Kelly Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Kelly Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Homewood South, Homewood West, Larimer |
| Origin of name | James Kelly |
Kelly Street appears in the 1872 Hopkins atlas.[1] The segment from Murtland Street to Linden Avenue (today La Schall Street) was officially opened by a city ordinance in 1873.[2] It is named for James Kelly, who owned much of the land that became Homewood.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 65. 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
- ↑ "An ordinance authorizing the opening of Kelley [sic] street, from Murtland avenue to Linden avenue." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1873, no. 338. Enacted Dec. 15, 1873. Ordinance Book 3, p. 441. In The Municipal Record: Containing the Proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh, Together with the Ordinances, &c.: With an Index, vol. V, p. 139, Pittsburgh Daily Gazette, Pittsburgh, 1873 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1872). [view source] ordinance-1873-338
