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In 1983, the City of Seattle changed the name of Empire Way to Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, within the city limits.
Later, the name change was extended beyond the city limits through unincorporated King County along an additional four miles
of State Highway 900. This thoroughfare extends southward from the intersection of East Madison Street and 28th Avenue
East in Seattle, along an approximately eight mile stretch through the Central Area and Rainier Valley, to Renton, where it
becomes Sunset Boulevard.
Throughout Seattle's history, the Central Area has constituted the heart of the Seattle/King County African American
community, and includes numerous historic and cultural sites.
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Photo of Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
[Enlarged view, 87K]
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