Abbott Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Abbott Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Point Breeze |
| Henry Street (until 1881) | |
This street was laid out as Henry Street in 1860 as part of George E. Peebles' Park Place Plan.[1] After the East End was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1868,[2] this name conflicted with Henry Street in North Oakland, so it was changed to Abbott Street by a city ordinance in 1881.[3]
References
- ↑ "Park Place plan of lots: Laid out for George E. Peebles." Laid out May 1860; recorded July 17, 1869, Plan Book 3, pp. 310–311. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778748. [view source] park-place-plan
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 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 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880). [view source] ordinance-1881-33
