Mayor Bowser Celebrates Renaming of Redesigned NoMa Intersection to “Mamie ‘Peanut’ Johnson Plaza”
Date Released:
Wed, 10/11/2023
(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrated the announcement of “Mamie ‘Peanut’ Johnson Plaza” as the new name for the public spaces currently under construction at the intersection of Florida Avenue and New York Avenue NE, formerly known as “Dave Thomas Circle.” Following a community input process led by the NoMa Business Improvement District (BID), the redesigned intersection will be renamed in honor of the first woman to pitch in the Negro League and longtime DC resident: Mamie ‘Peanut’ Johnson.
