Breesport Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
"Beach Avenue" redirects here. For the avenue in Allegheny West, see Beech Avenue.
| Breesport Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Garfield |
| Mathilda Street (until 1890) | |
| Origin of name | Mathilda Gross MacConnell |
| Beach Avenue (1890–1910) | |
| Origin of name | W. S. Beach |
This street was originally part of Mathilda Street, as established by a Pittsburgh city ordinance in 1881.[1][2]
In 1890, W. S. Beach laid out the Schenley View Place plan of lots. This plan continued Mathilda Street in a straight line; the old Mathilda Street, which turned to the right and ran along the edge of the plan, was renamed Beach Avenue for the developer.[3]
Pittsburgh annexed Allegheny City in 1907,[4] and three years later over 900 streets were renamed to fix duplicates. The North Side had a Beech Avenue, so Beach Avenue in Garfield was changed to Breesport Street.[5]
See also
- Beech Alley (disambiguation), for alleys that have been named Beech
References
- ↑ "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
- ↑ Atlas of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 3, plate 14. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1890. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1890-volume-3-atlas-pittsburgh; included in the 1890 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1890-3
- ↑ "W. S. Beach's plan of Schenley View Place: 19th Ward, Pittsburg." Laid out Sept. 1890; recorded Jan. 6, 1891, Plan Book 11, p. 10. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3780484. [view source] schenley-view-place-plan
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Allegheny City–Pittsburgh City 1907 Consolidation." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/allegheny-city-pittsburgh-city-1907-consolidation/. [view source] lgeo-allegheny-annexation
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909–1910, no. 715. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 342. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Years 1909–1910, appendix, pp. 312–328, 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, Apr. 19, 1910, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86611990, 86612022), Apr. 20, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86612278, 86612297), and Apr. 21, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86612601, 86612625). [view source] ordinance-1909-1910-715
