Uptegraff Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Uptegraff Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Swisshelm Park |
| Origin of name | Walter D. Uptegraff |
Uptegraff Street was laid out in 1901 in the McKelvey Grove Plan.[1] It is named for Walter D. Uptegraff (1865–1929), the secretary of the McKelvey Grove Improvement Company, which laid out the plan.[1] Uptegraff was the personal secretary and trusted agent of George Westinghouse and later an executive of many Westinghouse businesses.[2][3]
The name Uptegraff, with several spelling variations, has a long history in Pittsburgh. James M. Riddle's directory of 1815 lists "Updegraff[,] Abner, cutler and edge-tool maker, s w corner of 5th and Smithfield."[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "McKelvey Grove Plan: Situated in the 22nd Ward Pittsburg Pa.: Laid out by the McKelvey Grove Improvement Co." Laid out Apr. 1901; recorded Dec. 21, 1901, Plan Book 19, pp. 76–77. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781806. [view source] mckelvey-grove-plan
- ↑ John W. Jordan. Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography, vol. III, pp. 939–940. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1914. Google Books CuYsAAAAYAAJ; HathiTrust 008588881; Internet Archive encyclopediaofpe03jord; https://digital.libraries.psu.edu/digital/collection/digitalbks2/id/1079. [view source] ency-pa-biog-3
- ↑ "W. D. Uptegraff dies at Niagara: Former aide of Westinghouse to be buried here." Pittsburgh Press, Feb. 18, 1929, p. 6. Newspapers.com 146328587. [view source] uptegraff-obit
- ↑ James M. Riddle. The Pittsburgh Directory for 1815: Containing the names, professions and residence of the heads of families and persons in business, in the borough of Pittsburgh, with an appendix containing a variety of useful information. James M. Riddle, Pittsburgh, 1815, p. 84. Internet Archive pittsburghdirect00ridd. Republished by the Colonial Trust Co., Pittsburgh, 1905 (Google Books 9ihRAAAAYAAJ; Historic Pittsburgh 00ach3238m); and by Duquesne Smelting Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1940 (Internet Archive pittsburghdirect00repu). [view source] riddle
