Oregon Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
Not to be confused with Obregon Street.
| Oregon Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Esplen |
| Origin of name | State of Oregon |
| Orchard Street (until 1906) | |
| Flora Street (until 1893) | |
| Portion | Between Tabor Street and Florien Street |
This street was laid out as Orchard Street in 1882 in a plan of lots for Mrs. M. L. McGunnegle.[1][2]
The segment between modern Tabor Street and Florien Street was laid out as Flora Street in 1884 in a plan of lots by Emma M. Bell;[3] it was extended to what is now Stadium Street in a revision of this plan recorded in 1892.[4] Flora Street was made part of Orchard Street by an Esplen borough ordinance in 1893.[5]
Esplen Borough was annexed by Pittsburgh in January 1906.[6] That September, a Pittsburgh city ordinance renamed many streets in the old borough, and Orchard Street became Oregon Street.[7] It is named for the state of Oregon.[8]
See also
- Orchard Street, for other streets that have had that name
- Fordyce Street in Bon Air, originally named Flora Avenue
References
- ↑ "Draft of a plan of lots situated in Chartiers Township, Allegheny Co, Pa.: Made at the request of Mrs. M. L. McGunnegle." Recorded July 24, 1882, Plan Book 6, p. 286. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779523. [view source] mcgunnegle-plan
- ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the Southern Vicinity of Pittsburgh, Penna., plate 15. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1896. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1896%E2%80%93plat-book-southern-pittsburgh; included in the 1890 layer at PGH Historic Maps and Imagery (https://pittsburghpa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=25ed595c7bde40cdae7165261a9a3ad6). [view source] hopkins-1896
- ↑ "Plan of E. M. Bell: Inquire 59 4th Ave, Pittsburg." Recorded Mar. 5, 1884, Plan Book 7, p. 62. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779633. [view source] em-bell-plan
- ↑ "Revised plan of lots laid out by Emma M. Bell in Chartiers Twp. Allegheny Co. Pa." Recorded Mar. 15, 1892, Plan Book 12, p. 131. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3780709. [view source] em-bell-rev-plan
- ↑ "An ordinance adopting Names for the Streets within the Borough." Esplen borough ordinance, no. 15. Enacted May 8, 1893. In Ordinance book of the Borough of Esplen, pp. 30–31, 1891–1905 (https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_abec1b3d-7e8a-4464-8f22-37aead21d638/). [view source] ordinance-1893-15
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Esplen Borough–Pittsburgh City 1906 Merger." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/esplen-borough-pittsburgh-city-1906-merger/. [view source] lgeo-esplen-annexation
- ↑ "An ordinance changing and establishing the names of avenues, streets and alleys in the Fortieth ward of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1906–1907, no. 208. Passed Sept. 10, 1906; approved Sept. 13, 1906. Ordinance Book 18, p. 25. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1906–1907, appendix, pp. 83–84, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1907 (Google Books 2rxEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096599013; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1906; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_a9545360-5ac7-4401-90a1-b9bf8e1ee734/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_2603f6b5-cdc3-4510-ab7a-a0eb7a32167d/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_a8df5e58-679d-4a92-862d-a32de04352b9/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_4a3af76c-96fa-46b9-a8b0-8523d1248634/). [view source] ordinance-1906-1907-208
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, p. 73. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
