Whited Street

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Whited Street
Neighborhood Brookline
Oak Street (1888–1929)
Portion Between Moredale Street and Saw Mill Run Boulevard
Origin of name Oak tree
Brocton Avenue (1906–1907)
Portion From Brookline Boulevard to a point north of Milan Avenue
Weston Avenue (1907–1909)
Portion From Brookline Boulevard to a point north of Milan Avenue, or perhaps to Moredale Street
Herring Boulevard (1929–1930)
Portion Between Moredale Street and Saw Mill Run Boulevard
Origin of name J. R. Herring

A road in the location of modern Whited Street appears in maps of Allegheny County going back to the 1850s, though these maps do not label it with a name.[1][2][3][4][5]

The portion between modern Moredale Street and Saw Mill Run Boulevard became Oak Street when the community of Reflectorville was laid out in 1888. The streets in this plan were all named for trees.[6][7]

The part of the road near Brookline Boulevard was modified in 1906 when the Third Ward of Brookline was laid out: it was rerouted to form a right angle with Brookline Boulevard and was named Brocton Avenue. This plan included the segment of the road from Brookline Boulevard to a point about 360 feet north of Milan Avenue.[8]

West Liberty Borough passed an ordinance in 1907 changing the names of many streets; Brocton Avenue was renamed Weston Avenue.[9] It is unclear whether the name Weston Avenue was intended to apply only to the portion of the road encompassed in the 1906 plan or to the whole length of the road in West Liberty Borough, continuing to modern Moredale Street.

West Liberty Borough was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1908.[10] The next year, a Pittsburgh city ordinance renamed many streets in the former borough; Weston Avenue was changed to Whited Street.[11] The part of Whited Street from Milan Avenue to Brookline Boulevard was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1912.[12]

In 1914, a Pittsburgh city ordinance made a portion of Merrick Avenue, between Brookline Boulevard and Oakridge Street, part of Whited Street.[13] This was undone in 1933.[14]

Overbrook Borough was created in 1919; it included Reflectorville and Oak Street.[15] Overbrook was annexed by Pittsburgh on January 6, 1930.[16] One of the last acts of the Overbrook Council, on December 19, 1929, was to rename 19 streets to honor local citizens (including many of the councilmen themselves). Oak Street was changed to Herring Boulevard to honor J. R. Herring, president of the council.[17][18][19] Many of these new street names did not last long, for a Pittsburgh city ordinance was passed a few months after the annexation, changing the names again; Herring Boulevard became part of Whited Street.[20]

See also

  • Oak Street, for other streets that have had that name

References

  1. Sidney & Neff and S. McRea. Map of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, with the Names of Property-Holders. Philadelphia, 1851. LCCN 2012592150. [view source]sidney-neff
  2. 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
  3. Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, pp. 44, 45. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1876. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1876-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; included in the 1872 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source]hopkins-1876
  4. Alex. Y. Lee. Map of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Otto Krebs, Pittsburgh, 1883. LCCN 2012592152. [view source]lee
  5. Atlas of the Vicinity of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny, Pennsylvania, plates 19, 22. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1886. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1886-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; included in the 1882 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source]hopkins-1886
  6. "No. 2 plan of lots situated at Reflectorville, Baldwin Twp. on Pittsburg & Castle Shannon R. R.: Laid out for Bailey & Moon." Laid out May 1888; recorded June 26, 1888, Plan Book 8, pp. 200–201. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779997. [view source]bailey-moon-plan-2
  7. Real Estate Plat-Book of the Southern Vicinity of Pittsburgh, Penna., plates 4, 9. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1896. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1896%E2%80%93plat-book-southern-pittsburgh; included in the 1890 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source]hopkins-1896
  8. "3rd. Ward: Brookline: West Liberty Boro. Allegheny Co. Pa.: Laid out by West Liberty Improvement Co." Laid out Apr. 1906; recorded June 7, 1906, Plan Book 22, pp. 151–153. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3782417. [view source]brookline-1906-plan
  9. "An ordinance making and constituting a change in the name of certain streets and avenues in West Liberty Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania." West Liberty borough ordinance, no. 132. Enacted July 1, 1907; approved July 3, 1907. In ordinance book of West Liberty Borough, pp. 224–227, 1876–1907 (https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_c6978255-a556-45c8-b3c2-bd165fd17552/). [view source]ordinance-1907-132
  10. Mark A. Connelly. "West Liberty Borough–Pittsburgh City 1908 Merger." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/west-liberty-borough-pittsburgh-city-1908-merger/. [view source]lgeo-west-liberty-annexation
  11. "An ordinance changing and establishing the names of certain avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth wards of the City of Pittsburgh (formerly known as the Boroughs of West Liberty and Beechview)." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909–1910, no. 375. Passed Oct. 14, 1909; approved Oct. 20, 1909. Ordinance Book 20, p. 614. 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. 146–150, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Nov. 11, 1909, p. 8 (Newspapers.com 86421216), and Nov. 12, p. 11 (Newspapers.com 86421491). [view source]ordinance-1909-1910-375
  12. Mark A. Connelly. "Pittsburgh City Ordinance 312." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/pittsburgh-city-ordinance-312/. [view source]lgeo-brookline-plan-southeast-annexation
  13. "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1914, no. 202. Passed June 16, 1914; approved June 17, 1914. Ordinance Book 26, p. 136. Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, June 23, 1914, [p. 15] (Newspapers.com 86550844). [view source]ordinance-1914-202
  14. "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, roads and ways in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1933, no. 121. Passed May 29, 1933; approved May 31, 1933. Ordinance Book 45, p. 241. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1933, appendix, p. 72, City Printing Co., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1933). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, June 3, 1933, p. 13 (Newspapers.com 523406708); and in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 5, 1933, p. 25 (Newspapers.com 89887815), and June 6, p. 23 (Newspapers.com 89888832). [view source]ordinance-1933-121
  15. Mark A. Connelly. "Overbrook Borough 1919 Creation." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/event/overbrook-borough-1919-creation/. [view source]lgeo-overbrook-creation
  16. Mark A. Connelly. "Overbrook Borough–Pittsburgh City 1930 Merger." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/overbrook-borough-pittsburgh-city-1930-merger/. [view source]lgeo-overbrook-annexation
  17. "Nice new street names arouse Overbrook's ire." Pittsburgh Press, Dec. 20, 1929, [p. 35]. Newspapers.com 141337518. [view source]nice-new-street-names
  18. "Overbrook's swan song names streets for bosses: Last meeting of council before joining Pittsburgh honors favorite sons; drop Harding's name for local politician." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec. 20, 1929, pp. 1, 6. Newspapers.com 89866081, 89866093. [view source]overbrooks-swan-song
  19. "Street names changed in Overbrook: Council honors native sons in arrangement; hold last meeting tonight." Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, Dec. 20, 1929, p. 30. Newspapers.com 522909647. [view source]street-names-changed-in-overbrook
  20. "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, boulevards, streets, roads, alleys and ways in the 32nd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (formerly Overbrook Borough)." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1930, no. 170. Passed Apr. 21, 1930; approved Apr. 25, 1930. Ordinance Book 42, p. 465. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1930, appendix, pp. 186–189, City Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1930). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 3, 1930, p. 29 (Newspapers.com 88826006), and May 5, p. 27 (Newspapers.com 88826102). [view source]ordinance-1930-170