Virginia Avenue

From Pittsburgh Streets
See also Veteran Street, which was named Virginia Avenue until 1910.
Virginia Avenue
Neighborhoods Duquesne Heights, Mount Washington
Origin of name State of Virginia

Virginia Avenue is named for the state of Virginia.[1][2]

References

  1. George T. Fleming. "History told in Pittsburgh street names: Some commemorative designations have been lost, but others are still in use to recall the story of their selection: Haphazard municipal nomenclature." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Nov. 29, 1914, sec. 5, p. 2. Newspapers.com 85906737. [view source]fleming-history-told
  2. Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, p. 73. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source]regan