Frew Street
| Frew Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Squirrel Hill North, Squirrel Hill South |
| Origin of name | William N. Frew |
| Woodlawn Avenue (until 1925) | |
| Portion | West of Tech Street |
| Baretto Street (until 1925) | |
| Portion | East of Tech Street |
Frew Street is named for William N. Frew (1854–1915), a Pittsburgh businessman and close friend of Andrew Carnegie who served for 18 years as the first president of the board of trustees of the Carnegie Institute. As president he oversaw the founding in 1900 of the Carnegie Technical Schools, today Carnegie Mellon University.[1][2][3]
The main part of Frew Street, west of Tech Street, was first laid out as part of Woodlawn Avenue by a city ordinance in 1891.[4] The part east of Tech Street was laid out and opened as Baretto Street by another ordinance in 1911.[5]
These two streets together were renamed Frew Avenue in 1925.[6] This may still technically be its official name, as I cannot find any subsequent ordinance that changed it, but it began to be called Frew Street shortly afterward, and today it is always referred to by that name.
References
- ↑ Samuel Harden Church. A Short History of Pittsburgh: 1758–1908, p. 94. De Vinne Press, New York, 1908. HathiTrust 011212328; Historic Pittsburgh 00ade7723m; Internet Archive shorthistoryofpi00chur_0; Project Gutenberg 23507. [view source] church
- ↑ John W. Jordan. Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography, vol. IX, pp. 193–196. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1918. https://digital.libraries.psu.edu/digital/collection/digitalbks2/id/4503. [view source] ency-pa-biog-9
- ↑ Renee Savits. "Guide to the Papers of William N. Frew, 1899–1911." Heinz History Center, Historic Pittsburgh. https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3AUS-QQS-MSS218/viewer. [view source] william-n-frew-papers
- ↑ "An ordinance locating Woodlawn avenue, from Joncaire street eastwardly to Joncaire street at Fralich street." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1891–1892, no. 260. Passed June 29, 1891; approved July 7, 1891. Ordinance Book 8, p. 24. 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-1891-1892-260
- ↑ "An ordinance opening Baretto street, from Northumberland street to Woodlawn avenue in the Fourteenth ward of the City of Pittsburgh, and providing that the cost, damages and expense occasioned thereby be assessed against and collected from properties benefited thereby." Pittsburgh city ordinance, June–Dec. 1911, no. 313. Passed Nov. 20, 1911; approved Nov. 23, 1911. Ordinance Book 23, p. 431. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh from Beginning of Appointed Term June 10, 1911 to End of Appointed Term December 31, 1911, appendix, pp. 126–127, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1911 (Google Books ClQxAQAAMAAJ, D7pEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096598740, uiug.30112108223865; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1911part2). [view source] ordinance-1911-june-dec-313
- ↑ "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
