Reverend Frank R Banks Lane (Bronx)
Present name:Burke Ave
Location:Bounded by Bouck Ave and Wilson Ave
Honoree: Reverend Banks (1906-1989), born in North Carolina, graduated from Manhattan Bible Institute. After serving in the Army in World War II, he received further theological training and was ordained by Calvert Baptist Church in White Plains. In 1961 he founded the Burke Avenue Baptist Church, which grew to a congregation of 1,500 during his 28 years of service. He was also a leader in his community, in the NAACP, and in baptist denominational affairs.
LL:1997/8