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midnightman
05-17-2018, 06:32 PM
https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/05/17/michael-jackson-5-detroit-street-renaming-music-weekewnd/617997002/

The renaming comes nearly 50 years after the legendary taped audition that landed the future king of pop music and his brothers in the Jackson 5 to Motown and to the international stage, a place MJ never left for 40 years.
marv2
05-17-2018, 07:28 PM
This is great news and a honor well deserved! Thanks Midnightman
robb_k
05-17-2018, 08:04 PM
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I know that Stevie Wonder has a Detroit street named after himself. Does Smokey Robinson? Is Michael Jackson the only Motown artist NOT from Detroit, who has a Detroit street named after him? I imagine that there is a Gary, Indiana street named after him. That makes a lot more sense.
marv2
05-17-2018, 09:32 PM
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I know that Stevie Wonder has a Detroit street named after himself. Does Smokey Robinson? Is Michael Jackson the only Motown artist NOT from Detroit, who has a Detroit street named after him? I imagine that there is a Gary, Indiana street named after him. That makes a lot more sense.

Well they named a street after Jackie Wilson, but it is in Highland Park where he grew up. There is this little sub division near downtown with were new housing and all the streets were named after Motown Groups. I can't think of any named after people not originally from Detroit.
midnightman
05-18-2018, 07:03 PM
This is great news and a honor well deserved! Thanks Midnightman

No prob, man.
midnightman
05-18-2018, 07:04 PM
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I know that Stevie Wonder has a Detroit street named after himself. Does Smokey Robinson? Is Michael Jackson the only Motown artist NOT from Detroit, who has a Detroit street named after him? I imagine that there is a Gary, Indiana street named after him. That makes a lot more sense.

Possible but besides from Berry Gordy and Stevie, I don't know any other Motown legend that had a street renamed after them. The last Detroit legend to get that honor of having a street renamed recently was Aretha Franklin last year.
nativeNY63
07-05-2019, 10:37 AM
Doesn't MJ also have a school named after him?

David Ruffin has an avenue named after him. And Re-Re has a theater renamed in her honor, it was reported.
woodward
07-05-2019, 11:19 AM
You are correct. Michael's birthplace in Gary, Indiana is located at 2300 Jackson Street.
sansradio
07-05-2019, 12:27 PM
You are correct. Michael's birthplace in Gary, Indiana is located at 2300 Jackson Street.

Wasn't it always Jackson Street [[as in before they lived there)?
Roberta75
07-05-2019, 02:01 PM
Doesn't MJ also have a school named after him?

Hopefully its not an elementary or middle school. That would be real awkward imo.
floyjoy678
07-05-2019, 02:29 PM
Yes, it's the Michael Jackson College of Culinary Arts. No need to worry, Roberta.
PeaceNHarmony
07-05-2019, 02:34 PM
Yes, it's the Michael Jackson College of Culinary Arts. No need to worry, Roberta.Is this true? It's a tad awkward anyway as for the last 20 years of his life MJ looked like he never ate.
nativeNY63
07-05-2019, 03:26 PM
Is this true? It's a tad awkward anyway as for the last 20 years of his life MJ looked like he never ate.

He didn't eat. He breathed music.
Roberta75
07-05-2019, 04:44 PM
Yes, it's the Michael Jackson College of Culinary Arts. No need to worry, Roberta.

Thank you.
PeaceNHarmony
07-05-2019, 08:56 PM
He didn't eat. He breathed music.A lovely thought. But. Ummm ... I don't recommend anyone try that.
midnightman
07-05-2019, 10:22 PM
Yes, it's the Michael Jackson College of Culinary Arts. No need to worry, Roberta.

Is it REALLY named after Michael? I know he has an auditorium named after him at the L.A. elementary school he barely attended.
midnightman
07-05-2019, 10:23 PM
By the way, don't count on Detroit or any other city renaming anything after MJ for quite a while...