Commerce Street (1851–1890)

From Pittsburgh Streets
Commerce Street
Neighborhoods Bluff, South Oakland
Fate Vacated in 1890

Commerce Street formerly ran between Second Avenue and the Monongahela River. If it still existed today, it would begin at the current site of Heidelberg Materials' concrete plant and run under the Birmingham Bridge to meet Technology Drive.[1]

It was laid out in 1851 by E. D. Gazzam and his wife.[2] It was included in an 1881 ordinance establishing the names of all streets in Pittsburgh.[3] It was vacated by a city ordinance in 1890.[4]

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References

  1. R. E. McGowin. Map of the Cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny and of the Boroughs of South-Pittsburgh, Birmingham, East-Birmingham, Lawrenceville, Duquesne & Manchester etc. Schuchman & Haunlein, Pittsburgh, 1852. https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/32269. [view source]mcgowin-1852
  2. "Plan of lots in Pitt Township: Laid out by E. D. Gazzam and wife." Recorded Nov. 10, 1851, Plan Book 2, p. 73. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778303. [view source]gazzam-plan
  3. "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 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 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880). [view source]ordinance-1881-33
  4. "An ordinance vacating Commerce street, in the Fourteenth ward, City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1890, no. 31. Passed June 9, 1890; approved June 11, 1890. Ordinance Book 7, p. 443. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1890–1, p. 239, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1890–1891 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1890) and Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1890–1, p. 255, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1890–1891 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1890). [view source]ordinance-1890-31