Lindberg Avenue
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Lindberg Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Lincoln Place |
| Origin of name | Maybe Charles Lindbergh |
| Walnut Street (until 1930) | |
This street was originally named Walnut Street. It was renamed Lindberg Avenue in 1930,[1] the year after Lincoln Place was annexed into the City of Pittsburgh, to fix the duplication with Walnut Street in Shadyside.
Bob Regan includes "Lindberg" in a list of streets named for noted historical people, but unfortunately he gives no further details.[2] It is possible that it is named for Charles Lindbergh (1902–1974), the American aviator who made the first solo transatlantic flight in 1927, but the spelling is not right.
See also
- Walnut Street (disambiguation), for other streets that have had that name
References
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, roads, alleys and ways in the 31st Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (formerly a portion of Mifflin Township)." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1930, no. 100. Passed Mar. 24, 1930; approved Mar. 31, 1930. Ordinance Book 42, p. 388. Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Apr. 7, 1930, p. 27 (Newspapers.com 88824970), and Apr. 8, p. 31 (Newspapers.com 88825039). [view source] ordinance-1930-100
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, p. 63. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
