Yawkey Way (former name of Jersey Street near Fenway Park)

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Yawkey Way was the former name of the street outside Boston’s Fenway Park, long associated with the Red Sox game-day experience before being renamed Jersey Street.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former street name ⓘ
street ⓘ
adjacentTo Fenway Park ⓘ
associatedEvent Boston Red Sox home games ⓘ
MLB postseason games at Fenway Park ⓘ
associatedWith Boston Red Sox ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalSignificance iconic part of Boston baseball culture ⓘ
tourist attraction on Red Sox game days ⓘ
formerNameOf Jersey Street ⓘ
hasBusinessType restaurants ⓘ
sports bars ⓘ
team merchandise shops ⓘ
hasCoordinateRegion near intersection with Brookline Avenue ⓘ
hasHeritage longtime Red Sox game-day gathering place ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole central hub for Red Sox fans before and after games ⓘ
symbol of the Yawkey family era of Red Sox ownership ⓘ
hasLandmark Fenway Park Gate A ⓘ
linked to: Fenway Park

Fenway Park main entrance ⓘ
hasMediaCoverage frequently referenced in coverage of Fenway Park atmosphere ⓘ
subject of debate over commemorations of historical figures ⓘ
hasSportAssociation American League ⓘ
Major League Baseball ⓘ
locatedIn Boston ⓘ
Fenway–Kenmore neighborhood ⓘ
linked to: Fenway neighborhood

Massachusetts ⓘ
namedAfter Tom Yawkey ⓘ
nearbyFacility Boston University area ⓘ
Lansdowne Street entertainment district ⓘ
linked to: Lansdowne Street
nearbyTransit Kenmore station ⓘ
Lansdowne station ⓘ
ownershipContext public street under City of Boston jurisdiction ⓘ
partOf Fenway Park game-day experience ⓘ
reasonForRenaming concerns about Tom Yawkey’s alleged racist legacy ⓘ
effort to promote inclusivity and diversity ⓘ
renamedTo Jersey Street ⓘ
renamingAuthority Boston City Council ⓘ
Mayor of Boston ⓘ
replacedBy Jersey Street as official street name ⓘ
timePeriod used as street name during much of 20th and early 21st century ⓘ
transportationType urban local street ⓘ
usedFor concession areas on Red Sox game days ⓘ
game-day fan activities ⓘ
pre-game entertainment ⓘ
ticketed entry area for Fenway Park ⓘ

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Tom Yawkey → namesakeOf → Yawkey Way (former name of Jersey Street near Fenway Park) ⓘ