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(6,797 posts)Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)To be delivered to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York City Council
We request the stretch of Fifth Avenue between 56th and 57th Streets be renamed "President Barack H. Obama Avenue." Any addresses on that stretch of Fifth Avenue should be changed accordingly.
brooklynite
(94,635 posts)Even under De Blasio, NYC doesn't formally rename Streets. At best, you'd have an unofficial street name added for one block, which wouldn't change Trump's official address.
DinahMoeHum
(21,798 posts). . .will make Trump blow a gasket. It'll be great entertainment. Tee hee.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)This is a list of things named after Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. This list includes proposed name changes.
Biota
Barack Obama has been commemorated in the scientific names of at least 14 species, the most of any U.S. president.
Animals
Aptostichus barackobamai, a species of wafer trapdoor spiders
Baracktrema obamai, a blood fluke found in Malaysian turtles
Desmopachria barackobamai, a diving beetle from French Guiana
Etheostoma obama, a darter species
Lasioglossum obamai, a Cuban bee
Nystalus obamai (Western striolated puffbird), a bird from the Amazon
Obamadon gracilis, an extinct lizard
Paragordius obamai, a parasitic worm from phylum Nematomorpha
Placida barackobamai, a sea slug
Spintharus barackobamai, a Cuban spider
Teleogramma obamaorum, a cichlid, honoring Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama
Tosanoides obama, a fish discovered in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
Obamus coronatus, an Ediacaran organism
Fungi
Caloplaca obamae, a lichen species
Other animals
Barack Obama, a horse which competed in endurance games
Schools
California
Barack Obama Charter School Compton, California Qued Charter Elementary School renamed after Barack Obama in January 2009
Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy Los Angeles Built in mid 2010
Barack Obama Academy Oakland, California Alternative Learning Community renamed after Barack Obama in March 2009
Connecticut
Barack H. Obama Magnet University School New Haven, Connecticut Connecticut school to be named after former President Obama
Georgia
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology Atlanta, Georgia opened in January 2017
Barack and Michelle Obama Academy Atlanta, Georgia renamed in November 2016.
Maryland
Barack Obama Elementary School Westphalia CDP, Maryland, near Upper Marlboro named after Barack Obama in June 2009 while under construction.
Mississippi
Barack Obama International Baccalaureate Elementary School Jackson, Mississippi Renamed as of October 2017, from Jefferson Davis, the Confederacy's only president.
Missouri
Barack Obama Elementary School Pine Lawn, Missouri dedicated as Barack Obama Elementary School in August 2011.
Minnesota
Barack and Michelle Obama Service Learning Elementary Saint Paul, Minnesota.
New Jersey
Barack Obama Academy Plainfield, New Jersey Plainfield Academy for Academic & Civic Development renamed to Barack Obama Academy.
Barack Obama Green Charter High School Plainfield, New Jersey Charter high school opened in September 2010.
New York
Barack Obama Elementary School Hempstead, New York Ludlum Elementary School renamed to Barack Obama Elementary School.
Ohio
Barack Obama Elementary School Maple Heights, Ohio 4-5
Pennsylvania
Obama High School Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh IB World 612 renamed to Pittsburgh Obama High School.
Texas
Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy Dallas, Texas all male, grades 610
Virginia
Barack Obama Elementary School - Richmond Renamed in 2018, formerly named after J. E. B. Stuart
Wisconsin
Barack Obama School for Career and Technical Education Milwaukee, Wisconsin PK-12
Streets
Spain
Avinguda Barack Obama - In 2008, a street in the town of Nàquera in Valencia, Spain was named in honor of Barack Obama for being "an icon of multiculturalism". The street was formerly named after José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the fascist party Falange and son of Spanish dictator Miguel Primo de Rivera.
Tanzania
Barack Obama Drive A road in the Tanzanian city Dar es Salaam was renamed in honor of Obama's visit to the country in July 2013. The road, located by the Indian Ocean, leads to the Tanzanian State House. It was previously known as Ocean Road.
United States
California
Obama Way Seaside, California Seaside City Council approved the commemorative designation of Broadway Avenue as Obama Way effective 15 September 2010.
Obama Boulevard Los Angeles, California Los Angeles City Council approved the commemorative designation of Rodeo Road (not to be confused with the famous Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills) as Obama Boulevard on 29 June 2017. On May 5, 2019, this name change was made official.
President Barack H. Obama Highway Glendale, California, Pasadena, California, and Los Angeles, California - The legislation to rename a stretch of California State Route 134 (part of the "Ventura Freeway" was announced by California state Sen. Anthony J. Portantino in September 2017 after it won bipartisan support. Signs were posted on December 20, 2018.
Illinois
South Barack Obama Avenue - East St. Louis, Illinois - City council approved the renaming of a half mile section of 4th street to Barack Obama Avenue in August, 2012.
Barack Obama Presidential Expressway - In July 2017, the Illinois General Assembly voted to name a section of Interstate 55 the Barack Obama Presidential Expressway.
Indiana
Barack Obama Way - New Albany, Indiana - a section of Reas Lane was renamed in the last week of Obama's presidency to honor the fact that "Obama's stimulus plan has helped the city create new jobs and facilitate economic development."
Florida
Barack Obama Avenue Opa-locka, Florida City commission approved the renaming of Perviz Avenue effective Presidents' Day, February 2009.
Barack Obama Boulevard West Park, Florida City commission approved the renaming of SW 40th Ave, Effective July 2009.
President Barack Obama Parkway Orlando, Florida approx. 1½ miles in length; includes sidewalks and bike lanes.
Barack Obama Boulevard - Pahokee, Florida
President Barack Obama Highway within the limits of Riviera Beach, Florida
Missouri
President Barack Obama Boulevard - St. Louis, Missouri - Part of Delmar Boulevard given honorary renaming to Obama Boulevard, even though the postal address will retain Delmar Boulevard.
Topographical features
Antigua and Barbuda
Mount Obama in Antigua and Barbuda renamed from Boggy Peak on Obama's birthday, 4 August 2009.
Other facilities
The Barack Obama Plaza - including a petrol station, food court and visitor centre that provides information on Obama's connections, at Moneygall in County Offaly, between Dublin and Limerick. Moneygall was birthplace of Obama's great-great-great-grandfather.
Holidays
Obama Day, Kenyan holiday honoring Obama's 2008 election victory
Barack Obama Day, state holiday celebrated in Illinois
Proposed renamings
Pembroke Park Road Hollywood, Florida portion of (or all of) road proposed to be renamed Barack Obama Boulevard
St. Petersburg Main Library St. Petersburg, Florida City council approved the renaming of the library to be renamed the President Barack Obama Main Community Library after undergoing a renovation project. Completion date is TBD.
I'm sure, when informed, he wasn't keen on renaming a sea slug after him.
Soph0571
(9,685 posts)Pacifist Patriot
(24,653 posts)SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)lastlib
(23,253 posts)to go to the trump-dump to dump a trump. I wipe extra good and flush twice.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,330 posts)since it ends in 'a', so that the genitive 'of Obama' is 'obamae'. While most 1st declension nouns are feminine, there are a few masculine ones like 'agricola'='farmer', so that shouldn't have been a problem. 'Obamai' looks awkward in Latin.
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treestar
(82,383 posts)I'd love to live in a city with one!
Bob Loblaw
(1,900 posts)and not lose any supporters."
-- Current White House Occupant
empedocles
(15,751 posts)Blue Owl
(50,448 posts)MadDAsHell
(2,067 posts)Because Obama's deportation policies will have been considered racist.
Gothmog
(145,409 posts)Cha
(297,378 posts)JI7
(89,254 posts)named for them there.