Summary
The Washington Convention Center was renamed last week to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in honor of the District's first mayor under home rule.
It doesn't look like a big name change, but city officials who turned out last week for the dedication ceremony would say otherwise. The D.C. Council passed legislation last year authorizing the center's renaming.See the full content of this document
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Center Named for First Mayor
Mr. Washington pushed Congress to let the District govern itself and was elected the city's first mayor under home rule.
He was ...See the full content of this document
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