Pittsburgh Streets

Welcome to Pittsburgh Streets! This project aims to uncover the history of Pittsburgh's streets and the origins of their names. Much of the history of Pittsburgh itself is reflected in the names of its streets.

Pittsburgh Street Fact

Larimer Avenue and the neighborhood of Larimer are named for William Larimer, Jr., whose farm was here, and who later founded the city of Denver, Colorado!

🎲 Random fact

So far I have pages about 1,812 Pittsburgh streets. Here are some places to start exploring:

• Alphabetical list of streets
• Streets by neighborhood
• Streets by origin of name
• Streets by denominative ("street," "avenue," "way," etc.)
• Recent changes
• Random page

See also the rules of the game and the frequently asked questions.