I doubt that anyone who lives or works on 39th Avenue is in the mood to start planning a petition drive for next year, but if I read Title 17 of the Portland City Code correctly, starting a year from now, they could petition to rename the street after some other famous person who has been deceased for at least five years. They can't petition to change the name back to 39th, because the code allows citizens to petition to rename streets only after deceased famous persons. I can't think of any famous person whose last name is "Thirty-Ninth" but it would be amusing to see the City Council grapple, in the fall of 2010, with a petition to rename Cesar Chavez Boulevard after, say, Mildred Schwab.
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They should go with "James Chasse."
Posted by: Jack Bog | July 09, 2009 at 04:08 PM
The only hitch with naming the street after Mr. Chasse is that it can't be done until five years after his death. We want to follow the code, you know.
Posted by: Isaac Laquedem | July 09, 2009 at 09:36 PM
Too bad it can't be Tom Peterson (and Gloria's too) Parkway. Supporters could come to the council hearing, wave signs and yell, "Wake up! Wake up!"
I could also get behind Frank Bonama Boulevard. Frank died in the 1980s so he'd qualify.
Posted by: NW Portlander | July 11, 2009 at 02:40 PM
I'd love to see this... and be spearheaded by folks who actually live on 39th!
Posted by: jay | July 14, 2009 at 12:23 PM