Wilkinsburg Avenue
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Wilkinsburg Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | East Hills |
| Origin of name | Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania |
Wilkinsburg Avenue was laid out in 1892 in Peter D. and Mary E. Perchment's addition to the Borough of Brushton.[1] It is named for the nearby Borough of Wilkinsburg.
Today's East Hills neighborhood, including Wilkinsburg Avenue, was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1906,[2] and later that year the name Wilkinsburg Avenue was officially established by a city ordinance.[3]
References
- ↑ "Perchment's addition to Brushton Boro." Laid out Oct. 1892; recorded Nov. 5, 1892, Plan Book 13, pp. 108–110. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3780839. [view source] perchments-addition-plan
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Sterrett Township–Pittsburgh City 1906 Merger." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/sterrett-township-pittsburgh-city-1906-merger/. [view source] lgeo-east-hills-annexation
- ↑ "An ordinance changing and establishing the names of avenues, streets and alleys in the Forty-first ward of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1906–1907, no. 209. Passed Sept. 10, 1906; approved Sept. 13, 1906. Ordinance Book 18, p. 27. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1906–1907, appendix, p. 84, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1907 (Google Books 2rxEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096599013; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1906; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_a9545360-5ac7-4401-90a1-b9bf8e1ee734/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_2603f6b5-cdc3-4510-ab7a-a0eb7a32167d/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_a8df5e58-679d-4a92-862d-a32de04352b9/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_4a3af76c-96fa-46b9-a8b0-8523d1248634/). [view source] ordinance-1906-1907-209
