Cullen Street

From Pittsburgh Streets
Cullen Street
Neighborhood Bloomfield
Origin of name Maybe Paul Cullen

This street appears in two plans of lots from the mid-1860s, though neither plan gives it a name.[1][2] The name Cullen Street was officially established by a city ordinance in 1881.[3]

It may have been named for Paul Cullen (1803–1878), the first Irish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

References

  1. "Plan of building lots situate in Liberty Township Allegheny Co. Pa. laid out for Samuel W. Vandergrift." Laid out Oct. 12, 1865; recorded Oct. 23, 1865, Plan Book 3, p. 89. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778519. [view source]vandergrift-plan
  2. "Plan of building lots situate in Liberty Township, Allegheny Co. Penna.: Laid out for William Hinds." Laid out Apr. 186–; recorded Oct. 25, 1866, Plan Book 3, p. 147. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778577. [view source]hinds-plan
  3. "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