South 28th Street
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| South 28th Street | |
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| Neighborhood | South Side Flats |
| Origin of name | Sequential numbering up the Monongahela River |
| Ihmsen Street (1854 – ca. 1871) | |
| Origin of name | Christian Ihmsen |
| 28th Street (ca. 1871 – 1881) | |
| Origin of name | Sequential numbering up the Monongahela River |
South 28th Street was originally named Ihmsen Street[1][2] for Christian Ihmsen, who laid out the street and a surrounding plan of lots in 1854.[1]
The street was renamed 28th Street by 1871 when the borough of Ormsby was laid out,[3][2][4] following the sequence established in the borough of Birmingham in 1869[5] and in East Birmingham about the same time.[6] The "South" prefix was added by a Pittsburgh city ordinance in 1881;[7] see South First Street for more details.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Plan of lots laid out for C. Ihmsen in Lower St. Clair Township Allegheny County Sept 7th 1854." Laid out Sept. 7, 1854; recorded Apr. 24, 1860, Plan Book 2, p. 151. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778420. [view source] ihmsen-s-28th-st-plan
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 114. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1872-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1872 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1872
- ↑ "Ormsby Borough." Laid out Mar. 1871; recorded Apr. 13, 1872, Plan Book 4, pp. 204–205. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778970. [view source] ormsby-borough-plan
- ↑ "Street nomenclature: The changes proposed by the committee." Pittsburgh Commercial, Dec. 30, 1873, [p. 4]. Newspapers.com 85549642. [view source] street-nomenclature
- ↑ "Birmingham Council." Daily Post (Pittsburgh), Mar. 3, 1869, [p. 1]. Newspapers.com 86522458. [view source] birmingham-council
- ↑ H. Boone. Directory of Pittsburgh & Allegheny Cities, the Adjacent Boroughs, and Parts of the Adjacent Townships, for 1871–72. Geo. H. Thurston, Pittsburgh, 1871, p. 41. Historic Pittsburgh 31735033431283. [view source] boone-1871
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 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 Co., Pittsburgh, 1881 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880). [view source] ordinance-1881-33
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