Gaston, Ervay, and Lemmon are well-known street names in the city of Dallas. They are also some of the streets in the city named after Confederate figures.
Now, the Dallas mayor’s task force on Confederate monuments is set to discuss whether to recommend changing the names of city streets that are named after Confederate figures.
“There is not really anywhere you can go that doesn’t have some layer of difficult history about it in Dallas,” said Chris Dowdy, who lives on Junius Street, another street named after a Confederate solider. “We have street names for a reason. Because we have values and we tell stories and we become certain kinds of people based on how we do that work.”
Dowdy believes the name of his street and others like it should be changed.
“It’s the least we owe each other to talk through what these spaces, what these names mean,” he said.
“I did not know that Junius was Confederate,” said Lorenzo Brown. “We’ve been living here going on 20 years, and it’s always been Junius, so I prefer it to stay Junius.”
A Dallas city staff report estimates the cost of changing names on some of the streets in question. For Lemmon Avenue, the cost would top $364,000. For Gaston Avenue, the cost would be nearly $44,000. For Lee Parkway, the cost is estimated at about $1,430.
“I don’t think changing the name will accomplish what people want to accomplish,” said Rachel Reininger. “I believe in education rather than just changing history, because history is there, whether or not we like it.”
The Mayor’s Task Force on Confederate Monuments meets at Dallas City Hall at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Source: Dallas Task Force on Confederate Monuments to Take Closer Look at Streets Named for Confederate Figures – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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“I believe in education rather than just changing history, because history is there, whether or not we like it.”
Therein lies the conundrum.
The history YOU believe was changed to begin with.
And the only ‘education’ you’re getting these days is in Communism 101.
You better not live on First St. ’cause you’ll be accused of wanting to beat everyone out. And not on Main St. ’cause they’ll say you think you’re more important than anyone else. Forget Broadway, the feminists will kill you. Front street: you’re either a fraud or a flasher. Second St? Think you’re better than Third? Sesame St? You might be a child predator. Elm St? You hate all other trees and the EPA will be at your door. Lakeview? You rich bastard. Hilltop Dr? You rich bastard. Bourbon St? You little alcoholic! Cherry Lane? Well, some might want to risk that (grin). And by all means, avoid Railroad Ave, large population of Snowflakes and Antifa there.
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This doesn’t surprise me, considering the HOAs in the Dallas area are F$&king Nazis.
Better make sure you get your entire roof fixed if one shingle is falling. Oh and don’t you dare paint your house anything other than brown or you’ll be answering to the town COMMIEittee and fined up the ass! But if you fly the Mexican flag, it’s ok because there’s no live colors in it.
Unfrigginbelievable…..