Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard

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commemorative place name urban thoroughfare

Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in many U.S. cities, typically named in honor of the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commemorative place name ⓘ urban thoroughfare ⓘ
associatedWith	African American communities ⓘ civil rights commemorations ⓘ
commemorativeCategory	memorials to Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ streets named after people ⓘ
commemorativePurpose	honor legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ symbolize civil rights and racial equality ⓘ
commonStreetType	arterial street ⓘ boulevard ⓘ urban avenue ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
existsInCityType	large cities ⓘ mid-sized cities ⓘ some small cities ⓘ
hasMultipleInstances	yes ⓘ
hasNameVariant	Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ MLK Blvd NERFINISHED ⓘ MLK Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ MLK Jr. Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Luther King Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd NERFINISHED ⓘ
honors	Martin Luther King Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	multiple U.S. cities ⓘ
namedAfter	Martin Luther King Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedForEvent	American civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedForRole	civil rights leader ⓘ
relatedTo	Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. Drive NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. Way NERFINISHED ⓘ streets named after civil rights leaders ⓘ
symbolicMeaning	memorialization of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ recognition of civil rights struggle ⓘ
typicalLandUseAlong	churches and religious institutions GENERATED ⓘ community institutions GENERATED ⓘ residential neighborhoods GENERATED ⓘ retail businesses GENERATED ⓘ
typicalNamingAuthority	city government GENERATED ⓘ
typicalNamingProcess	street renaming to honor Martin Luther King Jr. GENERATED ⓘ
typicalRegion	Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalRoadFunction	commercial corridor GENERATED ⓘ major arterial road GENERATED ⓘ urban connector GENERATED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

West Fayette Street → connectsTo → Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard ⓘ

West Baltimore Street → formsJunctionWith → Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard ⓘ

Figueroa Street → hasJunctionWith → Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard ⓘ

Crenshaw Boulevard → hasMajorIntersectionWith → Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard ⓘ

Uptown Charlotte → hasMajorStreet → Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard ⓘ