Harvard Square
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Harvard Square | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | East Liberty |
| Origin of name | Probably Harvard University |
| Heberton Street (until 1881) | |
| Harvard Street (1881–1967) | |
| Origin of name | Probably Harvard University |
This street appears in the 1872 Hopkins atlas as Heberton Street.[1] It was renamed Harvard Street in 1881 to fix the duplication with Heberton Street in Highland Park.[2]
In 1967, the block between Sheridan Avenue and Collins Street (today Centre Avenue) was dedicated as Harvard Square,[3] and the rest of the street was renamed Harvard Square to match.[4] Street signs today say "Harvard St," but it appears that the official name of the street is Harvard Square.[5]
Bob Regan includes "Harvard" in a list of streets with college-related names.[6]
See also
- Harvard Circle
- Hartwell Street, named Harvard Avenue until 1927
References
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, pp. 61, 70. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1872-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1872 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1872
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1881, no. 33. Passed Feb. 28, 1881; approved Mar. 4, 1881. Ordinance Book 5, p. 212. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh, for the year 1880, pp. 213–234 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880). [view source] ordinance-1881-33
- ↑ "An ordinance accepting the dedication of Aldino Street, from Harvard Street to Station Street; Harvard Square, from Sheridan Avenue to Collins Street; Kirkwood Place, from North Euclid Avenue to a point 66.13 feet westwardly therefrom, all in the Eleventh Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, for public highway purposes, opening and naming the same." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1967, no. 162. Passed May 8, 1967; approved May 12, 1967. Ordinance Book 68, p. 597. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the year 1967, appendix, pp. 122–123, Park Printing, Inc., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1967). [view source] ordinance-1967-162
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Eva Street, between South Negley Avenue and Amber Street, to AMBER STREET; Mignonette Street, between South Beatty Street and Tamello Way, to TAMELLO WAY; Mignonette Street, between Tamello Way and South Whitfield Street, to WHITFIELD PLACE; North St. Clair Street, between Penn Avenue and Broad Street, to ENRIGHT PLACE; Harvard Street, between North Beatty Street and Sheridan Avenue, to HARVARD SQUARE, in Urban Redevelopment Area No. 10, all in the Eighth and Eleventh Wards of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1967, no. 261. Passed June 26, 1967; approved June 28, 1967. Ordinance Book 68, p. 719. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the year 1967, appendix, p. 205, Park Printing, Inc., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1967). [view source] ordinance-1967-261
- ↑ City of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Department of City Planning, GIS Division. https://gis.pittsburghpa.gov/pghmap/. Linked from https://pittsburghpa.gov/innovation-performance/interactive-maps. [view source] pgh-city-planning-map
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the city, neighborhoods, streets, parks and more got their names, p. 66. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
