Councilman proposes naming Indianapolis street for Vonnegut

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis could have a street named for one of its most famous residents under a proposal being crafted by a city councilman.

Councilman John Barth wants to rename a section of Senate Avenue in downtown Indianapolis for author Kurt Vonnegut. The street cuts between the Statehouse and state government offices and is dotted with parking lots and a few businesses, including the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library.

Indianapolis already sports a mural of Vonnegut on Massachusetts Avenue. And the library opened four years ago.

Barth tells The Indianapolis Star (http://indy.st/1BdEwCR ) that naming a street for the writer who died in 2007 would help the city better celebrate the people who have come from Indianapolis.

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Information from: The Indianapolis Star, http://www.indystar.com