Yawkey Way name changed approved. Now "Jersey Street" again.

[Rock Strongo]

Yawkey Way change OK'd due to racist past

The city's Public Improvement Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a proposal by current Red Sox ownership to call the stretch of roadway Jersey Street. That's what the street was called before it was changed in 1977 to honor Tom Yawkey a year after he died.

 

[Montalban]

Yawkey Way change OK'd due to racist past

The city's Public Improvement Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a proposal by current Red Sox ownership to call the stretch of roadway Jersey Street. That's what the street was called before it was changed in 1977 to honor Tom Yawkey a year after he died.

What a shame. I saw this article and put it in the "politics" forum because I thought this nonsense was more political than baseball related.

 

[Rock Strongo]

What a shame. I saw this article and put it in the "politics" forum because I thought this nonsense was more political than baseball related.

its both. i dont agree with it. if they DID change it, id have liked "green street".

2 birds, one stone

 

[Montalban]

its both. i dont agree with it. if they DID change it, id have liked "green street".

2 birds, one stone

I thought that was what the article said they did?

 

[Rock Strongo]

I thought that was what the article said they did?

no, its back to jersey street. the article says they "got the green light".

The city's Public Improvement Commission unanimously approved a proposal by current Red Sox ownership to call the stretch of road Jersey Street, which it was originally named before being changed in 1977 to honor Yawkey the year after he died.

 

[redseat]

Jersey Street is just a freaking stupid name! I get the "need" for a change and all but man we as a society are really becoming TOO PC!

 

[tducey]

Yeah, that is to bad. I'm all for the rights of all people and am vs. racism in all forms but I think there's such a thing as political correctness gone amok.

 

[Chewbaccer]

Like changing a street named after a guy who was racist back when racism was common place throughout the country is gonna dampen Boston's racist reputation.

 

[redseat]

Yawkey was a racist prick however, so I get it

 

[broncosmitty]

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