Graham Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Graham Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Bloomfield, Friendship, Garfield, Shadyside |
| Origin of name | Joseph Graham |
This street appears, unlabeled, in the 1882 Hopkins atlas;[1] it is labeled Graham Street in the 1890 edition.[2] It is named for Joseph Graham, who lived on the east side of the street just north of the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad.[3][1][2]
Graham Street was divided into North Graham Street and South Graham Street on either side of Penn Avenue by a city ordinance in 1915.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Atlas of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny, plate 18. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1882. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1882-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1882 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1882
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Atlas of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 4. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1890. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1890-volume-4-atlas-pittsburgh; included in the 1890 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1890-vol-4
- ↑ Martha L. Berg. "From the Archives: The Lay of the Land." Rodef Shalom Congregation, 2023. https://www.rodefshalom.org/layoftheland. [view source] berg
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets and ways in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1915, no. 117. Passed Apr. 28, 1915; approved Apr. 29, 1915. Ordinance Book 26, p. 615. Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, May 7, 1915, sporting section, p. 4 (Newspapers.com 88028157), May 8, p. 15 (Newspapers.com 88028802), and May 10, p. 11 (Newspapers.com 88030672). [view source] ordinance-1915-117
