Street renamed Donald “Ducky” Birts Way in North Philadelphia

Name: Street renamed Donald “Ducky” Birts Way in North Philadelphia
Uploaded: 2025-09-21T01:18:00-0400
Duration: 23 s
Description: The 1300 block of Jefferson Street in North Philadelphia has a new name. It will now be known as Donald "Ducky" Birts Way. Birts was the first Black entrepreneur to sign a lease at the Progress Plaza Shopping Center. He was also instrumental in bringing the Black Expo to Progress Plaza in the 1970s.

The 1300 block of Jefferson Street in North Philadelphia has a new name. It will now be known as Donald "Ducky" Birts Way. Birts was the first Black entrepreneur to sign a lease at the Progress Plaza Shopping Center. He was also instrumental in bringing the Black Expo to Progress Plaza in the 1970s.