Milwaukee Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Milwaukee Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Upper Hill |
| Origin of name | Milwaukee, Wisconsin; influenced by the former name, Madison |
| Madison Street (until 1910) | |
| Origin of name | James Madison |
This street appears as Madison Street in the 1872 Hopkins atlas.[1] It was probably named for James Madison (1751–1836), fourth President of the United States (1809–1817).
In 1910, over 900 streets were renamed to fix duplicates, and Madison Street became Milwaukee Street.[2] The new name was likely chosen because it preserved the first letter[3] and was a kind of pun, both Madison and Milwaukee being cities in Wisconsin. Bob Regan includes "Milwaukee" in a list of streets named for cities.[4]
See also
- Madison Street, for other streets that have had that name
References
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 43. 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
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1910, no. 715. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 342. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Years 1909–1910, appendix, pp. 312–328, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 19, 1910, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86611990, 86612022), Apr. 20, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86612278, 86612297), and Apr. 21, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86612601, 86612625). [view source] ordinance-1910-715
- ↑ George T. Fleming. "Famous names abandoned." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Jan. 3, 1915, sec. 6, p. 2. Newspapers.com 85750499. [view source] fleming-abandoned
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, p. 65. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
