Leolyn Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Leolyn Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Carrick |
| Lilac Street (until 1927) | |
This street was laid out as Lilac Street in 1898.[1][2]
When the Borough of Carrick was annexed to Pittsburgh in 1927,[3] the name of this street conflicted with Lilac Street in Greenfield and Squirrel Hill, so it was changed to Leolyn Street.[4]
See also
- Lilac Street (disambiguation), for other streets that have had that name
References
- ↑ "Kenova: Situated in Baldwin Twp. Alle. Co. Pa.: Laid out for Edwin H. Noble, Margaret A. Noble & Mary E. Noble." Laid out 1898; recorded Aug. 6, 1901, Plan Book 19, p. 8. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781740. [view source] kenova-plan
- ↑ "Crailo: Plan of lots situate in Baldwin Twp.: Laid out by the Southern Avenue Land Co." Laid out Mar. 1898; recorded June 6, 1899, Plan Book 17, pp. 74–75. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781443. [view source] crailo-plan
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Carrick Borough–Pittsburgh City 1927 Merger." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/carrick-borough-pittsburgh-city-1927-merger/. [view source] lgeo-carrick-annexation
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, lanes, alleys and ways in the Twenty-ninth Ward (formerly Carrick Borough)." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1927, no. 207. Passed Mar. 21, 1927; approved Mar. 26, 1927. Ordinance Book 38, p. 410. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1927, appendix, pp. 187–190, Smith Bros. Co. Inc., Pittsburgh (Google Books cZfgUddPQR0C; HathiTrust uiug.30112109819802; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1927). [view source] ordinance-1927-207
