Beechview Avenue

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Not to be confused with Beechwood Boulevard.
Beechview Avenue
Neighborhood Beechview
Origin of name Neighborhood of Beechview
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Seventh Avenue North (1903–1908)
Origin of name Sequential numbering from west side of West Liberty Plan No. 2

This street was laid out as Seventh Avenue North in 1903 by the Beechwood Improvement Company.[1][2][3] It was renamed Beechview Avenue by a Beechview borough ordinance in 1908.[4][5]

Beechview Borough was established in 1905[6] and annexed to the City of Pittsburgh in 1909.[7] It is said to have been named for the many beech trees growing there.[8][9] It seems likely that the name was at least partly influenced by the Beechwood Improvement Company, the developer. This company's earlier developments were in the East End near Beechwood Boulevard,[10][11][12][13][14] which was likely the source of its name.

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References

  1. ↑ "West Liberty plan of lots № 2: Located in Union T'w'p and West Liberty Borough, Allegheny Co. Pa. as laid out by the Beechwood Improvement Co. L'td, Pittsburg, Pa." Laid out 1903; recorded June 30, 1903, Plan Book 20, pp. 116–117. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 6096846. [view source] west-liberty-plan-2
  2. ↑ "West Liberty plan of lots № 3: Located in Union Twp. and West Liberty Borough, Allegheny Co, Pa.: As laid out by the Beechwood Improvement Co. Lt'd." Laid out 1903; recorded June 30, 1903, Plan Book 20, pp. 118–119. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3782038. [view source] west-liberty-plan-3
  3. ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the Southern Vicinity of Pittsburgh, plate 15. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1905. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1905-plat-book-southern-pittsburgh; included in the 1903–1906 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1905
  4. ↑ "An ordinance providing for the re-naming and fixing the names of the streets and avenues in the Borough of Beechview." Beechview borough ordinance, 1908, no. 34. Passed Apr. 28, 1908; approved May 1, 1908. In Ordinance Book, Beechview Boro, vol. 1, p. 129, 1905–1908 (https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_cb7abf93-5e59-4b94-ae2c-cf52696d12c2/). [view source] ordinance-1908-34
  5. ↑ Atlas of Greater Pittsburgh, plate 29. 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
  6. ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Beechview Borough 1905 Creation." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/beechview-borough-1905-creation/. [view source] lgeo-beechview-creation
  7. ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Beechview Borough–Pittsburgh City 1909 Merger." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/beechview-borough-pittsburgh-city-1909-merger/. [view source] lgeo-beechview-annexation
  8. ↑ Audrey Iacone, Anna Loney, Nate Marini, and Robert Thomas. Beechview, p. 7. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, S. C., 2005, ISBN 978-0-7385-3788-7. LCCN 2004117973. [view source] iacone-loney-marini-thomas
  9. ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, p. 35. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
  10. ↑ "The Beechwood Improvement Co's. Lt'd. plan of Kedron: 21st Ward Pittsburg Pa." Laid out Oct. 1898; recorded Nov. 3, 1898, Plan Book 17, pp. 12–15. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781388. [view source] kedron-plan
  11. ↑ "The Beechwood Improvement Co's. Ltd. Kishon plan of lots: 23rd Ward Pittsburgh Pa." Laid out Nov. 1898; recorded Nov. 18, 1898, Plan Book 17, pp. 18–21. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781392. [view source] kishon-plan
  12. ↑ "The Beechwood Improvement Co's Ltd. Kishon plan of lots no. 2: 23rd Ward, Pittsburg." Recorded Nov. 18, 1898, Plan Book 16, p. 167. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781391. [view source] kishon-plan-2
  13. ↑ "Beechwood Boulevard plan of lots: Laid out for the Beechwood Improvement Co. Ltd.: 23rd Ward Pittsburg Pa." Laid out Apr. 1900; recorded June 5, 1901, Plan Book 18, pp. 184–185. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781715. [view source] beechwood-blvd-plan
  14. ↑ "Squirrel Hill plan of lots: Laid out by the Beechwood Improvement Co. Ltd.: 22nd Ward Pittsburg Pa." Laid out Aug. 1901; recorded July 3, 1902, Plan Book 19, pp. 166–167. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781883. [view source] squirrel-hill-plan
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