Walter Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Walter Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Allentown |
| Origin of name | Grandson of Thomas Maple |
Walter Street is named for the son of Thomas Maple, who, along with his father-in-law Benjamin McLain, laid out the streets of Allentown and Beltzhoover.[1][2][3]
See also
- Wagner Street, originally named Walter Avenue
References
- ↑ C. A. Weslager. "Reminiscences of Beltzhoover and Allentown: Two old-time Western Pennsylvania boroughs." Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine, vol. 49, no. 3, July 1966, pp. 251–262. https://journals.psu.edu/wph/article/view/2808. [view source] weslager
- ↑ Allentown Civic Association. Robert N. Kress, ed. Allentown: The story of a Pittsburgh neighborhood, pp. 4–7. Allentown Civic Association, Pittsburgh, 1990, ISBN 978-1-105-70647-9. LCCN 2012460322. [view source] allentown
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the city, neighborhoods, streets, parks and more got their names, p. 59. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
