Hamerschlag Drive
| Hamerschlag Drive | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Squirrel Hill North |
| Origin of name | Arthur Hamerschlag |
| Roberts Drive (until 2015) | |
| Origin of name | George A. Roberts |
This roadway on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University, which runs between Hamerschlag Hall and Roberts Hall, was formerly named Roberts Drive for Dr. George A. Roberts, a student at the Carnegie Institute of Technology (today CMU) from 1937 to 1942, earning a Ph.D. in metallurgy. He later became the president of the Vanadium Alloys Steel Company.[1] The drive was named either for Dr. Roberts directly or for Roberts Hall, which is named for Dr. Roberts.[2]
Roberts Drive was renamed Hamerschlag Drive in 2015.[3] Arthur Hamerschlag (1872–1927) was the first president (1903–1922) of the Carnegie Technical Schools, later the Carnegie Institute of Technology and today Carnegie Mellon University. As in the case of Roberts Drive, Hamerschlag Drive is named either for Arthur Hamerschlag directly or for Hamerschlag Hall.
References
- ↑ "George A Roberts Biography – Roberts Collection." Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, CMU LibGuides at Carnegie Mellon University, June 13, 2025. https://guides.library.cmu.edu/c.php?g=215475&p=1422331. [view source] george-a-roberts-bio
- ↑ "History of Roberts Hall – Roberts Collection." Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, CMU LibGuides at Carnegie Mellon University, June 13, 2025. https://guides.library.cmu.edu/c.php?g=215475&p=1422388. [view source] history-of-roberts-hall
- ↑ "Ordinance accepting new street names or changing the names of various streets in the City of Pittsburgh, multiple street names in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 19th, 21st and 32nd wards, as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The following streets were approved by CPAC between 2009 and 2014. The names listed in this ordinance shall be made official in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Chapter 420 Uniform Street Naming and Addressing." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 2015, no. 19. Passed Apr. 7, 2015; approved Apr. 9, 2015. https://pittsburgh.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2248503&GUID=0172F2C5-4885-418F-9D53-5C4D2889D7B5. [view source] ordinance-2015-19
