President Obama Sends Letter of Appreciation to Los Angeles for the Naming of Obama Blvd.
May 6, 2019
Herb Wesson courtesy photo LOS ANGELES (AP) — A stretch of road in Los Angeles has been renamed after former President Barack Obama. A concert and ceremony Saturday unveiled Obama Boulevard with thousands flooding the streets to celebrate. The street replaced Rodeo Road, a 3 ½-mile street that runs across the city’s historic black neighborhood. It also intersects with Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and further establishes a “presidential row” that includes Washington, Adams and Jefferson boulevards. “With this change, we are publicly documenting what Obama’s legacy as our nation’s first black President means to our city and our South