Pacific Avenue
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Pacific Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Bloomfield, Garfield |
| Origin of name | Pacific Ocean |
| Conrad Street (until 1890) | |
Pacific Avenue was originally named Conrad Street.[1] It was renamed Pacific Avenue in 1890.[2]
Bob Regan includes Atlantic Avenue (and nearby Atlantic Avenue) in a list of streets named for oceans.[3]
Pacific Avenue was officially divided into two streets, North Pacific Avenue and South Pacific Avenue, on either side of Penn Avenue, by a city ordinance in 1915.[4]
References
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs. 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
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Conrad street, between Penn avenue and Liberty avenue, to Pacific avenue." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1890, no. 35. Passed June 30, 1890; approved July 5, 1890. Ordinance Book 7, p. 447. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the year 1890–1, p. 240, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1890–1891 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1890) and Municipal Record: Minutes of the proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the year 1890–1, p. 256, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1890–1891 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1890). Reprinted in the Pittsburg Press, July 14, 1890, [p. 5] (Newspapers.com 141329765), and July 16, [p. 5] (Newspapers.com 141330376); and in the Pittsburg Dispatch, July 19, 1890, p. 12 (Newspapers.com 76225481), July 21, p. 3 (Newspapers.com 76225577), and July 22, p. 6 (Newspapers.com 76225609). [view source] ordinance-1890-35
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the city, neighborhoods, streets, parks and more got their names, p. 62. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets and ways in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1915, no. 117. Passed Apr. 28, 1915; approved Apr. 29, 1915. Ordinance Book 26, p. 615. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the year 1915, appendix, pp. 99–103, Arlington Printing Co., Pittsburgh, 1915 (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1915). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, May 7, 1915, sporting section, p. 4 (Newspapers.com 88028157), May 8, p. 15 (Newspapers.com 88028802), and May 10, p. 11 (Newspapers.com 88030672). [view source] ordinance-1915-117
