WCP:Visions for MLK Avenue


Posted by Tiffany Browne on Jan. 22, 2010, at 1:13 pm


Though celebrations and acknowledgments of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday have died down, City Desk feels the need to squeeze in at least one more tidbit on MLK—or at least the avenue named for him in Southeast D.C.


The blog South East Socialite conducted a poll this week to find out what visions residents in Congress Heights have for the avenue: What should go and what should stay?


Only 69 votes have been cast so far—OK, that's a pretty small sample—but here are the results: 68 percent voted for "10 less liquor stores," 31 percent picked a "Walgreens instead of Popeyes," 15 percent wanted to see "the entire block ablaze," and 5 percent said they want "Shepard's Park destroyed." Those four answers were the only options.

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