Bigelow Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Bigelow Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Greenfield, Hazelwood |
| Origin of name | Edward Manning Bigelow |
| Squirrel Hill Road (until 1881) | |
| Origin of name | Squirrel Hill |
| Squirrel Hill Street (1881–1886) | |
| Origin of name | Squirrel Hill |
Bigelow Street follows the path of an old road, called the Squirrel Hill Road. This road was mentioned in an 1847 newspaper announcement of an upcoming fox hunt: "The line will begin at the 4 mile run, thence along the Squirrel Hill road, to the Salt Works on the 9 Mile Run, and to close near the 6 Mile Ferry on the Monongahela."[1] The Squirrel Hill Road is drawn (but not labeled) in maps of Allegheny County from the 1850s and 1860s.[2][3][4] It is labeled "Squirrel Hill Road" in the 1872 and 1882 Hopkins atlases.[5][6]
In 1881, a city ordinance officially established the names of all streets in Pittsburgh; it changed Squirrel Hill Road to Squirrel Hill Street.[7]
In 1886, another ordinance established the location of Bigelow Street along the old Squirrel Hill Road from Sylvan Avenue to Kaercher Street.[8] It was named for Edward Manning Bigelow (1850–1916), who was City Engineer at the time,[9][10] a position that later became Director of Public Works. The remainder of Bigelow Street, from Kaercher Street to Hazelwood Avenue, was located and opened by an ordinance in 1909.[11]
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References
- ↑ "Fox hunts." Daily Morning Post (Pittsburgh), Mar. 4, 1847, [p. 2]. Newspapers.com 88175168. [view source] fox-hunts
- ↑ E. H. Heastings. Map of the County of Allegheny, Pennsylvania. 1850. Historic Pittsburgh DARMAP0090. [view source] heastings
- ↑ Sidney & Neff and S. McRea. Map of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, with the Names of Property-Holders. Philadelphia, 1851. LCCN 2012592150. [view source] sidney-neff
- ↑ S. N. & F. W. Beers. Map of Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Smith, Gallup & Hewitt, Philadelphia, 1862. LCCN 2012592151; https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/31783; 1862 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] beers
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 69. 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
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny, plate 14. 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 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
- ↑ "An ordinance locating Bigelow street, from Sylvan avenue to Kearcher [sic] street." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1885–1886, no. 155. Passed Jan. 25, 1886; approved Feb. 1, 1886. Ordinance Book 5, p. 405. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1885, p. 289, E. S. Giles, Pittsburgh, 1885–1886 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1885; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_68a5580f-e0af-4421-8d6e-60138edee54b/) and Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1885, p. 254, E. S. Giles, Pittsburgh, 1885–1886 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1885; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_17b5307e-8716-4aa4-b2c6-b47795d5ab41/). [view source] ordinance-1885-1886-155
- ↑ "Firemen's salaries: Lively debate in Select Council on the subject: A motion to reduce Chief Evans' income lost—an exposition and free library favorably talked about; Common Council business." Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette, Jan. 12, 1886, p. 5. Newspapers.com 85626979. [view source] firemens-salaries
- ↑ Anita Kulina. Millhunks and Renegades: A Portrait of a Pittsburgh Neighborhood, p. 73. Brandt Street Press, Pittsburgh, 2003, ISBN 9780974260730. LCCN 2003107522. [view source] kulina
- ↑ "An ordinance authorizing the opening of Bigelow street, from Hazelwood avenue to Kaercher street, and the assessment of damages caused by the grade of the same." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909–1910, no. 377. Passed Oct. 25, 1909; approved Oct. 30, 1909. Ordinance Book 20, p. 620. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Years 1909–1910, appendix, p. 151, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_0e903fff-f7d8-4eb5-9d15-f91b56e69396/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_ef39b3f8-fdd8-4ad7-a239-10b67a3c2bff/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_b7df2ed5-228d-4c8e-8d80-77fa7b457528/). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Nov. 12, 1909, p. 5 (Newspapers.com 86421395). [view source] ordinance-1909-1910-377
