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]
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
