Brushton Avenue
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Brushton Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Homewood North, Homewood South, Point Breeze North |
| Origin of name | Former borough of Brushton, named for Jared M. Brush |
Brushton Avenue is named for the former borough of Brushton, which in turn is named for Jared M. Brush (1814–1895), mayor of Pittsburgh from 1869 to 1872.[1][2][3] Brushton was annexed by the city of Pittsburgh in 1894.[4]
References
- ↑ George T. Fleming. "Wylie avenue home of many officials: Main thoroughfare to Hill district plays prominent part in city's history: Old time memories." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Oct. 24, 1915, sec. 5, p. 2. Newspapers.com 85899235. [view source] fleming-wylie
- ↑ Pittsburgh Neighborhood Alliance. An Atlas of the Homewood-Brushton Neighborhood of Pittsburgh 1977, p. 2. 1977. Historic Pittsburgh 31735070289008; https://ucsur.pitt.edu/files/center/1977/homewood%20brushton%20PNA%201977.pdf. [view source] pna-homewood-brushton
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the city, neighborhoods, streets, parks and more got their names, p. 52. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Brushton Borough–Pittsburgh City 1894 Merger." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/brushton-borough-pittsburgh-city-1894-merger/. [view source] lgeo-brushton-annexation
