Oakland intersection to be renamed after local movie star
Bruce Lee Way is intended to honor the former Oakland resident’s legacy and community impact at the spot where he opened his second martial arts studio. The Oakland City Council has approved a resolution to rename the intersection of Broadway and Garnet after Bruce Lee. The road will be named after the martial arts icon who co-founded a martial arts school at the age of 24 with his training partner James Yimm Lee in 1964. The resolution was introduced by Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan and moved forward to the City Council. It also includes a plaque commemorating Lee's contributions to the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. In 2022, a three-block portion of Foothill Boulevard will be renamed after rapper Too Short Way.
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The Oakland City Council recently approved a resolution to rename the intersection of Broadway and Garnet after the martial arts icon and former East Bay resident Bruce Lee. Located at the same spot where a 24-year-old Lee co-founded a martial arts school called the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute with his training partner James Yimm Lee in 1964, Bruce Lee Way will also include a plaque honoring his legacy and community impact.
“By honoring and uplifting Bruce Lee, we also acknowledge and honor his contribution to uplifting the AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) community, both in Oakland and beyond,” Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan said when introducing the resolution to the city’s Public Works and Transportation Committee on May 28.
Two days later, the Special Rules and Legislation Committee voted to move it forward to the City Council.
Though it was the San Francisco-born star’s second martial arts studio, his Oakland space is often considered the birthplace of his unique, more free-form expression of martial arts known as Jeet Kune Do.
After opening his Oakland studio, Lee was introduced to martial artist Ed Parker, who invited him to a martial arts demonstration in Long Beach. He soon moved to Los Angeles and began his career in show business. He became one of the first Asian actors to reach mainstream success in Hollywood, though he battled stereotyping and discrimination within the industry along the way, going on to star in television shows and films such as “The Green Hornet,” “Enter the Dragon” and “Game of Death.”
The star died in 1973 at the age of 32 of a cerebral edema and a subsequent allergic reaction to medication. Lee would have turned 51 next month.
Lee isn’t the first local legend to be honored with a street. In 2022, the city approved a three-block portion of Foothill Boulevard to be renamed Too Short Way, after the “Blow the Whistle” rapper.
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