Paseo Meeting

Historian and history preservationist Diane Euston will give a presentation “Historic Paseo Boulevard; How Did We Get Here?” on Monday, October 28, from 6-7 pm at the Martin Event Space, 135th & Holmes Rd.

The renaming of historic Paseo Blvd. was changed to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. in January by the Kansas City City Council which bypassed the proper protocol for renaming a street. A petition signed by over 2,000 residents put the name choice back in voters’ hands by placing it on November 5th ballot.

“no one is against naming a street after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,” says Euston. “Just not the historic Paseo.” Euston will explain the boulevard’s significance in Kansas City history during her presentation.