Martin Luther King Drive
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Martin Luther King Drive Soundex Code K520
344 E. at 2201 S. to 400 E. at 13456 S.
In 1968, Chicago became the first city in the country to name a street after King. Today, Martin Luther King Drive (formerly South Park Way, originally Grand Boulevard) features a Tribute to the Great Northern Migration (a statue honoring the thousands of African Americans who migrated north to Chicago) and a Victory Monument for the Eighth Regiment (featuring a statue of a World War I African American soldier).
