Bryn Mawr Road
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Bryn Mawr Road | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Upper Hill |
| Herron Avenue (ca. 1870 – 1902) | |
| Origin of name | Herron family |
This street appears in the 1872 Hopkins atlas as part of Herron Avenue.[1] Herron Avenue is first listed in Boone's 1871 city directory with the description "from Centre av to Allequippa":[2] it originally ran along the southernmost portion of modern Herron Street from Centre Avenue to just south of Milwaukee Street, turning eastward along today's Wichita Way to Bryn Mawr Road, and then along Bryn Mawr Road to Andover Terrace (which was originally part of Allequippa Street).[1]
In 1902 Herron Avenue was changed to its modern course, and the old eastern part was renamed Bryn Mawr Road.[3][4]
See also
- Bryn Mawr Avenue, for other streets that have been named Bryn Mawr
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 43. 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
- ↑ H. Boone. Directory of Pittsburgh & Allegheny Cities, the Adjacent Boroughs, and Parts of the Adjacent Townships, for 1871–72. Geo. H. Thurston, Pittsburgh, 1871, p. 32. Historic Pittsburgh 31735033431283. [view source] boone-1871
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Thirty-third street, between Ruthven street and Herron avenue, to 'Herron avenue.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1902, no. 556. Passed Mar. 10, 1902; approved Mar. 11, 1902. Ordinance Book 14, p. 424. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1901–1902, appendix, p. 213, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1902 (Google Books vMJEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096598960; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecordselect1901). [view source] ordinance-1902-556
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Herron avenue, between the intersection of Herron avenue with Thirty-third street and Centre avenue, to 'Bryn Mawr road.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1902, no. 557. Passed Mar. 10, 1902; approved Mar. 11, 1902. Ordinance Book 14, p. 425. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1901–1902, appendix, p. 213, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1902 (Google Books vMJEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096598960; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecordselect1901). [view source] ordinance-1902-557
