Breesport Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
"Beach Avenue" redirects here. For the avenue in Allegheny West, see Beech Avenue.
| Breesport Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Garfield |
| Mathilda Street (until 1890) | |
| Beach Avenue (1890–1910) | |
| Origin of name | W. S. Beach |
This street was originally part of Mathilda Street, as established by a Pittsburgh city ordinance in 1881.[1][2]
In 1890, W. S. Beach laid out the Schenley View Place plan of lots. This plan continued Mathilda Street in a straight line; the old Mathilda Street, which turned to the right and ran along the edge of the plan, was renamed Beach Avenue for the developer.[3]
Pittsburgh annexed Allegheny City in 1907,[4] and three years later over 900 streets were renamed to fix duplicates. The North Side had a Beech Avenue, so Beach Avenue in Garfield was changed to Breesport Street.[5]
See also
- Beech Alley (disambiguation), for alleys that have been named Beech
References
- ↑ "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
- ↑ Atlas of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 3, plate 14. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1890. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1890-volume-3-atlas-pittsburgh; included in the 1890 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1890-vol-3
- ↑ "W. S. Beach's plan of Schenley View Place: 19th Ward, Pittsburg." Laid out Sept. 1890; recorded Jan. 6, 1891, Plan Book 11, p. 10. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3780484. [view source] schenley-view-place-plan
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Allegheny City–Pittsburgh City 1907 Consolidation." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/allegheny-city-pittsburgh-city-1907-consolidation/. [view source] lgeo-allegheny-annexation
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909–1910, 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-1909-1910-715
