Watson Boulevard
From Pittsburgh Streets
Not to be confused with Watson Street.
| Watson Boulevard | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Perry North |
| Origin of name | Samuel Watson, or the Watson family in general |
| Watsonia Boulevard (1910–1915) | |
| Origin of name | Modification of the name Watson |
Watson Boulevard was originally laid out in 1888 in the Watson Place plan of lots by Samuel Watson.[1][2] A revised plan of Watson Place, laid out by the Watson Land and Improvement Company in 1894, established the modern course of Watson Boulevard.[3]
The Watson family were early settlers in this area: the house of J. Watson is shown here on the Perrysville Plank Road in maps of Allegheny County from 1851 and 1862.[4][5]
After Allegheny City was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1907,[6] there were many duplicate street names in the consolidated city. The name Watson Boulevard was apparently felt to be too similar to that of Watson Street on the Bluff, so in 1910 it was renamed Watsonia Boulevard.[7] This name change was undone in 1915.[8]
References
- ↑ "Watson Place: 10th Ward, Allegheny." Recorded Sept. 13, 1888, Plan Book 8, pp. 238–239. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3780029. [view source] watson-place-1888-plan
- ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Allegheny, vol. 2, plate 19. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1890. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1890-volume-2-plat-book-allegheny; included in the 1890 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1890-allegheny-2
- ↑ "The Watson Land and Improvement Co.'s plan of Watson Place: 10th Ward Allegheny City Pa." Laid out Sept. 1894; recorded Nov. 24, 1894, Plan Book 15, pp. 52–57. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781104. [view source] watson-place-1894-plan
- ↑ Sidney & Neff and S. McRea. Map of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, with the Names of Property-Holders. Philadelphia, 1851. LCCN 2012592150. [view source] sidney-neff
- ↑ S. N. & F. W. Beers. Map of Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Smith, Gallup & Hewitt, Philadelphia, 1862. LCCN 2012592151; https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/31783; 1862 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] beers
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Allegheny City–Pittsburgh City 1907 Consolidation." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/allegheny-city-pittsburgh-city-1907-consolidation/. [view source] lgeo-allegheny-annexation
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909–1910, no. 715. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 342. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Years 1909–1910, appendix, pp. 312–328, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_0e903fff-f7d8-4eb5-9d15-f91b56e69396/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_ef39b3f8-fdd8-4ad7-a239-10b67a3c2bff/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_b7df2ed5-228d-4c8e-8d80-77fa7b457528/). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 19, 1910, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86611990, 86612022), Apr. 20, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86612278, 86612297), and Apr. 21, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86612601, 86612625). [view source] ordinance-1909-1910-715
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets and ways in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1915, no. 117. Passed Apr. 28, 1915; approved Apr. 29, 1915. Ordinance Book 26, p. 615. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1915, appendix, pp. 99–103, Arlington Printing Co., Pittsburgh, 1915 (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1915; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_eef15f75-c6fa-46d8-a436-a3f3d0d36e42/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_be726e6c-6ede-4db8-84a4-1354b0256af1/). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, May 7, 1915, sporting section, p. 4 (Newspapers.com 88028157), May 8, p. 15 (Newspapers.com 88028802), and May 10, p. 11 (Newspapers.com 88030672). [view source] ordinance-1915-117
