Beacon Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Beacon Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Squirrel Hill South |
| Origin of name | Probably Beacon Hill, Boston |
Beacon Street was located by a city ordinance in 1886.[1] It appears in the 1890 Hopkins atlas.[2] The part of Beacon Street between Wightman Street and Schenley Park was officially dedicated in 1890 by members of the Murdoch family, who owned the surrounding land.[3]
According to Helen Wilson, the vice president of the Squirrel Hill Historical Society, Beacon Street is likely named for the neighborhood of Beacon Hill in Boston.[4] Boston has its own major thoroughfare named Beacon Street.
References
- ↑ "An ordinance locating Beacon street, from Shady avenue to Forward avenue." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1886, no. 5. Passed May 31, 1886; approved June 1, 1886. Ordinance Book 5, p. 460. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1886–7, p. 214, E. S. Giles & Co., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1886) and Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1886–7, p. 180, E. S. Giles & Co., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1886). [view source] ordinance-1886-5
- ↑ Atlas of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 4. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1890. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1890-volume-4-atlas-pittsburgh; included in the 1890 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1890-vol-4
- ↑ "Dedication of Beacon street, from Wightman street to Schenley Park, and Wightman street from Forbes street to Beacon street at widths of 100 feet." Pittsburgh city dedication, 1891, no. 220. Sworn Nov. 22, 1890; approved Jan. 12, 1891. Ordinance Book 7, p. 626. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1890–1, pp. 297–298, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1890–1891 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1890) and Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1890–1, pp. 313–314, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1890–1891 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1890). [view source] dedication-1891-220
- ↑ Katie Blackley. "How did Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood get its name?" 90.5 WESA, July 27, 2022. https://www.wesa.fm/arts-sports-culture/2022-07-27/pittsburgh-squirrel-hill-name-good-question. [view source] blackley-squirrel-hill
