Northumberland Street
| Northumberland Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Squirrel Hill North |
| Edgerton Avenue (until 1881) | |
| Portion | East of Forbes Avenue |
| Joncaire Street (until 1891) | |
| Portion | West of Forbes Avenue |
| Origin of name | Philippe-Thomas Chabert de Joncaire |
| Homewood Avenue (1881–1901) | |
| Portion | East of Forbes Avenue |
| Origin of name | Homewood, the estate of William Wilkins |
| Dahlgren Avenue (1891–1901) | |
| Portion | West of Forbes Avenue |
The 1872 Hopkins atlas shows this street as part of Edgerton Avenue.[1] In 1881 it was made part of Homewood Avenue.[2] Then in 1901 a city ordinance changed it to Northumberland Avenue.[3]
The part of Northumberland Street west of Forbes Avenue was originally part of Joncaire Street.[4] In 1891 "that portion of Joncaire street, running southeastwardly from Fralich street" (Fralich Street is today Margaret Morrison Street), was renamed Dahlgren Avenue.[5] The 1901 ordinance implicitly made Dahlgren Avenue part of Northumberland Avenue, as it defined the western terminus of Northumberland Avenue to be Woodlawn Avenue (today Margaret Morrison Street).[3]
A sign at the corner of Northumberland Street and Shady Avenue bestows the honorary name Amazing Kids Way on the block east of Shady, home to the Children's Institute of Pittsburgh. This sign was installed in May 2002 in honor of the institute's centennial.[6]
References
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 67. 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
- ↑ "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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "An ordinance changing the name of certain avenues, streets and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1901–1902, no. 109. Passed June 24, 1901; approved June 28, 1901. Ordinance Book 14, p. 30. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1901–1902, appendix, pp. 46–47, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1902 (Google Books vMJEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096598960; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecordselect1901). Reprinted in the Pittsburg Post, July 8, 1901, p. 9 (Newspapers.com 86389546), and July 9, p. 9 (Newspapers.com 86389638); and in the Pittsburg Press, July 11, 1901, p. 9 (Newspapers.com 141376761), July 12, p. 11 (Newspapers.com 141353714), and July 13, p. 4 (Newspapers.com 141353981). [view source] ordinance-1901-1902-109
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of portions of Joncaire street, Twenty-second ward." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1891–1892, no. 259. Passed June 29, 1891; approved July 7, 1891. Ordinance Book 8, p. 23. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1891–2, appendix, p. 6, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1891–1892 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1891). [view source] ordinance-1891-1892-259
- ↑ Diana Nelson Jones. "Solving street sign mystery takes some odd turns." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec. 23, 2003, pp. C-1, C-2. Newspapers.com 90230509, 90230579; http://old.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/20031223whoislisa1223fnp3.asp. [view source] jones-solving
