56th Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
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| Neighborhoods | Stanton Heights, Upper Lawrenceville |
| Origin of name | Sequential numbering up the Allegheny River |
The name of 56th Street was established by a city ordinance in 1881.[1]
56th Street holds the dubious distinction of being parallel to itself. In the area around Duncan Street and Wickliff Street, there are two parallel street segments, both named 56th Street.
References
- ↑ "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). [view source] ordinance-1880-1881-33
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