Court Place
| Court Place | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Central Business District |
| Origin of name | Law offices on the street |
| Second Street (until 1868) | |
| Origin of name | Sequential numbering from the Monongahela River |
| Second Avenue (1868–1984) | |
| Origin of name | Sequential numbering from the Monongahela River |
Two different one-block-long streets in Pittsburgh have borne the name Court Place, both as a result of petitions by lawyers.
The first Court Place was originally the western end of Wylie Avenue, between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue; it was renamed Court Place in 1930.[1] This street was eliminated in 1981.[2][3][4][5] See Court Place (1930–1981) for more details about this street.
Three blocks south of the courthouse, on Second Avenue between Ross Street and Grant Street, is Pittsburgh's traditional Chinatown. It reached its peak in the early 1920s, but about half of its buildings were torn down in 1921 for the construction of the Boulevard of the Allies. This was followed by the Great Depression and the Japanese invasion of China, which stifled the community's growth. Chinatown went into a slow decline. In the 1970s, a wave of law firms moved into the district, and in 1984 the lawyers successfully petitioned the city to change the name of this block of Second Avenue, north of the Boulevard of the Allies, to Court Place.[6][7][8][9] This is the Court Place that exists today.
References
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of WYLIE AVENUE, between Fifth avenue and Sixth avenue, to 'COURT PLACE.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1930, no. 11. Passed Feb. 3, 1930; approved Feb. 5, 1930. Ordinance Book 42, p. 244. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1930, appendix, p. 31, City Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1930). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Feb. 10, 1930, p. 29 (Newspapers.com 89867379), and Feb. 11, p. 31 (Newspapers.com 89867451). [view source] ordinance-1930-11
- ↑ Carl Morris. "Grant Street project agreement clears way for construction." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Oct. 16, 1980, p. 4. Newspapers.com 88792311. [view source] grant-agreement
- ↑ Carl Morris. "Grant St. project wins test." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Oct. 23, 1980, pp. 1, 10. Newspapers.com 88792554, 88792563. [view source] grant-wins-test
- ↑ David Nilsson. "Council OKs redesign of Grant St. traffic." Pittsburgh Press, Oct. 22, 1980, p. A-2. Newspapers.com 146936107. [view source] nilsson
- ↑ "Paving the way." Pittsburgh Press, Oct. 23, 1980, p. A-16. Newspapers.com 146938162. [view source] paving-the-way
- ↑ Barry Paris. "Links to the past: Two buildings are the last visible remnants of city's once-bustling Chinatown." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Nov. 4, 1985, Daily Magazine, pp. 9, 12. Newspapers.com 88666920, 88666927. [view source] chinatown
- ↑ "Court Place on Downtown map." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Oct. 8, 1985, p. 14. Newspapers.com 88181640. [view source] court-place-on-downtown-map
- ↑ Al Donalson. "Signing in: Names of city streets reflect colorful history." Pittsburgh Press, Mar. 19, 1985, p. A7. Newspapers.com 146595524. [view source] donalson
- ↑ "Return of Court Place." Pittsburgh Press, June 9, 1985, p. K1. Newspapers.com 146614845. [view source] return-of-court-place
