Sheridan Square

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Sheridan Square
Neighborhood East Liberty
Origin of name Sheridan Square theater
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William Street (until ca. 1870)
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Washington Street (ca. 1870 – 1881)
Origin of name George Washington
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Wilburforce Street (1881–1888)
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Sheridan Street (1888–1914)
Origin of name Philip Sheridan

Sheridan Square is the last block of Sheridan Avenue, from Penn Avenue to Centre Avenue.

It appears, unlabeled, in the 1862 map of S. N. and F. W. Beers.[1] An 1873 plan of lots by Levi Wilson labels it William Street but says that by then it had been changed to Washington Street.[2][3]

After the annexation of the East End in 1868[4] and the South Side boroughs in 1872,[5] Pittsburgh had at least seven streets named Washington. In 1873, an ordinance to fix duplicate street names was presented; it would have renamed this street White Street.[6][7][8] However, this ordinance was never enacted, and for the next eight years Pittsburgh continued to have an overabundance of Washington Streets. Finally, in 1881, a street-renaming ordinance was passed that changed this street to Wilburforce Street.[9] This name was probably an unintentional misspelling, as the more common spelling of the name is Wilberforce. Indeed, the same ordinance spelled the name Wilberforce when giving it as the terminus of Shakespeare Street.[9] The 1890 Hopkins atlas labels it "Wilberforce St."[10]

An 1888 city ordinance (which used the spelling Wilberforce) made it part of Sheridan Street, today Sheridan Avenue.[11]

The name Sheridan Square was chosen in 1913 for a theater on the triangular lot bounded by Penn, Centre, and Sheridan Avenues,[12][13] and the city council approved a corresponding name change for the street shortly after the theater opened.[14][15][16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ "Plan of lots for Levi Wilson: Situated in the 20th Ward Pittsburg East Liberty." Laid out June 17, 1873; recorded July 28, 1873, Plan Book 5, p. 140. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779162. [view source] levi-wilson-plan
  3. ↑ Atlas of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny, plate 18. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1882. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1882-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1882 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1882
  4. ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Collins Township–Lawrenceville Borough–Liberty Township–Oakland Township–Peebles Township–Pitt Township to Pittsburgh City 1868 Merger." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/collins-township-lawrenceville-borough-liberty-township-oakland-township-peebles-township-pitt-township-to-pittsburgh-city-1868-merger/. [view source] lgeo-east-end-annexation
  5. ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Pittsburgh City 1872 Borough Mergers." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/pittsburgh-city-1872-borough-mergers/. [view source] lgeo-south-side-annexation
  6. ↑ The Municipal Record: Containing the Proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh, Together with the Ordinances, &c.: With an Index, vol. V, p. 129. Pittsburgh Daily Gazette, Pittsburgh, 1873. Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1872; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_354091a4-ac98-465c-b50a-c82749d79acd/. [view source] municipal-record-1873
  7. ↑ "Street nomenclature: The changes proposed by the committee." Pittsburgh Commercial, Dec. 30, 1873, [p. 4]. Newspapers.com 85549642. [view source] street-nomenclature
  8. ↑ "Notice—the following ordinances relative to Street Improvements is [sic] published for information, in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 of an Act of Assembly, entitled 'a further Supplement to an act entitled an act concerning Streets and Sewers in the City of Pittsburgh,' approved March 20th, 1873." Pittsburgh Gazette, Jan. 5, 1874, [p. 4]. Newspapers.com 86344686. [view source] ordinances-relative-to-street-improvements
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1880–1881, 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 Company, Pittsburgh, 1881 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_b24d64b7-2eda-488e-a00b-cddc143becfd/). [view source] ordinance-1880-1881-33
  10. ↑ Atlas of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 4, plate 10. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1890. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1890-volume-4-atlas-pittsburgh; included in the 1890 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1890-4
  11. ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Wilberforce street, Twentieth ward, to Sheridan street." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1888–1889, no. 20. Passed June 25, 1888; approved June 28, 1888. Ordinance Book 6, p. 405. Reprinted in the Pittsburg Press, June 30, 1888, [p. 3] (Newspapers.com 141355031), and July 3, [p. 8] (Newspapers.com 141355776). [view source] ordinance-1888-1889-20
  12. ↑ "Sheridan Square name for new Eastend theater: Harris Amusement Co. feels it has made happy selection." Pittsburg Press, Sept. 14, 1913, p. 3. Newspapers.com 143389437. [view source] sheridan-square
  13. ↑ "Sheridan Square Theater to open on October 20." Pittsburgh Sunday Post, Sept. 21, 1913, second section, p. 5. Newspapers.com 87974861. [view source] sheridan-square-to-open
  14. ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Sheridan street, between Penn avenue and Center avenue, to 'Sheridan Square.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1914, no. 177. Passed May 19, 1914; approved May 22, 1914. Ordinance Book 26, p. 100. Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, May 25, 1914, p. 10 (Newspapers.com 86501858), and May 26, p. 14 (Newspapers.com 86501876). [view source] ordinance-1914-177
  15. ↑ "Urge equipment of playgrounds: Residents of Arlington Heights ask for improvement at earliest date: Transferring of funds." Pittsburgh Post, Oct. 23, 1913, p. 2. Newspapers.com 86507073. [view source] playgrounds
  16. ↑ "This week's playbills: The Sheridan Theater." Pittsburgh Post, Oct. 21, 1913, p. 10. Newspapers.com 86507051. [view source] sheridan-theater
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