Glenwood Avenue
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Glenwood Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Hazelwood |
| Origin of name | Glenwood, a community laid out by Thomas S. Blair |
Glenwood Avenue was first laid out in 1887 in the Mansion House plan.[1] It is named for Glenwood, a community laid out by Thomas S. Blair, first as Ross Common in the early 1850s[2] before being re-established as Glenwood in the 1860s.[3][4][5][6]
References
- ↑ "Mansion House plan: Being a plan of the subdivision of lots nos. 39 & 40 in the plan of Upper Glenwood, 23rd Ward, Pittsburg." Laid out Mar. 1887; recorded June 23, 1887, Plan Book 7, pp. 304–305. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779872. [view source] mansion-house-plan
- ↑ "Tho's. S. Blair's plan of Ross Common." Recorded Sept. 30, 1852, Plan Book 2, p. 30. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778321. [view source] ross-common-plan
- ↑ "Amended plan of Glenwood (by Thos. S. Blair, Trustee &): 23rd Ward formerly Peebles Tp." Recorded Nov. 30, 1868, Plan Book 3, p. 269. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778716. [view source] glenwood-plan
- ↑ "Plan of Glenwood Extension." Laid out Jan. 1, 1869; recorded Jan. 30, 1869, Plan Book 3, p. 281. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778723. [view source] glenwood-ext-plan
- ↑ "Plan of Upper Glennwood." Laid out Jan. 1, 1869; recorded Mar. 8, 1869, Plan Book 3, pp. 290–291. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778728. [view source] upper-glennwood-plan
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 69. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1872-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny. [view source] hopkins-1872
