Overview
- City and state leaders unveiled the roadway sign Friday morning near the Wells’Built Museum in Orlando’s Parramore district.
- The renamed segment spans West South Street between South Division Avenue and U.S. 441, adjacent to the museum Thompson led.
- Mayor Buddy Dyer, Sen. LaVon Bracy Davis, and members of Thompson’s family took part in the program, local photos show.
- Bracy Davis, who won a special election to complete Thompson’s term, described the tribute as honoring her leadership and preservation work.
- Thompson died in February at age 76 from complications after knee replacement surgery, drawing bipartisan tributes including praise from U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost.