Kamin Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Kamin Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Squirrel Hill South |
| Origin of name | Herman and Bessie Kamin |
Kamin Street is named for Herman and Bessie Kamin.[1] The western two-thirds of the street was dedicated to the City of Pittsburgh by the Kamins in October 1921. This dedication was accepted, and the street was officially opened and named, by a city ordinance in December.[2] The following ordinance opened the eastern third of the street.[3]
References
- ↑ Squirrel Hill Historical Society. Helen Wilson, ed. Squirrel Hill: A Neighborhood History, p. 72. History Press, Charleston, S. C., 2017, ISBN 978-1-4671-3625-9. LCCN 2016961484. [view source] wilson-helen
- ↑ "An ordinance accepting the dedication of certain property in the 14th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, for public use for highway purposes, opening and naming the same 'Kamin street' and establishing the grade thereon." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1921, no. 574. Passed Dec. 12, 1921; approved Dec. 23, 1921. Ordinance Book 33, p. 153. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1921, appendix, p. 421, Golden-Rod Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Google Books X0EtAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223964; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1921). [view source] ordinance-1921-574
- ↑ "An ordinance opening Kamin street, in the 14th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, from Wendover street westwardly to the line dividing the properties now or late of Herman Kamin nd [sic] the Sterling Land Company; establishing the grade thereon and providing that the costs, damages and expenses occasioned thereby be assessed against and collected from properties benefited thereby." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1921, no. 575. Passed Dec. 12, 1921; approved Dec. 23, 1921. Ordinance Book 33, p. 154. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1921, appendix, pp. 421–422, Golden-Rod Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Google Books X0EtAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223964; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1921). [view source] ordinance-1921-575
