Grimes Avenue
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Grimes Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Knoxville |
| Origin of name | James F. Grimes |
Grimes Avenue is named for James Fribley[a] Grimes (1846[b]–1916), the president[c] of the Knoxville Land Improvement Company, which laid out the streets and lots of the borough of Knoxville in 1872. Knoxville is named after Jeremiah Knox, a preacher and fruit farmer on whose land the borough was built. Grimes had been his secretary before his death.[6][1][2][5][7][3][4]
Notes
- ↑ One source says Findley,[1] but another says Fribley,[2] and obituary notices agree with the latter.
- ↑ He was 69 at his death on January 8, 1916.
- ↑ According to most sources.[2][3][4] Another source says general manager and treasurer,[5] while another says "He was in general charge of the company."[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "James F. Grimes dies: Developed Knoxville: He devoted 50 years to building up South Hills borough." Pittsburgh Sunday Post, Jan. 9, 1916, p. 8. Newspapers.com 87480921. [view source] grimes-dies
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "J. F. Grimes dies suddenly in his office: Cerebral hemorrhage fatal to man who was instrumental in developing South Hills: Was veteran of Civil War." Gazette Times (Pittsburgh), Jan. 9, 1916, p. 1. Newspapers.com 85762403. [view source] grimes-dies-suddenly
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Community to observe 'Know Knoxville Week.'" Pittsburgh Press, Apr. 15, 1934, p. 12. Newspapers.com 142935429. [view source] know-knoxville
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, p. 69. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "J. F. Grimes, Knoxville, drops dead." Pittsburg Press, Jan. 9, 1916, p. 1. Newspapers.com 143658863. [view source] grimes-drops-dead
- ↑ Jean M. Goldstrom, ed. Knoxville Borough; a History: The Story of a Pittsburgh Community, 3rd ed., p. 15. Whortleberry Press, Pittsburgh, 2009. [view source] goldstrom
- ↑ History of Pittsburgh and Environs, vol. 3, pp. 770–771. American Historical Society, New York and Chicago, 1922. Google Books k_kMAAAAYAAJ, QMtaAAAAYAAJ; HathiTrust 011262563; Internet Archive historyofpittsbu03flem. [view source] history-pgh-environs-3
