Madison Avenue
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Madison Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | East Allegheny |
| Origin of name | James Madison |
| East Lane (1788–1867) | |
This was originally East Lane,[1] laid out as part of the "Reserve Tract of Land Opposite Pittsburgh" in 1787 by David Redick[2][3] and named on December 12, 1788, by the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[4]
East Lane was renamed Madison Avenue by an Allegheny city ordinance in 1867.[5] The name probably refers to James Madison (1751–1836), fourth President of the United States (1809–1817).
See also
- Madison Street, for other streets that have been named Madison
References
- ↑ George T. Fleming. "Growth of city in century is great: Celebration of charter anniversary directs attention to progress made: Noteworthy events." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Mar. 12, 1916, sec. 5, p. 2. Newspapers.com 85766545. [view source] fleming-growth
- ↑ Reserve Tract of Land Opposite Pittsburgh. L. J. Richards & Co., 1863. Historic Pittsburgh DARMAP0084. Reproduced in Dan Rooney and Carol Peterson, Allegheny City: A History of Pittsburgh's North Side, pp. 2–3, University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, 2013, ISBN 978-0-8229-4422-5 (LCCN 2012047727). A variation entitled City of Allegheny 100 Years Ago is reproduced in Walter C. Kidney and Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr., Allegheny, p. 2, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, 1975 (LCCN 75-43276), and in Allegheny City Society, Allegheny City, 1840–1907, pp. 10–11, Images of America, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, S. C., 2007, ISBN 978-0-7385-5500-3 (LCCN 2007927944). [view source] reserve-tract
- ↑ Dan Rooney and Carol Peterson. Allegheny City: A History of Pittsburgh's North Side, pp. 2–3. University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, 2013, ISBN 978-0-8229-4422-5. LCCN 2012047727. [view source] rooney-peterson
- ↑ "Old state body laid out town of Allegheny: Executive council in 1788 fixed lot prices and furnished names for streets and alleys: Origin of the present parks." Pittsburg Press, Dec. 1, 1907, p. 32. Newspapers.com 142120163. [view source] old-state-body
- ↑ "Ordinance fixing the names of certain streets and alleys." Allegheny city ordinance, 1867. Enacted May 9, 1867. In ordinance book of Allegheny City, 1840–1868, p. 524/525 (https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_97c25faa-af4d-4826-99ba-011d5d2f68e5/). [view source] ordinance-1867-allegheny-street-names
