Allen Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
See also 38th Street, which was originally named Allen Street.
| Allen Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Allentown |
| Origin of name | Joseph Allen |
| Allen Avenue (until 1881) | |
| Origin of name | Joseph Allen |
This street was first laid out as Allen Avenue in 1866 in the original plan of Allentown, laid out by Boyd and Allen on the former property of Joseph Allen,[1] for whom Allentown and Allen Avenue were named. It was extended south of the Washington Turnpike (today Warrington Avenue) in a plan of lots by Thomas S. Maple, recorded in 1870.[2]
The South Side boroughs, including Allentown, were annexed by Pittsburgh in 1872.[3] In 1881, a Pittsburgh city ordinance officially established the names of all thoroughfares in the enlarged city; it changed Allen Avenue to Allen Street.[4]
References
- ↑ "Boyd and Allen's plan of building and gardening lots situate in the Manor of Pittsburgh № 1 south of Monongahela River: Property of the heirs of Jos. Allen dec'd." Recorded May 18, 1866, Plan Book 3, pp. 122–123. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778548. [view source] boyd-allen-plan
- ↑ "Plan of T. S. Maples: Extension of Boydstown." Recorded Sept. 3, 1870, Plan Book 4, pp. 54–55. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778819. [view source] ts-maple-boydstown-plan
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Pittsburgh City 1872 Borough Mergers." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/pittsburgh-city-1872-borough-mergers/. [view source] lgeo-south-side-annexation
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1880–1881, 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, Herald Printing Company, Pittsburgh, 1881 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_b24d64b7-2eda-488e-a00b-cddc143becfd/). [view source] ordinance-1880-1881-33
