Johnston Avenue
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Johnston Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Glen Hazel, Hazelwood, Squirrel Hill South |
| Origin of name | M. E. Johnston |
A road in the location of modern Johnston Avenue appears in the 1872 Hopkins atlas, bordering land owned by "Mrs. Johnston."[1] The 1882 edition labels the road Johnston Avenue and shows that many adjacent parcels of land were owned by the estate of M. E. Johnston.[2]
References
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 69. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1872-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1872 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1872
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny, plates 15–16. 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
