Aylesboro Avenue
| Aylesboro Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Squirrel Hill North |
| Origin of name | Modification of Isleboro, arbitrary name chosen to preserve initial letter I of Irwin |
| Irwin Avenue (until 1910) | |
| Origin of name | Probably David Irwin |
This street was located and opened as Irwin Avenue by city ordinances in 1885.[1][2][3] It was probably named for David Irwin, an early settler in Squirrel Hill. Irwin was issued a patent on January 10, 1842, to a little over 148 acres lying south of modern Forbes Avenue in the vicinity of Shady Avenue, just slightly south of where Irwin Avenue was later laid out.[4][5]
After Pittsburgh annexed Allegheny City in 1907,[6] the name Irwin Avenue conflicted with Irwin Avenue on the North Side. Over 900 streets were renamed in 1910 to fix such duplications. Assistant city clerk Robert Clark originally proposed that Irwin Avenue in Squirrel Hill be rechristened Isleboro Avenue to preserve the initial letter I,[7] but the new name was changed to Aylesboro Avenue by a City Council subcommittee,[8] and this was the name given by the renaming ordinance.[9] The immediately following ordinance, which officially established the names of all thoroughfares in Pittsburgh, had apparently not been updated: it still contained the entry "Isleboro av., from Dallas av. to Forbes, 14th wd., formerly Irwin av."[10] However, this seems to have been recognized as a mistake and ignored; the name Isleboro was never used afterward.
See also
- Aylesboro Lane
- Irwin Street, for other streets that have been named Irwin
References
- ↑ "An ordinance locating Irwin avenue from Shady avenue to Dallas avenue, at a width of fifty feet." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1884–1885, no. 96. Passed Feb. 5, 1885; approved Feb. 6, 1885. Ordinance Book 4, p. 548. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1884, pp. 254–255, J. P. Devine, Pittsburgh, 1884–1885 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1884) and Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1884, pp. 224–225, J. P. Devine, Pittsburgh, 1884–1885 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1884). [view source] ordinance-1884-1885-96
- ↑ "An ordinance authorizing the opening of Irwin avenue, from Shady avenue and [sic] Dallas avenue." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1884–1885, no. 130. Passed Mar. 9, 1885; approved Mar. 17, 1885. Ordinance Book 4, p. 575. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1884, p. 266, J. P. Devine, Pittsburgh, 1884–1885 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1884) and Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1884, p. 236, J. P. Devine, Pittsburgh, 1884–1885 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1884). [view source] ordinance-1884-1885-130
- ↑ 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-1890-4
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Internal Affairs. Warrantee Atlas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: Constructed from the records on file in the Department of Internal Affairs, and surveys made on the ground during 1909, 1910, 1912 under the direction of Henry Houck. 1914. https://historicpittsburgh.org/collection/warrantee-atlas-allegheny-county-pennsylvania. [view source] warrantee
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 67. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1872-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1872 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1872
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Allegheny City–Pittsburgh City 1907 Consolidation." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/allegheny-city-pittsburgh-city-1907-consolidation/. [view source] lgeo-allegheny-annexation
- ↑ "Citizens will be strangers: Hard to locate homes after city streets are renamed." Pittsburgh Post, July 28, 1909, pp. 1–2. Newspapers.com 86422549, 86422563. [view source] citizens-will-be-strangers
- ↑ "Fifth avenue's name will not be changed: Beechwood boulevard is to be called William Pitt boulevard." Pittsburgh Post, Jan. 22, 1910, p. 14. Newspapers.com 93557559. [view source] fifth-avenues-name
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909–1910, no. 715. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 342. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Years 1909–1910, appendix, pp. 312–328, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 19, 1910, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86611990, 86612022), Apr. 20, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86612278, 86612297), and Apr. 21, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86612601, 86612625). [view source] ordinance-1909-1910-715
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of the avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909–1910, no. 716. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 359. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Years 1909–1910, appendix, pp. 328–381, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 29, 1910, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616256, 86616285, 86616314, 86616333, 86616343), and Apr. 30, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616643, 86616672, 86616694, 86616726, 86616748). [view source] ordinance-1909-1910-716
