Frank Curto Drive

From Pittsburgh Streets
Frank Curto Drive
Neighborhoods Central Oakland, North Oakland, Squirrel Hill North, Squirrel Hill South
Origin of name Frank S. Curto
Schenley Drive (until 1977)
Origin of name Schenley Park or Mary Schenley

The westernmost portion of Schenley Drive, from Roberto and Vera Clemente Drive to Phipps Conservatory, was officially renamed Frank Curto Drive by a City Council resolution in 1977.[1] The name honors Frank S. Curto, city horticulturist from 1946 to 1970, who organized the annual flower shows at Phipps.[2] Street signs, however, still say "Schenley Dr."

References

  1. "Changing the name of a portion of Schenley Drive, between Roberto Clemente Drive and the southerly line of the Phipps Conservatory in the Fourth and Fourteenth Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, to Frank Curto Drive." Pittsburgh city resolution, 1977, no. 1179. Enacted Nov. 28, 1977; approved Dec. 6, 1977; effective Dec. 8, 1977. Resolution Book 22, p. 618. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1977, appendix, p. 598 (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1977). [view source]resolution-1977-1179
  2. "Horticulturist honor asked." Pittsburgh Press, Nov. 16, 1977, p. A-4. Newspapers.com 147096868. [view source]horticulturist-honor