Meadow Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
See also South 18th Street, which was originally named Meadow Street.
| Meadow Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | East Liberty, Highland Park, Larimer |
| Origin of name | Probably a meadow on the Larimer farm |
Meadow Street was laid out in 1856 in the subdivision of the farm of William Larimer, Jr.[1] (1809–1875), for whom Larimer Avenue and the neighborhood of Larimer are named. The street was probably given this name because it ran through or near a meadow on this farm.
It appears, unlabeled, in an 1862 map of Allegheny County, which shows a racecourse between this street and what is now Shetland Street.[2] Meadow Street is labeled in the 1872 Hopkins atlas.[3]
See also
- Dickens Street, originally named Meadow Avenue
References
- ↑ "Plan of the subdivision of the Larimer Farm situated in Collins Township: Surveyed and laid out for Thomas Mellen [sic] Esq." Recorded May 6, 1856, Plan Book 2, p. 84. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778361. [view source] larimer-farm-plan
- ↑ 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 Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] beers
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, pp. 65, 70–71. 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
