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Detroit Street Named After Motown Legend
by The Associated Press
October 18, 2007
Detroit -- A section of the street where the Motown
sound originated has been renamed for Berry Gordy
Jr., the music label's legendary founder. The Detroit
City Council unanimously voted to give a section of
West Grand Boulevard the name, Berry Gordy Jr.
Boulevard, Councilwoman Martha Reeves said Wednesday
in a statement. Berry Gordy Jr. Boulevard will
stretch west from the John C. Lodge freeway to Grand
River Avenue. It includes the block where ''Hitsville
USA,'' Gordy's former home and Motown recording
studio, stands. A dedication ceremony was planned
Friday. ''This is a dream come true for me, to
succeed in a venture that has been in my heart since
my days at Motown,'' said Reeves, an original member
of the Motown group, Martha and the Vandellas.
Motown produced music icons such as Stevie Wonder,
Diana Ross and the Supremes, The Miracles, Four Tops,
Temptations and the Jackson Five.
