motion to rename the stretch of road was first made in 2017. It was approved in August 2018, 10 years after Obama officially became the Democratic Party’s first African-American presidential nominee in August 2008.
The district where the road is located is where we can also find roads honoring the country’s former presidents, such as Washington Boulevard, Adams Boulevard and Jefferson Boulevard. (sop/wng)
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