Antelope Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Antelope Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Ridgemont |
| Origin of name | Modification of Ann, its original name |
| Fate | Vacated in 1956 |
| Ann Street (until 1881) | |
| Origin of name | Anna Rose Oberhelman |
This former street ran parallel to and south of Junius Street.[1]
It was laid out as Ann Street in 1873 for Adolph Oberhelman in an addition to his "Village of Johnstown."[2] Most of the streets in Oberhelman's plans of Johnstown were named for members of his family; Ann Street was named for his daughter Anna Rose Oberhelman (ca. 1865 – 1952).[3]
The South Side boroughs, including Union Township (where the Village of Johnstown was located), had been annexed by Pittsburgh the year before.[4] The city already had an Ann Street on the Bluff (today Watson Street), so in 1881 this street in the South Side was renamed Antelope Street.[5] The name was probably just a modification of Ann.
Antelope Street was vacated in 1956.[6]
See also
- Ann Street, for other streets that have had that name
References
- ↑ Atlas of Greater Pittsburgh, plate 32. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1910. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1910-atlas-greater-pittsburgh; 1910 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1910
- ↑ "Plan of an addition to the Villiage [sic] of Johnstown: Laid out for Adolph Oberhelman Esq.: Situated in Union Township (now in the City of Pittsburgh) 35th Ward Allegheny County, Pennsylvania." Laid out Aug. 1, 1873; recorded Aug. 8, 1873, Plan Book 5, pp. 198–199. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779171. [view source] village-of-johnstown-addition-plan
- ↑ "Anna Rose Oberhelman (1865–1952)." The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch, Oct. 9, 2023. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MW5C-3RH. [view source] fams-anna-rose-oberhelman
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "An ordinance vacating Adolph Way, from Mellinger Street to Butternut Way, Antelope Street, from the west line of Lot No. 76 to the west line of Lot No. 43 in the 'Adolph Oberhelman Plan,' and Pompeii Way, from Mellinger Street to Butternut Way." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1956, no. 195. Passed May 22, 1956; approved May 31, 1956. Ordinance Book 60, p. 501. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1956, appendix, p. 128, Harry C. Suehr Co., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1956). [view source] ordinance-1956-195
