Edisto Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Edisto Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Stanton Heights |
| East Street (until 1881) | |
| Origin of name | Its location along the eastern boundary of a plan of lots |
| Elmwood Street (1881–1925) | |
This street was laid out as East Street in 1874 in a plan of lots for the Sharpsburg and Etna Savings Bank. It formed the eastern boundary of that plan.[1] It was renamed Elmwood Street by a city ordinance in 1881[2] and renamed again to Edisto Street in 1925.[3]
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References
- ↑ "Plan of lots situate in the 18th Ward Pittsburg: Laid out by the Sharpsburg and Etna Sav's Bank." Recorded Apr. 2, 1874, Plan Book 5, p. 21. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779235. [view source] sharpsburg-etna-sav-bank-plan
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 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 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880). [view source] ordinance-1881-33
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets and ways in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1925, no. 175. Passed Apr. 20, 1925; approved Apr. 22, 1925. Ordinance Book 36, p. 299. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1925, appendix, pp. 142–146, Kaufman Printing Company, Inc., Pittsburgh (Google Books qSb28JpAxN8C; HathiTrust uiug.30112109819786; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1925). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 27, 1925, p. 15 (Newspapers.com 88691643), and Apr. 28, [p. 21] (Newspapers.com 88691689). [view source] ordinance-1925-175
