Hartford Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Hartford Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Allentown, South Side Slopes |
| Origin of name | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Hill Street (until 1881) | |
This street appears as Hill Street in the 1852 map of R. E. McGowin.[1] After the annexation of the South Side into the city of Pittsburgh, the name conflicted with Hill Street (later Horace Street) joining downtown to the Bluff, so it was renamed Hartford Street.[2] Bob Regan includes "Hartford" in a list of streets named for cities.[3]
See also
- Hill Street, for other streets that have had that name
References
- ↑ R. E. McGowin. Map of the Cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny and of the Boroughs of South-Pittsburgh, Birmingham, East-Birmingham, Lawrenceville, Duquesne & Manchester etc. Schuchman & Haunlein, Pittsburgh, 1852. https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/32269. [view source] mcgowin-1852
- ↑ "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. 65. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
