Emerson Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Emerson Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Shadyside |
| Origin of name | Perhaps Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Centre Street (1870s?) | |
| Emerald Street (until 1881) | |
| Evans Avenue (until 1881) | |
The portion of Emerson Street north of Walnut Street was originally called Centre Street or Emerald Street, and the part south of Walnut was originally Evans Avenue.[1] The name Emerson Street was established by a city ordinance in 1881.[2]
Bob Regan includes "Emerson" in a list of streets named for noted historical people, but unfortunately gives no further details.[3] The street may have been named for Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), American essayist.
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References
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny, plate 18. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1882. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1882-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1882 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1882
- ↑ "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
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, p. 63. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
