James Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
For other streets that have been named James Street, see James Street (disambiguation).
| James Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Central Northside, East Allegheny |
| West Street (until ca. 1870) | |
| Origin of name | Its location in a subdivision |
This street appears as West Street in R. E. McGowin's 1852 map. It was one of three north–south streets—West Street, Middle Street, and North Street (today East Street)—that had been laid out in out lots 141 and 144 and half of out lots 140 and 145 in the original plan of Allegheny.[1][2] (See East Street for more details.)
The northern part of the street was named James Street in plans of lots from 1838 and 1847.[3][4] By 1872 this name had been applied to the whole street.[5]
See also
- James Street (disambiguation) and West Street (disambiguation), for other streets that have had those names
References
- ↑ R. E. McGowin. Map of the Cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny and of the Boroughs of South-Pittsburgh, Birmingham, East-Birmingham, Lawrenceville, Duquesne & Manchester etc. Schuchman & Haunlein, Pittsburgh, 1852. https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/32269. [view source] mcgowin-1852
- ↑ S. N. & F. W. Beers. Map of Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Smith, Gallup & Hewitt, Philadelphia, 1862. LCCN 2012592151; https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/31783; 1862 layer at PGH Historic Maps and Imagery (https://pittsburghpa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=25ed595c7bde40cdae7165261a9a3ad6). [view source] beers
- ↑ "Draught of a subdivision into town lots of part of out lot № 143 and of the high rough land in the plan of the Reserve Tract Opposite Pittsburg: Now partly in the borough of Allegheny: Made for George S. Johnston." Laid out Aug. 7, 1838; recorded Aug. 18, 1838, Plan Book 1, p. 73. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778173. [view source] george-s-johnston-plan
- ↑ "An additional plan of lots in and adjoining the 3rd Ward Allegheny: Comprising part of out lot № 148 and part of the high rough land in the Reserve Tract Opp. Pittsburgh: Laid out for R. S. Cassatt." Laid out Oct. 30, 1847; recorded Nov. 16, 1847, Plan Book 1, p. 129. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778227. [view source] rs-cassatt-addl-plan
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, pp. 79–80. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1872-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny. [view source] hopkins-1872
