Elm Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
See also Edmond Street, which was originally named Elm Street.
| Elm Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Central Business District, Crawford-Roberts |
| Origin of name | Elm tree |
| Fate | Mostly wiped out in the late 1950s for the Civic Arena; final segment eliminated in 2008 for the Consol Energy Center |
Elm Street ran from Bigelow Boulevard to Fifth Avenue in the Lower Hill District. George T. Fleming includes it in a list of streets named for trees.[1]
Most of Elm Street was eliminated in the late 1950s to make way for the Civic Arena,[2] leaving only a short stub from Colwell Street to Fifth Avenue. The last bit disappeared in 2008 when the Consol Energy Center was built (today's PPG Paints Arena).
References
- ↑ George T. Fleming. "History told in Pittsburgh street names: Some commemorative designations have been lost, but others are still in use to recall the story of their selection: Haphazard municipal nomenclature." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Nov. 29, 1914, sec. 5, p. 2. Newspapers.com 85906737. [view source] fleming-history-told
- ↑ Walter C. Kidney. A Past Still Alive: The Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Celebrates Twenty-Five Years, pp. 8–11. Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Pittsburgh, 1989, ISBN 0-916670-13-9. LCCN 89-62940. [view source] kidney-past
