Ah, so you did find the part that says it was the English who called it Quinsigamond Plantation.

So...what's your point with this comment and the other comment?

Nice that you've ignored everything I said otherwise so that you could add a snarky comment. To further spell out the glaringly obvious, however, let me repeat my comment with a clarification:

Hardly anyone lives on Central Street, now MLK, Jr., Blvd. There are thousands and thousands of people on Plantation. My apartment complex alone must have hundreds of people. Then there's the other apartment complex, and the people on Plantation Lane and Court, which are also supposed to be changed.

Maybe people just don't like changing street names in general, no? Again: Kilby Street had its name changed because it was perceived to be associated with crime. People didn't like that. People still don't like Crystal Park being called University Park. All of those things are very small compared to a very long street like Plantation.

>Quinsigamond Plantation was part of the Trans Atlantic Slave trade.

Source?

The area was called by the British Quinsigamond Plantation even before the Europeans settled here, and the land was purchased from the Nipmuc. It was abandoned for a first time by 1675, less than three years after 30 Europeans settled there.

You agreeing or not also is highly unlikely to determine the outcome. But you are entitled not to. You’re not entitled to dismiss opinions you requested.

I take my menagerie to the odd pet vet, a bit of a drive but good prices and great care. They had two bearded dragons being cared for in their lobby at my last visit. (I didn't ask if they were temporary or permanent residents but it shows they have experience with the species)

I really don’t give a solitary shit about your opinions. You solicited opinions. I shared a thing. If you grew up with that street it may not give you a moments pause. If you didn’t, its concerning. Thats what the item you posted is highlighting. I don’t care if you agree. You have every right not to. But its false to say no one thinks xyz. They do.

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The only area that I know for sure that's being cleaned and maintained every single day is the downtown business district. And that's only because the Ambassadors - who unfortunately only operate in that area.

Source: am downtown district ambassador

You can’t even comprehend the source you quoted.

“Nipmuc history in what is now Worcester County predates any written records. During the 1600’s, the original inhabitants of Worcester dwelled principally in three locations, Pakachoag, Tataesset (Tatnuck), and Wigwam Hill (N. Lake Ave.). In 1667, four men, among them, Daniel Gookin, surveyed the land the English called Quinsigamond Plantation.”

I was only telling you incase you weren't gay

Are you saying Plantation was a Nipmuc word?

Hands down the best coffee in Worcester.

Plus a great bakery and study joint for WPI students. There's even a professor whose regular offices hours at at Bean Counter.

Sorry! I thought you were saying Worcester was a bad place, etc. I agree, though; the trash is everywhere. It's a little better now that they've got those green bins, though, but I don't know why they can't just install public trash receptacles and do street sweeping. I can't remember how long it's been since I 've come across a street sweeper.

Yeah, I looked at your profile. Some kind of petty bourgeois socialist.

>Pushing against it for effectively no reason is shallower.

No, that's nonsense. If things are fine as they are in any given situation, e.g. the Grafton Hill's array of street names, telling someone not to intervene to make a change is sensible. Others have already mentioned the burden it puts on the thousands of people who live on this street to change all their documents, and the tens of thousands of dollars on new street signage, as well as the fact that people don't like their street names being changed as evidenced by people's responses to Kilby Street's name being changed, and you have a pretty good set of reasons.

The fact that some people here, yours truly not included, don't know the history is further proof of the argument that no one views "plantation" in some historical sense. It's viewed as the word for this street, right now, not the slavery that didn't even exist in the area when Quinsigamond Plantation was named.

Huh? I'm not talking about the people or saying Worcester's a bad city. I fucking love Worcester. I'm saying literally that Worcester has a huge trash problem and there are massive amounts of trash and garbage that's covering the city.

So then your problem is with the history of the region. That has nothing to do with the word "plantation."

It is incredibly annoying for people and businesses with addresses on that street. A friend of mine lived through a change once and he had problems with mail, bills and packages for years.

Clearly people do. You aren’t everyone. I know this is shocking.

No. Worcester is a good city, diverse and generally harmonious (despite non-profit employees trying to earn a buck by promoting division).

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Because who does that?

The original settlement here was called Quinsigamond Plantation. Prior to the early 1800s, farms in general were called plantations (per Wikipedia's "Plantation" article).

I’m not sure why it would be hard to believe that a name like that isn’t one I want to share as my address for the exact reasons you point to in the post.

I find that really hard to believe, and extremely weird.

Hardly anyone lives on Central Street, now MLK, Jr., Blvd. There are thousands and thousands of people on Plantation. My apartment complex alone must have hundreds of people. Then there's the other apartment complex, and the people on Plantation Lane and Court, which are also supposed to be changed.

Maybe people just don't like changing street names in general, no? Again: Kilby Street had its name changed because it was perceived to be associated with crime. People didn't like that. People still don't like Crystal Park being called University Park. All of those things are very small compared to a very long street like Plantation.

>Quinsigamond Plantation was part of the Trans Atlantic Slave trade.

Source?

The area was called Quinsigamond Plantation even before the Europeans settled here, and the land was purchased from the Nipmuc. It was abandoned for a first time by 1675, less than three years after 30 Europeans settled there.