I largely agree with this statement. I especially abhor naming things after politicians. I am for the occasional exception, but honestly, since every person has said and done things in life that are controversial to downright contemptible, it is unwise to name things after government officials. If I were in charge of renaming Cobo*, I would call it The Joe Louis Convention Center. But the Detroit Convention Center would be fine, too.
*As a kid I didn't know anything about Mayor Cobo, and assumed that Cobo Hall was a shortened version of Convention & Boxing Hall.
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