Atlantic Avenue
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Atlantic Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Bloomfield, Garfield |
| Origin of name | Atlantic Ocean |
| Herman Street (until 1888) | |
Atlantic Avenue was originally named Herman Street.[1] It was renamed Atlantic Avenue in 1888.[2]
Bob Regan includes Atlantic Avenue (and nearby Pacific Avenue) in a list of streets named for oceans.[3]
References
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1882. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1882-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1882 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1882
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Herman street, in the 19th and 20th wards to Atlantic avenue." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1888, no. 7. Passed June 11, 1888; approved June 13, 1888. Ordinance Book 6, p. 396. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the year 1888–9, p. 261, Chas. F. Peck & Son, Pittsburgh, 1888–1889 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecordselect1888) and Municipal Record: Minutes of the proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the year 1888–9, p. 287, Chas. F. Peck & Son, Pittsburgh, 1888–1889 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecordcommon1888). Reprinted in the Pittsburg Press, June 20, 1888, [p. 7] (Newspapers.com 141352781), June 21, [p. 7] (Newspapers.com 141352977), and June 22, [p. 7] (Newspapers.com 141353250). [view source] ordinance-1888-7
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the city, neighborhoods, streets, parks and more got their names, p. 62. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
