Philadelphia Misspells Patti LaBelle's Name On Honorary Street Sign

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- It was a tale of two street signs for the Godmother of Soul. One had Patti LaBelle's named spelled correctly, and another not so much.

Here's a look at the sign that Miss Patti held at the Wawa Welcome America festivities, when the city renamed a portion of Broad Street in her honor. It's spelled correctly.

Portion Of Center City Street Officially Renamed Patti LaBelle Way

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But the story doesn't end there. Another sign being erected on the 100 block of South Broad Street is spelled incorrectly -- there is no capital "B" in LaBelle.

Credit: CBS3

Officials say they are now working on getting the sign fixed.

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