Commerce Street
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Not to be confused with Commercial Street. For the 19th-century street along the Monongahela, see Commerce Street (1851–1890).
| Commerce Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | East Liberty |
| McKelvey Alley (until 1898) | |
This street was originally named McKelvey Alley. It was renamed Commerce Street in 1898.[1]
Bob Regan includes "Commerce" in his "Streets of Pittsburgh" crossword puzzle, clued as "Trade or exchange of goods and money also the name of one U. S. government department."[2] Unfortunately this is just a dictionary definition of the word commerce and gives no particular information about the origin of the street name.
References
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of McKelvey alley, between Baum street and Negley avenue, to 'Commerce street.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1898, no. 114. Passed Oct. 3, 1898; approved Oct. 4, 1898. Ordinance Book 12, p. 159. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1898–99, appendix, p. 42, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1899 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecordselect1898). [view source] ordinance-1898-114
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, pp. 183–186. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
