Gazette Square

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Gazette Square
Neighborhood Central Business District
Origin of name Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Fate Vacated in 1966
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Telegraph Square (1930–1960)
Origin of name Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph

In 1911, the downtown end of Grant Boulevard (as Bigelow Boulevard was then named) was extended from Seventh Avenue to the intersection of Webster Avenue, Tunnel Street and Pentland Street.[1] This created a pentagonal square where all these streets came together.[2] This square was named Gazette Square in 1914,[3] named for the Pittsburgh Gazette Times, whose building (shared with the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph) was located there.[2]

In 1927, the Gazette Times was merged with the Pittsburgh Post to form the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and the Chronicle Telegraph was merged with the Pittsburgh Sun to form the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph.[4][5][6]

Gazette Square was renamed Telegraph Square by a city ordinance in 1930[7] for the Sun-Telegraph.[8]

The Post-Gazette purchased the Sun-Telegraph in 1960,[9][10][11] and later that year Telegraph Square was changed back to Gazette Square.[12]

Gazette Square was vacated in 1966.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "An ordinance extending and opening Grant boulevard, from Seventh avenue to Webster avenue, Tunnel street and Pentland street, in the Second ward of the City of Pittsburgh, and providing that the cost, damages and expenses occasioned thereby be assessed against and collected from properties benefited thereby." Pittsburgh city ordinance, June–Dec. 1911, no. 285. Passed Nov. 14, 1911; approved Nov. 16, 1911. Ordinance Book 23, p. 404. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh from Beginning of Appointed Term June 10, 1911 to End of Appointed Term December 31, 1911, appendix, pp. 112–113, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1911 (Google Books ClQxAQAAMAAJ, D7pEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096598740, uiug.30112108223865; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1911part2; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_ff5444dc-4556-44c9-9e62-869d7fae5da8/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_f855d6e5-0a88-4b5a-802c-1dbf6d859a3c/). [view source] ordinance-1911-june-dec-285
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 1. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1923. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1923-volume-1-plat-book-pittsburgh; included in the 1923 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1923-1
  3. ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of portions of Grant boulevard, Pentland street and Tunnel street, in the Second ward, City of Pittsburgh, to 'Gazette square.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1914, no. 246. Passed July 7, 1914; approved July 8, 1914. Ordinance Book 26, p. 188. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1914, appendix, pp. 146–147, McClung Printing Co., Pittsburgh (HathiTrust uiug.30112108223899; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1914; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_a82f1363-0512-40c8-b4e5-f02b090b761d/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_bf8a4f10-7526-4a96-8943-6a220d361293/). [view source] ordinance-1914-246
  4. ↑ Arthur E. Braun, George C. Moore, and Paul Block. "Announcement!" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Aug. 2, 1927, p. 1. Newspapers.com 89474096. [view source] announcement
  5. ↑ "Telegraph and Sun single paper." Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, Aug. 2, 1927, pp. 1–2. Newspapers.com 523045174, 523045164. [view source] telegraph-and-sun
  6. ↑ "Papers merge after Hearst enters field: Post-Gazette only morning publication here; is three cents: Telegraph, Sun combine: New York publisher's coming brings about big deal." Pittsburgh Press, Aug. 2, 1927, pp. 1–2. Newspapers.com 146236584, 146236610. [view source] papers-merge
  7. ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Gazette Square, in the Second Ward, to 'Telegraph Square.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1930, no. 21. Passed Feb. 17, 1930; approved Feb. 20, 1930. Ordinance Book 42, p. 255. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1930, appendix, pp. 38–39, City Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1930). [view source] ordinance-1930-21
  8. ↑ "Around the town: Budget time finds City Hall unhappy." Pittsburgh Press, Sept. 7, 1960, p. 25. Newspapers.com 147929410. [view source] budget-time
  9. ↑ "Post-Gazette buys Sun-Tele: Publication of new paper begins Monday: Morning, evening and Sunday editions will assure city continued journalistic tradition." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Apr. 23, 1960, pp. 1–2. Newspapers.com 88938783, 88938784. [view source] pg-buys-sun-tele
  10. ↑ "An announcement." Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, Apr. 23, 1960, p. 1. Newspapers.com 524697243. [view source] an-announcement
  11. ↑ "Post-Gazette buys Tele from Hearst: Block to publish merged paper at Grant St. plant." Pittsburgh Press, Apr. 23, 1960, pp. 1, 3. Newspapers.com 141366664, 141366736. [view source] pg-buys-tele
  12. ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Telegraph Square, in the Second Ward, to 'Gazette Square.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1960, no. 330. Passed Sept. 12, 1960; approved Sept. 14, 1960. Ordinance Book 63, p. 417. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1960, appendix, p. 257, Park Printing, Inc., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive vol-93-1960). [view source] ordinance-1960-330
  13. ↑ "An ordinance vacating Gazette Square, between Dante Way, Bigelow Boulevard and Pentland Street; a portion of Bigelow Boulevard, between Chatham Street, Pentland Street and Gazette Square, as widened by Ordinance No. 542, approved October 25, 1940; Chatham Street, between Pentland Street and Bigelow Boulevard; Pentland Street, between Seventh Avenue and Gazette Square; Unnamed Way, between Pentland Street and O'Neil Way; O'Neil Way, between Seventh Avenue and Strawberry Way; O'Neil Way, off Dante Way northwardly for a distance of 19.20 feet, more or less; Strawberry Way, between Grant Street and Gazette Square; Dante Way, between Sixth Avenue and Gazette Square; a portion of Bigelow Boulevard, from a point 114.96 feet south of Seventh Avenue to a point 331.00 feet, more or less, southwardly therefrom, all in the Second Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, abandoning all sewer and water lines in the vacated streets, and providing certain terms and conditions." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1966, no. 519. Passed Nov. 14, 1966; approved Nov. 22, 1966. Ordinance Book 68, p. 291. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1966, appendix, pp. 494–497, Park Printing, Inc., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1966). [view source] ordinance-1966-519
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