Notes:Glenwood Avenue

From Pittsburgh Streets

1925: Source:Kussart, p. 40: "The name of Glenwood originated in this way. One of the first tracts of land sold from the Ross farm consisted of about six acres, purchased by a number of wealthy clubmen, who erected thereon, about 1852, a large club house called the Glen Hotel. Its site was above the present Second Avenue, on Renova Street, at the mouth of a beautiful glen, hence the locality was named Glenwood, the name Glen being joined to that of the original owners, Woods, (with the 's' omitted). It became a part of the old Twenty-third Ward of the City of Pittsburgh in 1868, (now the Fifteenth Ward), but is still called Glenwood."

1953-01-14: Source:Bloom-villages: "Along the river beyond Soho are Hazelwood and Glenwood, one named for the type of tree growth in the area, the other by the character of ground formation."

2009: Source:Regan

  • p. 53: "Glenwood ¶ Glenwood is a section of Hazelwood bounded by Johnston Avenue on the west and the Glenwood Bridge on the east. This was the site of the George Woods farm (Scotch Bottom). In early 1800s the Woods estate was subdivided. One tract was purchased by a group of businessmen who built a private club called the Glen Hotel. Glenwood's name was derived from Glen (after the hotel) and Wood (after the Woods family)"
  • p. 80: "Glenwood Bridge ¶ Named after Glenwood, a section of Hazelwood bounded by Johnston Avenue on the west and the Glenwood Bridge on the east. This was the site of the George Woods farm (Scotch Bottom). In the early 1800s, the Woods estate was subdivided. One tract was purchased by a group of businessmen who built a private club called the Glen Hotel. Glenwood's name was derived from 'Glen' (after the hotel) and 'Wood' (after the Woods family)."