Plan to rename Htfd's Grove St "Bob Steele Drive"

[rcs]

From the Hartford Courant:

http://articles.courant.com/2011-07...et-0710_1_wtic-travelers-building-great-honor

I'm 100% for it!

 

[KML0224]

YES! Why doesn't he have something named for him already, after all he did for many years?

 

[DToTheJ]

And coming soon: "The Sebastian Casino." :

 

[JPB ENT]

And coming soon: "The Sebastian Casino." :

would never work. However, "Sebastian's Bridal Boutique" would; with the slogan, "No one walks out ugly". . .

 

[progressivetalk]

Yes, I realize that Steele is a legend not only in Hartford, but across the US, but he's been dead for twenty years. Ain't it a bit late to start naming anything after Bob Steele???

 

[BlackiesHotDogs]

Yes, I realize that Steele is a legend not only in Hartford, but across the US, but he's been dead for twenty years. Ain't it a bit late to start naming anything after Bob Steele???

Bob died in 2002. And I didn't realize Connecticut had a statute of limitations on namings. Better late than never, IMO. Bob was a fixture in the city for so long his name deserves to be remebered somewhere in the city.

 

[progressivetalk]

OOPS. Mea culpa. If something gets named for Steele, how about the WTIC AM studios?

 

[reelyreal]

OOPS. Mea culpa. If something gets named for Steele, how about the WTIC AM studios?

Salty Brine had the WPRO AM/FM building named after him in Providence, so it's definitely not a bad idea. However, with the studios being in a non-descript office building in Farmington, it's not really much of an honor at all.

I think it's totally appropriate to wait a few years after someone's death. Immediately following a death, emotions are high, and what sounds like a good idea at that time may not stick. At least at this point, you know that Bob Steele Drive will always be a good idea.