Lilac Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
For other streets that have been named Lilac Street, see Lilac Street (disambiguation).
| Lilac Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Greenfield, Squirrel Hill South |
Lilac Street was laid out in 1900 from Graphic Street to just past Frank Street in the Beechwood Boulevard plan of lots by the Beechwood Improvement Company.[1] The name Lilac Street had previously been used by St. James Street in Shadyside; its renaming in January 1901 allowed the name to be used for this street when the Beechwood Boulevard plan was officially recorded in June.[2]
References
- ↑ "Beechwood Boulevard plan of lots: Laid out for the Beechwood Improvement Co. Ltd.: 23rd Ward Pittsburg Pa." Laid out Apr. 1900; recorded June 5, 1901, Plan Book 18, pp. 184–185. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781715. [view source] beechwood-blvd-plan
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Lilac street, between Fifth avenue and Ellsworth avenue, to 'St. James street.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1901, no. 317. Passed Jan. 28, 1901; approved Jan. 30, 1901. Ordinance Book 13, p. 485. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1900–1901, appendix, p. 128, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1901 (Google Books DsBEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096599021; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecordcommon1900). [view source] ordinance-1901-317
