Ridge Avenue

From Pittsburgh Streets
Ridge Avenue
Neighborhoods Allegheny Center, Allegheny West, Chateau
Origin of name Ridge along which it ran when first opened
Ridge Street (1851–1869)
Origin of name Ridge along which it ran when first opened

This street was opened in 1851 as Ridge Street, so named because at that time it ran along a ridge, with the ground sloping down on each side.[1] It was renamed Ridge Avenue in 1869.[2]

References

  1. "Desirable lots at auction." Daily Pittsburgh Gazette, June 9, 1851, [p. 4]. Newspapers.com 85648931. [view source]desirable-lots-at-auction
  2. "An ordinance changing names of streets, &c." Allegheny city ordinance, 1869. Passed Feb. 18, 1869. Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Gazette, Mar. 16, 1869, p. 5 (Newspapers.com 86344924), and Mar. 18, p. 7 (Newspapers.com 86345178). [view source]ordinance-1869-changing-names