When was Empire Way renamed MLK Blvd.?
“When was Empire Way renamed MLK Blvd.?”
1983, according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_streets_named_after_Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.#cite_note-11
Not only that but.....
The county was originally named after William Rufus King who was Vice-President when the Washington Territory was created. In 1986 a motion was introduced by Ron Sims (a black Democrat from Seattle), and Bruce Laing (a white Republican from suburban Renton) to rename the county after Martin Luther King, Jr. No public hearings or votes were taken on the change.