Meyran Avenue
From Pittsburgh Streets
See also Melwood Avenue, part of which was originally named Meyran Avenue.
| Meyran Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Central Oakland |
| Origin of name | Charles Meyran |
Meyran Avenue is named for Charles Meyran, who once owned the land through which it runs and who laid out the street and the surrounding plan of lots in 1871.[1][2][3][4]
Meyran was born in Germany in 1833. He was involved in many businesses in Pittsburgh: he was a jeweler, a part owner of several railroad companies, the founder of the Germania Savings Bank, and an organizer of the Canonsburg Iron and Steel Company and the Manufacturers Natural Gas Company.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clifford C. Ham. Marilyn P. Ham, ed. Historic Oakland: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Articles from The Oakland Newspaper: 1989–1995, p. 16. Oakland Planning and Development Corporation, Pittsburgh, 2007. [view source] ham
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 49. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1872-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1872 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1872
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 76. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1876. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1876-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; included in the 1872 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1876
- ↑ "Plan of the subdivision of the Semple property situated in the 14th Ward City of Pittsburgh adjoining the Oakland Passenger Car Station: Laid out by Chas. Meyran and others." Laid out Oct. 1871; recorded May 23, 1872, Plan Book 4, p. 134. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778983. [view source] meyran-plan
