Post Street
| Post Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Central Lawrenceville |
| Wells Street (until 1881) | |
| Origin of name | Samuel Wells |
This street was laid out in 1862 in a plan of lots for Samuel Wells. Two versions of the plan were recorded in 1871 because the first version was "erroneous," but it is not clear that the second version was free of errors itself. In both versions this street was labeled Keller Street (with modern Kellar Street labeled "Keller Alley" in the second version), but the 1882 Hopkins atlas shows instead that it was named Wells Street, which the second version of Wells' plan gave to what is now Geneva Street. Even Wells' name is different between the two versions of the plan: the first version calls him Samuel F. Wells, while he is Samuel T. Wells in the second version.[1][2][3]
This street was renamed Post Street by a city ordinance in 1881, which says that it was previously named Wells Street. It was renamed to avoid confusion with Well Street in Duquesne Heights (which this ordinance renamed Wells Street).[4]
See also
- Post Way
- Wells Street, for other streets that have had that name
References
- ↑ "Plan of lots laid out for Sam'l. F. Wells Esq, 17th Ward Pittsburgh." Recorded June 7, 1871, Plan Book 4, p. 89. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778883. [view source] saml-f-wells-plan
- ↑ "Plan of building lots situate in the Borough of Lawrenceville Allegheny Co. Pa. surveyed for Sam'l. T. Wells Esq." Laid out Aug. 1862; recorded Oct. 18, 1871, Plan Book 4, p. 138. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778914. [view source] saml-t-wells-plan
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny, plate 10. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1882. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1882-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; included in the 1882 layer at PGH Historic Maps and Imagery (https://pittsburghpa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=25ed595c7bde40cdae7165261a9a3ad6). [view source] hopkins-1882
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1880–1881, no. 33. Passed Feb. 28, 1881; approved Mar. 4, 1881. Ordinance Book 5, p. 212. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1880, pp. 213–234, Herald Printing Company, Pittsburgh, 1881 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_b24d64b7-2eda-488e-a00b-cddc143becfd/). [view source] ordinance-1880-1881-33
