Purdue Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Purdue Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Brighton Heights |
| Origin of name | Purdue University |
| College Avenue (until 1910) | |
| Origin of name | Academic theme for the Brighton Heights plan |
| Campus Street (1910–1934) | |
| Origin of name | Academic theme for the Brighton Heights plan |
This street was originally laid out as College Avenue in 1905 in the Brighton Heights plan. All of the streets in this plan that were not extensions of existing streets were given academic names (see Harvard Circle).[1][2] College Avenue was extended south of Davis Avenue in the 1906 Harbison Addition to the Brighton Heights plan.[3][2]
In 1910, over 900 streets were renamed in order to fix duplicates. College Avenue conflicted with College Street in Shadyside, so it was renamed Campus Street, which both preserved the first letter and maintained the academic theme.[4][5]
The portion of Campus Street north of Davis Avenue was renamed Purdue Street in 1934.[6] It is named for Purdue University, keeping with the academic theme.
References
- ↑ "Brighton Heights plan of lots: Eleventh Ward, Allegheny: Laid out by Brighton Heights Company." Laid out Aug. 1905; recorded Feb. 14, 1906, Plan Book 23, pp. 48–49. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3782376. [view source] brighton-heights-plan
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Atlas of Greater Pittsburgh, plate 41. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1910. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1910-atlas-greater-pittsburgh; 1910 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1910
- ↑ "Brighton Heights Harbison Addition: Laid out by the Brighton Heights Company: Situated in the 11th Ward Allegheny, Pa." Laid out Oct. 1906; recorded Jan. 31, 1907, Plan Book 23, pp. 118–119. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3782511. [view source] brighton-heights-harbison-add-plan
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909–1910, no. 715. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 342. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Years 1909–1910, appendix, pp. 312–328, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_0e903fff-f7d8-4eb5-9d15-f91b56e69396/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_ef39b3f8-fdd8-4ad7-a239-10b67a3c2bff/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_b7df2ed5-228d-4c8e-8d80-77fa7b457528/). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 19, 1910, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86611990, 86612022), Apr. 20, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86612278, 86612297), and Apr. 21, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86612601, 86612625). [view source] ordinance-1909-1910-715
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, p. 66. 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, 1934, no. 35. Passed Feb. 5, 1934; approved Feb. 9, 1934. Ordinance Book 45, p. 544. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1934, appendix, p. 23, City Printing Company, Pittsburgh, 1934 (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1934). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Feb. 14, 1934, p. 19 (Newspapers.com 88903365). [view source] ordinance-1934-35
