Baum Boulevard

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Baum Boulevard
Neighborhoods Bloomfield, East Liberty, Friendship, North Oakland, Shadyside
Origin of name William Penn Baum, or the Baum family
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Baum Street (until 1894)
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Baum Avenue (1894–1913)
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Atlantic Avenue (until 1910)
Portion Between Craig Street and Liberty Avenue
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Atherton Avenue (1910–1913)
Portion Between Craig Street and Liberty Avenue

Bob Regan says that Baum Boulevard is named for William Penn Baum[1] (1800–1867),[2] a wealthy merchant who was one of the founders of Calvary Episcopal Church.[2][1] Baum married Rebecca Roup in 1832; she was the daughter of John and Kitty (Winebiddle) Roup.[2][3]

Other sources associate the street name with the Baum family generally.[4][3]

This street appears in the 1872 Hopkins atlas as Baum Street,[5] which was the name officially established by a Pittsburgh city ordinance in 1881.[6] Baum Street was renamed Baum Avenue in 1894.[7]

The western portion of modern Baum Boulevard, between Craig Street and Liberty Avenue, was once considered part of Atlantic Avenue.[8][9] In 1910 it was renamed Atherton Avenue.[10][11]

Baum Avenue and Atherton Avenue were together renamed Baum Boulevard in 1913.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, p. 63. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 John W. Jordan, ed. A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People: Genealogical Memoirs of the Leading Families of Pittsburg and Vicinity, vol. 3, pp. 447–448. Lewis Publishing Company, 1908. HathiTrust 008651569; Historic Pittsburgh 03awn7797m; Internet Archive centuryandhalfof03bouc. [view source] pittsburg-and-her-people-3
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ruth Ayers. "Baum homestead in East End to be razed, name to live on." Pittsburgh Press, Nov. 2, 1932, p. 2. Newspapers.com 146719033. [view source] ayers-baum
  4. ↑ Annie Clark Miller. Early Land Marks and Names of Old Pittsburgh: An Address Delivered Before the Pittsburgh Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution at Carnegie Institute, Nov. 30, 1923, p. 33. Pittsburgh Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, 1924. Historic Pittsburgh 00awn8211m; Internet Archive earlylandmarksna00mill. [view source] miller
  5. ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 63. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1872-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1872 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1872
  6. ↑ "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
  7. ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Baum street, between Rebecca and Highland avenue, to Baum avenue." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1894, no. 468. Passed Mar. 22, 1894; approved Mar. 24, 1894. Ordinance Book 9, p. 452. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1893–4, appendix, p. 161, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1893–1894 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1893). [view source] ordinance-1894-468
  8. ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 1, plate 6. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1904. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1904-volume-1-plat-book-pittsburgh; included in the 1903–1906 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1904-vol-1
  9. ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 2, plates 5, 6, 7. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1904. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1904-volume-2-plat-book-pittsburgh; included in the 1903–1906 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1904-vol-2
  10. ↑ "Councils to fix names of streets: Will pass finally on new selections ordered reported favorably by surveys committee—Historical Society aids City Clerk Clark: Some changes which are recommended." Pittsburg Press, Jan. 27, 1910, p. 5. Newspapers.com 141338336. [view source] councils-to-fix-names-of-streets
  11. ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1910, no. 715. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 342. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Years 1909–1910, appendix, pp. 312–328, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 19, 1910, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86611990, 86612022), Apr. 20, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86612278, 86612297), and Apr. 21, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86612601, 86612625). [view source] ordinance-1910-715
  12. ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Atherton avenue, from Craig street to Liberty avenue, in the Fifth and Eighth wards to 'Baum boulevard.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1913, no. 19. Passed Jan. 14, 1913. Ordinance Book 24, p. 638. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1913, appendix, p. 12, Arlington Printing Co., Pittsburgh, 1913 (Google Books WngzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223881; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1913). [view source] ordinance-1913-19
  13. ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Baum avenue, from Liberty avenue to Highland avenue, in the Eighth ward to 'Baum boulevard.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1913, no. 20. Passed Jan. 14, 1913. Ordinance Book 24, p. 639. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1913, appendix, p. 12, Arlington Printing Co., Pittsburgh, 1913 (Google Books WngzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223881; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1913). [view source] ordinance-1913-20
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