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About half the Austin populace doesn't even know who Robert E. Lee is or could give any context even if they have heard the name.

 

 I say name it "Tree Fiddy Avenue.

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For some reason your post made me think of this old video...

 

Edited by KaiserSoze

I would add James Street but I guess there might already be one.

Yes, I know he was born in Longview but he spent decades in Austin. Plus it works like Night Train Lane. My rules are malleable.

49 minutes ago, Newdoc said:

About half the Austin populace doesn't even know who Robert E. Lee is or could give any context even if they have heard the name.

 

 I say name it "Tree Fiddy Avenue.

My wife is a direct descendant of Bobby Lee.  Explains my life of slavery for the past 24 years.

Hey, anything to make Austin feel better about pricing minorities out of town.

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Speaking of, the street runs along Barton Springs Pool... where black people weren't allowed while the soon-to-be namesake was in Austin for college and for a couple of years after.

 

 

Devoin Showerhandle

Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón Street.

Rocky Rd

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Additionally, the wooden pier and board retaining wall at the Barton Springs intersection always gives me the luz

On April 19, 2018 at 11:19 PM, KaiserSoze said:

Snowflake Ln.

 

Yellow Brick Road

Willie Nelson at one time lived on the street at the top of RLE (my childhood street). 

Willie Nelson Drive has a nice ring to it. 

On 4/20/2018 at 1:28 PM, Huckleberry said:

Ben Crenshaw Road.

Come on, man.  Ben Crenshaw Drive.

Edited by idigTexas

Come on, man.  Ben Crenshaw Drive.
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On 4/20/2018 at 6:00 PM, Huckleberry said:

I would add James Street but I guess there might already be one.

Yes, I know he was born in Longview but he spent decades in Austin. Plus it works like Night Train Lane. My rules are malleable.

James Street Road reminds me of Outerbridge Crossing in Staten Island.

12 minutes ago, Larry T. Spider said:

Already exists off Burnet in north Austin.

Ok, how about OU Sucks Blvd.??

How about renaming it for Texas bluesman Robert Ealey?

On 4/20/2018 at 8:52 AM, DougO said:

Maybe they should name it after somebody else named Lee. Then the people who regularly use that street who just call it "Lee" won't have to get that out of their head and learn a whole new name.


Bruce Lee would be a kick ass name for a street.

Robert Bruce Lee Ave. 

So, it's Robert E Lee → Azie Morton Rd. (first black U.S. treasurer)

(also Jeff Davis Ave. →  WIlliam H . Holland (ex-slave, became Travis Co. Comissioner).

Adolph Hitler road rejected due to they thought it might make people think they were on the Autobahn and drive too fast.

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  • 9 months later...

One year after Austin school trustees pledged to rename five schools with Confederate monikers, they are expected on Monday night to rename Reagan High School, though it is unclear whether they will push to rename Lanier High School at the same meeting.

Newly elected Trustee LaTisha Anderson, who represents the area of east and northeast Austin that includes Reagan, said she will lobby to rename the school Monday night. Anderson did not reveal the new school name but said it will be Barack H. Obama or North East, two of the finalists chosen by the Reagan community.

 

https://www.statesman.com/news/20190222/austin-school-board-set-to-rename-reagan-high-on-monday-night

On 4/20/2018 at 3:45 PM, Deej said:

Hey, anything to make Austin feel better about pricing minorities out of town.

Hey, force out the minorities then the outrage is suddenly less. Problem solved 

8 minutes ago, Lhorn said:

Hey, force out the minorities then the outrage is suddenly less. Problem solved 

actually, uh, the white guilt trumps the minority anger, and it’s not even close.  

7 minutes ago, futureman said:

actually, uh, the white guilt trumps the minority anger, and it’s not even close.  

Actually you couldn’t be more right.  I’m not sayin it shouldn’t be changed but it usually paternalistic white folks losing their minds on behalf of the minorities who they assume are too stupid or disadvantaged to speak for themselves. 

On 4/20/2018 at 10:52 AM, DougO said:

Maybe they should name it after somebody else named Lee. Then the people who regularly use that street who just call it "Lee" won't have to get that out of their head and learn a whole new name.


Bruce Lee would be a kick ass name for a street.

Lee Harvey Oswald St.

 

 

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Keep it Reagan but say it is after Ronald now.

As a photographer, I'm actually glad Robert E. Lee got renamed to Russell Lee. 

Russell Lee was one of the greatest photographers of all time, the first photography instructor at UT, and an amazing man in every way.  I am glad I got to meet him.  He deserves to be recognized. 



 

36 minutes ago, HornsOverIthaca said:

Night Train Lane would be great.

This.

1 hour ago, RexWilson said:

Keep it Reagan but say it is after Ronald now.

In Austin? Surly you jest.

Change it the Ragan Gennusa.

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I'm always up for any of these schools or streets or whatever to be renamed after Roy P. Benavidez.

On 2/22/2019 at 11:20 PM, atomheartbevo said:

I'm always up for any of these schools or streets or whatever to be renamed after Roy Badass Benavidez.

Fify

On 2/22/2019 at 3:50 PM, futureman said:

it’s the dismal tide. 

It is not the one thing.

When do we rename Lamar Blvd. after Kendrick Lamar?

47 minutes ago, Deej said:

When do we rename Lamar Blvd. after Kendrick Lamar?

Yeah, remember Mirabeau hated injuns

Which is weird because the "French & Indian War'" makes it sound like they were enemies.  Or Buddies.  Or aggressors.  Or opponents.  Or allies.  Or co-beligerents.

It was a big deal to study in Illinois growing up, but I can honestly never remember.

I enjoy when tough-guy Southerners complain about this generation of kids being too soft, everybody is a snowflake and gets a trophy just for showing up.  And then they decry when a confederate monument or sign has to come down because it "erases our heritage and our history."  Confederate statues and plaques and street names are the ultimate Participation Trophy.  They don't have parades for the loser of the World Series, but every fucking year you dipshits have your "Heritage Weekend"  

How about Che Guevera? He killed more brown people but the snowflakes are too ignorant of history.

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